The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-18
FINISH OF KAISER IS
SEEN BY WATTERSON
Overthrow of the Divine Right
Of Kings Hope of Europe,
Says kentuckian.

Cot Henry Watterson, editor OF N.
Louisville Copier-Jourpal, talked Of many
things yesterday He called the Kuis,r
a war lord and held him to account Tor
the war. He foresees the merging Of the
Republicans and Progressives in thus
country, but he can't see Col Roosevelt
becoming President again.
THE hope OF Europe is'the overthrow
OF feudslism and the divine right VI
kings" said the Kentucky Colonel at The
Hot | Shelburne. Coney Island. where he
In staying The war will be the begin.
ming OF the end of these. Germany Viii
hardly accept the rule of the Crown
Prince when his time arrives, and when
the aged Emp, ror Of Austria goes the
rule of the stripping whom suicide and
murder have brought to the steps Ut the
throne--in the event that no asctnus Il at
all--is likely to be brief"
Col Watterson said that usually war
max : heroes. but that this one may
rather unmake them. The Kaiser has
everything to gain and nothing 10 lost,
he said.
"Conceiving the import OF public opln-
ion" he said. the Kaiser has played TO
II. Comprehending the needs of the
people, he has led in the development
of their Industries.
IAN the while war lord in fact. he
has stood--has AT least seemed-the peace
maker, much at variance with the char
dcter and aspects he is now revealing
rather Unexpectedly to those who have
not looked beneath the surface; for II
would appear that. during the decades
when he was devoting his talents and en-
ergies to the economies OF the time m It
| ing and beating the commercial rivals OF
| his country in mos. of the neutral mar
Eata h.. oh thfS mir Esfayf .rtl
| he has not neglected the arts OF wal
hut has perfected his armies and armi.
ments. 80 that for the moment at least
/ they are far in the lead OF the rest ot
Europe.
81 believe tile time has come for kings
10 take stock, rs II We're, and for king
| craft to come to a showdown. When
the battle clouds lift and the earth has
received the slain We shall behold an.
other Europe Let us live and hope But
we shall have to walt and see.
THE Kaiser is held justly accountable
| for the bloody work that is going forward
| The old man in Vienna and the ruler in
ST. Petersburg could each have been held
/ to his place except for the war lord
of Berlin. II he could win we should
behold the rise of a power in the heart Of
! Europe quite equal to that contemplated
by the first Napoleon. That Is not to he
thought of or endured. The world can
settle win autocraoy IN the Russian EN-.
pire when 1t has vanquished autocrary
| in the German empire,
The world has long way to travel
before II reaches the Mount OF olives
We build IA house OF cards in the low
country. Comes a wind across the North
Sea In a moment to blow II down. Comes
"A blast from the hell the Hapshurgs
made and not stone remains Truly
the home of tragedy! Was II not enough
that self slaughter and the assassin had
done to work the devils will on The
Danube that an old man should he lc't
to end the drama with n conhagrat'on
sweeping across the Rhine to the RhoHe
and the Seine to the Severn and the
Clyde? What liz Serva to England. what
to France, that they should bleed for
her? And after all is over how shall
the balance of power stand?
ut IL but gambia gamble iu The
lives of men, the hearts of women and
children. I, will be the boodicst OF
wars, Says Gen, Nelson A. Miles, com
manding authority, and the last Tina.
is to say 1t will be so destructive thai
there can never be another. The single
abatement Of horror IN that it cannot ne
of long duration"