The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
May LAMPOON KAISER NOW
AND THE GERMAN PAPERS no
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
threat That Prussian Mobility May Roy
eott the Court Richard strauss Fes.
tINAl a Failure Edith walkers sue
ceEs-FiOod Of Americans In Berlin.
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81 KLIN. July 10 Not long ago criticism
OF the kaiser verbally or IN the press
was swiftly punished by imprisonment
on the charge Of lrse maJcst@. For years
tn. severity OF the punishment inflicted
for trivial offences OF this kind was the
subject of ridIcule IN other countries
These prosecutions have gradually ceased
and a while ago they -e"med to ceas"
entirely The kaisers doings are now
criticised with ever increasing Outspoken-
ness
Three recent examples which a couple
Of years ago would have been regarded
as aggravated l"se majest". earnlns long
terms of imprisonment for the editors
concerned suffice to show the revolution
that has taken place IN German press CON
dItIons The first case was a violent at
tack IN the anti -SsmltIC newspaper Ham
men because the Kaiser persists in asSo-
eating with wealthy jewish merchants
and bankers. particularly Herr BALM.
manager Of the Hamburg American
steamship Company; Herr Delbr ,Ich.
Berlin banker. and Herr Friedlandsr a
coal merchant The Hummer declares
that the ancient pr'I~sian nobility will
boycott the court unless tn" Kaiser re
fuses intimate friendship to Jews
The second attack which Is made 10y
the W,h am MoHidy, IL Of "A kind peculiarly
Offensive to the Kaiser. being an imputa
tion on his capacity for gen"ralship. The
paper quotes an article in which Gen
Bounal of the French army says If
there should be- war between Franco and
Germany " would be the most fortunate
thing IN the world for Va II the kaiser
Cho~" To ~ his own general and con
Quoted the operations himself
The kORiys~ery IohSs aura finally,
severely criticised tn. recent increase
IN the kaiser's civil list, declaring that the
fact that he had To provide for his sons
Was no reason for granting the Increase.
Thus weeks Richard Strauss festival
at Munich did not prove a success The
Passion Play al Oherammergau ~ blamed
for the =canty attendance. hut critics
confess Il II evident that strauss music
has not yet become AN irresistible ncCes-
sity IN. famous Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra played and StrIass himself
conducted at every performance, nut
even those attractions failed Ia draw
The press gives the highest prais" Ia
the quality of work done Edith Walker.
an American. - particularly singled ont
for her work m -Salonr One of the
critics SAYS she understands how To
sing SdiomG which - more than can he
said of other Salon
The American bass<o Rasl RhrysdAsl
Of chicago mas been engaged hy the
METROPOLITAN Opera Company
The summer food 81 American visitors
continues II ~ noted thai their average
stay - shorter and thar mIllonaIr.s
arr fewer than usual Oheramms-gau
IL again hlamei for both nisfortunes
IN" travellers beIng ANXIOUS to reach
the Passion PLAY. while the wealthy
motor direct 10 Munich. cutting out Berlin
altogether
Among the visitors ara John Rail o.
borne. Commissioner To- the Brussels
.Npusition. Dawson Miles. who II IN
ve-tigatinG industrial INSURANCE con
ditIonS. Admiral Jewell WIf" and son
{ Commander Jewall James VI B.lten Of
Syracuse. Jane, Il Regain. VII" and
daughter. who are en- rput. 20 Parls
Gen Rates and Gen SchWann
Capt Shartle. IN" American Military
AttaCha here IL on his way home
Cyrus n Wicker. an American Rhodes
scholar. who has been acting A. Anhassa-
dor HIS privat" secretary has been ap-
pointed secretary Of the AmaT1can I.e-
CATION 'o Morocco. This u his first diplo-
matte appointment