Evening star., 1918-06-18
WORLD V|EWSAT
WAR, SAYS.kAISER ! ] S: ! !
German Principles or IdoIatry
of Mammon Must Be VIC
torious, He Says.
Blythe Associated Press,

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AMSTERDAM, June 1s.-The war is
not a, matter of strategic campaign.
but q struggle of two world views
wrestling with one another, Emperor
William declared on Saturday at the
celebration of the anniversary Of his
accession at German main headQuar-
ters.
Either German principles of right.
freedom. honor and morality must be
|pphsEd, Ne added, 1,or aAnxias Saxon
principles with their iiiolatry Of mann
mon must be victorions.' = - :
Tho AifEio -saacfs : - tts Y
ed at making the people of the.wdfld
work as slaves for the Anglo-saxon
ruling race. and such matter could
not be decided in days or weeks or
even in year.
Realized Trials Would Be, Great.
The emperor-~em emphasized. the fact
that from the first .he. had realized
that,the trials Of war would be great.
The first outbreak of enthusiasm had
not deceived him. Great Britain's-fnter-
vention had meant "a world. struggle
whether he desired itfor. not. -
He said he was thankful that Field
Marshal Won Hindeburg and. Gen. Lu-
dendorff had been placed at his side
as counselors.- Drinking to the health
Of the army and its leaders. the en-
peror said:
THE German people and army in
deed. are now one and the same and
look up to you with gratitude. Every
man out there knows what he is fight
ing for: the enemy himself adrnits
that q NJ rayn ak
gain victory-the victory Of the Ger
man standpoint. That is what is in
question" j
Refers to Work for Peace.
The emperor referred to the period
OF p. ace. which he described as 'twen-
ty years of profitable but hard work,
though they could not always be re-
spect and had brought disappofnt-
ments. Sgs r. sl,
His interests had been centered in
the work connected with the develop
ment of the army and the effort to
maintain it at the level at which It
time Of war: he could not better cele-
brate the day than under the same
roof with the field marshal and his
faithful. highly gifted generals and
general staff. The emperor, continued: /:
"1n peace time in the preparation of
my army for war my grandfather
war comrades gradually passed away
and as the German horizon gradually
darkened many a German, and not the
least ], hoped, with assurance, that
God would, in this danger, place the
right man at our SIDE. Our Hope has
not been disappointed.
In your excellency and in you, Gen.
Lu0end0rn hAavAn haafnyuaA a
German empire and the German army
and staff men who are called upon in
these great times to lead the German
people in arms In its decisive strug-
gle for existence and, the, right. to. live,
and with its help to gain victory"
II. .congratulates Kaiser.
AMSTERDAM, June 17.-Emperor
William spent Saturday. the anniver-
prince and Prince Henry OF Prussia at
main headquarters. 80.
Field Marshal won Hindenburg.' IN
congratulating the emperor on behalf
OF the army, extolled the emperor's
twenty-six years Of his reign and
Germany's brilliant progress in all
works of peace in that period. If, the
Held marshal continued, for nearly
four years the German army ana peo-
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world of enemies. to show such proof
of their strength and right to exist
ence- as never yet in history had been
demanded and given in SUCH measure.
they. also owed this to their war, lord,
who had indefatfgably. watched over
the fighting. efficiency Of his armies.
The field marshal renewed sthe un-
swerving loyalty until death of Ger
many's sons at the front. and con-
cluded:
May our old motto. Forward with
God for king and fatherland, for
kaiser and empire result In. many
years Of peace being granted to your
/ majesty after. our victorious return
home" ra,i $..ss-s..s
Escapes Bolsheyiki, Turns on Gas.
/ SAN FRANCISCO, June .1s.-Percy
Bayliss. former acting consul general
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