The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-08

lions Of the world, so long Will his
people uphold him. They win stand
behind him as long as he goes forward
they will repudIate him as soon as be
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
cake Of world dominion; It has been
kcontlnued solely to save the kaIser's
throne.
Coming into such intimate and fire.
quent contact with the kaiser had a
wonderful opportunity to observe the
relations which existed between him
and his people.
The conduct Of the people since the
war affords no safe criterion of their
normal views and sentiments. The
activity OF government agents and the
power Of the inspired press exerted
such great influence on the feelings
OF the people that any outward signs
of enthusiasm which they displayed
must be literally discounted. The
demonstrations in favor of the kaiser
and his leaders since the war have
been more or less artificial, the crowd
being worked up by government agents
and the press accounts have invariably
magnlfied them. Before the war. how
ever, whatever acclaim the kaiser re-
ceIved from the public came sponta-
neously, and was for that reason of
greater significance.
know that whenever the kaiser
chilled at my Office great crowds gath
cred outside to catch glimpse of him
when he came out. They waited pa
tientIy, sometimes for as long as an
hour, for the sake of greeting their
emperor. Their conduct on these oc-
caslons 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.
1t was customary for classes of
school children to be taken to the Tier
garten from time to time to study the
groups of statues of the kaiser's an
cestors In the Sieges Alice. They usual
ly passed my house on their way to
their object-lesson In patriotism. Some
times, when the kaiser was at my
house, have seen these children halt
cd In front of the place to await the
emperor's departure, their teachers, no
doubt, feeling that the youngsters
would gain greater inspiration from
a fleeting glimpse of the living mon
arch than they could possibly derive
from prolonged study Of the statues
of his departed ancestors.
Most of my patients knew that the
kaiser visited me, and they never tired
of asking questions about him. 1t was
almost impossible for them to believe
that they were to have the privilege of
sitting In the very chair which their
kaiser had occupied.
'Does the kaiser actually sit In this
very chair?" they would ask I'm fncred-
ulous tones. "Does he ever talk about
anything? Please tell mo what he said
the last time he was here."
A new German office girl whom had
engaged attracted the kniser's atten-
ton, and he was gracious enough to
shake hands with her. After he had
left the girl held out the hand the kali
ser had grasped and said she wouldn't
wash 1t for a week.
"Just to think, this hand has grasped
the kaiser's hand When I tell my
family about it tonight they won't be-
lieve II"
The fact that the kaiser. eondeseend-
ed to acknowledge the plaudfts of his
people by salute or a. wave of the
hand was cited as proof of his gra-
ciousness and kindness; their god was
smiling on them, and their gratifca-
ton was overwhelming.
To maintain this state of veneratiOn
was one of the kaiser's principal con.
Germs. That was why he never ap.
peared In public except in null uniform
| why he always rode a. white horse
while the rest of his, staff rode darB
ones; why the pictures, of him thai
were allowed to be circulated Away.
showed him to the very best advan
tage; why every case OF lese majest,
| was puhlHlltu Win lllt uAilOsI severity
why. in short, every possible precau
ton was taken that the exalted idea
which the public held regarding thei
kaiser should never be undermined.
With this spirit of devotion dominat
ing the people generally, 1t was onl
to be expected that they should hav
stood solldly behiad their empero
when he sought To achieve the on
ambition of his hfe-his dream Q
world dominion.
There Is no doubt that the war wa
planned and made possible by the mil
tarlsts and the tunkers. and that ever
effort was made 10 conceal from IN
people Its real purpose and utlmat
! goal; but II anyone imagines that tn
people at large would have held bae
had they realized the truth. he fails I
understand the underlying spirit of tn
Teutonic race.
The Germans are the most quarre
. some people ia the world. 1t is mi
! leading TO speak of the German mil
: tarlsts. All Germans are militarist