Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
KAISER UNDER FIRE
Center of Violent Discussion
Because of Remark.
PRAISES ITALIAN TROOPS
Says He Could Conquer Half Europe
With King Emmanuers Soldiers.
KAISERN IN POOR HEALTH
Much Concern in Germany Over
Her Condition-WantsL itera-
ture in Hebrew.
PRAISES ITALIAN TROOPS
KAISERM IN POOR HEALTH

BERLIN May 4-The kaiser and his
| doings and sayings will apparently form
the center.of a violent discussion in the
| reichstag in the near future. No denial
has yet appeared Of the emperor's report
ed statement that he could conquer half
Of Europe IL he had Italian troops behind
him-one of those idle complimentary re-
marks, which, Of course. ought not to be
taken overseriously.
The Rhenish Westphalian Gazette says
sarcastically that it is an insult to the
kaiser to suggest that he desires to con-
quer the world when his actions in con-
nection with the Agadir prove the ex-
act contrary.
The conservative Post speaks in con-
tempt of the Italian civilization, which it
declares is about the lowest in Europe.
After a number of similar courtesies the
paper demands a sharp denial in the
official court circular OF the statement,
which, If actually made. would have been
monstrous insult and q screaming in
gratitude to the German people.
The radical Morgenpost says no one
watching the Italian performances in
Tripoli could sanely suggest that such
troops could help the kaiser win the half
world or half Europe, either.
On the other hand the clerical press Is
apparently anxious to give the situation
a different turn by defending the kaiser
at the expense Of the chancellor. whom it
now attacks, owing to his supposed I'M
compromising maintenance OF the letter
of the Jesuit law. Let the kaiser
alone" say the Germania and the Coel-
nische volkszeitung, in effect; "he
always manages ultimately to fascinate
any foreigner he meets and the net re-
suit is good though there may be, and
usually are, trifiing awkwardnesses soon
after these interviews"
Encourages Army Dueling.
The Catholic press is giving prominence
to two apparently gross instances OF di-
rect encouragement by the kaiser OF
army dueling.
In one case an army doctor, who was
insulted at Badmergentheirn during the
imperial maneuvers of 1909. took the
matter before the courts, but refused
the challenge of the man who insulted
him, owing to conscientious scruples,
maintaining that dueling was opposed to
the divine commandments. human law.
good sense and duty to ones family.
The matter was brought before court
Of honor, which declared that the doc
tor had not acted in manner befit-
ting his rank In failing to exact due
satisfaction from a colleague who had
insulted him. The court decreed his
dismissal from the army.
The decision was brought before the
kaiser, who, while declining technically
to confirm the sentence of the court,
holding that q question OF religious
scruple was not one for a court OF honor
whose views on the subject OF dueling
ARE basically opposed to those OF his
colleague could not remain in the serv-
Ice" In view Of the fact that the doctor
hoA nj thu Insult hfS
majesty would, as an act of grace. allow
the doctor to send in his papers I'm
mediately.
In the other case captain who re-
fused to fight q civilian received an i'm
perial warning instead OF dismissal.
Suggests Jewish Literature.
A serious suggestion by a Jewish man
Of letters, Herr Max Goldstein, that his
coreligionists should aid In creating
Jewish literature in the Hebrew language
instead of writing in German is the sub
ject Of much discussion. The idea from
which GoIdstein starts is that Jews can
not create German literature or art, be-
cause they are Israelites. not Teutons,
and that the genuine German despises the
literary output Of German Jewry. Teutons
will not admit that the Jew can ever
become a German. Jewish writer's, there
FORE will do well. according to Gold
stein, to create their own Parnassus,. use
their own historic tongue as literary We
hicle, and thus build up a new .Hebraic
culture Independent Of Christian influence.
Jews who oppose the suggestion point to
the success Jews in Germany have met
with in literature and art In the last hum
dred years-ever since. in fact, they were
emancipated: and predict that another
hundred years will see them, owing to
various causes, notably mixed marriages,
absorbed. at least. for literary and artis-
tic purposes. in the German people. 1t
is clear, however. that before q modern
Hebrew literature comes into existence
the Hebrew language must again become,
what 1t has long ceased to be, the mother
tongue of the German Jew.
Concern Over Kaiserin's Health.
Some disauiet is expressed over the
condition of the kaiserin. Three weeks
ago she began prolonged cure at Bad
Nauheim at the sanatorium of Dr. Grobel.
whose speciality suggests that the empress
has gone to Nauheim for heart treatment.
The kaiserin will remain under her spe-
cialist's care for another week or two and
will then rejoin the kaiser at Wiesbaden.
The kaiserin is in her hfty-fourth year;
she is her husbands senior by several
months. She is growing old most grace
fully. and is still a figure OF genuinely
queenly type. It Is known that she has
been subject in recent years to attacks
of vertigo and kindred Ills, and the Nau-
helm cure which has now been pre-
scribed for her tends to confirm the
fear that some organic affection of the
cardiac region has developed.
The empress never-failing companion
is her only daughter, the Princess Vic
toria Luise Of Prussia. The fact that
the Little Princess" as she IL still
affectionately called, is not with her
mother at Nauheim. Is attributed in quar-
tiers, which ought to be well informed"
to a love affair, which resulted SO dis
tressingly that her parents thought 1t de-
sirable to provide her with diversion and
distraction far away from Potsdam. The
hero of the romance is said to be a
guardsman, bold and handsome. but of a
rank and religion which put q match with
the princess royal beyond the realm OF
possibility.
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