The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-12-20
CHAPTER w.


AnreyicA DtsAppekTss Nsisss. ~a>e
The kaiser ascended tho throne In
| lssa ,EDr twenty xtx years Aia reign
was unmarried by q single war, al.
though tyiss dasiax that p<fjpsi, once
| Ia 1908 and again 10 i9ii. he nearly
succeeded In prscipltatinx conflict.
Subsequent Developments have
brought out clearly enough that during
oil these years OF peace. the kaiser
was only awaiting the opportune mo
ment 20 bring GA war.
Germany's preparation consisted not
merely la building up her army aud
navy ami developing military spirit
In her people. but In trying 70 estab-
llsh friendships abroad where they
would DO the most good In the event
OF world war.
The German military preparation
was more or less obvious, The kaiser
WAS always It's warneSt advocate and
frankly admitted that It WIS his iniegt-
ton 10 remain armed 90 the teeth. al
though he protested 90 me many times
that his sole object was 10 maintain
the peace OF the world,
In 1919. for instance, l was In The
Hague when Carnegie delivered q
speech ut III, opening OF tho Peace
palace. In the course of which he is~
clared that the kaiser WIS STUN
hilng block Ia the way, ~ world peace.
When | got back 20 berlin | mention.
I'd the fact to the kaiser. hoping To
draw hiia oat.
'xes. | know exactly what Carnegta
safa at THE fIRroc,+' iYr s~psis~f rather
testify. and don't like the way he
spoke AZ all He referred 10 mo as the
war lord and said was standlag In
the way OF world peace Let him look
a, my record of twenty-five peaceful
years on the thrpne' No. the sarcst
means TO maintain the peace Of the
world Is my big srmy aud navy Other
nations will think twice before going
u war with US" The fact that he had
previously accepted Sn0,oO marks
from Carnegie for tho furtherancc Of
universal peace didn't seem 10 occur
10 him.
And The world AZ large learned mere
or less OF German Intrigue and prepa-
sapis since tho war, bat Il IL not grn-
orally known that tho Same sort OF
iasas wss guttsa IN even taaEse actively
~ time ot peace, Countless measures.
II the rtost subtle and tns!dlpas char
actcr, were taken 10 tull tnto rensc Of
false security TIE nations she Intended
eventually to attack and 10 inspire fear
ia OF command the respect of nations
which she hoped would remain neutral
" mlGht even ~ induced ~ throw In
their lot with hers In the event os
war.
In this phase Of Gernasny's prepsra'
tton fer war, the kaiser took a leading
part
II Is a fact. far Instance. that rrac-
utsily every eftcer In tire Chilean
army Is German. and the kaiser has
spared no pains 10 foster the friend
ship oc the Soath American republics
commercially and dsploInatscsily.
Oue Of the South American ,alais-
tiers tcId ne " an ex-prestient Of
reru Who had visited Berlin This
Peruvian had previously visited Log,
den and Paris and had rvcvIved little
or no otsS.ai a,teaison In either cs
those capitals For reasons s~s,
known 10 himself. the kaiser decided
IL cater 10 this gentleman. ard accord
iagiy arranged an actieatv.
In the DISCUSSION which tock place
when they nae. the kaiser d,yshys~i
such q rexasrkaAle acquaintance VITA
Peruvian affairs and tho family his
terry aad Political carver az his viStter
that the Scuth American was stunned
When ne returned Acgae be- carried
with ham 4 raest exalted idea az :ae
an-peEvsa.Hg wtsdesa Of TIE Gerusa
rnlg@rS,e. To What extent the KAISER
had srent tAn n,,iatght au preaartes
Tor this Interview have no kaoaIe4ss.
eut Knowing the Importance he glacv1
aTau rnakia- a favorable ingreSSsaE,
81 all tl,neS have r1er Is. v8c.ayr es
his dclvtag deeply sato Soa'h As~rt-
san here III rrsparatw. ~ his guest
There is nothing dcS-er 10 the kaiser