The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-23
rouis syberkrop Declares That Satan
Has Abdicated to Kaiser Wilhelm
In Letter Written Some
Time Ago.
ARE ASKING FOR COPIES
~. President and Other High Off,
Gals Want to Read the sarcas.
tic utterances Of This
ioWan.


ocnuired much fame in recent weeks
as anthor Of satire on Kaiser VIII
holm Requests have come to him
rom Tunulty, Secretary Daniels and
Roosevelt. and people in every state
- tha union and in Canada, have
.sked for copies OF Mr.. Syberkrop's
article.
having decorated the Odd Feiiows,
the Elks and several other homes OF
fraternal organizations, and many OF
the churches In Keokuk. His friends
here will be interested in this indict-
ment of the kaiser which is given
herewith:
"oTTUMwA. Iowa, The Internal
Region. June 2S. 1917.-To Wilhelm
yon Hohenzollern, king Of Prussia,
emperor of all Germany and envoy
extraordinary of Almighty God:
"My Dear wilhelm:
4 can call you by that familiar
name for I have always been very
close to you, much closer than you
could ever know.
aFrom the time that you were yet
an undeveloped being in your moth
avs womb, have shaped your des-
tny for my own purpose.
an the days of Rome / created
rouehneck known in history az Nero;
no was a vulgar character and suited
nv purpose at that particular time.
N these modern days a classic de-
mon and efficient super-crimfna1 was
needed and as I know the Hohen-
zollern blood I picked you as my
special instrument to place on earth
an annex OF hell gave you abb
normal ambition, likewise an over sup
plv Of egotism. that you might not
discover your failings: ] twisted your
mind to that OF mad man with GER
tain normal tendencies to carry you
by, a most dangerous character
placed IN power; gave you the
power Of a hypnotist and a certain
magnetic force that you might sway
your people. / am responsible for
the deformed arm that hangs help
less on your left. for your crippled
condition embitters your life and de-
stroys all noble impulses that might
otherwise cause me anxiety, but your
strong sword arm is driven by your
ambition that squelches all senti-
ment and pity: I placed in your soul
a deep hatred for all things English,
for OF all nations on earth I hate
England most: wherever England
plants her flag she brings order out
Of chaos and the hated cross follows
the Union Jack: under her rule wild
tribes become tillers Of the soil and
IN due time practical citizens: she ia
the great civil;zer of the globe and
i HATE HER. planted in your
soul a cruel hatred for your mother
because she was ENGLISH and left my
\ GOOD friend bismarck to fan the
fame had kindled. Recent history
II broke your royal mothers heart.
/ but / gained my purpose.
Killed Father.
THE inherited disease Of the Hob
enzollerns killed your father. Just as
4 It will kill you, and you became the
ruler of Germany and tool Of mine
sooner than I expected
ITO assist you and further hasten
my work sent you three evil spirits,
Nietzche, Treitschke and later Bern
hardi. whose teachings inafmed the
youth of Germany, who In good time
would be willing and loyal subjects
and eager to spill their blood and
pull your chestnuts. yours and mine:
the spell has been perfect-you cast
Your ambitious eyes toward the Medi-
,sTanean, Egypt, India and the Oar
danelles and you began your great
railway to Bagdad but the ambi-
nous archduke and his more ambi-
nous wife stood In your wav. 1t was
men that I sowed the seed in your
neart that blossomed into the assas-
ahafion OF the duke and HIS wife.
{ ana AL hell smiled when II saw how
eeverly YOU saddled the crime onto
serv'a. saw you set sails for the
uorns OF Norway and I knew you
would prove an alibi How cleverlv
Won. .one. so much like your noble grand
a,ner who a1so secured an assassin
remove old King Frederick, OF Dem
ndrk, and later robbed that country