Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11

l. earth could now interfere with the e.
ecution Of the program.
q How firmly the kaiser was wedde
!, to the dynastic idea and how deepl
!. he abhorred the spirit of democrac
e was revealed throughout the Who'll
: course. of his life, and in his converse
r lions with me he frequently gave e1
t preston to views which disclosed no,
thoroughly he believed In the edwin
, right of kings"
saw him shortly after Wilson
election In 1912.
"What Will America ever accomplish
with a professor at Its head?" HI
asked, sneeringly. Davis, your coun
try will never be truly great until 4
becomes a monarchy"
! On another occasion he sneered a.
conditions In England.
Look at England today" he re.
marked "She is ruled by Lloyd
| George, q socialist Why, England is
virtually republic, as bad as France
What's become of the king Of Eng
land7 One never hears of him any
more Why doesn't he assert him
self" The tone of disgust with which
he gave vent to these sentiments was
more significant, perhaps, than the
words used might imply.
"Your president is trying to over
throw me an6 my family from the
throne of Germany by his notes." he
commented bitterly, when I saw him
shortly after the publication of the
presidents reply to the pope, "but he
little understands how loyal are my
people and now futile his efforts will
prove. They held meetings recently
all over the empire. In every city and
village. and showed their allegiance
to me in no uncertain way, and your
president received the answer from
my people that he deserved~ ! won
dered whether the kaiser was unaware
of the fact that all these meetings
had been inspired by the government
and their useful agent. the press, or
whether he was once again making
use of his histrionic ability.
Although Germany is regarded as
the cradle of socialism, to the kaiser
1t was n cancer which was slowly eat
Ing away the foundations of his en-
pire and he viewed It's progress with
the direst misgiyings.
Before the war he steadfastly re-
fused to receive q deputation of So
ciallsts and never once gave an audi
ence to the leaders of the socialist
party in the reichstag, although the
heads of committees of all the other |
political parties wero at times re-
,eived In conference.
While the reichstag was little more |
han a chlldren's debating society, the
,rowth and increasing power of the |
party. which was constantly |
,lamoring for he reform vote, could
lot be ignored, and no doubt had a
,reat deal to do with the militarists'
nxiety not to postpone the war too
ong.
After mobilization was ordered,
rom his position somewhat, and from
he balcony of the palace In Berlin, In
ront of which an enormous crowd
ad gathered, he declared significant
Y: 81 recognize no parties. We are
ow all Germans"
If anyone imagines, however, that
Is kowtowing to the socialists in this
istance was evidence of n permanent
hange OF heart. he little appreciates 1
ow deeply rooted Is the kaiser's alb
orrence of socialism and democracy.
,deed, one of the principal things the
aiser hoped to accomplish by prose
iting the war to triumphant con-
usion was the blow II would deal to
,ciallstic progress. He felt that
Glory would make his army the idol
the people and that their monarch
ould shine in the reflected glory of |
Ieir martial achievements. A sue
ssful war. he believed. would set So
alism back a hundred years.
Certain 1t Is the war brought no II
ange In the kaiser's personal habits. II
zen to curry favor with the socialis-
, element he never unbent to the II
ghtest degree In his outward dis II
ny of kingly attributes. In all his |
reer the German people had never
en- their kaiser other than In his
yal uniform. and at all military pa N
des or reviews he always rode a
lite horse. that he might be most v
nspicuous, and bore the royal mace
lich his ancestors had carried centu-
IS before him. With the death
-uggle between medieval monarchy
d democracy raging about him the C.
User was determined to yield not a G
tie of his prerogatives. His auto I,
bile still made it's coming known by n
distinctive '.tade-tada-ta-ta" and nj
} royal palaces were maintained in tt
their accustomed pomp. Il
But while the kaiser's armies were a.
umphant In the field. the principle ii
ich he was combating was every nj
ere gaining ground. On March 10, G
Il, the car abdieated and Russia, OF
ose autocratic form OF government cs
long been the envy Of the German &C