New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-17
Orange Juice Lemonade
and Plain Water Now
Imperial Triple.
EMPEROR SHOCKED BY
HAVOC OF LIQUOR
No More Cool Stems for Wilhelm
Wine and Beer Interests
Angry Over Acts.

nv Cable to The Tribune.l
Berlin May l6.-The Kaiser has become
a "teetotaller.' This action by the ruler
Of country famous for the finest beer
and choice wines comes as a distinct
shock to the two biggest industries In Ger
many. These fear the Kaiser will become
an ardent worker for the growing tenn
perance movement in the Fatheriand.
The Kaiser. according to persons in
close contact with him. has shown de-
cided antpathy to all alcoholic drinks,
and he virtually never touches liquor. lie
has not drank beer in several years, and
now he also has barred wine.
This is no sudden notion of the Kaiser,
nor is he seeking to emulate the ex-
ample of Secretary Bryan. 1t Is said to
be gradual development from moderate
drinking 20 abstinence. covering period
OF several years and resulting from per-
sonal conviction that alcohol Is injurious
10 the Individual and an obstructive fac
tor In the development of the nation.
Not so many years ago the Kaiser. In
a speech. showed his appreciation OF "a
drop, and praised the noble wine from
tHo tcTTdctQ NHscNidQ INNS VI ehO ANA''S'
"A German must always have his lit
tie allowance of alcohol" he remarked.
Discards National Beverage.
Never more than a moderate drinker'
Wilhelm one day surprised his suite py
the remark that beer was not good for
him, and has not been seen drinking
beer since. About the same time min
eral water appeared on the market
labelled His Majesty's Table Drink.
followed by statistics of the havoc caused
in Germany by the immoderate use OF
alcohol.
A deep impression was made on the
Kaiser by these statistics. ii is said, as
Germany is known as a nation Of mod
crate drinkers, rather than OF unusual
drunkenness Yet II was shown that
drink causes annually 1000 suicides. 1900
accidents, 5000 cases of delirium ire
mems and insanity and 10000 crimes
More than 60 per cent Of the insane. o.
per cent of the epileptics and 40 per cent
of the criminals, il was found. were OF
drunken parents. A study OF these con-
ditions is said to have caused the Kaiser
to arrive at the firm conviction that alco-
holic drinks lessen instead of increase
ones capacity for work. and resulted In
the new decision to cut out even the
little wine he drank occasionally. Ac-
cording TO reports, Wilhelm not only Is
a teetotaller. but is using his persuasive
powers to convert those Immediately
about him.
The Kaisers favorite drink now is
lemonade, with a dash of orange juice.
made with mineral water, after a recipe
originated by the Empress.
Kaiser Unlike Bryan.
To those who have had their gibes at
the expense of Secretary Bryan 1t may
come as a surprise to learn that the
Kaiser on several occasions drank toasts
in water Unlike Mr.. Bryan, however. the
Kaiser does not insist that others also
drink water. as wine is on the table for
all who want II.
The Kaiser, II is said. laughed neart-
lily when he heard OF Mr.. Bryan's lemon
AIDE banquet for the foreign corps AT
Washington and remarked: "A little wa
ter will not do the diplomats any harm.
When the Kaiser sits at table a hedge
of flowers, cleverly arranged. invariably
screens his plate from the majority OF
guests. Surrounded as he Is by wine
glasses, some Of them colored, 1t is prac-
tically impossible to tell when his majesty
drinks water instead of wine in toasting
guests While swearing naval recruits at
Wilhelmshaven this spring he openly
drank a toast in water When recently
asked whether the officers Of the army
might drink toasts to him in plain grape
Juice he replied that he had not the
slightest objection TO the health being
given in water.
1t cannot be said there is much russ
made i'm the press or by the public over
the new phase OF the Kaiser's character,
while the temperance movements are
making steady gains In Germany. Ills
total abstinence acts have made the
Kaiser decidedly unpopular in many In
fuential quarters. Only few months
ago the Minister Of Education In one oil
the South German states refused to per-
nit the establishment Of Good Templars
lodge on the ground that 1t threatened one
OF the most important industries In Ger
many.