The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
By
Arthur N.Davis, DDS.
American DenfiSf
80 the Kaiser from
1904 70 1913

fight 1t out among themselves. 1t is
their affair, not his r. Germany had
many financial interests in Mexico and
looked with disfayor upon any move
we made In that direction.
When, however, the war in Europe
started the kaiser made every effort
to have America mix in international
affairs provided we fought on her side.
When | saw him just after the war
| started he said we ought to seize the
opportunity to annex Canada and
| Mexico.
"Can't your president see the won
derful opportunity now for combin-
| ing with us and crushing EnglandW
he asked. with our fleet on one side
and Americas on the other we could
| destroy England's sea power. This is
| Americas great opportunity to domi-
nate the western hemisphere, and your
president must see his chance to take
Canada and Mexicop
AS the war progressed and reports
reached the kaiser of our increased
shipments of munitions to the allies,
the kaiser's Impotence with Wilson be-
came more difficult to repress, and
there was hardly an interview / had
with him in which he did not give
vent to his feelings in that connec-
ton.
MY officers are becoming so in
censed at Americas attitude" he told
me, sit will be impossible for me to
restrain them much longer"
And when, on another occasion, he
accused Mr.. Wilson of discriminating
against Germany, he made the re-
mark: 'tWilson's in the hands OF the
Wall street group"
But, perhaps, the most bitter de-
nunciation I ever heard him make of
Wilson was shortly after we entered
the war. l had been summoned to
the great army headquarters to see
him, and when he entered the room
he appeared to be in towering rage
Indeed, his condition was so apparent
that the kaiserin, who was also pres
ent, 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 hin
, at the same time, but he told her t.
> leave the room and resented her show
1 ing me that she petted him.
I We said little while was at work
r but when was through and was pre-
: parirg to leave, the kaiser steppet
I toward me and said:
: Davis, Wilson is real scoundrel |!
/ fy 7 OF
' insult to our president, and my re
sentiment was so apparent that tn
. kaiser Immediately patted me on m,
s right shoulder and apologized.
c 81 beg your pardon, Davis" he de
e clared, in a quieter voice. II know
D you're an American and / beg you
e pardon for hurting your feelings, blu
0 If you only knew, you would realiz
n what scoundrel your president is
5 When 1t comes to throat-cutting. VII
: son should have his cut first"
e Whenever the sun shone for tn
kaiser he grew so optimistic that h
e failed to pay the slightest attention t
= the clouds gathering on the horizon
: After the Italian collapse, for instance
e he was so enthusiastic about his mill
f tary success in that arena that h
t failed to realize that. America wa
It slowly but surely forging the thunder
d bolt that was to strike him down.
g "Now how foolish it was for you
f president to bring your country int
e this warP' he said Americans wi
n now see, when it is too late, what fool
f they made of themselves when the
@ elected a professor for president, NOV
America must pay the billsl' In thi
r remark and others of the same impor
q the kaiser's expectation of being abb
I to exact an enormous indemnity a
t pert of his peace terms was clearly ii
d cicated, and he felt that America, hay
If Ing profited the most and suffered tn
e least of any of the belligerent power:
q would be In the best position to fill hi
Z depleted Golfers.
l. The last time saw the kaiser whe
4, he mentioned the president was in tn
e fall of 1917, shortly after Wilson ha
replied to the pope's peace proposal.
r. "Wilson is an idealist, and an idea
list can accomplish nothing!" was hi
e comment. HE went into the war tha
i. he might have seat at the peace tabi
e but he will never get 1t. shall PR
5 vent it'll"
$ OF Wilson's peace notes, which 'ver
IS issued before America went into tn
waK. the kaAser remarked: Il think
1t am right, thu others think they're RICH
IS America haa all the money. If Wilso
n really wand peace, let him pay tn
4 bilip and take care of the indemnitiG
,r and the war will be over! 1t is yer
" simple"
c. There was no man of modern time
d whom the kaiser seemed to admire S
It much, before the war, as ex-PresideI
d Roosevelt. The kaiser was convince
is that Roosevelt had prevented war wit
d, Japan by sending the American flee
le around the world and showing that
# vas fit This brilliant stroke of statei
e manship. as the kaiser termed it. wa
S. a topic that he referred to on sewers
n occasions 1t was q forceful denonStri