Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18
KAISER HAD BAD
REP YEARS AGO
Paper Published in Year 1892
Thot Little of Germany's
Emperor.

There are a goodly number OF per-
sons who 25 years ago had not heard
great deal about the kaiser who
now rules Germany, and to whose
greed for territorial gain is attributed
The great world war of today into
which the United States has made its
entrance. There may have been
few editorial writers who were pretty
well acquainted with Wilhelm's repu-
Iation in his home ward as TO pug
naciousness and bellgercnce but
large per cent Of them did not take
the time and trouble to discuss his
characteristics thru their columns.
However, one writer of editorials
gave the matter considerable thot
putting his thots In print. lie was
connected with the Texas Christian
Advocate, published at Dallas, Texas,
and devoted to the Methodist hurch
of that state. In its news stories the
paper referred often TO Brother SO
and SO and to Sister SO and SO. Jour
nalism has progressed since that
time and the denominatlonal organs
for the most part have dropped the
appcllatons that are common within
the confines of the church o. after
prayer meeting Is over.
And while this issue grown yellow
with age embodies considerable in
terest TO the younger generation OF
newspapermen, the editorial itself
dragged back from the ages, should
be of interest to all who read Of the
kaiser and the atrocities OF the Ger
man soldiers. This discourse ex-
pressed fear that some future day
would sec Wilhelm doing Just what
In 10 rho n1itnrtal lnnaarq1 frIttrg-
day, March 81, 1892, and is sub
joined:
THE GERMAN CAESAR.
emperor William of Germany IS
nothing If not sensational. When he
came to the throne II was feared that
the ineNporience and hotbloodedness
of the youth would cause him so TO
WELD his imperial power that soon all
Europe would become involved in
war His moderation in conduct and
words OF peace astonished the world,
and all trusted that he would initiate
the pacific character Of his father.
whom Or. Mo~rell Mckenzie called
Frederick the Good" He busted
himself about the internal affairs Of
his country He called a congress to
consider the rights OF laborlng men
end devise schemes for ameliOrating
their hardships He took a Yachting
tour and preached to officers and
crew, publishing his sermons in a
book. He has lately tried to make
religious teaching compulsory IN the
public schools.
Amid his gracious reforms, he
from time TO time docs or says things |
that set the world in n shivor of ap-
prchension. He calls himself the /.
war lord" He has said at divers /
times. sic volo, sic iubeo:' 'suprema /
lex regis Voluntas;' he who bars my
way l will dash to pieces there is .
only one ruler in the country. am he !
and | will suffer no other Such !
words smack of oriental despotsm, |
when Sultan or Shah could send a /
man to death at nod. They are an .
In these closing years .
of the nineteenth century. They sug- .
gest the picture of an African chief !
hraining with n club those who do not I
PROSTATE themselves before him. The .
has wit TO discern dissatls-
faction. and his latest utteranccs were
Let dlscontented persons shake the .
dust Of Germany from off their feet,
retiring as soon rs possible TO some .
ether country
at Is appalling to contemplate the .
ruin in which this young man might .
involve the world by an mmdlcious
word or act He could easily pat the
armies of Europe in deadly
combat, and fire a magazine whose
explosion would sunvert' dynasties
ana destroy nations. II remains 10 he
seen how far the Germans VIII let
their kaiser 30. They are phleE-
matte. industrious, easy going people.
fond Of music, tobacco and beer. but
10 them the world is indebted for
much tha, is glorious in science and
art, scholarship and religion. They
are also n liberty-loVinC people. ana
will stdrfs for the rights VIXEN their
inertia is struck once
too often. We trust that the rcvolu-
ton of lS4S will not be repeated in
he land OF the reformation
There is said IN be taint Of in
sanity in the Hohenzollcrn blood~ II
IS to be hoped that the English strain
In William will neutralize all evil ten
denotes. and make him as noble 4
ruler as his grandmother Victoria,
the gracious queen of England.
I'VE congratulate ourselves th&t we
live in republic. We have no desire
TO change our president, whether he
I've Republican or Democrat, Prohi-
bitionist or Peoples Party. tor any
Iing or queen. We are satisfied that
ours is the best country and the best
government that the sun ever shono
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