Arizona republican., 1915-08-16

a word, and many of them declared that the emperors mind was af- fected. Some of these accounts went so far as to say that the emperor could not live very long; and there was one paper as I remember, which asserted that preparations 10: his funeral were under way.
 It was because of these outrage ously untruthful statements that l gave an account of my meeting with the emperor. l did this in order to state the fact; for instead Of what wc had been told about him. I foun1 the fact to be that he was in eIfert health and in splendid spirits with out the least sign of nervousness; and that his powerful mind worked with an amazing clearness, force and precision. l thought it only just that the public should be told the truth about the condition of this wonderful man in view of the false hoods which had been circulated about him; otherwise, I would not have mentioned meeting him since l could not report word of his two hours conversation.
 These are only a few examples of general public transformation in America just a short time ago. The same thing of course was found in France and England, particularly in the latter country.
 For instance, We had been official ly informed that Great Britain went into this war only on account of the Belgian matter; and hundreds of ar ticles booklets and editorials based on this report were circulated all over America. I was astoundcd to find in England that Great Britain would have gone to war if Belgium had never been touched.
 Has Praise for French
 a cannot say too much for the French, their courtesy, hospitality and delicacy of feeling. For exam pie, out of the scores of French men and women met and conVersed with, not one of them asked me what I found conditions in Germany to be, although these French men and wom- en all knew that 1 had just come from Germany and had spent some time with the emperor. Only twice in France did anyone ask me about conditions in Germany and on each of these occasions the person asking the question was not French.
 
 At luncheon, where I met several pleasant French people. one of the guests was from another country. This rerson said with great eager ness: What did you find in Ger many" I answered that if I should eo' back to Germany and MT Cham berlain or any other friend I have in that country were to ask me what found in France, I would answer that I might tell him in Switzerland or that I would publish the account of my French investigation in Amer ica, but that I would not tell him in Germany. At this answer two or three of these French ladies and gentlemen cried out: Quite right" and everybody except this impolite questioner clapped their hands.
 I think we hardly appreciate in this country the economic revolution going on in the countries at war. The change is very great indeed. Along with this economic phase of the conflict is the advance of demo- cratic collectivism. Indeed, it is just possible that after decades have passed away. the world will say that economic, social and political changes being wrought by the war is the greatest permanent result of the struggle.
 In view of the fact that I found almost everything which was circu- lated and believed in this country at the time I went to Europe to be untrue, I have come to look with much caution on any report of con ditions which is circulated in the same way and which may turn out to be esually erroneous.