Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-06

way in which he expresses his opinions on
subjects of the highest Importance.
Two or three instances of the latter quail
ity have by icing repeated led to great and
angry discussion. The interview with the
American who repeated his m on
the necessity of Europe uniting in face of
the yellow peril is not yet forgotten. In
deed the besetting sin of frankpess on the
kaiser's part on a great number of &C.
cesions became obvious on the publication
of the celebrated Daily Telegraph inter
view and of the so-called ~Tweedmouth let
ter. But whatever be the subject Of the
kaiser's conversation-he is by etiquette al
ways supposed TO suggest the topic-the
charm of his frankness remains, and this
with an entire absence of pomp, immedi-
ately puts the stranger at his ease.
The day and hour for an audience hav-
ing been fixed by the kaiser, a note an
nouncing the fact reaches the visitor from
the court marshal's office. On the day
appointed, say at noon, the visitor dresses
in evening clothes unless he happens to be
in military or other official employment,
which requires that he should wear uni
form.
If the visitor is an ambassador present.
ing his letters Of credence a court car
riage drives up to his hotel or residence
shortly before the appointed hour and
takes him to the palace If the audience is
to be held in Berlin. If it is to be held
at Potsdam the ambassador goes by train
on his own account to Potsdam and is
met at the station there by a royal car
riage or motor car to carry him the two
or three miles to the new palace.
Ceremony in Berlin.
Agg,,,,f,u 4Lo o,,dta,.o % 10 IN DarIGp
the ambassador is driven into the palace
courtyard and the carriage draws up at a
side entrance leading to the royal apart
ments on the first floor. There are a
couple Of servants in livery at the entrance
to show the visitor up the flight of stairs
at the top of which is standing a chamber
lain, possibly the court marshal himself
or a vice-master Of ceremonies. A dozen
lackeys with powdered heads and 'rple
~liverles and pink silk stockings are 4
ing in the offing. The court marshal, after
bowling to the visitor, precedes him to the
antechamber Of the reception chamber II
the udien is indoors, or II the audience
is outdoors, as frequently happens when
the weather is fine, and particularly, OF
course, in summer. to the garden OF the
palace bordering on the Spree, of II al
Potsdam to the small pavilion in a garden
Of the new palace, outside OF which the
kaiser will probably be found,
II the visitor is shown to the ante-cham-
Der Of the Berlin palace he waits there.
Suddenly the wide doors at one side OF the
chamber are thrown open and the kaiser
is disclosed. He stands almost invariably
at audiences OF an official character. but
often invites private persons to sit beside
him on a broad and comparatively small
sofa.
The visitor on seeing the kaiser makes
a bow and advances toward his host who
probably comes a step or two forward
Arrived close UP. the visitor bows again
and as he raises himself finds the kaiser
hand outstretched TO greet him 1t Is &
full and warm grasp. far different from
the cold and ~perfunctory shake OF ordln.
airy Germans.
From this moment the sense Of EN-
barrassment drops away from the visitor