The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-27

lished, out of the tips paid for visit
ing palaces, which was destined sole
ly to the benefit of the domestic staff,
and which, in the course of time,
reached a magnificent total From
this fund the domestics and their fam
lilies received money for trips to bath
ing resorts, cost of taking cures, bur-
ial expenses, dowries for their chill
dren, confirmation expenses and sim
liar payments.
When l, at the request of the new
~ founded Imperial Automobile club,
took it under my protection, I accept
ed an invitation to a luncheon in the
beautiful rooms of the clubhouse,
built by lime. In addition to mag
mates like the Duke of Ratibor, the
Duke of Ujest, etc, l found there a
number of gentlemen from Berlin's
high financial circles, some of whom
behaved rather wildly. When the
conversation turned to the subject of
drivers, / suggested establishing a
fund which, in case of accident. i'll
ness or death Detailing these men,
should provide means of livelihood for
those whom they left behind. The
suggestion met with unanimous ap-
prevail, and the fund has had most ex-
cellent results. Later on I brought
about the establishment of something
similar for the shippers and pilots at
tached TO the Imperial Yacht club az
Kiel.
Special pleasure was afforded me
by the Kaiser Wilhelm Children's
Home, founded by me at Ahlbeck, at
which, in peace times, between May
and the end of September in each
year, large number of children from
the most poverty-stricken working
peoples districts in Berlin were ac-
commodated in successive detach-
ments, each lot staying four weeks.
This home is still under the tried di-
| rection of the admirable superintend-
| ent, Miss Kirschner, daughter of the
| former Chief Burgomaster of Berlin
and it has achieved most brilliant re-
suits, both in the physical and PSYCHE
cal domain. Weakened, pale, needy
children were transformed there into
fresh, blooming, happy little beings
concerning whose welfare l often joy
! fully convinced myself by personal Wis
it's.
For the very reason that I have
i spoken of my quarrel with Bismarck
as a result of labor questions, l wish
to add to what I have already saiG
about his basic position in the matter
\ an example showing how brilliantly
the prince behaved in something tha
concerned the workers. In this, to bt
sure, he was impelled by nationalisti'
motives, but he also realized at ones
that it was necessary to protect ;
large element against unemployment
: which caused him to intervene will
the full weight of his authority.
Some time around 1886, while | wa
! still Prince Wilhelm, l had learnet
that the great Vulcan shipping con
: Germ at Stettin was confronted, owini
| to lack of orders, with bankruptcy
, and it's entire force of workmen, mum
: bering many thousands, with starva
, ton, which would mean a catastrophe
? for the city of Stettin. Only by al
order for the building of a big shil
could the Vulcan shipyard be saved.
Spurred on some time before by Ad
, miral Won Stosch. who wished to fire
| US once and for all from the Englis
: shipbuilders, the Vulcan people ha
set to work courageously to build tn
; first German armored ship, christene
/ by my mother in 1874. on her brit
: day, on which occasion / was present
= Ever since that time the warship
3 built at the Vulcan yards had Away
3 satisfied naval experts-the concern
: however, seldom built warships.
: The Chancellor in Action
] The German merchant marine, O.
= the other hand, had not dared to TO
3 low the path courageously blazed
g Admiral Won Stosch. And now tn
!, brave German shipyard company wa
V faced with ruin, since the North &c,