The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-14

i've alliance against England The
treaty was discovered and repudlated
by Russian minister.
Failing in his attempt, the German
emperor set upon himself the task of
drawing England to his side against
France and Russia.
How well he thought he had sue
ceeded in this may be gathered from
letter he wrote to President Wilson
in 1914 in which he said King George
had promised Prince Henry of Prussia
on July %. 1914, that England would
remain neutral in war involving the
central powers with France and Rus
sla.
lichnoWsky Shows Up intrigue.
Perhaps the most direct and authori-
tative of the accusations against the
German emperor and the pan-Germans
are contained In the published secret
memorandum of Prince Charles Max
LichnOwsky, who was German am
bassador at London mt the outbreak of
hoStilities.
AAN IlihNt hilNhilNVNAll9 IAthNNh ~
blame for the war on Germany, and
for his frankness was imprisoned in Il
SileSian chateau, permanently expelled
from The Prussian house of lords,
which action was sanctioned by the
emperor, and finally was exiled to
Switzerland.
Emperor Williams domination over
German statesmen, diplomats and the
high command of the German army
was emphasized by DIR. Wilhelm
Muehlon, a former director of the
Krupp works, the great German NUM-
tons factory, in his book on "rhe
Devastation of Europe" In this he
not only laid blame upon Germany for
bad faith and criticized the German
army for its brutality but asserted that
in the German foreign office "only he
who did the emperors bidding was al
lowed to remain" They could not
do better" he declared, because of
the character, the power, the vaScila-
ton of and continued interference by
the kaiser"
1t was Doctor Muehon who asserted
the authenticity of the statement that
Emperor William stated at Il meeting
of German army officers that he had
plenty of prisoners and that he hoped
the officers would see that no more
prisoners were taken.
Macmillan Harden, n German lib
eral leader, declared the German ruler
brought on the war because of his de
sire "for something like world rule
mo Nonsense From U.s."
The emperor, despite his previous
expressions of good will for America,
gave vent to his anger against the
United States when it became evident
no official action would be taken to
stop the shipment of munitions and
supplies to the entente allies by de
ruring to the American ambassador,
james w. Gerard. II shall stand no
nonsense from America after the
war"
Williams designs TO spread German
dominion in Asia found expression in
his famous visits to Constantinople
when he was proclaimed as protector
of the MoSems. In this the world saw
n GINNING step toward achievement of
the German ambition of German do
minion from Berlin to Bagdad
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert was
born January ~, 1859, and became
Emperor William IL on the death of
his father, Frederick H. June 10 1855.
lie came out of the University of Bonn
fully prepared to enter the school of
statecraft Set to work in the govern
ment bureaus, he was early taught the
routine of official business under the
tutelage of the great Bismarck
At the death of his father, the i'm
perla throne devolyed upon william
II, WHO was then but twenty-nine
years of age. Bismarck continued as
chancellor hut not for long.
In 1890 the disagreement of the two
men reached Il crisis, a rupture came
and Bismarck went. The relations he
tween the two men remained strained
for several years. but before Bismarck
died peace was made between them.
stickIer for Military Etiquette.
with the passing of Bismarck the
emperors real reign began As "A mill
tary man he was stiCl,ler for eff
cheney, discipline and the observance
of etiquette to the last detail. And with
the details of all these compOnents of
army life and training he was familiar
to the smallest point.
In everything he was described rs
thorough and. witha, one of the hard
est workers In the empire
Physically unimpressve-he was
short and inclined to stoutness-W VIII
liam was fond of being photographed
while striking military posture,
though taking good care to veil the
deformity Of his left arm. dlstgure-
mcnt with which he was born and of
which he was extremely sensitive He
blamed his English mother for living
Il life Of self-indulgence and cursed her
repeatedly as being responsible for his
deformity.
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