El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-27

zoo years ago with its sterile wastes,
its poverty and its meager army, TO the
German empire Of today. Frederick the
Great took the army which his father
chine, despoiled Austria, defeated
France and Russia, held his own
against the combined forces of Europe,
and died with Prussia respected as one
Of the foremost of the European pow
eFs. Then came Napoleon and the hu-
initiating defeats he .heaped on the
German people 1t was the Franco
German war of the seventies that
proved to the world beyond dispute the
tremendous military power of the Ger
man nation, and at the same time
brought about the union of the Ger
man states, raising it TO the COM
handing place it deserved among ma
tions
From sparse province to an empire
Of tremendous wealth and power; from
a thin line Of regiments to a standing
army of 100000 men and the second
navy Of the world; the domain of the
Hohenzollerns has risen in two CEN
turtles And if the ambition accredited
TO emperor William is fulfilled in the
remaining. years of his reign, his en-
p1re may be still farther extended. The
diplomacy of practically all Europe IL
directed toward combining that domain
TO its present boundaries. France would
like to shear off the provinces of Al
SAGE and Lorraine, which she lost in
the war of 40 years ago. On the other
hand, Germany with It's huge and
healthy population, with its large fam
lies and its innumerable babies, is
pressing hard at the borders. Some day,
who knows when, she may break over.
Then viii come the conflagration.
Is a Strange Mixture.
strange mingling OF the medieval
autocrat and the most modern OF
princes is the HohenzoIIern whom Ger
many greets with "Hoch der Kaiser"
Many sided as he is and multitudinous
as are his activities. he is above all
soldier. The army and the navy are
first in his affections. He is at home
among those who wear the uniform.
In his heart, like the average German
military man, he cannot refrain from
looking down on the civilian.
1t is extraordinary that a man with
such capacity for work as the kaiser
should at the same time be frail, with
a w1thered arm and a fear Of the NAL
ady that killed his father after a pitt
full reign of only SO days. But 1t Is so.
Indefatigable in activity. the fear that
the faint in the blood of his forbears
may strike him low at any time hangs
over him. Perhaps this is one Of the
reasons for his remorseless energy.
Doubtless a clean and bustIing life has
preserved in him the vigor which he
has, despite the weaknesses he is heir
to- Certain il is, he can take the sad
die with the most active of his gener-
ais to study the maneuTers of his
troops or dash along at the head OF his
cavalry. He is also known as a success
full and enthusiastic hunter who does
not soon tire.
"By the Favor Of Cod
BY the favor OF God and OF none
else" was the way William I said he
ruled And his grandson. the kaiser, is
a strict believer in this doctrine-the
divine right of kings. It is one OF the
tnheritances OF his house. 1t would
seem that a man as modern as Will
liam IS IN so many respects, would
have long ago discarded this idea OF
rule. But he has neither lost faith in IL
nor has he discarded It, though the
bitter criticism he has suffered on va