Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-15

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Il mo TO be one of his cour-
;ers. had been given to
bMM understand, however, by
X WI the foreign secretary,
RM u Lord Lansdowne, that the
kS%41 king was highly pleased
E%SEN with the successful re-
WN suIt Of my mission to
. South America, which had
- tbe flagship of the American
S'ss s.on from destruction. L had the
ssaa Sanracfatton TO acknowledge that
se.u .ront was purely the result OF
tn'' go and not due to any ability OF
c2an.'' but Lord Lansdowne waved
r .iJa nv explanations.
a'l nIu d dear Adams" he said, please
~. from now on that a king s
Ts. ninr is Judged by the success or
eD uno Of his mission-not by his
l ,a,ts Results are all that are de-
os''''s and If makes no particle of diff
s s,,u, how you obtain them"
lS,' had begun to think that my posi-
,os n he more or less a sinecure,
w. %.n one morning my servant Talbot
VIM" !rarod little page boy, youthful
,lan of one of our noblest families,
, ,c nv lodgings at Half Moon street,
Pccadiily .,, 4,,.uoy J. -
r.nod with the blase insolence OF
p or 70 summers.
~,t your service" l replied, bow
@Hjth majethty dethireth your
r,atbenth Immediately at Tit. Jameth
n,Iatb" said the page, clicking his
5ooIs and retiring with military sa-
lutte.
wasted no time, but hurriedly
changing into my frock coat, ran
down the stairs, polishing my silk hat
mon my sleeve as 1 went. l reached
the front door in time to see the page
ridipg off in his automobile. | hailed
! tayicab and drove to the palace. My
arrival was expected, and l was imme-
diatelv shown into a small room,
where | saw an elderly gentleman,
dressed in the conventional attire of
London clubman, bending over file
| Of newspapers. It was his majesty.
He turned round the moment that l
entered, came up, and shook hands
with me cordially, at the same time
mOtOning to me to be seated. Then,
drawing up his own chair close to
mine he began speaking with evident
anxiety.
Captain Adams" he said. II was
the first to regret the unfortunate ter
mination of your career in the diplo-
matte service, and was also the first
10 suggest to Lord Lansdowne that
your abilities should be employed in
the less legitimate but unquestionably
more useful field. | have not forgot
ten your deeds of courage in the At
CHAN campaign of 1897, and, with your
diplomatic training, you should be one
Of my most useful aides. But now to
come to the point.
AS you know, the kaiser has just
returned to Germany after a trip to
Morocco and after making a bellicose
speech there which has astonished Eu-
rope, All the nations are ranged up
LOT a diplomatic conflict, namely,
whether or not the kaiser shall be
compelled to submit his claims
against France to an international
tribunal
unfortunately, I have information
nat the kaiser considers that. with
russia weak and exhausted after her
war With Japan, and unable to help
france effectively, the moment has
a arrived to crush his old enemy, hum
We Inc republic SO that she will never
',Se again. exact tremendous indem-
l'!' and annex the northern prov
C'es L need hardly tell you that
Ne"V Britain cannot see France con-
Hue'ea by Germany, for this would
Iean that the kaiser would be the
UVIIhant figure in the worlds politics.
nave positive information that 1t
Is his intention to make a public and
II theatrical declaration of war against
. 'SLce from the balcony of his palace
~ FolScam, within three or four days.
n rt"!ing himself in the uniform of
..eueFlck the Great, brandishing his
!" and wearing the eagle helmet,
~ VIII, by this theatrical appeal,
n, ,"sep the whole nation with him. AT
-, ~ roStS this must be prevented.
,,,., tou VIII proceed to Potsdam, then,
-, .,'DouI delay, and demand an immedi-
~ interview with the kaiser. In my
.b'- 4e you Will insist that he abandon
,.], PROJECT. But, if he refuse, as he
NJ. '"0'E VIII. then you will hand him
N.Y.. private communication which I
NV NV pace In your hands, stating that
II, Such action against the French
-nsIand.U ~ We"
b, . majesty rose, indicating that
~, n''eFYiew was at an end, and with
ion ~" appreeiatiye words, and instruc-
Mss, mat 1 should not delay, dis
r;s.. NE. / went out of the palace
70, m'l,m Of conflicting emotions. Pride
aIo., 0o,iulhant, pride at having been
= ,o LOT so important a duty-one
s,a ,SSS IMAM that of preserving the
,inn, u Europe. But with it was