Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-31

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venerable general of his grandfather
in manner that would have re-
suited in duel If rank did not
made n crowned poltroon inviolablc.
One example of many:
AS long ago as the early nineties,
the Kaiser tried to forestall the revo-
luton that at last materialized in
Novem ber 1918. ordering the then
President of the Prussian Ministry,
Count Botho Eulenburg to railroad
through the Diet and House of
Lords an arbitrary anti-revolution-
airy bill of Wilhelm's own making,
which attempted nothing less than
the adjustment of the constitution
such as it was. Botho, working
under the Kaiser's lash, acted like
bull in a china shop, the country
was aroused, the politicians raised
Cain and Chancellor Caprivi, thor
ough Prussian, seized the opportun-
ity to stab Botho in the back. AS
the noble Prussian nation heartily
approved of the maneuver, William
promptly disavowed Botho and up
held Caprivi.
Song and Dance-Business of State
Can Wait
At the same time he decided on
a visit to Castle Liebenberg, the
country seat of his bosom friend,
the infamous Philip Eulenburg,
who, at the time, had not yet made
his appearance in the criminal
court. Even at the height of his
success William never could face the
discomforts of political defeat. I'm
less affairs of state went exactly as
he wished. he would run away and,
ostrich like. hide his head far from
the maddening crowd. Thus, when
the Zaern affair was scandaliZing
the fatherland, William went ca
rousing and fox hunting with Prince
Furstenberg; cowardice or neglect
of duty-which?
The Kaiser at Dinner
At Philli's seat. the Kaiser found
all Eulenburgs except Botho: the
Ambassadors; the Court marshal;
the commander of the Body Uhlans.
and Major Count Eulenburg.
The supper was of the finest: roast
turkey, saddle of roe, stewed cher
ries and cucumber salad, courses
which the Emperor likes 10 eat
wholesale. Having chopped the ten
der meat with his knife-fork, he
mixes it with the sweets, potatoes,
and greens into a hotch-potch and
swallows with relish. For dessert
we had biscuit pudding with choco-
late sauce: is there anything better
in the wide, wide world?" he de-
manded.
The dinner was followed by the
usual noisy entertainment, at the
conclusion of which Saltzmann. as
lightning portraitist," caricatured
various members of the party pres
ent. winding up with a cartoon, eX-
hibiting the hasty evacuation of the
Reichstag at the entrance of Count
Botho armed with a mace, emblem
of imperial authority.
Don't wipe that OUT" cried the
Kaiser when SaltZmann was about
to apply the sponge; II will tele-
graph Botho to attend us tomorrow
and in the evening we will spring
this surprise on him and hear what
he has to say
veered again, this time showing n
smiling face to Botho-owing to the
good dinner, no doubt.
The DISAPPOINTED Butcher
But on the morrow the two gum
chargers who stood behind the Kai-
! ser in the hunting field often re-
manned idle for three or four min
utes in succession-think of i'll
and the game was at no time thick
enough to admit of Il wholesale
massacre. such as William delights
in.
So, when after three hours it was
reported that he had killed only one
hundred and one hares, he sent for
his carriage and without further
ado drove back to Liebenberg, there
to seek the seclusion of his cham
her. from which he did not emerge
until next morning.
Count Botho attempted to wait
upon the Kaiser, as commanded,
and was told to get out of His Maj
esty's way" The chase had been
"amateurishly arranged" there was
mo discipline in those confounded
beaters." and "one could have bet
ter sport walking through the park
of Sans Souci than on such pre-
serves
Kaiser Quarrcls with Other Friends.
The Kaiser's correspondence with
his wife during his frequent alb
senceS from home consisted mainly
of telegraphic reports of the number
of game he killed. We ladies, there
fore, took little interest, in these
messages, though etiquette and pol
asm. But once, when the Kaiser
was at ProeckelwitZ there arrived Il
telegram that caused the liveliest
concern, not TO say excitement.
Just shot a buck which Kessel
shot past. Wilhelm" read the
badly-construc cted telegram.
Auguste Victoria laughed and
ioked about it; but the rest of us
saw in the triumphant tone of the
missive only the disturbing evidence
of a wrangle between two friends,
the Kaiser and his efficient adju-
tant-general who, by the way, was
a man of sense, exercising the best
influence over his erratc master.
Hunting Partner Calls Him Mailman
In this case the breach in friend
ship of long standing was allowed
to heal: but a similar incident cost
William the affection of one of the
royal family's stoutest supporters,
Count Lehndorff, who had been the
favorite acknowledgement of the old
Emperor.
Out of compliment to Wilhelm,
who regarded everybody who had
enjoyed his grandsire's friendship
with a sort of veneration, the old
general had been placed next to
the Kaiser at a chase in Neugatters-
leben.
AS on that eventful occasion in
Iiebenberf, the hare did not rush
to the slaughter as fast as William
liked and at the finish only
two hundred and ten leapers were
placed to his credit. His neighbor
Count Lehndorff, brought down