South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-29
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mer Emperor William which prom
Uses to rival the notable revelations
made by Prince Lichnowski the
! German ambassador at London at
the outbreak of the war and Or.
Nuehlou. the former Krupp direc-
tor
The letter gives textuaHy many
. conversations with the ex-emperor
on his war projects and also "A num-
. Der of letters addressed 20 the prince
as MY Dear Cousin" and signed
your highness' devoted friend. cou-
sin and admirer. William l. RI
True Purpose Revealed
Recalling TO the ex-emperor their
conversations. the prince says:
'I was deeply impressed with the
talk ] had with YOU whom we i'm
/ augurated the Observatory of Led
4 cnberg. When 1 condemned the
militarizing Of people as stunning
I individual development YOU de-
I scrihed 10 me the advantages of
such "a form Of national education
outside it's purely military objects
+ because. as YOU said il relieved men
from the heaViuess of their bearing
This was your conception of the
principal end of a. system the APP
plicatiou of which is terrifying the
world. Today i'm the path of your
armies are strewn the marks of this
education which bettay your true
/ end or your profound error.
Although YOU said 10 me one dav
/ that it was not your right to take "a
certain action which would have
conserved world peace, vet YOU told
me ON the yacht Meteor on June Is.
1914 IN learning Of the assassina-
ton of Archduke Ferdinand now 1
must do everything over again
Responsibility is Clear
History will recognize i'm these
two manifestations of your con
science the truth of our responsible
/ ity for deliberate war. In am i'm
terview I had with YOU ON the same
yacht on the morning of the same
/ day 1 noted certain points disclosius
/ your real purposes. When ! said To
I YOU that I believed the majority of
the French supported the idea o.
reproachmeut with Germany YOU
answered me with unusual en-
/ phasis: Yes. but we must hurry or
4 else it Will be too late and other ar
lrauGements will be necessary TO es-
tablish the position of the nations OF
Europe. Here are the Anglo SaXons
understanding their true interests
and trying 20 group themselves I'M
Joint protection against the yellow
races. Even this year Pres't Wilson
and England have used diplomatic
language. They understand also
that there is nothing TO do with Ger
many than 10 accept her as she is
After thus quoting the emperor
language, Prince Albert said
You afterward talked 1T length
10 convince me YOU had no bad sent
iment toward France or any one.
and YOU remarked to me that YOU
might have fallen upon Russia when
she was ruined by her war with
Japan. and upon France when 800
T 600 French soldiers were in hospi-
tails When answered YOU that
Frances pacific intentions We're
shown by the tendency 90 reduce her
military forces you mad nothing
more 10 say
Foresaw Coming War
The prince then relates q sensa
( tional conversation i'm which the
+ emperor pointing 20 a British
squadron visiting Kiel. foresaw the
coming OF war
The transformation II your men
tality became evident TO me i'm June.
1919. when upon the deck OF the
HOheuzollern at Kiel ycu said 10 me
with irritation as YOU saw the Eng
fish squadron come 20 salute YOU
4 If they Ohlige me 10 make war the
world viii see what it has never
known before.
Prince Albert then relates numer-
. GUS conversations when the Russian
emperor proposed an international
court ar The Hague Tou disclosed
10 me one day your real thoughts
upon this noble movement i'm re
marking 10 me with a smile that YOU
were happy 30 participate i'm T.
ears conferences but did SO bv ap
pointing as your deiesate the most
vigorous German generals" Prince
Albert's letter continues. "I recall
also that when Z asked your sup
port for the first international mar
. inc congress YOU referred me 10 Ad-
miral Won Tjrpitz for whom the soul
+ of the sailor viii never have any
respect"
The prince gives % conference
with the German crown prince as
showing his attitude toward The
Hague tribunal
What W Prince said
Taking with the crown prince az
his Ereuth residence En- Bavaria. I
complimented YOU on offering to SET
TIE the Casa Blanca affair before The
+ Hague tribunal. The heir 90 the inn
perial throne answered me that the
/ chancellor had made mistake I1
accepting that arrangement he
cause said the crown prince. the
French are right .n that affair. bu.
powerful state should never avoid
war even when 10 is lu the wong.
under penalty of LOSING It's pres
tee.'
Tn another talk with Emperor
William the prince Says the emper-