Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-09-20
CHAPTER ~.
America pisappoints Kaiser.

America Disappoints Kaiser.
The kaiser assembled the throne in
1888. For twenty-six years his reign
was unmarried by a single war, al
though twice during that period. once
in 1905 and again i'm 1911, he nearly
succeeded in precipitating conflict.
Subsequent developments have
brought out clearly enough that during
all these years of peace, the kaiser
was only awaiting the opportune mo-
ment to bring on war.
Germany's preparation consisted not
merely in building up her army ana
navy and developing military spirit
in her people. but in trying to estab-
lish friendships abroad where they
would do the most good in the event
of a world war.
The German military preparation
was more or less obvious. The kaiser
was always its warmest advocate and
frankly admitted that it was his inte.
ton to remain armed to the teeth
though he protested to me many time
that his sole object was to maintai,-
the peace Of the world.
In 1918, for instance, / was in The
Hague when Carnegie delivered a
speech at the opening of the Peace
palace, in the course of which he de-
clared that the kaiser was STUN
bling-block in the way of world peace.
When got back to Berlin mention
ed the fact to the kaiser, hoping to
| draw him out.
"Yes, know exactly what Carnegie
said at The Hague" he replied rath i
testify, land / don't like the way ne
| spoke at all. He referred to me as the
war lord and said was standing in
the way of world peace. Let him look
at my record of twenty-five peaceful
/, years on the throne! No, the surest
means to maintain the peace of the
world is my big army and navy Other
nations will think twice before going
to war with us !" The fact that he had
previously accepted 100000 marks
from Carnegie for the furtherance of
universal peace didn't seem to occur
to him.
And the world at large learned more
or less of German intrigue and propa-
| ganda since the war, but 1t Is not gen.
orally known that the same sort Of
thing was going on even more actively
In time of peace. Countless measures,
of the most subtle and insidious char
acter, were taken to lull into a sense of
false security the nations she intended
eventually to attack and to inspire fear
In or command the respect of nations
which she hoped would remain neutral
or might even be induced to throw in
their lot with hers in the event OF
war.
In this phase Of Germany's prepara.
tion for war, the kaiser took leading
part.
1t is fact, for instance, that prac
tically every officer in the Chilean
army Is German, and the kaiser has
spared no pains to foster the friend
ship Of the South American republics
commercially and automatically.
One Of the South American minis
tiers told me Of an ex-presldent o.
Peru who had visited Berlin. Thi'
Peruvian had previously visited Lon
don and Paris and had received littl,
or no official attention In either O
those capitals. For reasons hes
| known to himself. the kaiser decided
to cater to this gentleman, and accord
ingly arranged an audience.
In the discussion which took plac
when they met. the kaiser displayed
, such remarkable acquaintance witt
. Peruvian affairs and the family his
tory and political career Of his yisito
that the South American was stunned
. When he returned home he carries
! with him most exalted idea of tn
: all-pervading wisdom of the uerma
emperor. To what extent the kaise
had spent the midnight oil preparin
J for this interview have no knowledge
, but knowing the importance he place
! upon making favorable impressio
at all times have u mental picture
! his delving deeply into South Amer
can lore in preparation for his CUES
f- There Is nothing dearer to the kaise
, than caste and social distinction. Mo
5 ganatic marriages We're naturally al
horrent to him. Nevertheless, befol
: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the su
!, cessor to the Austrian throne, WI
!. murdered, the kaiser not only reco
. nizcd his morganatic wife, who W,
: OILY a countess, but went out of h
: way to show her Difference. He placs