Evening star., 1911-01-12
Brewers Criticise the Kaiser.

The Brewers Association Of Germany
has naturally become very much exercised
over this situation, and at its annual
meeting in Munich few days ago issued
a circular for general distribution to coun-
teract the effect of the movement. 1t is
especially severe in it's criticism OF the
kaiser's recent temperance speecnes 70
the army and navy and the orders he has
issued. DR.. Vogel;' director OF the Brew
ers' Academy and one Of the highest
chemical authorities in Europe contrib
uted q professional opinion In Which he
asserts that beer contains as much nour-
ishment as bread, and is just as necessary
To the human system He calls it fluid
bread and quotes many authorities whose
opinions have heretofore been regarded
beyond dispute as to the healthfulness OF
hops, malt asd other elements whicn enter
into the composition of the beverage. He
also quotes Bismarck as holding that the
superiority of the German race In litera- :
ture art, music, invention. commerce ana
arms is due to mother peer ana tnat
have won its victory over France IN
1901.
The learned doctor argues that the use
Of beer instead of wine is accountable
for the greater superiority of the Teuton
above the Latin race Their stature. their
strength and their mental capacity. he
says, can all be attributed to the habituai
use of beer, while the inferior condition or
the ETenCn, lJdudIS duu opdHuoi Ao SosAi W
accounted for by their use OF sour wines
To Combat Kaiser's Stand.
committee was appointed to devise
measures to influence the kaiser and his
ministers against the course they are
taking and to call attention to the ear
nest and patriotic support the brewers
have given in building up the army and
the navy and the commerce of the coun-
try. Several of the speakers called the
kaiser's attention to the fact that the
brewers of Germany have contributed
so5 O0O, 600 to build battleships for his
fleet and have not learned Of any con-
tributions from the temperance agitators
There is no doubt that the kaiser has
undertaken a very serious and energetic
crusade for temperance in the army and
the navy. and he never fails Of late to
discuss the subject in his speeches. he
has even gone so far as to advise his SOL
diers and sailors to join the Good Tenn
plars and other total abstinence socletles,
and issued an order in council the latter
part of November making abstinence from
liquors one of the qualifications neces-
sary for naval officers he mas ascer.
tanned that many officers are in the hablt
of "spreeing" when they are on snoIe
leave and no one need be surprised to
hear of an imperial order forbidding
sailors. and even officers. from entering
places where beer and liquors are sold.
Speech Like One of Coughs.
Not long ago, at the opening of new
naval academy at Nuerwick, he made a
temperance speech that might have been
expected from John B. Cough. He said
that the time required iron-hearted men,
and that no man could be iron-hearted
who poisoned his brain with alcohol
Character. he said. was the first es-
sential Of a sailor and soldier. and
character was founded upon temper
ance, and religious convictions He eau
toned the cadets against drinking bever-
ages that contain alcohol. because 1t un-
dermined their nerves. and to navigate
and fight modern battleships and cruisers
required the strongest nerves He ad-
vocated total abstinence as the only sure
and safe way to acquire physical perfec-
ton. and declared that the nation whose
people used the least alcohol would in the
future control the fields Of art, industry
and war.
Kaiser Lectures Students.
A sensational incident occurred not
long ago in connection with the celebra-