Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-23
SOUGHT WORLD
DOMINION; WINS
WORLD HATRED
Kaiser and His Power CompIeteiv
Crushed BY Hosts of
Civilization.


Once Miohtest Of henarehs Leads
His People From Peace and Pros
perity Into Ruin Insane
Dream Ends With His
Abdieatien.
William Hohenzoiiern. German en-
pecor and king Of Prussia. has abdi-
ezted.
He was:
William u. German emperor and
king Of Prussia. sole arfi-sr Owe, the
fate Of .1HI,s0 men. women and
children: commander il chief Of the
Ge-laa army and navy. and supreme
wcr lord: overlord q four kingdoms.
SIX grand dEchies- five duchies, seven
principal.-iss, three free FOWLS AID
ooe -Feichsland- AlsaceLo--a!ne viz
rual ouuer .. 9te..Sl square miles
with total fron-ier length Of 400
IEiii-s: owner Of Dependencies il vari-
GUS paris q the globe aggrega-ing
1.E..sy1 square miles and 12,ts', l's
ne-iTes.
New. ind ever after. he is:
Herr wilhelm Extraordinarily the
grace Of his l.s1plt-
4 dream Of word dominion obsess-
il: he mind Of Emperor William
plunged shs world int war. Cpon
Tin and The tremendous military e.
gi1e ot destruction Of which be was
he embodiment. the exponent and tie
leadsr. rests the responsible! Of C.
.ibera,ely planning and bringing about
ttl- srea -esr conflict the world has
ey-T SCI.
Sought World Dominion.
He signed the order for the German
IoCtlliza ton. He stood sponsor for
The terrorism and b-.gandage which.
inter The guise Of warfare. ravisled
Belgium. laid waste the cities Of
France deiopulated and outraged Ser
.ia md sent the Lusirania with her
freight Of wouen and children 10
grlTe in the Atlantic.
Against ti.ese his CRY i dc not will
-iIe war" availed as nothing. Before
The bar Of humanity William was adj
Judged guilty Of The greatest crime
Since the crucifxipn. l. him human
ity SOW The last Of th= au,ocratS. the
firal Caesar.
Assertions that he was ct hear
peaceful. 50 persistenrly circulated for
years as 70 give them the stamp q
Geraan Propaganda, became braided
az false. He who had long proclaimed
himself the prince Of peace stood re.
v.aied as tunanity's scourge.
Claims Almighty as His Ally.
Many doubt whether William was
entirely sane. He said repeatedly tina,
Re possessed divine mandate 10 rule.
tia, the Almighty was his "uncondi-
t.onai and avowed ally" 1t is not el-
TREY clear whether such outgiyings
Or we're due TO unbpunded egotism and
an effort 10 impress his subjects with
he idea Of reverent and unquestioning
submission.
His speeches to his armies in which
be asserte.: he and they were ''instru-
ments OF divine judgment upon Ger
mauy's enemies were regarded by
many outside Of Germany as pieces Of
rhetoric. intended only TO deceive his
OVID people.
Few statesmen realized that the en-
peror in his shining arInor." maneu-
ver;ng his armies and fleets. building |
up the German military system. &C. |
menring the central empires and Tur. !
key. and fostering the preaching Of the |
SUPREMACY Of autocracy, was erecting ;
a machine thar one day would make |
gar upon all civilization.
Yet the world was warned by some /
far-Sigl.ted men tina, the emperor
would one day bring catastrophe upon !
'he nations. These men saw in him
then and see him now as a mad inven-
tor. given il his youth the most dan
ger"us Of all toys-his army and navy.
They were his piaythings He de-
Ie'"red them throughout the years 70
ne point where he had 10 put them
feared the end Of his reign would find
his Inventions unrried. 50 graspe.! the
first opportunity 70 wage world war.
seizes Pretensc to Open War.
Meantime the German war party
==re". with William at its head. and
HE scheme Of world dominion awaited
the hour to begin It's attainment. II
caine with the assassination Of the
Arclhuke Francis Ferdinand
and his wife at Sara jeyo.
Recalled from yachting trip. Will
liam presided al conference q. Pots
lam Of representatives Of the German
and Austrian armies, nayies and com.
Eerci#f Interests. There, according to
the best information obtainab,e. ,he
decision was reached to make the AS
sassination Of the archduke prerense
for the world war for which Germany
lad long prepared.
In the diplomatic exchanges between
Germany and Austria on one side and
Great Britain, France and Russia on
he other William posed as one wishing
or peace but driven to war.
He signed the order for the 1no1iliza-
ion Of the German army. and from
hat moment war was inevitable.
Publication Of the "Willy-Nicky"
in 1917 placed the Ger.