Evening journal., 1917-08-03
THE KAISER As SEEN BY A PROPHErs EYES.

rNWENTY-NINE years ago as many Wmin gtoniens
= will recall, Harold Frederic a famous American
novelist Of the period the Berlin correspondent OF
the New York Times. The old German emperor VIII
liam the First, had recently died His son Friedrich
Wilhelm an able man with liberal tendencies and an
English wife, lay dying of THE young crown
prince, destined to be William the Second was inn
patiently waiting for the time he should mount the
throne. All the world wondering what manner Of
man he was and what he would do to the peace OF
Europe.
Frederic sent to his paper a long pen picture which
NOT only showed William he was but with singular
clarity showed just what he was to the world
Note this passage
you look into the face OF this young Hohenzoern
and remember with wondering reservations the malig-
nant tales which have told OF his inner nature By
those who knew It best Apparently all the women-at
least all the English women-who have had to do with
the bringing up of Prince William hold him in horror
and detestation Their dislike for him is based on a
general conception of his character? This view is that
he is utterly cold, entirely selfish wantonly cruel
young man without conscience or compassion or any
softening virtues whatever That he has great abili-
ties they all admit but they stop there. Heart he has
none upon their reckoning.
William is very deeply and thoroughly Prussian He
is living, breathing embodiment Of all the qualities
and lack of qualities which, through precisely two CEN
ures, have brought the little Mark of Brandenburg nm
from puny FIFE with poor scattered population to
the state Of great kingdom He is saturated with all
tne instincts and ideas which have raised his parvenu
Prussia to its emnence and his character is the
crown and flower Of these centuries Of might and
rutniessness and spoliation exalted into a creed"
1peculatng about him. Frederic predicted he was
world ngnter, just his ancestor Frederick the
Sfeat He pointed out that whenever a Hohenzolern
crown prince married girl OF the house OF Bruns-
Fick the eldest son who was captain OF men
Written nearly three decades ago By a man long
since dead there is an Wiimngtonlans must real
ize truth IN BIS words that makes them sound as IL
they were written yesterday with fun knoEeldge OF
what this Hohenzoieu has brought upon the world
All the latent dangers the mans character were per
fecy clear 10 Frederic He used the very word ruth
lessness' concerning which we have heard 80 much
since August, 1914 There difference between the
William we and the Frederic saw save that we
know by his foul deeds s whereas the novel
ist knew him only by intuition based upon obscryston
The Kaiser was always evil. He was always a danger
to the world. The only question was when he would
feel himself strong enough attempt TO put his
Df wordeempre into execution.
That is the man whom Delaware boys have been
called upon to fight It will be an honor for them TO
have hand in putting end the hate-besotted ca
reer Of this crowned monster who aspres to put his
heel upon the neck of humanity They should enter
the conflict realizing that fact with their fighting
spirit whetted by the conviction that when they strike
blow against the Hohenzolern dynasty they strike
blow for world freedom and world civilization