The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04
Carol Of Ru-
mania That William
IL. Acted Through
Fear of Crown Prince
and Military Party

tiioh ~ "ee hSs ooepe
to draw chestnuts out Of the IRE for
another person. The two men parted
In anger. and the Emperor remarked
to the aide-de-camp who had ccoru-
panied him to Konopischt that the
Archduke would never listen to reason
and was blind to where lay his best
interests.
with all his clumsiness Franz Fer
dinand was mo- a bad Judge Of char
acter.
"A month had hardly gone after the
visit Of the German Emperor to the
historic n noble castle hidden among
the roses which made its gardens such
a thing Of beauty when in Sarajevo
a murderer raised his pistol and with
two angry shots destroyed W lives.
These shots did more-they fired the
first signal Of a tragedy the like q
which the world has never seen."
In discussing certain Oriental situa-
tons our author writes:
1T may sound d~ishonorable for one
In my position TO say so. but the world
will guess the truth ere long. that
Marshal Liman von Sanders had been
given special Instructions regarding
that part of the campaign which aimed
at the Suez Canal. and n number OF
German staff officers had been put NJ
his disposal for the purpose OF or
ganizing a raid on Egyptian territory
at the first opportune moment. Mean
while 1t was settled that in the case
of "A victorious war the Khedive Abbas
Hilmi was to accept a half Turkish.
half German garrison, and that Egypt.
though nominaily still under the suzer-
ainty Of the Sultan. was to he given
n German administration and to be-
come to all purposes practically a
German colony. In exchange for this
concession Turkey was to receive all
the money that she. or rather Enver
pasha, required; he-Enver Pasha-
was ultimately To become life COVER
nor of Egypt. Abbas being retired into
private life with a handsome pension.
Apart from this. Kars was to be re-
stored to Turkey, Algeria and some
British provinces of India were to be-
come Turkish colonies. ami CONSTANT
nople was to be made a neutral city.
Such were the broad lines of the ar
rangement which was concluded.
Il have given my thoughts at some
length on this Turkish episode, As IL
seems to me TO be instructive from
more than one point Of view, the mos
striking Of which is that It proves the
absolute generalization with which the
present war was prepared. II only
from this exclusive point Of view, the
action of the Emperor William II. de-
serves IN he nnnSiIaral -LtL
ticular attention, because 1t is e
nant with consequences impossible to
foresee at present but which may IN
am no ~inconceivahly bring about the
utter fall OF h German Empire"
what the author wrote in the early
pages of this book, when touching
upon the subject of Germany's de.
signs on Egypt, he repeats tow-ard
the end:
4 Will maintain my cry Of warning.
Tor l know that nothing has chaneed
the intention of the Emperor. He is
determined to lend to weak. totterinc
turkey and her unprincipled Govern
ment all the aid possible, as he believes
mat Turkey alone. by calling on m.
forces If Islam all over the world
can shatter The foundations of rho
British Empire.
ohe or the main reasons WHY Ger
many mas begun this iniquitous war IN
'hhl she must expand. Unfortunately
she mas not realized the secret of true
Vo'ohIaI government Germany's idea
"hether at home OF abroad. consists of
a military organization Reinforced nv
VeNatious police espionage and auto.
cratic methods. Milltarism was in,ro.
uuced by Prince Bismarck, and the
weight OF his powerful ~personan,y
caused 1t 10 take deep root into rho
whole country. But Irince Ia rick
was n genius, and he proved #, nv tbe
tia"HeF IN winch he conducted the two
great wars through which German
won her unity. They We're cruel blu,
NOT ierocious wars; they were ruth.
less' out they did not disgrace civiliza-
'!oh' nor did Germany blush beneath
the r~eprobat!on Of a shocked and ont
RACED world, as now she has cause
10 do"
Our author speaks very frankly As
ne comes TO the end OF his book AND
'criticises his Emperor with much
freedom.
Inc fact was that Emperor Win
IAN was perfectly well aware thar m.
eX-khedIve would not hesitate IN so,
toward Germany as he had TO Eng.
ANA ana furthermore Ahhas now ,oa
sessed absolutely no personal influence
c public opinion in E.gypt. 1re
e~N-hheolVe, finding himself repulsed
ny the very person whose advice he
had heen following h,indly, wandered
IN the south Of Germany and the
north of Italy, Meanwhile he wro,c
TO Enver Pasha 10 know what ne was
TO do. EnVer Pasha told him 10 ne
turn 10 Constant!nople.
such is the situation as IL presents
itself ut the moment OF writing 40 fa~
as Turkey, the Balkans and he resiol.
or the Nile are concerned. will no,
mention the various in'rigues that ar
steadily going on I'm A'Eor.a. Morocco
india and wherever Islam IS the pre
vai!ing faith. In the great struggle
the German Emperor has not neglected
Il single C0tuc, nor hositated 70
adopt any means So long as his plans
were forwarded. Among the dnpes
whom he has maze 10 suffer the eN-
Khed.vc Ahhas H!'mi occupies a fore.
most place, it - NOT AT all unl.kA.
Thar the next Will hc EnVcr rasna.
My work is done. ! have tried :,
put down in this book al, that ! know
ana much that ! suspect concern.nl
the great events which are shakirs
the whole world at the moment !
write.
~ shall not no forgiven for having