Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-23

EE$4E rard VII, and my serV-
gSsS3 ire as his courier among
49, the courts Of. Europe.
And yet it might be
--sta the circumstances I'M
. l@ : reIinquished this post, in
' 'sirg of which I had so ire
AZ l received the royal enoom III u.s.
r, , Of my resignation is an
90. ea'o Commentary upon nth the e uncer+
, -r+,' bis faith in princes.
J, '5oninant feature of my period .,!o
y '. Ir was the intense hostility
Sl ,..ad between the royal houses
', nnd and Germany, and was re-
y sstween the two nations. Yet
~ ,ns came when Edward and the
!. Al in some measure settle
asorepces. If rivalry remained,
=, Ipast gave up the rather du-
nsthods that they had been con-
a,J IN use, in the fulfilment OF
~ had been the weapon ever at
EDWARDS hand, as Stapfhaus
hat Of the kaiser.
a. eDmity between Stapfhaus and
IN reached such a point that 1t
nund to be settled once and for
satveen us. On more than one
,,or-on that of the North sea
r,4pres and that of the cars
r-Stapfhaus had outwitted me.
had brought the prestige of Eng
inv and exalted that Of Germany.
TOO had won from him at times;
etber each of us feared the other
hlt that in him his country had
most dangerous enemy.
other words, both Stapfhaus and
b determined that we would kill
tbe other, whenever our paths
#i again.
think King Edward recognized and
.YtOOd this, for his face was
than usually grave when he
ID me to appear before him at st.
rs palace one morning, upon that
aol of my service as his courier,
ID vas to prove the last-though
Ibid not guess.
agtain Adams" said the king,
lTeGy kindly way, Il have selected
Tout Of all my representatives be-
a have the most confidence in
ability, and because you alone
aeckmate the designs of our
lh across the North sea. / want
to start for Washington imme-
ag,
ByOl know, the ex-president and
llseF are men possessing a vast
-larOn for each other, and they
the bonds uniting the two coun-
eIceedingly close. Nevertheless,
alSeF could not induce the pres
70 form an alliance. One presi-
ATeWdly saw that this would,
" end, strain the ties of friend
RtEeen his country and Eng
But the present executive has
less cautious.
= aaS not, indeed, been willing to
INTO hard and fast treaty, but
y Oeen induced to execute a pre-
-4' agreement for joint action
W Vllna, in defiance of the clear
'ISntS Of England. This docu-
wllalnlng the signature Of the
Is On its way to Washington.
''l lay hands on it, the more
u publish 1t will abort the
s"aeme. But we must have the
,-Fa'' 1t is In the pocket or
%~ Stapfhaus, the chief German
lou Know him. He sails on
ISS'n Augusta from Hamburg
~'ect Tor Baltimore. 1t Is not
--Oaest route, and Stapfhaus
s'SSl It to avoid the chance Of
w. The Kaiserin Augusta is
=. ~ ol0 and slow boat, and she
- at southampton tomorrow
S'apfhaus will be on board.
~I and secure the treaty be-
snip touches port across the
ileR open the sealed or
a ls handed me an envelope
NV instructions that they con-
Ia, =, Is all that I need tell you,
pIsllerate that the whole fu-
r., -siana depends upon your
m IVA hands with me and wished
nave never seen him from
s,s " THIS, But how was I to
D., ss manner of mission this
b h oulcn he WAS sending me?
sns. SOod faith and carried out
so Tar as l could, 10y
aso Nc next morning I was at
% )" waiting for the Kaiserin
s,' 70 enter port for her brief
os. 4Car. My plan was a very
| e,D.. ! was going aboard in a
s,p,ir avlty' Firstly, I had Sc
psm. a's stateroom under an as
sw - secondly, I had been &C.
ssgo, SL cabin steward under
>>sarm s :. This was done through
&ss % 81 the home secretary, in
ii !, ne kaiserin Augusta was
s,sotIv carry English mail, and
nscas mint to the London
ny so to have instructions re-
: pnn, sent to the captain. 1t
ae s ,, way in which to
BIZ soar auuc' and entai1ed dis
= fs, .'lces; but in no other
oi,r - sure, could I obtain an