Arizona republican., 1910-06-18
r. R. AND THE KAISER.
The Emperor Kept the Court Waiting
 While They Talked.

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 On the day of his arrival Mir Roosevelt lunched with the emperor at the palace at Potsdam, and their personal conversation after lunch was so long and animated and they were both so mutually interested and so oblivious to the passage of time that the party of invited guests who had come out to Potsdam from Berlin nearly lost the special train that had been provided for their return, since no one could leave, not even when the officers and gentlemen of the court were anXiously consulting their watches, until the emperor indicated that he was willing to part from his guest, says Lawrence Abbott in the Outlook
 The following day the two men, whom an American diplomatist of international reputation, in describ- ing the meeting, very aptly called the greatest living sovereign and the greatest living private citizen. spent five hours together on horseback re- viewing some remarkable field ma neuvers of German troops. The em- peror was dressed in the uniform of general of his army, and MT. ROOse- welt in a simple riding suit of khaki and a black slouch hat. As they sat side by side in the saddle responding together to the salutes of the officers and troops who passed by in review, the only difference in their station being indicated by the fact that the emperor was dressed in uniform while MT. Roosevelt wore the dress in which he would ride across country at home and by the manner of their salutes. the emperor as chief touching his visor, MT. Roosevelt as private citizen raising his hat, the scene must have been a dramatic one, and will be, it is not too much to say, one of historic interest.
 It was on this occasion that the emperor, with his body-guard of of ficers in brilliant uniform gathered about him, raised his helmet and, turning to MT Roosevelt. said, Roosevelt, my friend, I wish to wei come you in the presence of my guards; I ask you to remember that you are the only private citizen who ever reviewed the troops of Ger many"
 Only those who are familiar with the strict military procedure of the German Empire and who understand the feeling of sincere and heartfelt sentiment which lies behind the Ger man words "mein Freund" can ap- preciate the deep and significant i'm pression which the emperor's words and action on this official military i'm,
 To this official acknowledgment of his confidence in the colonel of the Rough Riders" the emperor has added many marks of intimate personal re- gard He attended Mir Roosevelt's lecture at the University of Berlin. a brilliant and picturesque academic celebration (not the least interesting feature of which was the singing by a finely trained student chorus of Hail Columbia" and "The Star Span gled Banner" harmOniZed as only the Germans can harmOniZe choral music) and those who sat near him could see that he followed the ad- dress with absorbed interest, holding his head or smiling now and again with approval at some incisively ex- pressed idea or some phrase of inter jected humor or a characteristic ges- ture or striking bit of oratOry on the part of the speaker:
 All this has interested me, and. if know Mir Roosevelt, has interested him, not because the kaiser is the head of a splendid European court, but because he is a man of great force and probity of character, who is the dominant figure in European pOli- tics and who possesses a charm. magnetism. a friendliness and peacefulness of personality which are not appreciated by those whose idea of him is based only upon military portraits and political articles in the newspapers I confess that this ele- ment of kindliness and human sym pathy in the German emperOr's face and personality was a surprise to me, and I wish it might be better known and understood in America.