The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-26

amor the SOCIALISTS. VINO are NOT near.
iy as opposed to the monarchiai Idea
Is commonly supposed. there Is
strong sentiment Of loyalty toward the
emperor. True. the socialists are
clumorIng constantly for the reform
vote and other political changes, but ]
doubt very much whether-before the
war. at any rate-any large percentage
OF socialists would have seized the OPP
portunity to dethrone the kaiser had
u presented itself. Certainly any such
attempt would have been speedily
smothered by those who remained
loyal. even without the aid Of the
military.
As long as the kaiser IL able to up
hold Germany's place among the a
lions OF the world. 40 long will his
people uphold him. They will stand
behind him as long as he g0es forward;
they will repudinte him as o us he
turns back. They will acclaim him In
triumph, but will not tolerate him In
defeat. The kaiser himself realizes
that his tenure Of office rests upon
victory. The war was started for the
sake Of world dominion; T. has been
continued solely t save the kalser's
throne.
Coming Into such intimate and fire.
quent contact with the kaiser, l had n
wonderful opportunity to observe the
relations which existed between him
and his people.
The conduct Of the people since the
wnr affords no safe criterion Of their
normal views and sentiments. The
activity Of government agents and the
power Of the inspired press exerted
such a great influence on the feelings
Of the people that any outward signs
Of enthusiasm which they displayed
must he literally discounted. The
demonstrations In favor OF the kaiser
and his leaders since the war have
been more OF less artificial, the crowd
being worked up by government agents
and the press accounts have invariably
magnified them. Before the war. how
ever, whatever acclaim the kaiser re-
ceived from the public came sponta-
~neously, and was for that reasoii Of
greater Significance.
hIlOW lIat NhSICNGA NhG utS
called at my office great crowds gath
cred outside to catch n glimpse OF him
when he came out. They waited pa
tlently, sometimes for rs long as IN
hour, for the sake Of greeting their
emperor. Their conduct on these oc.
casions showed very plainly that he
had a strong hold on their affections.
The kaiser was their idol. and they
were ready to suffer any Inconvenience
for the sake Of doing him honor.
It was customary for clasres Of
school children to be taken TO the Tier
garten from time to time to study the
groups Of statues Of the kniser's IN
cestors In the SIeges Alice. They usual
ly passed my house on their way tC
their object-lesson In patriotism. Some
times. when the kaiser was at m!
house. I have seen these children halt
ed In front Of the place to await thu
emperOr's departure, their teachers, M
doubt, feeling that the youngsterl
would gain greater inspiration from
n fleeting glimpse of the living mon
arch than they could possibly derive
from a prolonged study Of the statues
Of his departed ancestors.
Most Of my patients knew that tn
kaiser visited me. and they never tire,
Of asking questions about him. 1t VA
almost impossible for them to believ'
TINT they were to have the privilege o
sitting In the very chair which thei
kaiser had occupied.
"Does the kaiser actually sit In thi
very chair?" they would ask in incred
ulOus tones. "Does he ever talk abou
anything7 Please tell me what he sui
: the last time he was here"
. A new German office girl whom I I'm
|. engaged attracted the kalser's nttct
ton. and he wns gracious enough I
: shake hands with her. After he la
. left the girl held out the hand tho kn
ser had grasped and said she wouldn
. wash II for q week!
' aust to think. this hand has grnspe
= the kaiser's handi When ! tell m
= family about 1t tonight they won't b
/" lieve It"
The fact that the kaiser condcscen,
y ed 10 acknowledge the plaudiis nj HI
people by a salute or II wave 0f III
hand was cited us proof OF his gr,
ciOusness and kindness; their god WI
smiling on them. and their grntiflc
tion was overwhelming.
y To maintain this state a. venerable
was one OF the kaiser's principal co
~ Germs. That was why hn never a
y. peared In public except In 'ull uniform
why he always rode a white hors
while the rest Of his sfnT rode dal
J. ones; why the pictures NJ him tn
s. were allowed to be circulated alwa,
showed him to the very best adva
tage: why every case II lese majes
a. was punished with the utmost s~everit,
N why. In short. every possible preca
a ton was taken that the exalted ide
which the public held regarding the
kaIser should never he undermined.
IN With this sDlrit Of devotion dominy