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followed. at the close OF which the Wis
itor remarked:
Bethmann. this is to teach you that
your day starts at s, and you do not
even have to shave"
Kaiser Wilhelm has donated half a
million marks for a convafescent home
for workingmen's children. to be erect
ed on the coast of the North Sea. The
establishment. which will be supported
by voluntary contributions-and there Is
sure TO be rush of subscribers-is to be
presided oyer by Fraulein Kirschner, the
daughter Of Berlin's Mayor.
The Emperor for a second time lost a
suit against one OF his tenants at Cad
inen- When the Kaiser bought the ia
nous pottery estate he agreed that a
new house should be built for Sohst at
a cost of $4,000. By some means the
whole Of this sum came to be charged to
the imperial exchequer. Last year the
court at Ebling decided in favor of the
tenant and ordered tho Emperor TO pay.
His majesty appealed, but the judges
not only rejected his case, but ordered
him to pay the cost.
The crown prince is somewhat unified"
that the lierary critics have dealt rath-
er severely with his first attempt at au-
thorship. My Hunting Diary" and is
now devoting himself more than ever to
tennis. This. however. is no deterrant
to Princess Eitels Fritz, a daughter-in-
law of the Kaiser. who will publish in
the early autumn a calendar in verse.
illustrated from views dear TO the
princess in her childhood. The proceeds
of the sale are to go to charity. The
AIr To-,
help from her kinswoman. Princess Feo-
dora. OF Schleswig-H Holstein. Princess
Eitel. who is immensely wealthy. mar
ried the Emperor's giant second son in
1906. They have no children.
All Germany considers the Krupp es-
tablishment. at Essen-an-der- -Ruhr. as a
national institution and Is proud OF its
steady growth and what the name OF
Krupp has come to mean In the eyes OF
the whqte world. II does not surprise,
therefore, that an entire week has been
dominated by the celebration Of the CEN
tenniaI anniversary Of that great gun
factory and armor plate works, the
greatest in the world. This colossal in
sightedness, thrift, perseverance, and
hard work in the face OF obstacles
which make its history almost a ro-
nance. and Germans like to regard it as
triumph which casts credit upon every
one of them.
Indeed. probably no other undertake
ing in the world has seen such growth
under the hand of a single family. IL
was founded in 1872 by Frederick Krupp.
who employed three men. He died in
1876. leaving to his fourteen-year-old
son Alfred little more than his secret
steel process. Alfred Krupp. who died
in 1857. has left a description Of his ef-
forts in these words:
AT hard labor. which lasted often
through the night, I lived on potatoes,
coffee. bread, and butter, but never had
meat"
1t was more than thirty years before
he could see success assured. AS late
as lSis he melted the family plate to
pay his workmcn. of whom there were
only seventy then employed. To-day
the mighty industry employs 1.000 men
and furnishes employment TO a majority
of the workmen of three cities and
dozen coal and iron mining towns. The
ships built from it. equipped with its
all the seas. and wherever steel is used
the name of Krupp is known.
The unique celebration began with the
bestowing of decorations to 500 employees
who had seen more than twenty-five
years service WIFI Inc nTfl. but Jley
received also gifts OF money.
The Jubilee ended with a visit and a
speech by the Kaiser. whose grand
father conceived a liking for Alfred
Krupp, which led him to seek out this
genius. this man Krupp." and which re-
suited in that close connection between
the government and the Krupps which
has ever since been maintained. An
other striking event of the celebration
ha ~ as rLg h,- he
firm for charitable purposes. Three mil
lion marks. or $750,ooo. were given di-
rectly to laborers and officials. the lat
ter receiving a months salary and the
former to 100 marks, according to their
length of service.
Alfred Krupp is the philanthropist who
worked out for his employees a sick.
death. and unemployment benefit plan
which was used by Bismarck as the
groundwork when the Iron Chancellor
desired to make the beginnings of state
insurance, which now, after
thirty years. is being enacted by Great
Britain. The remainder OF the munif-
cent donation is given In part as follows:
Five million marks for investment to af-
ford fund to give the older employees
a vacation with pay; one million for a
women and children. two millions to
Essen. with the provision that a million
thereof must be used for a museum of
art, half a million thereof for play
grounds, and the other half million for
tree beds in hospitals. Sc. for all needy
citizens OF Essen. and two millions for
the army and marine.
Friedrich Alfred Krupp. the grandson
of the founder OF the mammoth works.
md who died in 1903. in his will directed
that the firm should be changed into a
stock company. This was done accord
ngly. His daughter. Bertha, his only
.hild and sole heiress. who married DIR.
von Bohlen and HaIbach, holds all but
four shares of the concern. She is Ger
nany's wealthiest woman. but also Ger
nany's wealthiest subject and greatest |
taxpayer. Frau Bertha keeps in daily |
md close touch with the works and her |
presence exercises a great and soothing |
influence. She Is ever doing something |
Tor the betterment of the employees and |
their families. All the children flock |
10 her on the streets clinging to her |
gown and affectionately begging for a |
mug or a kiss from their beloved Frau |
Bertha" The workingmen's dwellings, |
&C., have been patterned after every
where.
In conclusion ] wish to add that neith- |
er Prussian King nor German Emperor
which Is the same thing-ever could pre-
,ail upon any Of the Krupps to accept a |
title Of nobility. 1t was one of them |
who replied to King wilhelms urgent |
-equest to accept a title: Title? Your |
majesty! What greater title could I
achieve than that Of Herr Krupp Won |