Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-04

himself with this country in the HOP
that he would reap his reward whe
the great war he was anticipatin
eventually broke out
Taken individually, these various In
cidents seem trivial enough, but
have every reason to know that tn
kaiser attached considerable impor
lance to them. / know that there wa
a good deal OF chagrin In the trade
he delivered to me against America TO
her part In supplying munitions to tn,
allies-chagrin at the thought that tn,
seed he had sown Ia America hat
failed to bring forth better fruit
When we finally entered the war anc
he realized that all his carefully nur.
| tured plans of years had ayailed hin
naught, he could not restrain his bit
terness nor conceal his disappoint.
ment.
| "All my efforts to show my friend
| ship for America-exchangin profes-
sors with your colleges, sending my
brother In your country, all--all for
nothingl" he exclaimed. dlsgustedly,
after we had entered the war.
On another occasion he showed even
more clearly how far America had fall
len short of his expectations:
What has become Of those rich
Americans who used to visit me with
their yachts at Kiel and come to my
entertainments In Berlin?" he asked,
sarcastically. Now that we have
England involved, why aren't they
utilizing the opportunity to serve and
to make their own country great? Do
they think put myself out to enter
tain them because l loved them? I
am disguised with the whole Anglo
Saxon racel"
The kaiser couldn't understand why
the United States did not seize both
Canada and Mexico. Apparently, from
the way he talked from time to time,
If he had been sitting in the White
House he would have grabbed the en-
tire Western Hemisphere.
That the kaiser followed American
politics very closely, especially after
the war broke out, was very natural.
The fact that there was a great Ger
vote in this country |
was not overlooked In Potsdam, and / |
haven't the slightest doubt the kaiser
imagined that he could exert consider
able influence In our elections through /
his emissaries in this country.
! returned to Berlin late in October
Of that year. Within a day or two
after my arrival received telephone
message. from the Reichskanzler Won
3ethmann-Hollweg to the effect that
he kaiser had sent him word of my
eturn and that he would like me to
all at his palace either that noon or
It four p. IN.
l was ushered into very large room
n the corner Of which was a business
Ike looking fiat-topped desk, but which
vas otherwise deliberately furnished.
he reichskanzler, tall, broad-shoul-
cred, handsome specimen Of a man,
anne over to me and, putting his arm
! mine, walked me to seat beside
ne desk. He asked me what would
moke, and upon my taking a cigar
tie. he did likewise.
1.-THE kaiser's been telling me, doc
,r," he said. "of your recent visit to
merica, and would like to ask you
few questions"
I said that was always glad to talk
America. Indeed, was particular
glad of the opportunity to speak
It'll the prime minister of Germany at
at time.
Then followed a bewildering success c
on of questions, the purpose of l
hich was not at all clear to me. We Q
i'd a peculiar conversation-half In s
srman. half in English. The reichs- I
miller did not speak English partic- {
arly well.
allow are things in American he
ked. "Did you have any opportu- J,
ty to gauge the political situation7
no do you think will be the next =
Do you think that Ameri- :
MS are opposed to peace because :
at would end their chance to make :
,ney out of the war; Are your :
ople so mercenary that they would :,
.e to see the war prolonged for the =
Ike OF the money they can make out ;,
it?'
mo, your excellency." I replied,
on are quite wrong IL you imagine >,
1T my countrymcn would like to pro- :.
ig the war for the sake of war =
ofits. That is very far from being >,
, case. On the contrary. the coun- ;,
: at large is anxious for peace" a
Don't forget your people are max /,
! lot of money out of this war;" +,
> reichskanzler persisted. "They n
. becoming very rich. They will '
,n have all the gold In the world. n
ting an end to the war would to a c,
Eat extent end American opportuni- W
s for making money on this enor- n
'us SCALE" Al
That may be all true" replied, ts
at fortunately my countrymen think W
re of the blessings of peace and a,
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