Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-11

" V aW0ke one morning to find
its postofnee changed from
Carlsbad, Austria, to Karlovy Vary,
Czeeho-Sloyakia, the mental shock 70
the German Inhabitants must have
been somewhat like the occasional eX-
plosious of its hidden wells, from
which its famous mineral waters come,
saws bulletin OF the National Geo
graphic society.
Though it is located in Bohemia, the
Englishlnan hid introduced afternoon
tea, and me American had made ten
mis- popular, but the 1900 permanent
residents, who remained in Carlsbad
after the annual influx Of some 10000
visitors, were essentially German, and
karlovy Vary remains so, according
to the press reports.
Hence it is easy to understand how
this island of Germans, under Czech
rule, approached a political boiitns
point Dispatches told of open dis
play Of Emperor Franz Joseph's por-
trait and of the refusal of the native
sons, who live by means of the saline
waters and salt derivStives, to call
Carlsbad by any other name.
Discovered by Charles w.
Traditions had it, ana the inhahit-
ants preferred to believe, that EN-
peror Charles ". discovered the heal
ing power of TIE waters that gush
through the vents of the mammoth lid
that nature clapped down over a
seething caldron far beneath the sur
face.
Atop this vast subterranean lake of
molten mineral and kissing steam a
river, the Tepel flows lazily down a
narrow valley whose slopes are soft
ened by beautiful trees and traversed
by winding trails and paths. Among
these, some physicians intimate. the
health hunters gained the rosy cheeks
and buoyant spirits for which the
springs receive ovarmuch credit.
1t is just before the Tepei enters the
Eyer that the underground streams
pierce the crust at numerous points,
and furnish the waters used for bath
ing and drinking by those who could
afford 10 go there; and either bottled
or boiled down by the millions of gal
Ions, for its salt and soda content, and
shipped to ali quarters Of the globe.
During tie season at pre-war Carls-
bad the guess at any of the numerous
hotels would be awakened at o'clock,
or even earlier. and woSld arise to
Ia, 10 nv nd fi,a
At a popular one, such as the Sprudel,
from which flow 440 gallons of water
a minute, at a temperature Of 163
degrees, Fair, he might have to wait
10 or 90 minutes until whitecapped
maid served him. For his protection,
large glass covers were erected over
many of the springs and from an air
plane Carlsbad might resemble field
of conservatories.
But TO linger too long among the
springs Of Carlsbad is to miss its his
tory. Here there is a grim sort OF
symbolism. For it was here. just 100
years ago last August. that Metternich
plotted to clamp down the lid upon
free speech, free press, and untram-
meled teaching in the German states.
origin of the Carlsbad DEGREES"
There were signs that liberal agita-
ton among Germans was reaching
the boiling point. Autocracy was
threatened. Prince Metternich Of Aus
tria arranged 10 have sympathetic rep
resentation from Austria. Prussia, and
seven other states of the German con
federation at Carlsbad. and then call
ed them together in a hurry, under
pretext of need for summary action
out Of the conference came the ia
nous carlsbad DEGREES" and there
can he little doubt but that the tinder
for the world explosion in 1914 was
lighted at Carlsbad. There was forLna-
Lated the policy, later carried %
relentless conclusion by the German
empire. Of press censorship, OF state
regulation of teaching In universities
and all other schools, ana commas
sion was created to inquire into utter
an, as opposed to the monarchlcai pril-
ciple Which every German state was
pledre6 to maintain
onl, ,axteeu years before Metternieh |
con, ..;,ed this method Of political re-
ureesion. Carlsbad was nearly blown
mn bv the forces beneath the erusiea
,,,-foce Now. 10 quote traveller
..,rbe most dangerous portions are firEn-
~ bsttoned down, under solid masonry
ha,d together with iron and steel,