The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-20
GERMANY ALSO HAS
NUMEROUS LIMOGES
Recently They Have Been
Busy Starting War Scare
Over Morocco.
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mOophere OF fear In international ar
fairs they have recently dashed the
whole German press into fury. be.
cause they were afraid France would
get too much power In Morocco. and
II they had had the power German ar.
niles would have been hurled across
the Rhine into France four weeks ago
TO wreak terrible vengeance upon the
republic that had dared to try to re-
store order In Morocco. In their In.
most hearts many of them feel that.
a. Germany could never enter that
country under any pretense. German
interests there would be far better
ssafeguarded II the French nag were
hoisted over the walls OF every city in
Sultan Mulai Hafd's turbulent en-
'pire, but this must not happen. be-
cause they have themselves prompted
Germany to 90 40 far In Its Moroc.
can policy that retreat would not look
like surrender of national honor
Inside the German empire itself
those same Pan-Germanist hotheads
are beset by the fear that the rapidly
increasing Polish population, who are
strong followers OF ex.President Roose-
welt In the race suicide question. will
In time swamp Germany and wipe out
the true Tcutons. At the Pan-German
congress held here a few days ago
great alarm was expressed at the
rapid increase of the Polish popula-
ton. not only In the eastern provinces
but In the Industrial regions of the
west as well. One speaker after an
'other spoke of this as the empires
chief danger. and the government was
Aadjured to put into effect the expro-
Ipriation law passed against the Poles
three years ago. which enables the
state to purchase large Polish estates
'compulsorily and divide them out
among German colonists.
Il was pointed out that the Poles
we're advancing from the east in what
ID called steady Slavonic wave. and
that this wave Ia inundating regions
which. until recently, were purely Teu.
tonic. Poles. as a rule. have larger
families than Germans and marry
younger. Their surplus 10 sent west
ward. and In Westphalia and .Rhenish
Prussia there are already hundreds OF
Thousands Of this race. all organized
into Aourishing communities.
Il 10 not only increase of their own
Poles which troubles the Pan-Germans.
In 1909 no fewer than 800. 900 Poles
from abroad settled in this country. of
whom ESQ. 900 settled in rural and the
remainder in urban districts. In the
region Of Frankfort.on.O Oder in 1871
only per cent of>the population were
Poles: ut the present the Poles there
huber nearly 8 per cent. In the Pots
dam district they have risen in the
same period from to ~ per cent; in
Liegnitz from 10 to 20 per cent, in
Madgeburg from 3 to 20. and in Merse.
burg from 1 to II.
A long distance competition for fly.
Ing machines will take place in Ger.
many In June. None but German ma
chimes. steered by Germans can en-
ter for this competition. The princi.
pal prise 10 $4,000 presented by the
,Berliner Zeitung Numerous other
smaller prixes will be given by the
towns passed enroute. as well as by
the local aero clubs. The start will
take place from the Johannesthal Az
The course Of 1900 miles 10 as follows:
Berlin. Magdeburg. Hamburg. Kiel,
Schwerin. Hanover. Munster. Dussel.
dorf. Cologne. Aix.la-Chapelle. Duie.
burg. Dortmund. Cassel. Nordhausen,
Halberstadt. Dessau. Berlin. This
course his been divided into twelve diff
ferent sections. varying in length from
60 to $50 miles.
After the first section from Berlin
TO Madgeburg has been completed. tho
Aviators will remain at Madgeburg for
three days to take part in local racen
during five days interval The Ger.
man ministry Of war IL greatly inter
ested In the competition. and will pre-
sent two prizes for special achieve
ments Of military interest. The pa
triotic note 10 being very prominently
sounded In connection with the whole
affair. which II intended to stimulate
aerial navigation with flying machines
In Germany. with view to using asr-
oplanes for military purposes.
AZ King Of Prussia the Kaiser has
been sentenced to refund the sum OF
32.60 imposed 40 q fine on q German
actress. Fraulein Hessloehl. Of the
Wiesbaden Royal opera. The Kaiser
owns all the royal theaters. and their
cost. including the salaries Of the ac-
tors. comes out OF his private purse
The $3.50 In question represented a
disciplinary fine imposed by the opera
director on Fraulein Hessloehl for tell
ing another singer. during one Of the
most tragic moments Of "Tristen and
Isolde to get out Of the way" The
court which sentenced the Kaiser
through the director Of the opera. held
that the latter had exceeded his Legal
powers In imposing the fine. He had.
Il appears. done more. for he persis.
tently refused thereafter to allow the
singer suitable roles. The lady's com.
plant on this head. however. was re-
5ected by the court.
The people OF Berlin had long been
wondering what the poor Crown
Prince. who 10 great favorite with all
classes OF the population. has done
that he 10 to be banished for mum.
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