Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-25
DEDICATION Of KAISER
IS FORECAST BY GERMAN
Author OF "J'Accuse" Declares He Is
80 Obsesscd With Thought That
RI He Is to Blame for War.
by THREE ENEMIES
These Arc the Crown Prince, the
Junkcr Pan-Germanists and the
II eOple, no Arc Starving.
Fought to Avert Break With L. $.
LEV Assoclated Press.I

- tRv Associated PresS.1
y PARIS, March 2&-The abdication of
y the German Emperor is forecast by tho
/ former German magistrate, who wrote
1.-THE celebrated hook. "rAccuse." In an
s8intcrview published in Oeuvre. lie
says:
~ The Kaiser is ohscsscd by the
s Thought that he is responsible for the
WAR, a thought which poisons HIS whole
seSistence. He feels that he is menaced
EbS three enemies at home, without
counting those abroad: first is the
crown prince, tho real author OF the
war. second Is the Junkcr Pan-Ger-
manist (you csnot imagine tho smol-
derinE hatred OF the Emperor for those
sshe believes to be maniacs who are
q driving him into an ahyss); third are the
people, not the Socialist party. hut the
people. who are starving. and who he
feels are growing in number and rising
little by little against those who or
Eanized the war.
The other day at the meeting OF
tine parliamentary presidents and min
listers OF Federal sovereigns. at which
the submarine war was decided upon
the struggle between the Kaisers
party and that OF Won Tirpltz was most
bitter. The majority against the En-
peEor was so great. however. that he
was obliged to submit and pretend that
he was convinced. In particular. he
was personally "ppnScu 10 a break
with President Wil-o.. but he was
forced to consent. Documents Will be
published one day which Will prove
THAT secretly he did everything not
Ito bring America down upon him, and
that he considers that The rupture was
an irreparabie mistake The failure OF
the submarine war will soon show that
Me was right. but II will be too late.
ANXIOUS TO CONVINCE NATION
HE DID MOI WANT WAR
THE people he fears -,ost are the
antimilitarists. anti-Prussians. Liberal
Republicans who want the ReichstaE
to be based on universal suffrage.
That is why Wilhelm is SO anxious to
convince the nation that he did not
want war. All his protcs,attons are
made to appeasc the Liberals and his
famished and ruined subjects. whose
nurmurings are growing stronger. He
wants to continue popular at any price,
and that Is why he spoke the first
word Of peace. The people were CRATE
.ful for 1t. butsthe submarine war came
and spoiled everything.
1T is hard to realize how this En-
pcror. who enjoyed n popularity UNI
examplcd in our epoch, suffers in his
pride. lie alone perhaps in Germany
knows the whole truth. since he alone
Z has in his possession the elements for
forming a judgment on the situation
as whole. How can he resist morally
and physically under such strain?
Certainly he hopes sometimes. but less
and less for the success of the unre-
strictcd submarine war which he OPP
posed. He sees the isolation Of Ger
many become more and more com
plete.
"Oncc he tried TO Initiate peace ne
/. gotiations and failed To try again
would he to admit ana proclaim TO the
world but above all, TO the German
people which he fears most, Germauy'a
real situation. II the allies solemnly
declared as they did with Napoleon in
1876. that they would refuse to treat
for. peace with the Hohenzollerns. il
would he a knocko out blow. our Ger
man people who still believe In him,
would abandon him. for peace At any
price VIII soon be Tho unanimous and
hidden thought OF tortured Germany.
Y What resource Is left 10 him but a
dramatic abdication IN order 10 retain
tho sympa,hies Of ths''.;crman people
and save the political future 81 prus-
/. STA? lie will say: 4 sacrifice myself 10
make peace Without me those only
are responsible who desired savage
war and the complete isolation OF Ger
many. those who TOOK at She beginning
7 my son as their party leader. and
1 forced me 10 mobilize, measure
Z hesitated 10 take"