The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-26


passed a law compelling royalty to pay
for their railroad travel, the kaiser
took to automobiles. They charged
him 1000 marks, he told me. for the
use of train on one of HE shooting
trips, and that apparently was more
than he could stand.
"Autos are expensive" he declared,
"but they don't cost me that much !"
The kaiser speaks English with but
the slightest trace of foreign accent.
His diction. is perfect. He speaks
French, too. very fluently. and, be-
lleve, Italian. He Is widely read on
almost all subjects and knows the lit
erature Of England, France and Amer
ica as well us that Of Germany. Mark
Twain was one Of his favorite Amer
lean authors and Longfellow his choice
of American poets.
He prides himself on his acquain-
lance with history and has little re-
spect for the political opinions Of 9TH
ers whose knowledge Of history Is less
complete.
Shortly after Carnegie had donated
1--WE million marks to Germany to fur
Their world-peace, I happened to be
talking to the kaiser of American mill
lionnires and the steelmaster was
mentioned.
"Of course, Carnegie is nice old
man and means WELL" remarked the
kaiser, condescendlngly, "but he Is to-
tally Ignorant Of world history. He's
Just advanced us Ave million for
world-peace. We accepted 1t naturally,
but, of course. we intend to continue
our policy Of maintaining our army and
navy In full strength"
Indeed, there Is hardly any subject
to which the kaiser has devoted any
considerable attention In which he
doesn't regard himself as the final au-
thority.
As IN art collector and antiquarian
he claims first place and he Is rather
inclined to feel that second place
should be left vacant. He Always re-
sented very much the acquisition by
American millionaires Of art treasures
and antiquities which their wealth en-
abled them to buy. but which their
limited acquaintance with history and
their lack OF culture and refinement
made them unable to Appreciation
the kaiser's estimation. q.
OF his own taste In art little need be
said. The monuments which he caused
TO be erected to his ancestors and their
advisors and which adorn the Sieges
Alice, the street he had opened through
the Tlergarten especially for them. are
ut the same time q monument to the
kaiser's ideas Of art. They are the
laughing Of the artistic world.
They have been 30 frequently defaced
by vandals whose artistic taste they
offended that It was necessary TO sta
tlon policemen In the Sleges Alice TO
guard them. Not long ago burglary
occurred In the vicinity. The burglars
were observed while at work and n
startled civilian rushed to the Sieges
Alice to summon one Of the officers
who were known to be on guard there.
'If you hurry" exclaimed the civil
ian, excltedly, 'you can catch these
burglars red-honded."
I'm sorry" replied the policeman,
''But cannot leave the statues"
Realism Is the kaiser's idea of what
is most desirable In dramatic art.
When he put on "Sardanapal," Greek
tragedy in pantomime. at the Berlin
| opera house. he sent professors TO
the British museum to secure the most
detailed information available regard
ing the costumes of the period. Every
utensil, every article of wearing APP
parel. every button. every weapon, in
fact. every property used In the play
were to be faithfully reproduced, par
ticular pains being taken to produce a
most realistic effect In funeral pyre
scene In which a king ended his life.
The kaiser sent me tickets to see II.
King Edward attended the perform
ance at the Berlin Royal opera and
asked the kaiser how the king Of Eng
land enjoyed 1t.
"My gracious" the kaiser replied.
unable to repress his satisfaction at
the effect the pantomime had had on
his royal uncle. 'why. the king was
very much alarmed when the funeral
pyre scene came on. He thought the
whole opera house was on firew
Perhaps the kaiser's love for details
might be attributed to his keen abser-
walton. Nothing, no matter how trAv-
ial. escaped his attention.
A couple of years before the war 1
had the empire furniture In my wait
ing room reupholstered. On the very
first occasion Of the kalser's calling at
my Office after the change he noticed IT..
my, my, how beautiful the chairs
look T" he exclaimed. "Good enough for
Napoleon himself"
On another occasion, between two of
the kaiser's visits, had had put up
in the waiting room a new portrait of
Mrs. Davis. The kaiser noticed 1t the
moment he came into the room and
made some complimentary remark
about 1t.
The kaiser frequently accused the
Americans Of being dollar-worshipers
and the English of being ruled by
Mammon, but that he himself was not
totally unmndful of the value and
mower Of money was clearly revealed