The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-03-10
MORE ABOUT BERLIN
DR.. Walsh Tells of Its Military Muse.
ums, Its Theaters and Other
Places Of Amusement.
The German People Are Grooming Un-
der the Heavy Burden of Taxa
ton Imposed Upon Them.

Berlin, Feb. II, 19l0.-In CONT
mental Europe Sunday IS day de-
voted to recreation more than to
church-going. In summer the parks
and excursions to surrounding places
attract the crowd. In winter the
museums and art galleries are open
from II to 2 and p. NJ, the concerts
from to p. H., and then the theaters
from to 1920 or II p. m. Those with
out money go to the museums and some
of the art galleries. The other art
galleries and concerts by fine orches-
tras cost not over 25 cents generally,
some only 10 or Is cents. The
theaters from 20 cents to 1925 So all
can 60 somewhere for amusement
according to his means and inclina-
ton.
If he goes to church he does not
hire seat or pew as he pays a
church tax when he does his income
tax, hence the seats are free. OF
course there is collection taken up,
as no church service on Sunday would
bs complete without its Offering, as the
collection is named.
The Europeans are not very strong
church-goers, but they are very
ardent admirers of museums, art
galleries, band concerts and theaters.
Consequently you find every large
city we'll equipped to supply this
demand.
Today we went to the arsenal, called
also the military museum and hall of
fame of the Prussian army. It is
really the hall of fame of the army.
On the ground floor the rooms to the
right is the museum of artillery-a
complete collection of artillery from
the end of the 18th century to the end Of
its last war with France in 1870. To
the left of vestibule the rooms are the
are models of old forts including also
Notifications of Sedan and Paris;
model plans of many of the, noted
battles in which the Prussian army
was victorious. Here are army uni.
forms Of Austrian, French, British
and Russian soldiers besides German
AT the end is magnificent Turkish
tent captured at the battle of Vienna
IN 1858. It is in a wonderful state OF
preservation and brings forcibly to
ones mind how much more lasting
we're fabrics made in early times com.
pared with what We buy now. We
boast of what we can do now, but al
though we can produce the quantity
the lasting quality Of the product OF
today is sadly lacking.
Now we go out in the glass-covered
court and go up broad winding
stairs of granite to the second floor.
This has a central section or hall Of
kings and two side sections called field
marshal's hall. The walls are
adorned with immense paintings OF
the principal events in Prussian army
history.
In the hall of the rulers are gigantic
bronze statues of the present reigning
house from the Great Elector to EN-
peror William I, and pictures showing
their rise in power from electors O.
Brandenburg to grand electors, tt
kings, coronations of Frederick I az
king of Prussia to proclamation O.
william in Versailles as emperor O.
the German empire in 1870.
In the halls of generals art
pictures of the noted battles which
marked the advancement to power O.
the house Of Hohenzollern. In thes,
halls are also bronze busts of tn,
noted generals of the Prussian army
In the wings of the building are fin
collections of arms and uniforms, on
wing being devoted to oriental arm
the other to European. It is an i'm
mense and most interesting collection
showing the history of war and th
part played by the present reigninl
house in the game. It also impresse
one with the fact that the ruling
passion of the Hohenzollern hous,
has been for power and the displa,
of the same. The present emperor i
living up to the teachings of hi
family. He is rightly named the wa
lord of Europe. He has by all odd
the best army in Europe, now he wants
the best navy. His consuming desir,
is for greater power. AS result th,
Germans are grooming under th'
heavy tax laid upon them. Where i
will end no one can predict. From
the low mutterings that one hears
among the people the spirit Of unres
and dislike of present conditions il
growing very fast, and although a
present they are overawed by tn.
pomp and power of the state, still i
would not take very much to caus,