Evening star., 1915-03-22
Kaiser Prays for Dying Man.

Kaiser Prays for Dying Man.
From time to time they opened the
door. just far enough to peer in. Al
ways they found the Emperor of Ger
many on his l.nees by the side of the
dy.ng man. praying aloud to their God
Ii was not until the tortured soul had
taken it's flight that the kaiser left
ne room. There were tears upon his
face.
1t may be that is not the American
conception of the supreme war lord,
but ! believe il to be true story of
an affecting incident Those who are
10 a position to speak with knowledge
Of the ka ser. and yet with some meas
ure If impartiality at least. paint a
pleasant picture of warm hearted.
JmperiouS. manly man. They tell with
fTection semi humorous little stories
of the emperor in peace times which
would be out of place In this narrat We.
MI agree upon his kindness of heart
and his reluctance to give others pain
War of Defense, They Believe.
1t has been charged against the
kaiser in America that he and the mill
tary coterie which surrounds him
brought on this war said the speaker.
You will not find a German who be-
lieves that. We believe to the last
man OF Us that this war was forced
upon us; that it is a war in defense
Of the fatherland. Our sole criticism
of the emperor is that we believe, in
an unavailing effort to preserve the
peace of Europe. he held up our mob
;lization for two days. By that fact
our first blow was somewhat less ef-
iective than II might have been"
! am certain this is the feeling of all
Germans. l have found no indica tion
10 the contrary. Americans who have
lived here for years tell me that Ger
Inans are united in a flaming patriot
ism. They resent the suggestion that
the emperor did not do his best to
Keep the peace. II may be that here
and there a German may sound a note
of discord. ] can only say that my
Inquiries have failed to reveal the ex-
istence of any discordant faction large
enough to be worthy the name. What
ever may be Germany'S fate in this
war. there is no present reason to
suspect that she Is meuaced by danger
from within
Emperor Aged Greatly.
Those who have seen Emperor will
helm lately say he has aged greatly
since the beginning OF the war. His
fsce 10 deeply lined. His hair is whiten-
ing. He shows evidences Of great
fatigue and Of great grief. but there Is
no lessening of the energy for which
he has long been known. He is in as
constant, personal touch with the reali
ties at the front as any Of his generals.
stopped his automobile in front Of a
little German church in which services
we're being conducted.
There was mud splashed upon his
present. Ills boots were incrusted d
With mud to the knee. It may be he
mad been. In the trenches. His lips
moved as he followed the little Luther
an pastor in his prayer"
II Is diffcult-it Is perhaps impos-
s'ble-to arrive at a correct estimate
or the real services of the emperor as
supreme commander-in-ch chief of the
German armies II is certain that he is
constant touch with both fronts It
IS also certain that no great plan is
decided upon-a plan involving i'm
suited. 1t is believed that the general
stafr first works out such a plan In de-
Tail. Then II is submitted to him II is
quite impossible to say whether he
u IS equally impossible to say how a
criticism expressed by the emperor
out not pressed-would be treated by
that BODY OF strategists. II may be ac-
cepted that his word would be supreme
= he chose to give II. No general sta
could dare offer sturdy opposition.
Dream That Came True.
One of the most dramatic stories ot
The emperor is told of a visit TO a field
hospital. The attendants aIways-and
qnite naturally strive to spare him
pain. They led him past an unopened
door.
There is nothing in there for yor
20 see they lied. He threw the door
open.
Manu-, hier bin Ich.'' said he Tha'
may be roughly translated. We'll, her,
am" man WAS dying upon the
rough cot. As the emperor stood ovel
him the dying man opened his eyes
Then lie smiled.
II had a Dream" said the dying man
nv widely opened eyes still fixed. g.
rad a dream. I thought my empero
anne aud stood beside my bed.
Look, said the emperor. 1T wa,
not Il dream. Your kaiser stands be
side you.
The man smiled again and died
Kaiser Walks Twelve Miles.
h-hcrs are stories Of that sort upoi
!. ~ German tongue. II was only
weeks ago that the kaiser wa
iirhne along road in France whel
ca,ne upon : group Of wounded men
'hey we're making their painful wa.
the nearest hospital. Some of III,
Is shshtly wounded were helpin.
F others. The haiser stopped his ma
low fa- j. i 20 the next hospital !?
asked
Twelve utics, YOUR majesty"
~ shall net ride said he. "vhe,
j e~o Tcu Ralk.'
~ got out Of his machine and heipe,
g vcund~d men IL. Then he and In,
.tubcfs of his personal stan trudge,
twvlSc miles TO town
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