The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-13

urally 'epugnant to one who held such
exalted notions as to the rights Of
rulers. 1t would be too much to ex-
pect the HohenZollern mind to approve
OF constitution which provided for
the rulers return to private life after
a period of four years at the head OF
the government. -
He declared that with a consta,
change of administration 1t was qW -.
out OF the question for this country
to follow any definite policy. 1t was
bad enough even so far as Internal
affairs were concerned, he said, but
such system made Ii impossible he
thought for America ever to take a
prominent place ia international poll
tics.
You can't expect the nations of the
worlu to deal with America as thew
deal among themselves when the next
change of administration may mean
the adoption of an entirely new foreign
policy" he declared. 'rhere can be-
nothing stable about the foreign policy
of II nation whose leaders change every
four years.
.-m"rlcan party politics were q con-
slant source Of embarrassment to the
Kaiser. He always seemed undecided
as to just how ne should receive an
American OF prominence. /: he hap
pcned to be of the same political faith
as the administration, the kaiser was
afraid to do him too much honor for
fear of offending the opposing party.
who might win the next election: and
If he were not of the same ,pnrty az
the administration, the kaiSerNfsarcd
to honor him lest more Immediate re-
sentiment be stirred up in America.
Thus ne refused To receive Bryan on
two different occasions when Repub-
licnn administration was in power.
He criticized very strongly, too, our
erection methods.
Instead of discussing principles.
your political candidates exchange per-
Sonaliti"S." he said. "My people would
be shocked at the sort of speeches and
accusations which figure in ali your
political campaigns. over here, Moth
ing of the kind is ever heard"
The kaiser was very much Interested
In our negro problem. 1t seemed to
have great fascination for him, and
he frequently referred to it. He told
me that ne understood there were,
100000 negroes in this country, but
they were dying off in great numbers
through consumption end other dis-
eases to which they offered but DOOR
resistance.
"Ihe negro will always be great
problem In your country, however" he
added. "Thcy don't .mix socially with
the whites, and there will he constant
friction. My brother (Prince henry)
when he returned from his visit tq
America, told me lot about thesd
negroes. Indeed, one of tn, most i'm
preSSive things he heard there was
choir of negro voices. He said tho
sang some wonderful melodies. ant
their voices were as clear as bells.", +
After the war started. the kaise1
referred to the negroes again. "NowA
is your chance TO settle your negro
problem" he declared, half facetiouSly.
of course. IF America insists upon
coming into the war, why doesn't she
send her negroes across and let us
shoot them down?"
When q fleet of our battleshins Wis.
lt"h ki"l some six years ago the kaiseTf
PAID them visit and was very much
interested. When he called to see me.
shortly afterward he told ne of his
experience.
Il went over the ships from top t0
bottom" he declared. "They are ex.
celient vessels. every one of them. and
was very much impressed WIN the,
way they are manned and office, ed. {
have only one criticiSm-the ,it'ico-
work coming towers, or fighting
maStS. The only possible use | can,
see in them>would be to train vines oriA
them and install an elevator insidtJ
and serve tea i'm the afternoon to the
ladies on top-thc most beautiful pla,s
for serving afternoon tea can hnag-
inc.
But, seriously speaking" he went
on, 81 can't see that lhcSr maSts have,
any practical value On the contrary,
| can see very serious disadvantages
I'm them. No matter what nation yOu
might be hghting, your enemy would
always be able To recognize you at a
distance, before you could identify
him, because the warships of all other
nations look very much alike at dis{,
tancc. \.
They say these coming towers are,
armed he went on, "but you would
never get close enough to your enemy,
to use such small guns. Again, If one
of those masts were hit II would send
a shower of steel about the heads OF 3
the men on board, and would not onl Z