Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-11

AMBITIOUS D00kWOrm with no nope or
desire of ever earning more than $1,000
year and no yearning for public ac-
claim, recluse, absent-minded and
self-centered, who spent the midnight
! oil porting over musty volumes and
paid little or no attention to what was
going on around him! Such man,
the kaiser undoubtedly believed. the
United States had elected as Its chief
executive and his surprise was more
or less natural In those circumstances.
When Wilson sent 5000 men to Vera
Cruz the kaiser felt that he had ex-
ceeded his rights.
"What right has Wilson to mix In
the internal affairs Of Mexico?' he
asked. "Why doesn't he allow them to
fight it out among themselves. 1t is
! their affair, not his!" Germany had
many financial interests in Mexico and
looked with disfavor upon any move
we made In that direction.
When, however, the war in Europe
started the kaiser made every effort
to have America mix in international
affairs provided we fought on her side.
When l saw him just after the war
started he said we ought to seize the
opportunity to annex Canada and
Mexico.
"Can't your president see the won.
derful opportunity now for combin.
ing with us and crushing EnglandY
he asked. with our feet on one side
and Americas or the other we could
destroy England's sea power. This IL
Americas great opportunity to domi-
nate the western hemisphere. and your
president must see his chance to take
Canada and Mexico!'
As the war progressed and reports
reached the kaiser of our increased
shipments of munitions to the allies,
the kaiser's impatiepce with Wilson be-
came more difficult to repress, and
there was hardly an Interview ! had
with him in which he did not give.
vent to his feelings In that connec-
ton.
MY officers are becoming so in
censed at Americas attitude" he told
me, 1T will be impossible for me to
restrain them much longer"
And when, on another occasion, he
accused Mr.. Wilson Of discriminating
against Germany, he made the re-
mark: WILSON'S in the hands Of the
Wall street group"
But, perhaps. the most bitter de-
nunciation l ever heard him make Of
Wilson was shortly after we entered
the war. ! had been summoned to
the great army headquarters to see
him, and when he entered the room
he appeared to be in towering rage.
Indeed, his condition was SO apparent
that the kaiserin, who was also pres
ent, sought to excuse him with the
explanation that he had been very
much upset and had been sleeping
very poorly, and she asked me to treat
him gently and tried to soothe him
at the same time, but he told her to
leave the room and resented her show
ing Inc that she petted him.
We said little while was at work
but when l was through and was pre-
parirg to leave, the kaiser stepped
toward me and said:
Davis, Wilson is real scoundrel r.
My face flushed, suppose, at this
insult to our president, and my re-
sentiment was SO apparent that the
kaiser Immediately patted me on my
right shoulder and apologized.
II beg your pardon, Davis" he de-
clared, in a quieter voice. Il know
| you're an American and ! beg your
pardon for hurting your feelings. but
II you only knew, you would realize
what scoundrel your president Is,
When It comes to throat-cuttlng, VIII
son should have his cut first II
Whenever the sun shone for the
kaiser he grew so optimistic that he
failed to pay the slightest attention to
the clouds gathering on the horizon.
After the Italian collapse. for instance.
he was 30 enthusiastic about his mill
tary success In that arena TINT he
failed 10 realize that America was
slowly but surely forging the thunder.
| bolt that was to strike him down.
"Now how foolish 1t was for your
| president to bring your country into
this war; he said. Americans will
| now see, when It Ia too late, what fools
| they made of themselves when they
Elected professor for president. Now
America must pay the bills" In this
remark aud others of the same import
the kaiser's expectation of being able
to exact an enormous indemnity as
| Pert Of his peace terms was clearly In
dicated, and he felt that America, hay-
Ing pr0fited the most and suffered the
least OF any Of the belligerent powers.
would be in the best position to fiji his
!, depleted Golfers
The last time saw the kaiser when
he mentioned the president was in the
fall of 1917, shortly after Wilson had
replied to the pope's peace proposal.
Wilson is an itlealist, and an IDEAL
LIST can accomplish nothing" was his
comment. "He went into the war that
| he might have seat at the peace table
but he will never get 1t. ! shall pre-
vent it!
or Wilson's peace notes, which were
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