Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
RULERS OF FORCE ARE TO BLAME
Contradictory Orders Issued, and Men
0bev Too Well
GERMAN FRAUs LECTURE KAISER
Women's Organization Send Tart
Reply to Criticism
KOEPENICK IS AGAIN AROUSED
SubordinatcS by Queer Behavior
nt NiEht--tiermnn Catholics
Dcnouucr Nathan.
By MALcoLM cLARkE.

BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
BERLIN. Nov, 12.--tspecial to The Bee)
Reform in police methods is the next
thing in order here And this reform will
be the result Of the recent attack made by
local policemen on American and English
correspondents. Many policemen have been
recently acting as r. they were without
brains And the men are not to blame so
much as are their officers who are in the
habit Of giving contradictory orders. Ber-
lin policemen know nothing but orders
and they win try to carry out such as they
receive although the enforcement of one
makes another impossible.
Herr Won Jagow, chief OF police went to
London to study police methods Of handling
traffic. He is the official who laughed at
the correspondents when they complained
of the murderous assault made upon them
by the police few Weeks ago
German Women Reply to wilhelm.
The League OF Assoc atoms Of German
| Women, which held its annual conference
at Heidleborg discussed the KOnigsberg
1 speech in which the emp error admonished
German women TO devote themselves to
the work Of the house" rather than ito the
attainment Of supposed rights" A strongly
worded resolution adopted expressed pain
and regret at the emperor's misunder-
standing OF the women's movement and
concludes:
1--WE do not fail to appreciate the inn
portance Of woman's domestic duties, but
we see that in the modern conditions of life
which drive $500 900 women into the strug-
gle for a living outside the home. it is alb
solutely necessary to 20 beyond the bounds
OF domestic duty. We regret therefore
most deeply that our efforts to fit women
better than heretofore for modern condi-
lions of life have. by this imperial crti-
csm. been brought into discredit among
unthinking people"
/ The kaiser has been unusually quiet
since. He has not come out with any Of
those utterances which set people talk
ing. He is not as active as he was. The
only thing that appears to interest him now
is the building Of the navy.
Drama of Misused Authority.
Within three days Of the fourth ami
versary Of the immortal exploit OF the
spurious captain, Koepenick has been once
more shaken out OF its suburban repose by
a strange drama Of misused authority. In
this case insanity and not crime was the
actuating force
For forty-five years Wilhelm Doerdel.
station master at Koenpenick, has per-
formed faithful services on the state rail-
ways, but few weeks ago his health broke
down, and his doctor ordered him to rest.
but he reappeared at the station and re-
sumed control. His subordinates now re-
member that his manner was strange and
his orders a little perplexing. Towards
midnight however Doerdel who had re-
tired 20 rest, emerged from his residence.
lmperfectly attired, and wandered restlessly
about the station till he found a ticket
collector, whom he at once set to abusing
with great vehemance. One by one he
tackled all his subOrdinates and told them
that as soon as he had taken the steps
necessary 20 counterfeit their treachery
he intended to commit his complaint 20
paper and forward It TO the emperor.
The staff was az first nonplused, but Il
gradually dawned upon them that their
chief had taken leave OF his senses and
they made efforts TO induce him to retire
20 bed
Their persuasions. however only height
ened his mania, and the situation became
really grave when he began to rush about
! the lines. shouting crazy orders, which he
, declared were necessary to remove the
. disorder in the traffic oceasioned by the
strike
Fortunately, a police sergeant who hap
pened to be at hand. possessed not only
presence OF mind, but also Ingenuity. Pro
4 curing a sheet OF foolscap paper. he ap-
E preached the .demented station master and
urged upon him the necessity OF drawing IN
I a report on the strike for the emperor be-
e fore the movement had spread further
e At the same time he pointed out that the
a place where he would be least likely to be
r disturbed In his work by the molegtation,
i OF the strikers would undoubtedly be the
e town hail. The station master fell iptc
this trap and allowed himself to be con.
! Quoted thither. Though he Gained dowr
n It has been found necessary to, consign hin
q TO an asylum.
Catholics DenOunce Nathan.
Six thousand Catholics met here recent,
and passed resolutions denouncing Mayor
Nathan Of Rome for his snti-Catholi,
- speech They drew up protest which the,
sent 70 Nathan and the Pope
! Otto Cyriacus, a partner in a long-estab
lished firm Of book sellers. shot himself
following the discovery of a shortage il
/, his accounts amounting 10 $4,000.
War boat Building Necessary.
The steady building up Of our fleet d
, the answer Germany should give TO Mr.
Balfours Glasgow speech" says Tn
= Neueste Nachrichten. Germany is now I,
be held down at all costs. for the under
lying principle OF German naval poney-ti
be 30 powerful that even the mlghtiest nava
e antagonist would not risk his Supremacy
Is In war with us even though he won-run
n directly counter 90 English naval policy
J. Viewed from this standpoint Mr. Balfour'
e attack. despite his false statements, 4
r comprehensive and must be taken serl
ously."