Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
Kaiser Planned For
Misery of Foes Before
Declaration of War

A cameo likeness Of the kaiser ny
presented to the Chicago Association
of Commerce by Prof William H. Scho-
field Of Harvard Professor Schoheld
who was exchange professor at Berlin
eleven years ago. told how, even then.
the kaiser had foreold the tragic events
Of today.
He sketched wildly for his audience
of over one thousand at luncheon al
the LaSalle the kaiser's foibles ana
frailties. his cleverness and intelligence
his sublime faith in himself and his
people-in himself as the instrument OF
God and his people as devine chosen
for world rule
And he told Of how the kaiser used
the professors-not only of his own
land but of others-in his scheme OF
world conviction Of the truth OF his
ideas.
Exposes Pan. Germanism.
The pan German ideals were ex'
posed by one to whom they had been
personally revealed The conviction
that deceit and duplicity, treaty
DTe9CNeS ana dtTUCllIcS, SupVSA'Ach ~
other nations for the greater glory OF
Germany is inherent In the pan-Ger-
man was expressed by Professor Scho-
field He brought abundant illustra-
tons to prove his statements many
from the fountain head of German ef-
fort iimself-the kaiser
The speaker, with breaking voice as
he told of the death of his own son,
lieutenant in the American flying forces
which occurred in italy a month ago.
exhorted his hearers to beware OF
too early peace, a peace with an un-
repentant Germany. Following the
address, which was greeted with tre-
mendous burst of cheering. Merritt
Starr, whose own son was killed IN
action last month in France, and who
is himself like Professor Schof1eld. a
Harvard man, came to the platform,
and simply said:
professor, I am Merritt Starr l
wish to grasp your hand. MY boy, too
has fallen a victim
The two men stood. the center OF
small hushed group of tear wet men, as
they clasped hands.
The Prefe..crs' Address.
II ask you to believe" said Professor
Schofield, that I do not intend to say
all tina. I know about the kaiser. The
reason why + have not spoken OF him
was because the knowledge I have ac-
quired of his personality and character
was largely due to the fact that I was
| by gentleman's agreement, introduced
into his presence, with the expectation
that ] should be secretive. and even tho
| he has degraded himself and his nation
! has degraded itself in the eyes OF the
civilized world, l do not feel that that
| relieves me of the obligation OF acting
as gentleman myself.
"The kaiser has grown steadily In
| the minds of his people for two rea-
sons: In the first place, because he has
keen intelligence, and. in the second
place because he has very lofty desire
to serve his own country.
Dimes With Kaiser.
| It was NOT long after my arrival In
! Germany before had the opportunity
Of being invited to luncheon with the
kaiser at the palace. Mrs. Schofield
and 1 went We were the only guests
except a member of the royal family
and an Austrian count.
Now, 4 want you to get an lmpres
sion of the kaiser, and l am not goine
to exaggerate in anything l say;
want YOU to get the impression of ar
ordinary human person, person ve1a
much Interested in the ladies, and
person very much interested in clothes
only a short time before this he hat
! stationed watchmep at the door OF TN
opera house to cut out all the ittl'
things women put around their neck
He was determined that women shohif
not go to the opera except in low nect
dresses, and SO he had stationed peopi
i there with little scissors to cut GU
these little things the women wear
In lndisereet oMod.
After luncheon ne tQok me with "a
lotissf gentlemen into Ms own Study T
j snsoke The emperor MA > evidently { =