Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21
Lots of Trouble For Everybody
When the Kaiser Goes AVisiting.
His
and Seeing That Detail Observed

circumstances render it necessary for
the train to stop at some little station,
otherwise totally unproyided far Tie
reception of so distins uished@n guest.
The railway administration has pro-
vided forathis efnergency5rby Keeping
portable 5pavllionssat TIM principal june
itions throughout the empire. In a very
few hours these can be conveyed to the
station concerned and ,iuickly put up.
POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
Furthermore the police authorities
have to be communicated with, the.
criminal police for patrolling the route
followed By the imperial train and the
secret police for guarding the kaiser's9
There is a special staff ofqSdetectiyes,;
the pick of the Prussian plain clothes
staff, which assumes this very heavy.
responsibility. Often they find itSnec-.
fessary to disguise themselves in order
to keep close to the, emperor at the
various functions of some state visit
and when, as on. the occasion of the
emperor's visit to the Guildhall in, Lon
don. his majesty drives alongSa process
tsional route. German and English
plain clothes detectives mingle, with the
crowd at frequent Intervals along the
way
Like King Edward the kaiser has a
private train for his personal use, II
is 3of quite recent construction and lis.
generally mace upEofanin cars. The
Imperial saloon 60 yards in length, is
situated in the middle of the train and
is, entered like an ordinary corridor
wagon from either end. Passing
through q narrow lobby, at one end
one walks straight into the kaiser's
travelling study 1T ls quietlyiupho
stored in blue damask and lighted. by
large windows of bevelled glass inithe
daytime, and at night by electric
candies set In massive silver sconces
hung. betwaen43thcS &indowss, The cell
f inc. is of carved maple and the floor
is covered with astfick pile dark blue
Turkey carpet The furniture is as.
iulhini and scanty as possible, to leave.
the center OF the car free for move
ment. since the kaiser likes to pace.up
ana down when working or talking. a.
FURNITURE OFF, CAR.
In the far corner is a gray maple.
wood escrtoire upon which are q silver
inkstand and photographs OF the en-.
press and some of the, imperial chill
dren. Behind II on the wall are book
shelves containing what the emperor
calls his miniature library, few
standard works and books of refer
ence. The desk is mounted on springs
so that the kaiser can write on it ir-
respective of the .tolting of the train.
Three easy chairs and n table against
the wall complete the furniture. Next
the desk is sliding door which gives
access TO the emperor's bedroom which
inEturn opens into the bathroom. The
wallis of THE bedroom are lined with;
blue satin while the ceiling is of carved
white Inaplewood. At the end of the
living room is another door: which
leads. to the saloon for the. suite, Sleep
ing cars and accommodation for, the
servants. There are two vans for the
baggage and special locksmith's
workshop for, attending TO any dam
age sustained by the imperial baggage
In transit. The exterior OF the car Is
handsomely enameled in blue and
and Prussian eagles. ~
The emperor Is a confessed lover of
railway travelling and gets through an
astonishing amount of work while
speeding across country at 43 miles an
hour which limit the driver of the i'm
periaI train is never permitted TO ex-
coed. He hears verbal reports from
ministers. generals or heads of de-
partments or dictates for hours 10 n
secretary. AS little time as possible
is spent at meals. us a matter of fact,
dinner en- famflle IN the kaiser's
household must never last longer than
an hour at the outside, After dinner
his ms jesty plays a game of cards
over a cigar and a glass OF beer until
, 1t is time for bed, If the time can be
spared. the emperor never sleeps while
| the train is In motion. 1t is shnnted TO
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