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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1918-11-21, Page 6P.glition*I .14; , TatlitiDAY, NOV 21. 1918. diN.:17; 4,43gaatitnatatigalLtittiti THE SIGNAL bODERIC ONTARIO The Kaiser rial I Knew His For Fourteen Years '1 , The Singer Store Do year Christens Slapping Early Economically clean !*o• 4- •4• 440444-42111111ighl SOOP • the oloI4.sa 'without rub ,,,,• She waved time .he did Aer work while Sash:Ott did week. She sii•ed mosey-- toselight is ow abeeletetr pure le.e,therefore (bare is I. moose ioei if ...shieg tits with ,•• &tear y •ose, ••41 lees Wear ▪ 1,14 the ,,loth.war-teee see0--ire so re....minid ,afoi4,11. I ..4.4.41. 4 Good line of '4amped , Goods and Nr* lies in • aka, . • See our line of Stamped Dressing Sacques a n d Caps, . fancy Aprons. Gowns a n d Children's Dresses. Ideas in fancy Bags' knitted and croche New books on Sweateis and Tams. MISS S. NOBLE Massey -Harris Shop FOR BINDERS, MOWERS ANI) CULTIVATORS. DELCO-LIGHT PLANTS. BUCKEVE INCUBATORS. 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Mg beers the Balkan war I thimill to the Miser bow ' dr Sh14 had aeted, but km Wag 111.0104 my remark with aa sualliall- VMS of 4111a•loasero. realising OF Pares, that 'Fuikey's leas wag ha a sense bla own deco be had pleamea to make Turkey kis vassal. T. that and he had seat Gem= et - deers to trivia tbe Turkish arty and bad supplied them with guna said mu - 'minims. With as eye to the future, ton, he bad ceostructed the great Bag- dad railway. When the Balkan war brok• *et is 1912 the kaiser had great confidence that the German -trained Turkleb arm, wonld acquit itself creditably sad that la the outcome of that conflict his European program would make cor id- ernble progress He told me that he had • map of tho war area plowed le hie motor and that with peg. he tot - lamed the torturers of the flghtIng weer* while he was traveling The Turkish defeats wore rinturelly • great disappolutment to hitu. -Three Montenegrins, Serbians end Bulgari•os are Wonderful lighters." he confessed to toe, shortly after the war bourn. . "They're out-of-door people WO they hav• the strength and tame- ine whlrh . fighters require. If they keep on the way they're mIng they'll he in Constantinople In • week! Con- found those Turks! We furnished them guns and ammunition and trained their officers, but if they 'won't tight we sunt make them. We've dem, our hent!" The defeat of the Turks lewsenel their value to the !Miser as an ally • al ho immediately put into effect a n menure for inereaslag the German standing army from 650.000 to 10110,0041 —to restore the balance of power. the, Wald. For tide purpose a "Wehrhel- trim." or increased armament tnx, was levied on capital and, incelontally, I was informed that I would have to pay ray share. The ides of paying a tax to upbulld the German arrim, 1 which was already an powerful that It menaced the pence of the world, did not appeal to me at all and I spoke to Ambassador Gerard about It He ',riveted me 44) pay it under protest agreeing with me that there was no reason why au American ntiould he required to contribute to the German war budget. However, I bad to pay it The German efforts at coloidsation. which were more or leen of • failure horsoise the fiereunna refused to in- habit the German possessions, sad the measures adopted to conquer the corn- inerelal marketa of the world were an Important part of the program of world domination which Get:nosey planned ter herself, and It is net unlikely that If •he bad confined her efforts along Home linee she might bay* progressed farther along her chosen path than Atte hes advaaced by hathieg the world In blend. '1 have nearly 70000,000 people.' the kaiser nail to me on one occasion, "and we shalt have to find roots for them somewhere. When we herniae GS empire Zaglauil had her heals on asset. everything. Now we must 101 bit gat oars. That Is why I ara developing war world marketa, just as rinir mientry ecured Hawaii and the Flillipplisee as Hopping atones to the Markets of the far este, an I under - S tead It That's why I developed the wonderful city of Klao-Ohau." His plans In title connection were changed somewhat apparently by the de•etopmenta of the present war, for h. told me that when It was over the liermatte would not emigrate be the United Staten any more. "No more Americas emigration for WI after the war," he said. "Ilify people will settle In the Balkans sod develop sad control that woadorful reentry I hove been down there and I know it It a marvelous land for our p•rprinee." The kainer's ,talon of th• part he would take in the reconstruction of stricken Europe wan lailleated by • remark he made to me in 1916 whoa 1 was remitting him •t the army head- quarter* •4 glees. "Here I am nearly laity yeasts of ago," he soliloquized, "and moot re - belie the whole of Europe!" Although the kaiser so freely admit- ted hie design, oa the world at large, he was impatient of any expaaelna on the part of other nations E. *etas spok• of England's "grahleuer gee. peewit, and •iewiel with nistipleMe our • snexation of Ft•wall and the Philip memo end our development et Ovate after the Amanita American war. He petrel:m(1 to see la our new policy • ett-Wog after world power whirl' was iincoaalstrat with the principles Imes whe h our government WW1 fahlided H. *biers/A to our Interference In 1 Metfren affairs elthoogit, a. Ina Sat dosed hy the 7Asnwiertieun man to Von ------5 -•a•••01111 Eckhardt he was making to have hilealco interfere with ours. "What right has Presideut Wilson to attempt to dictate the Internal poli ries of Realm?be asked. "Why not let theta 5(4.4 their battles out &loner Alluding to American threat to es- ter the pretest war, he .oke(': "What right hen Auteries to MAIM upon the Moansdoctrine of America and them sell la Europese affairs? Let her ree- °seise .*sea Monroe doctrine of Du - rime sad keep her hands out of 'this conflict l" Teen. Is so doubt that the kaiser Imagined that the greet •riny mad eavy he had built up would enable him to carry out his ambitious program wide out effective reendauce. The rise power he most fearer"' but for which lie profeeised the tenure eon - tempt was England ' He had an Ides that laugheid would never dare to measure swords with Germany mid that he could provoke a war when the opportune moment came without much tear of F:aglasd's intervention. la 1911, when the International situ- atloa over the lieroccao affpir was particularly acute as • result of Ger- many's lumina seat • gumboot to Aga- dir tit detutimitrate that she tetthis. OU s is filar Demasidn the kaiser Ud grin( hopes teal war with realm* 014(4.1 time kw precipitated and he was conadeat that Ragland would keep out of it. "England world be afraid to war with us, h, told tee at the Gum, " for fent* et lotting Egypt, fade, and Ireland. Any nation would think twice before fighting my armies, but England par- ticularly because she would mot dare o Heir the leas of her ',venires colo - 04l." When the kaiser's •mbitious project to dominate the world Is considered, his coasistent opposition to the unlver- nal disarmament proposals is easily underelood. Without • superior array and navy, his whole plan would have to he ahnodened and his dream of world-wide dominion would be shat- tered.. • Oa .oe occanion when we were ills- euseng the Carnegie peace efforts, the kaiser disclosed very pordevely Just where he stood oo the proposition. "letok at the history of the nations of the world," he declared. 'The only nations which hay. progressed and be- come greet have been warring asthma. Those which have not been ambltloss end gone to war have amounted to aotbiag Shortly after Wilson had pointed the way to peace in Europe in one of Ma n otes to all the belligerent powers the kaiser called to nee me profeesionally and we discussed that latest phase of the attnatioa "The way to peace now memos per- fectly clear," I veatored. "Only your majesty's ever -Increasing army and nap stands la the way. If Germany will give up her armament It seems. we would soon have peare." 'That Is oat of the question for Ger many," replied the kaiser, decisively. "We have ao mountains like the Pyr - flea to protect us. We have the open plains of Russia with their vast horde* eudangeriag us. No; we shall remain armed to the teeth forever!" CHAPTER X. The Kaleer's Appraisal of Public Men. No one ever speaks to the kaiser un- til addressed. Am that monarch's opin- ion. on moat ',objects are firmly fixed and be will Hasid no opposition, any erroneous idea he may entertain is very apt to remain with hlm. His ad- visers were apt to leave him In erred rather than arouse his Ire by attempt - Ing to set him right. But for the fact that he waa very fond of asking Iona mersble questienn, his store of infor- mation might baro been extremely scant y. Is the course of rey convernatione with him he frequently expressed his views eif men who were In the public eye. Upon what hates they were founded he did not always enlighten m., bat oven when I knew them to be erroneous 1 realised It was useless to try to change them and 4 did not often tato Mime with him. When 1 did his eyes would flash Ore, but I bad ex- peeted that and I continued just the Tbe kaiser always seemed to take • particular Intereat In Ameriean •f - fairs, and while he professed to de - aphis. our form of government he watched very carefully the careers of our public men. 14 1. not unlikety that he entwined, •R 1 have pointed nut elsewhere In these pages, that he could influence our electioca by swinging the Germen-Anserican vote in favor of the candidate he preferred, and be made • study of our public men in order that he might know whlrh of them would be more denirehle In ofOce from the (Iceman viewpoint. When Itir. Wileon was nominated for the presIdeury, (he kniaer was quite 'emitter that he wouldn't b. elected. Perhispe the fact that Mr. Roosevelt, for whom at that time the kaiser hal the greeted Admiration. was one of Mr. Wfition's rivals, blinded him to the atrength which elected Villeon, but the fad tlint the letter hod had little ex- periesce la international metire un- fitted him. In the kaineen estimation. Mr li Important efflre for which he was running 1 saw the kaiser shortly after bfr. Wilson's election. "I an' very nitwit ourprised at the result of your election:: he declared. "I didn't think your people would be en foolish as to elect a rollege pram,- enr •e president What does • protest - nor knnw Above internationet polities and diplomatic affeire?" 1 hnven't the slightest doubt that the kaiser pletured our prennient .. • cowiterpert of the typical Gerre•st profoloser---• ploddhig. Impractical. un- ambitious bookworm with no hope er desire of ever earning more than OA. • year and De yearning for public claim, • mess*, absent minded and self-cestered. who spent the sulduight ell poring over inualy solumes and paid little or so mtention to what w•• going us around him! Such • man, the kaiser undoubtedly believed. the rutted States had elected as its chief executive and his surprise wus more or less natural In those etreumetances. When Wilson sent 5,000 men to Vera Crus the kaiser felt that he had ex- ceeded his right*. "What right has Wilson to mix In the internal affairs of Mexico?" he asked. "Why doesn't he allow them to light It out among themselves. It Is their •ffair. not his!" Germany had many Onancitil interests In Mexico and looked with disfavor upon any move we made in that direction. When, however. the war In Europe started the kaiser made every effort to hare America mix In international affairs provided we fought on her side. When I saw hint Just after the war started he said we ought to seize the opportunity to annex Cunada and Mexico. derfu'ealie opt yportouraupirteyskinennwt ofecer theoemwbotsu- ing with us •nd crushing Englaadr he asked. "WIth our fleet on otie side and America's or the other we could lestroy England's sea power. This L. America's great opportunity to domi- nate the western hemisphere, and your president moat uew his chane to take Coned', and ht.:leo!" As the war progressed and reporta reached the kaiser of Increased ehipnients of munitions to the allies, the kalsern impatience with Wilson be - mom more difficult to repress, and there was hardly an Interview I had with him In whiell he did not give vent to his feellugs la that connec- tion. "My officers are becoming so Us - ceased at America's attitude," he told me, "It will be impossible for me to restrain them much longer." And when. on another occasion, he accused Mr. Wilson of discrimin•ting against Germany, he made the re- mark: "Wilson's In the hands of the Wall 'erste group!" But. perhaps. the most bitter de- nuncialon I ever heard him make of Wilson was shortly after we entered the war. I had been summoned to the great army headquarters to me bim, and when he entered the room he appeared to be is • towering rage. Indeed. his condition woo so apparent that the kalserin, who witealso pres- ent, sought to excuse him with the explanation that he had beds very much 'meet and had been Weeping very poorty, and she asked me to treat him gently and tried to soothe him •t the lame dme. but he told her to leave the room end resented her show - Ing me that she petted him. We said !little while I was at work, but when I was through and was pre- parirg to leave. the kaiser stepped toward me awl said: "Davis, Wilson is • real scoundrel!" My face flushed. 1 suppose, at this lueult to our president. and my re- sentment was so apparent that the kaiser immediately patted me un my right shoulder and apologized. "I beg your pardon, Davis," he de- clared. In a quieter voice. "I know you're an American and I beg your pardon fur hurting your feelings, bet if you only knew, you would realize what • scoundrel your president is. When it comes to throat -cutting. Wil- son should have his cut first !" Whenever the sun shone for the knitter he grew so optimistic that be failed to pay the slightest attention to the clouds gathering on the horizon. After the Italian collapse, for instance, he was so entbuelastle about his mili- tary success in that arena that he failed to realize that America was slowly but surely forging the thunder- bolt that was to strike him down. "Now how foolish it was for your president to bring your country into thi& war!" he said. 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The kaiser was convinced that Roosevelt bad p ted war with Japan by sending the Americaa test around the world and allowing that It ems At. This brilliant stroke of stats - a. the kaiser termed it, was a topic that he referred to en several occasions It was a forceful demonstra- tion that was very much after his owe heart. "What I admire about Mr. Roosevelt most," he said, "Is the fact that h. has the greatest moral courage of any man I ever knew!" The faet that Mr. Roosevelt had given Germany's fleet twenty-four hours' notice to steam from Venezuelan waters didn't serve to lessen the kaiser's admiration for 41! 111. I heard him shower prole@ On Roosevelt many times and I hn%en't the slightest doubt that be was/quite aliment. After the war started, when Roose- velt showed very plainly [het no mat- ter what nice things the Leiser might have thought and said of him. he cer- tainty didn't reciprocate the feeling. kalair Wan very myth disappointed. "I'm terribly dieeppointeri in Mr. ROOsevelt," he &Oared. "After the way my wife and I entertained him whet' he 'was here as our guest. for hint to tate the stand be hen Is very ungentletnenle. I gave a great review for hlto—the greateat honor I could he - Foe upon'hlin and a thing which had sever been dons for a privet. citizen. He was not president then, you know. I used to admire him very roneh. hut now I think the man has gone ergs, and lost his mind. I never thought he would turn against an like that !" He did not seem to realise that a patriotic American owed allegiance to his ow* country n 191ft I asked him whether he had heard that Mr. .cord wan on his way over from America In • chartered ship with • delegation. "Who, Peace- Ford r 4.. !mini rod. I told the kaiser what I had read of the Ford expedition. "now ran your country allow • man Ilk. 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