The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-03
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whole railway traffic is disorganized.
for express trains must not run on
that line. There must be no shunting
or whistling lest 1t disturb the i'm
perial sleep, and SO on. Indeed, the
socialists once made a public protest
against the Emperor's habit OF hold
ing up traffic by preferring to sleep
in a railway car to reposing in his
own bed half a mile distant.
That summers afternoon as we sat
together, and while he smoked his
very rank cigar, he dictated certain
entries into his private diary.
Suddenly he grumbled about the ex-
penses of a journey which he had to
make to Vienna to see the sovereign
whom he so openly ridiculed, Francis
Joseph.
Il must be there on September 49,"
he said. Even though hold the old
idiot and his empire in the hollow or
my hand, l suppose ! must grace his
capital with my presence. But l be-
grudge the money, Heltzendorf. I
have no further influence to gain in
Austria-HungAry. 1t is in England
that my future work lies. Every
mark spent there is to our advantage.
We shall have much yet to do in Ger
manizing Great Britain"
The Kaiser and his imperial spouse
were a most parsimonious pair in
most directions. Only when It was in
the interests of the empire were they
lavish in their expenditure. The Ger
man public have never yet realized
that since William II assembled the
throne they have paid 1s0,000.0 900
marks into the civil list, and OF these
$50. 900. 900 have been expended upon
a pageant Of vain-glorious splendor.
with q STAFF of 1900 persons. that
goes to make the all highest the
great war lord.
Maintains Immense Suite.
The general public have no concep-
ton of the extent OF the German i'm
periAl court, the immense suite of
ladies and gentlemen in waiting, mar
shals, eQuerries, masters OF the hunt,
chamberlains, treasurers, overssers
Of the plate, gentlemen OF the cellars,
gun chargers, chief chefs, with the
crowd of footmen, coachmen, chauf-
feurs, grooms, and imperial couriers.
And most OF them were usually q
grumbling crowd, being upon starva-
ton diet, their remarks approaching
dangerously near lese majestic.
At the Emperor's orders, as we sat
on board the imperial yacht that
afternoon. I rang for Herr Won wedeIl.
A short, thick-set man in uniform
too tight for him entered the cabin,
bowling. To him the Emperor COM
planned of an undue expenditure in
regard to the last court ball, where
upon Won WedeIl pointed out that
while huge sums were spent upon his
majesty's Journeys little was spent
at home.
In q moment the Emperor, with his
keen brows narrowed. siiencsd him
by exclaiming:
But thought you liked to be min
lister of the royal house, eh?"
Won Wedell bowed. and a second
later retired.
The Emperors egomania asserted
itself that afternoon.
Makes Scene on HohenEoIIern.
On that calm blue summer sea
that afternoon an incident occurred
upon the Hohenzollern which accen-
tuated the imperial egomsnia toward
menials. There occurred a grave
scandal which has ever since been
whispered up and down the fjords of
Norway, with all kinds OF ridiculous
ly embroidery manufactured by the
aIl-poAxerful influence OF German
gold.
As 1 happened to be one of the
principal actors in the drama I may
perhaps be permitted to here place
the real truth upon record.
Herr Won Wedell, having bowed
himself out OF the imperial presence,
his majesty, with all good grace, sign
ed some papers / put before him.
Signing, he rose, and with his gloved |
hand drew away his chair.
Accountable" cried the Emperor.
Won wedell. of all men, dares to |
me"
The all-hIghest assembled to the |
upper deck, and followed, for It was |
his habit on a warm afternoon. to |
sit in a lounge chair beneath the |
awning and dictate orders and dis
patches. At that time, the Tele- |
funken system OF wireless telegraphy |
had just been installed upon the i'm |
perial yacht. The two operators had |
a cabin to themselves. full OF &C
detectors. and other para
phernalia, and were. at odd times. In |
touch with the German admiralty sta
ton at Norddeich.
On the deck the Emperor, instead
OF seating himself in the coy neck
sheltered from the wind, which the
Empress had only q few minutes be-
fore vacated, strobe into the wireless
cabin, while was compelled, by
etiquette, to remain outside.
Calls For Pilot
stood gazing out upon the blue
distant coast OF Sweden, for we were
still within sight OF that broken la &c,
with the Skaw on one side and His
singer on the other, steering due
west into the Skager Rack, toward
the Nase, the most southerly point Of
Norway.
The Kaiserin sat close by, deeply
engaged in conversation with the old
Countess Won Stoecker, wife OF the
court chaplain, and laughing with
her.
At last the Emperor came forth
from the wireless room, and, motion