The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
Birthday of the Kaiser's
 Father, Emperor Fre derrick


 l This is the elghty-fourth anniver- sary of the birth of the late Frederick III, the secPnd Emperor of Germany and eighth King Of Prussia and the father of the present War Lord of the Teutonic erlpiresa Eff he follows the custom halFowed by years lof observ- ance, the Kaiser will today pay his annual tribute of filfal affection to the memory of his father.
 Although Frederick was trained from boyhood for soldiers career, and took part ins the wars against Denmark Austria and Francs. he all ways had profound distate for war fare. While the present Emperor took to soldering as naturally as a duck to water, the late Emperor was always i'll at ease in a military uniform. and preferred the simpler garb of civil life Frederick Iwas an afdent and sincere friend of peace. He was plain and transformations in his relations with the members Of the court a kind and rather induIgent father, and de- !cidedly liberal in his political tend encies. He did not succeed to the throne until March, 1888, on the death of old Emperor William, and was even i'll unto death. He survived but three months, and was never crowned owing o his physical ability to withstand the fatigue incident to such a ceremony Cancer of the throat caused his death and he suffered terribly during his brief reign as an Emperor, but bore the pain with heroic fortitude. Few sovereigns, in their last days, have been the objects of such Widespread and tender socicitude as was lavished upon Frederick in the period of his final earthly tribuation.
 Frederick liberalism dated from the revolution of 184S, when it was popularly believed that ssUnser Fritz as he was affectionately called, had more than a little sympathy for the causes of the rebellious masses. Ris uncle, King Frederick William was determined to maintain his divine right'' and regal authority, and to grant liberties only as free gifts, but at length he was forced by the threat ening attitude of the 3popu1ace to make many concessions Even at that period of barricades and street fighting in Berlin, '.Unser Fritz enjoyed the con- although his uncle and father were bitterly hated.
 F n185S Frederick married the Prir1- cess Royal of Great Britain. Victoria Adelaide, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria. and just a year and two days after the marriage ceremony she pre- scented him with a son, the present Emperor. In 1861 Fredericl's father ascended the Prussian throne, and Frederick became Crown Prince He took part in the war on Denmark, and commanded one of the Prussian armies in the war against Austria talk ing a. leading part in the action at ySadowa. During the F'ranc6-Prussian war he headed an army corps which invaded France through AIsace-Lor- Faine, and was rewarded with the title of feld-marshaI general Frederick was not in sympathy with the extreme measures Of Bismarck, but his per |sonal relations with the Iron Cham ceIlor were always of the frfendliest sort.
 Between the present Kaiser and his father there was very little in common It has been alleged that they differed on almost every possible subject. Elm peror Frederick had dislike amount ing almost to hatred for ponpsand dis play, and in his latter years his aver sion 4o milftarism was marked. His son. on the contrary, made the army his idol, and it's development his greatest concern