The Lamar register., 1918-09-25

cfdents seem trivial enough, but
have every reason to know that the
kaiser attached considerable impor-
lance to them. I know that there was
a good deal of chagrin in the Trades
he delivered to me against America for
her part in supplying munitions to the
allies-chagrin at the thought that the
seed he had sown In America had
failed to bring forth better fruit.
When we finally entered the war and
he realized that all his carefully nur-
tured plans Of years had availed him
naught. he could not restrain his bit
terness nor conceal his disappoint.
ment.
"All my efforts to show my friend
ship for America-exchanging profess
sors with your colleges. sending my
brother In your country. all-all for
nothingi" he exclaimed. disgustedly.
after we had entered the war.
On another occasion he showed even
more clearly how far America had fall
len short Of his expectations:
what has become Of those rich
Americans who used to visit me with
their yachts at Kiel and come to my
entertainments In Berlin r he asked,
sarcastically. Now that we have
England involved. why aren't they
utilizing the opportunity to serve and
to make their own country great? Do
they think put myself out to enter
tain them because / loved themf
am disgusted with the whole Anglo
Saxon racer"
The kaiser couldn't understand why
the United States did not seize both
Canada and Mexico. Apparently. from
the way he talked from time to time.
II he had been sitting in the White
House he would have grabbed the en-
tire Western Hemisphere.
That the kaiser followed American
politics very closely. especially after
the war broke out. was very natural.
The fact that there was a great Ger
man-American vote in this country
was not overlooked in Potsdam. and i
haven't the slightest doubt the kaiser
able Influence In our elections through
his emissaries In this country.
returned to Berlin late in October
Of that year. Within a day or two
after my arrival received telephone
message from the Reichsksnzler Won
Bethmann-Hollweg to the effect that
the kaiser had sent him word Of my
return and that he would like me to
call at bis palace either that noon or
at four p. N.
was ushered into a very large room
in the corner of which was a business
like looking fiat-topped desk. but which
was otherwise deliberately furnished.
The reichskanzler. a tall, broad-shoul-
dered, handsome specimen of a man,
came over to me and. putting his arm
In mine. walked me to q seat beside
the desk. He asked me what would
smoke. and upon my taking a cigar
cite, he did likewise.
THE kaiser's been telling me. doc
tor" he said. "of your recent visit to
America, and I would like to ask you
a few questions"
I said that was always glad to talk
Of America. Indeed. was particular
ly glad of the opportunity to speak
with the prime minister of Germany at
that time.
Then followed a bewildering success
sion of questions. the purpose Of
which was not at all clear to me. We
had a peculiar conversation-half in
German. half In English. The reichs-
kanzler did not speak English partic-
ularly well.
How are things In American" he
asked. "Did you have any opportu-
nifty to gauge the political situation?
Who do you think will be the next
PRESIDENT Do you think that Ameri-
cans arc opposed to peace because
that would end their chance to make
money ont Of ths wsrf Are yepF