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means definitely solved yet. Further
more should the Allies and the United
States neglect to insist on the sur
render Of William Hohenzollern for
reasons Of civilization or because Of
tec~hnicalities in the laws Of nations
some of the hrewdest observers here
believe that serious complications may
result. =
There are said to be many reasons
why the ex-Kaiser may be expected to
seek to regain power in Germany later
on. The Socialist control Of the reins
OF government is admittedly viewed
as a sort Of temporary measure made
necessary by circumstances. But the
bulk of Germany's fighting forces and
more than 90 per cent. of the brains
OF real German leadership Is still lat
the beck and call of the men who
waged the war.
After peace comes there is certain to
be n reaction in Germany against the
Government forced to accept harsh
and humiliating terms. The wal lords,
including the ex-Kaiser, shrewdly
have turned over all this unenviable
work to the Socialist regime, who, of
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German people for all the penalties
exacted by the victorious Allies.
1t is regarded as very probable that
the German peace delegates, II it is
decided to permit them to participate
later at Versailles, will include at least
one master mind devoted body and
soul to the interests OF autocratic Ger
many even though outwardly he will
preach all manner OF democratic re-
form and go to great lengths to in
dorse any idealistic feature which bids
fair to cause ~dlssension among the.
Allies.
Kaiser May Direct Plot.
The prediction Is, in fact, made that
the Kaiser. IL permitted to remain I'M
molested in Holland. will find means
Of secretly directing this German plot
in the peace negotiations and that he
will be in touch with Hindenturg.
Foreign Office experts and perhaps
Count Bernstorff, formerly German
Ambassador to the United States. who
pretends to know Just how to increase
chances Of disagreement between the
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any question that may come up
One reason which leads some diplo-
mats to believe that the ex-Kaiser
probably will attempt to return and
resume control is rather unusual, but
Is based on close study Of the secret
ambitions Of the former supreme wal
lord. 1t Is that William H~ohenzollern
throughout the last ten years of his
career has nourished the most un-
bounded admiration for the achieve
ments Of Napoleon Bonaparte. Even
before the war he quoted Napoleon on
many occasions. confided to his cour-
tiers hat /" a page OF Napoleon's his
tory was worth more than all the his
tory of England" and that Napoleon
was the only mar who ever really un-
derstood what the value OF true mill
tarism meant.
Sought TO Ape Napoleon.
y, Is ruru 10 nave been the example
Of Napoleon's military power that
prompted the Kaiser to devote his
later life to building up the best
equipped fighting machine in the
world. The Kafser's war statements
show how he sought on each occasion
10 p Napoleon and to regard him
self in the light Of a world conqueror.
Frequent references are seen in the
Kaiser's statements TO the fact that he
was fighting the world in arms. for
this aspect of Napoleon's career is said
to have appealed to him particularly.
1t is also noted that when William
Hohenzollern reached Holland his
press agents stated that "he had de-
sired to give himself up to the Eng
lish." Here again the clumsy effort
to initiate Napoleon Is seen. There
have been, in fact, some intimations
that the Kaiser entertained. particu-
larly toward the last, an almost insane
admiration Of Bonaparte.
In this connection 1t is pointed out
now that the ex-Kaiser may seek to
follow Napoleon's example in return
ing from Elba into the arms Of his Of
ficers who welcomed him and acknowl-
edged his leadership from the start.
The attitude of the French people at
that time had no great bearing on the
situation. for the army controlled.
Napoleon's delegates were actually a.
the peace conference pretending that
they shared the general condemnation
of Napoleon himself, but wanted JUS
tice and freedom and mercy for the
liberty loving people whom Napoleon
had deceived.