Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-16
The Kaiser Paranoiac?
fSt John y. B.. Standard. Feb. -

II should designate his trouble as
PARAEOIA. which consider bet
ter name than MONOMANOA''-
New York Tribune, December :, lSs1-
A western exchange. in commenting
uion the conduct Of the German En-
pe-c-. declares. in all seriousness. that il
has been more Than limited tina; the
throne OF the mighty German Empire -
occupied b. Paranoiac. While the
terms sounds sinister it appears 20 be
especially appropriate TO The casa Of the
biood-lustful war lord OF Berlin. The
nez Standard dictionary defines Paranoia
as Chronic mental unso1ndness, heredi-
ta-v or acquired; sometimes ronora-
MAC: derentia with delus.ons l. com IS
from the Greek Pararo.a and occurs il
the writings OF Plato and Eu-ipi6es
where !, signifies 10 be de.anged 10 90
mad. etc.
Newspaper readers were made more or
less familiar with II in connection with
the notorious case. against Harry X
Tcaw where ]. was frequently Es=d and
where It's valued assistance was invoS-l
70 save the lie OF tie unfortunate Pitts
burg millionaire. As IL that case tho
term vas taken 70 mean 4 chronic form
OF insanity in which for F2aEy years the
intellect Of the patient remains apba--
e:.;iy un!mpa!red. though Systematically
dominated BY = recurring dl.Gs.oa. :
was then held by the alieaists on the Sd .
Of tAe defence that persons suffering
from This form OF insanity are susricious
1rone 10 consider themselves sighted
imagine the constant existence Of = con-
6f-a arafnS- 49,
.gosistical and subject 20 decisions e &
religious patriotic or a,noc3,s nature.
Whatever ultimately may be he'd -
have dominated the German Emperor II.
his mad career. close scrutiny az his he
and conduct will supply more than cae
unmistakao!e symptom OF the inmate Of
the insane asylum. IN his own opinion
Wilhelm II. Is The sole representative on
earth Of the Almighty; obsessed with tse
idea that he IS re o-e supeEIran Of lictt
This is borne in Upon IS If W. recoIlee.
thai. addressing the German troops -
Gently. ne delivered hiE1self u the fol
lowing remarkable statement,
Remember that the German people
are the chosen OF God and or ne. as Ger
man Emperor. the Spirit % God has de-
scenGe9- I am His weapon, His sword
ard His vice regent" One Of the most
frequent decisions OF such an oasess:on
IS that tie subject iulagines he hears
supernatural. unea-thly voices which he
invests with all the authority Of z real
message from Heaven. \ cor-ssoon;;r1c
symptom is 20 o. found in the occupant
o. the German throne Recently there
have appeared reports OF speeches deliv-
n "a y ~
quotation from one Of his uttera1ces in
lS2S which IS being widely published
-oT. IS as follows:
Il have medita;ed long and deeply OF
this subject. The fact that il pnA
occupies ne SO much convinces he tina;
am inspired 70 take action in the mat
ter It IS Ike one OF the voices tha,
Socrates had about with him which
whispers in my ear that this is my mis-.
sion. 1t daily Urges me on and l think
that this no better augury Of success
could Be desired. / snail not die until ny
ends are attained. Death otherwise
would find & void in my existence and I
feel within me that have not been born
in vain
Whatever may be the final judgment
Of history upon Wilhelm II. whether i,
De recorded that he was insane or simply
''cussed.' they will not go far astray
who have found IN his mistaken opinions
the hallucianIions of a Paranoiac Such
being the case civilization must decide
now and for all time whether in any ma
ton, ever again. it shall be permitted for
such great power to be held by any one
man no mater how distinguished or il
lustrious his family and lineage NAV
have been AS is wisely said BY the
western paper referred 10. "a crowded
street and a so-horsepower motor car in
charge OF iunatic. a battleship with a
maniac in the powder magazine. these
are suggestions of terror. But TO, one
Of them approaches in horror the death
and tortue dealing possibilities Of an o.
sessed autocrat breaking the speed limit
with Juggernaut of War"