The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-12-06
D. S-American Dentist the Kaiser from l9O4 to 1918
(copyright fs by the Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)

right, fs1s, by the Mcclure Newspa per Syr
, / to dispose Of my German practice an
: return home.
}, My second reason for wanting to &c
out Of Germany as soon as possibl
was the fact that food conditions 1
Germany were becoming more prt
carious every day. Ny wife and
feared that our child, who was tw
years old, might suffer from lack o
proper nourishment II we remaine'
and I determined that no matter hov
long 1t might be necessary for me t
remain in Berlin, my wife and chill,
at any rate should leave at the eariies
possible moment.
| Ny third reason, however. was b,
far the most insistent OF all.
had become convinced that what
knew Of the kaiser and his plans, nov
municated to America without delay
and that the only way to do that ade
| Quately would be to get home as soor
as I possibly could, no matter what
personal sacrifice might be involved In
abandoning my European practice and
| interests.
1t L. true that In the early years OF
my relationship with the kaiser our
conversa tons naturally embraced only
the most general Of subjects, but in
later years, when he came to know me
better, he cast aside all reserve and
tolbod m mo IN ubotouor WOO uppor
most In his mind at the time. After
the war started that, of course, formed
the principal subject Of our discus
sions and the part that America was
playing in the conflict was frequently
brought up because Of the fact that I
was an American.
One memorable interview had had
with him Influenced me perhaps more
than any other single factor to hasten
the settlement of my European affairs
and return home.
1t was in the fall Of 1915 The kali
ser had come to me for professional
attention, and after my work was COM
pleted he remained to discuss some
of the aspects of the war. Perhaps the
fact that I had just returned from a
visit to America made him more than
usually eager for a chat with me.
We had discussed various phases Of
the war, when the kaiser changed the
subject abruptly with the question:
Davis, what's the matter with your
country7"
'In what respect, your majestyr I |
asked.
"Why is it that your country is so
unfair to Germany? Why do you per-
sist in supplying munitions and money
to the allies? Why doesn't your pres
dent treat the European warning ma
lions the same as he treated Mexico
BY putting an embargo on munitions
md letting us fight this thing out our
'elves7 You do not ship munitions to
IS, why do you ship them to the other
JideT
was oneuch terms with the kaiser
hat I did not hesitate to answer his
question with another.
II have always understood, your
majesty, that during the Russian-Jap-
nese war, Germany continually sup
lied munitions to Russia. Why was
hat any more justiflable than America
IMPLYING munitions to the allies7
hen again. In the Spanish-American
-
'Davis, you surprise mel" the kali
er interrupted, rising from the oper-
ting chair, in which he had remained,
'alking towards me, throwing back
is shoulders and rising to his full
eight. ''The cases are entirely differ
at. When we helped Russia against
apan we were helping white race
gainst yellow race, don't ever for :
ct that-don't ever forget that. But
18th America, that Is certainly not the
use. Your country Is acting from !
urely mercenary motives. 1t Is
Use Of dollars, dollars, dollars l"-and
lch time he repeated the word he
ruck his partially helpless left hand I
olently with his powerful right I
america values dollars more than she 7
llues German nvesi She thinks II I
hit to shoot down my people" u
He had worked himself up to a de- {
zee Of Indignation which had seen a
N display only on two or three pre- 0
Gus occasions. and must confess .
as reluctant to start fresh outburst o
answering his arguments. His c
es, usually soft and kindly, flashed
e as he advanced towards me and II
,wly and incisively declared: Davis, g
nerica must - be - punished - u
Il
In that expression, which he repeat n
on subsequent occasions In pre- a
Iely the same words and with the IL
me measured emphasis, knew that "
revealed mostly clearly what his at A
ude was and will ever + tt
8 country. II
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