Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07
THE KAISER'S TRIP
TO THE HOLY LAND
Deliciously Described in a Bur-
lesque DIARY" Printed in a
Paris Comic Paper

CSOON after the German Emperors
~ Journey to Constantinople and the Holy
Land. nearly twenty years ago. the whole
French nation was convulsed over an Issue
OF lie Rire, a well-known comic paper Of
Paris, which purported to reveal the private
travel notes OF the Kaiser on what he termed
his divine mission. As France and Germany
were at this time theoretically NJ peace a
mild attempt was made by the French Gov
ernment to suppress the issue, but every one
secured copy and the laugh was general
at the Kasers expense.
A translation of the Kaiscrs notes has
Just been published In America by the
George II. Doran Company. of New York.
Read In the light Of subsequent events the
diary" is a delicious political satire. Here
is the burlesque explanation Of how the story
was secured:
10 Rlre offers to its readers today the
impressions Of this trip to the orient .oot OF
written by the august traveller himself. rms
IS how we procured them; the emperor
wrote every evening the recital of the days
events upon the leaves of "A little notehook
which never left him. On retiring at night
William II placed this notebook under ms
not the bolster. let it be understood) in the
left pocket of his coat. Wednesday,. at the
moment when the Emperor lltu just lallell
asleep one of our men stole the notebook and
brought IL away. In less time than II takes
to tell it we photographed the written pages
| which we here transcribe; and a Few mo-
ments afterward, the secret document was
| replaced under the head of the sleeping sover-
| eiEn One sees how simple 1t was Only
| the matter had TO he thought ont.
| I'VE have accomplished the greatest stroke
| of reporting that has been seen for a long
''The first entry in the diary is:
"'October IS. | have always loved TO
travel; in spite of the fact that one s Is al, an
| YOU are ignorant. The Orient especially at
| tracts me and l would like to lead there n
| peaceful crusade: all the sovereigns of any
Consequence have gone, there from their
| Journey into Asia Minor.
Turks Who Speak German
| "On October IS the tour began The en-
| neror wrote: I gave the signal for departure
| myself by blowing into a little order trumpet,
| The train starts. i climb aboard and install
mvself in the compartment for sovereigns
| only.
".october "a. As awakened the Sultan
| sent me the brevet of corporal of Turkish
| infantry. BY chance had brought the cos
| tune; / put 1t on; Abdul informs me that
| they are going to have a review I'm my honor.
At last ] shall have some some distraction. u,
| not satisfy me; the men maneuvered like
nremen. ,o, -, ,o,.,.. . !. ,
generals of the Turkish army. Schleifmann-
| Pasha Won der Wurst-Pasha, Hans Brauwer-
| E,ffendi Sidi-KobuS- Bey, Toumeh- -Pasha, etc
| They speak the German language quite
| nurely and without accent.
| October &C. 1t is ended. / must leave
NV Divine Mission demands it. am the
| Messiah who comes 10 renew the chain of
| mystic traditions. I decided TO resume my
| route toward Jerusalem At the moment OF
| leaving Abdul-Hamid loaded me with pres
| ents; he gave me things of which the com
| mercial value is almost nothing, but the his.
| toric value Is unrivaled.
| "'A hair from the prophets beard, n stone
| from the great mosque of Mecca. n bone
| from Mahomet's horse, pair of slippers n
l nair of fez. worn-out narghile which came
| from his uncle, dozen seals OF Mammon
| a saber of the National Guard, the Osman
| cross some nugat.
"'Finally just as was about to embar,,
he presented me with little harbor on IN,
| side / thanked him profusely. He inquired
:" Are you satisfied with your sojourn al
IS" i could not be more So
"'"You have not been bored?"
"'Not for a moment
| "'rThen you will return?"
| "'Haye no fear about that The next tim.
| will come without being invited
"This promise did not seem to give hin
| enormous pleasure
"The Cradle Of Our Bankers"
Several entries describe his trim fror,
constantinople TO Jana Then there Is thi
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