The Washington herald., 1915-05-24
KAISER CALLED
BEAST OF PREY
Former Intimate Friend Pic
lures Emperor as Cum
ming Hypocrite.
BOWS TO Won TIRPITZ
Admiral Is Only Man to Whom Will
lam Never Dictates. Says
Author.
BOWS TO Won TIRPITZ

| The German Kaiser as a hNpocritlcai,
cunning potentate who for twenty-five
years secretly conspired against the
peace OF the world is depicted by Ger
man nobleman claiming to have been
formerly one Of his most intimate TRENDS
| in volume of memoirs recently pub
: liShed in London under the title, The
I Berlin Court Under William III.
The author signs himself Count ANel
{ Won Schwering" The Intransiseant of
, Paris. however. says he is really PRINCE
/ Won F'ucrstenbCrC. who accompanied the
! Kaiser on his catching trip TO Norway
! in August.
In what purports to he an unembel-
Ished record of moments spent in
friendly talk with the Emperor during
the days preceding and Immediately FOL
lowing the outbreak of hoStliitl"s IN the
war statements Of the Kaiser arc quoted
which purpOrt to show that he had hoped
for such an incident as tho SaraJevo
crime and welcomed the break between
Serbia and Austria as an opportunity for
him to throw off the mask oI peace
maker. so that he might emulate the
great deeds of his grandfather, Will
lam l.
Wants Absolute Power.
The desire for doninS.,ion over every
body and everything says the writer.
the thirst for absolute power. has never
left the Emperor. He wants to control
human beings as yell as events. to as
sert his own per6onality in everything
he touches. Thus the calm Of Europe
has been ruffled on more than on" oC-
Casion nv hastiness Of speech and action
on his part
The book is not without its testimony
to the Kaiser's virtues. \ decided refor-
nation is recorded to have been effected
nv the visit of William II to his grand
mother. Queen Victoria of England, who
was always extremely fond Of her eldest
grandson She censored him frankly
against INSCRIPTIONS advisers II is
stated that the kaisers determination
to dismiss Bismarck his prime minister
was born at this interview. The author
says:
Admiral Won Tirritz, the creator Of
the German navy. Is strong man. lie
was given stupendoUsly ambitious pro-
gram" After long conversation with
the Kaiser as 10 the insuperahl" DIFF
iCultics i'm building M a German navy
out Of nothing tn" Kaiser said. II UNI
derstand: hav" thought it out. but
Nc have a duty to perform. We must go
on. Whatever happens l shall stand by
\ on"
Won Tirritz is the only man to whom /,
the Emperor never dictates but quietly !
talks over things. They settle matters
together in friendly. earnest way
On board his Yacht in the Baltic on
July l. few days after the assassina-
tion OF Grand Duke Ferdinand. the .
Kaiser seemed meditative. lmpcrturhahle.
Proph--icd World Fire.
This may he the last holiday l shall
enjoy for a long time" he said to the
writer. Who knows what the next
months may bring us? Sometimes the
necessity arises for a nation to assert
itself. II only because she feels that
otherwise others will do it, and do ii to
her disadvantage. A spark may fall
that will set fire to the whole world"
on July the writer dined with Moltke.
head of the general staff. The En-
peror,' said the general. has been de-
cciving US for years. While pretending
to be an adversary of war. he has in
mis- own mind been continually thinking
Of the day when he could declare it.
Germany will win. Krurp does not exist
n vain. But it is of this victory that
am afraid. II will ne accompanied by
such ruins. such misfortunes. such dis
,sters. that all the civilization of which
We are so proud will Ierish in the storm T.
IF war" /,
The Kaiser is quoted on July 81: Il
10 not wish for war. but | will not go
single step to prevent its breaking
nut l will await it without flinching.
nd should | find myself entangled in
I then indeed will ! make il without
mercy and without remOrse sparing no
ne and nothing. destroying all can {
lot take"
"a Beast of Prey"
The Emperor that evening" SAYS !
he recorder. seemed to have been
Transformed into a kind of beast of
rey."
This sovereign whom ! have served
nd loved. says the writer in his
larry of July rs. and whom l thought
'as just. conscientious man. had
cen suddenly transformed into a cum
ing. hypocritiCa!. sly being who for
ears in the secret of his thoughts
leditated upon this awful infamy :
hitch [ fear is about to be nerpetrat-
d."
The final picture given is that of the
Emperor standing at window of the
aiace looking out upon the statue of
William ! erected in the vast square
was just before the declaration of
ar flew about Europe. The Kaiser
ointed with his finger at the bronze
cure representing his grandfather and
aid: The great Emperor whose place
fill today had his army. l have my
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