Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-31
kAISER'S LIFE DREAM
TO EXTEND HUN POWER
Early in His Career He Determined on Expansion Policy
Became His Own Chancellor and Worked for
German World Power

'heS. 10 JuuEc from my own sta turc.
! however. he cannot exceed tvc feet
ana half or six inches. whilst his
/ muitituduous uniforms arc manifest
ly cut to disscmblo certain bodily
/ shortcomings. Ills LEFT ARIA anG hand
are the size Of a bahy's. hu, in his ri.;ht
arm ana hand he has obviously much
more power than tho average person
lie brides himself ono would think
upon tn" viEor rather than the hearth
ness Of his greeting. and. ,icSp;tc all
mat mas hccn said in the past by
many notable Britishcrs in his favor.
must confess that a. my right hand
ieit HIS. there camc over ms q icciius
winch II not actually rcvulsiou. was
closely akin to it.
GERMAN RULER SAYS uE IS
"a FRIEND or nRITAIN"
Ills Majesty put mo through a rapil
IRE OF questions in 4 particularly Stern
and unhcndinS manner. and hy my
rcri'cS "ndcavorcd to steer the
barIuc of our conversation round to
points upon which sou hit rforna-
I'm .lh?i Ills Majesty wa u true
ir'"nd OF britain was asserted over
ana over again, yet it became iucrcay.
iAeiN obvious to me that l.i. friend
snip depended wholly and solely unon
our desire or ability to thwart the
attainment of his ambitions. Tha; no
regarded his as the chosen race TO
compass the dominion of the world was
TOO manifest TO he mistaken.
Already he was obscsscd NV mo
yellow peril" and thought Britain
should join him in combating II
France had become. or was rar!dly be
coming a negligible quantity in Euro.
pcan affairs. and her political and re-
hsious interests in Palestine and
syria need not 10 taken into account
For His Imperial Majesty. the question
OF Alsacc- Lorraine did not exist: the
natives of both provinces had long
ago become reconcilcd to and cnioycd
tho full benefits Of German govern
ment, and as both British and German
statesmen were apparently agreed that
the Turkish empire was doomed 20 cx-
tinct!on further, as the British posi-.
ton in Egypt and India was so strong
and unassaiiable, no reasonable objcc-
ton could be offered to the develop
ment of German influence in the
Balkans, the Levant and the Near THas,
generally.
After this fairly exhaustive survey. I
venturcd to recall TO His Majestys
Bismarck's dictum that the Balkans
we're not worth the bones of a Pom
cranian guard" and from the Kaiscr's
expression I recognized my error i'm
medintely, and turned the screw OF our
talk round to Russia.
II have no fear OF Russia" said His
Majesty 1T is a vast empire, which
VIII one day split up. Meanwhile, as
we are next door neiShbors, il is 4
splendid market for my manufacturers,
and neither Russia Sweden. Norway
nor Denmark could exist without them.
We arc bound to expand" His Majesty
concluded somewhat dramatically:
I'VE must have our place III the sun.
but ] never have any doubt that 1t will
be easy TO come 10 an agreement with
Britain on all territorial questions"
HIS Majesty moved towards the rail,
for we were on the deck OF the Hohen-
zollern and I thought the moment for
my dismissal had arrived. But he
stood in silence whilst waited: then
gave some instructions TO one of his
suite who was near and finally asked
me IL / was interested in yacht racing.
! assured His Majesty that I was
kcenly "ih, Well" nc replied Il
must make q better show at CowcS.
AID perhaps one day carry off that
Amcric cup you talk so much about"
Chance, more than wisdom de-
tcrmncd that ! should see something
OF tho kaiser's harlequin made
through Turkey on his way to Jeru-
salem. In passing it may be men
toned that in the course OF his jour
ncy the supply OF antiscptic lint ran
out. and whether from 0iimatii or