The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22

WILLIAM, EN- fEhOh Of IEn
MANY AND KIND OF PRUSSIA
BY PHIL GILMORE SlMMS.
special Correspondence to The Pres'
BERLIN, Dec. 12.-I said yester
day | would tell about German:
peril.
Germany is divided against her
self.
In five words the whole story i!
told. There is her peril.
No equal area the world over car
offer political completely such a:
that which Germany presents
There is church against empire
capital against labor, conservative:
against liberals, radicals against so
cialists, the people against the mill
tary and all against the Poles.
And so on on SO forth until yor
have a tumble of no less than q
fractions" or parties, each with
I subdivisions of its own. One fights
all and all fight one, while Kaiser
Wilhelm II. dips his finger into
every political pie in world politics
lectures painters on values" play
wrights on effects" balloonists on
how to fly and England on how to
lick the Beers.
i was reared among German PEG.
pie. / love Germany and Germans.
Therefore / could listen under
standingly and shall tell the truth
about the empire, exactly as ! got
1t from some of the most brilliant
of her sons.
All Europe says Germany is 60
ing around with a chip on her
shoulder. Almost any member OF
almost any of the 26 fractions in
the German diet will tell you the
same thing. So will the private
citizen, for that is one of the main
things he is complaining about to
day-adding that it is the kaiser's
fault.
So far the reichstag delegate:
have agreed on but one thing: the
kaiser is taking unto himself too
many privileges and that he contin
ues to place the empire in a false
light before the world. They dis
pute as to the remedy, but the!
agree on that.
An Englishman living in st
Petersburg told me that Russian:
are quite positive that German!
ultimately intends chasing them al
into Asia, and quote German writ
ers as speaking of the Slavs as {
people useful only "for manurins
the ground for a nobler growth O
men,"
Turkey seems to think that Ger
many is going to try to gobble vi
part of her territory; some Aus
TRANS seem to believe that Ger
many would gladly see her at war
that Austria might be weakened
and that through her the German
standard would be thrust farthe
into the east; France pricks up he
ears at Germanys every move
fearing war, while England ha
writer's who clearly forsee al
Anglo Saxon-Teuton clinch to
finish.
Then came the interview" TIL
interview in the London Telegraph
I'm which Emperor William toll
how he furnished the plans TO
England's finally successful can
paign against the Beers. The inter
view which made the cheeks of re
faced Englishmen purple-made
whole nation mad because it's prid
was hurt.
Now, no great international con
plications have arisen from the il
teryiew with the kaiser. So far
has done only good. The empire c
today is~far different from the en-
pire Of 60 days ago. when all Gel
many tongue dashed William b.
cause OF that interview" 1t wi
never be the same again--eve
though to the world 1t may appea
to be. II will never even tolerat
what II once accepted with smil
and thank you.
But. say the German people, tn
free tongue OF the kaiser might
harm. Through him the empir
has grown into a wolfish lookin
affair. when In reality 1t has tn
heart Of lamb. The German doe
not want war--internal or frol
without -.even II war brought sc
government. az II surely would. II
would rather have peace and Il
political reform come to him
4 III We have peace o Cerma
business man told me. "the ne,
iive years Will work the wonders ,
Aladdin III the fatherland. WI