The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

SLafteQ ne SdlQ we OuSHL to SG1Ze the opportunity to annex Canada and Mex ico.
 "Can't your President see the
 wonderful opportunity now for
 combining with us and crushing
 England: he asked. "With our
 fleet on one side and Americans
 on the other we could destroy
 England's sea power. This Is
 America's greatest opportunity to
 dominate the western hemisphere,
 and your President must see his
 chance to tnke Canada and Mex
 icov'
 As the war progressed and reports reached the Kaiser of our increased shipments of munitions to the allies, the Kaiser's ippatience with Wilson became more difficult to express, and there was hardly an interview I had with him in which he did not give vent of his feelings in that connection.
 My officers are becoming so in- censed at Americas attitude" he told me, it will be impossible for me to restrain them much longer
 When Japan declared wnr
 against him., he asked: "What is
 your President thinking of to allow
 yellow race to attack a white
 racef All that America had to do
 was to raise q finger and Japan
 would have known enough to keep her place" and he added, dis-
 Hustedly; "But what can you ex-
 pect of professor and n dema-
 g0gueY.
 And when. on another occasion, he &C., cused MT. Wilson of discriminating against Germany, he made the remark Wilson's in the hands of the Wall street group!''
 CALLS WILSON SCOUNDREL
 But, perhaps. the most bitter denuncia. tion l ever heard him make of Wilson was shortly after we entered the war. l mad been summoned to the great army headquarters to see him, and when he entered the room he appeared to be in x towering rage. Indeed, his condition was so apparent that the Kaiserin, who was also present. 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 thA same time. but he told her to leave the room and resented her showing me tha. she petted him.
 We said little while was at work, but when l was through and was preparing to leave, the Kaiser stepped toward m. and said:
 Davis, Wilson is real scoundrelr
 My face flushed, I suppose, at this in- suit to our President, and my resentment was so apparent that the Kaiser imme- diateiy patted me on my right shoulde. and apologized
 II beg your pardon, Davis," he declared in quieter voice. T know you're an American and I beg your pardon for hurting your feelings. but if you only knew. you would realize what a scoundre lyour President is. When it comes t throat-cutting. Wilson should have his cut first!"
 Just what brought about the allusion to throat-cutting I haven't the slightest idea. It is possible that his conscience | was beginning to hurt him bit and he felt that if the truth were exposed throat-cutting would be his fate but ip sons attitude was calculated to upset his deep-laid plans, he would have liked to see the American President suffer the ! fate first.
 RAGE WAS SIGNIFICANT ] The Kaiser's rage was so significant of i the distress our intervention caused him. despite all his brave words to the con. trary, that must confess I vas glad tc hear him rave and perhaps failed to show my resentment as emphatically as might otherwise have done. could see he was in terrible fit of temper, and his abuse fof Mir. Wilson amused me instead ol wounding me It made me proud to know that the power of my country and tht principles for which 1t was fighting were causing great concern to the German leaders, while the German papers, t allay public anxiety, were belittling ou strength.
 Whenever the sun shone for the Kaiser ne grew so optimistic that he failed t pay the slightest attention to the cloud gathering on the horizon. After the Ital ian collapse, for instance. he was so en thusiastic about his military success i that arena that he failed to realize tha American was slowly but surely forgin the thunderbolt that was to strike hir down,
 Now. how foolish it was for you President to bring your country into thi war! he said. Americans will now SCI when 1t is too late, what fools they mad or themselves when they elected pro lessor for President. Now America mus pay the bills." In this remark and other pr the same import the Kaiser's expecta tion of being able to exact an enormou indemnity as part of his peace terms wa clearly indicated, and he felt that Amer lea, having profited the most and sufrere 1.-the least of any of the beiligerent DOW CTS, would be in the best position to ii his depleted cofrers
 ! The last time I saw the Kaiser whe < he mentioned the President was in tf fall of 1917, shortly after Wilson had re piled to the Pope's peace proposal.
 Wilson 10 an idealist and an ideaIi, can accomplish nothing. vas his con .+