Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-05
MADE HIT IN BERLIN
Col. RooseveIt's Visit Still
Topic of Conversation.
VARIOUS VIEWS EXPRESSED
No Unfriendly Word, However, in
Presence of the Kaiser.
PRINCE IMPERIAL OF GERMANY
Heir Apparent an All-Around Ath-
lete-Has High Respect for
His Rank.
VARIOUS VIEWS EXPRESSED
PRINCE IMPERIAL OF GERMANY
Ell WILLIAM r. q RTIS,

Written fer Tie Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
The people of Berlin are still talking
about Roosevelt, who made a profound
impression upon the mind of Germany
Many of the old martinets did not like his
hit or miss enthusiasm and his free and
easy democratic manners, which have
been roughly criticised at the military
club. but no one has ever dared to utter
an unfriendly word in the presence of the
kaiser, who was more eager to meet him
than any other man in Europe. and got
more satisfaction out Of his visit Sew
eral funny stories are told about their en-
counters. The emperor himself boasts with
gus:o that Roosevelt told him he was the
only king he saw in Europe who looked
as if he could carry his own ward He
considered this a very great compliment.
The incident occurred on the last day
Of Roosevelt's visit and at their farewell
interview. The great war lord and the
colonel of the Rough Riders were throw
ing bouquets at each other when the
kaiser urged the colonel to remain in Ger
many and accept commission In his
army. The colonel retorted by advising
the kaiser to emigrate to America, where
great field of usefulness was awaiting
him. He was confident, he said. that the
kaiser would make great hit in the
new world.
DO you think I might succeed in poll
tics?" inquired the greatest of the Hohen-
zollerns.
Sure" answered Roosevelt. you are
the only king I ever met that acted as if
he could carry his own ward"
One Of the American professors who has
been lecturing at Berlin University ask
ed the kaiser how he got along with
Roosevelt
People who saw us together said we
were just like a couple of windmills,' re-
piled his majesty.
View of the Empress.
The Empress Augusta, who does not
understand English very we'll and has
limited sense OF humor and great respect
for the formalities of the court. did not
hit it off so well as her husband. She has
never seen his like before. and regarded
everything that Roosevelt did with Won
der. She was very hospitable and cordial
and all that sort of thing, but was not
up to his jokes and is not used to such
familiarities as occurred between the two
great men. She said that her imperial
husband and his American guest made a
great deal Of clatter.
The emperor has been making some
very sensational speeches this fall. Not
long ago in presenting cross to a Bene-
dictine abbey at Beuron he said:
The twentieth century has let loose
ideas the struggle against which can only
successfully be carried through with the
help OF religion and the support of heav-
en- That Is my firm conviction. The
crown / wear can be worn only because
it rests upon the word and the person
Of the Lord AS a.symbol of this 1 pre-
sent cross to this church, to show that
the governments CT Christian princes
must be founded upon the teachings Of
Jesus, and that they must help to
strengthen the religious spirit which is
Unborn in the German race and to in
crease the reverence of my subjects for
the altar and the throne. Those are one
and the same thing. They belong one to
the other and cannot be separated"
When regiment of recruits was mus
tered into the army at Potsdam not long
ago the emperor told them that no man
could be good soldier unless he prayed
for the grace and the guidance of God,
and he commanded them to say the
Lords prayer every morning. He said
that 1t ought to be one of the army regu-
/. lations. He has made similar speech
on several occasions lately. and no one
would be surprised il he should issue an
order TO have prayers at roll call every
morning wherever there is a garrison.
An Incident in Point.
This reminds me of AN incident that oc-
CURED several years ago. One Sunday
morning in sermon delivered to the sail
ors of the imperial yacht the emperor de-
clared that 'only good Christians could
become successful soldiers and enlarged
this aphorism for several minutes. When
TIE sermon was published, as all his mai
estys sermons are. cartoon appeared in
one OF the comic papers representing
satan turning Leonidas. the Spartan,
Alexander the Great. Julius Caesar, Ma
r Aeon Bonaparte and other famous war
rfors out Of hades because under the en-
perors theory they We're not entitled to
be there and directing them to go up to
heaven.
The editor was tried and convicted of
lese-rnajeste and sentenced to mprison-
ment for two months for this reflection
upon his majestys Christian principles.
We are told that when Frederick the
Great saw a cartoon of himself on a
poster, as was the custom before the DAYS
or illustrated newspapers. he used to
command his servants '.Tiefer hangen"-
chang il lower DOWN so that he could see
the lampoon more plainly. His sense of
.humor was much keener than that Of the
present kaiser He used to tell people
that his subjects were at liberty to say
what they liked long as they permit
ted him to do what he liked.
William III is not SO sensitive as he
used to be, however. and passes cartoons
and comments and criticisms today that
would have been punished with imprison-
rnent few years ago Last winter a
Berlin newspaper after speaking of the
grandfather as William the Great" re-
ferred to the grandson William the
Greater. The kaiser was very much
amused and evidently construed it as a
compliment.
Discussed in the Reichstag.
His recent speeches are just now under
discussion in the reichstag. where they
are construed as a violation Of a promise
made to that body in 1908 by Prince Won
Bulow that his majesty would never
again he guilty of such imprudent utter
ances as were published at that time in
the London Telegraph The democrats
and socialists hold that such speeches as
! have quoted above trangress the limit