Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-09-20

| ing room reupholstered. On the very
| first occasion Of the kaiser's calling a
my office after the change he noticed it
"My, my, how beautiful the chairs
look! !" he exclaimed. "Good enough fol
Napoleon himself"
On another occasion, between two OF
the kaisers visits, l had had put VI
in the waiting room a new portrait Of
Mrs. Davis. The kaiser noticed 1t the
moment he came into the room and
made some complimentary remark
about 1t.
The kaiser frequently accused the
Americans CT being dollar-worshipers
and the English of being ruled by
Mammon, but that he himself was not
totally un,nindful Of the value and
power of money was clearly revealed
by the manner in which he catered to
people of wealth IL recent years.
The richest man in Berlin and one
Of the richest in Germany was a He
brew coal magnate named Fried
lander. The kaiser ennobled him and
made him Won Friedlander-Fuld. An
other wealthy Hebrew to whom the
kaiser catered was Schwabach, head
Of the Bleichroeder bank, one CT the
strongest private banks in Germany,
and he, too, was ennobled, becoming
Won Schwabach.
A number Of other wealthy Hebrews
in Germany were also honored by the
kaiser in another way. Although he
vas averse to visiting the homes Of
private individuals who lacked social
standing, he departed from his rule in
their favor ard visited their mansions
os.ensibly to view their art collections,
but actually to tickle their vanity.
Shortly after Leishman became am
bassador to Germany, the kaiser called
on ne.
"Your new ambassadors daughter IS
he best looking young lady who has
attended our court In many cay" he
declared. "Half a dozen of my young
staff officers are very anxious to marry
her. Can you tell HE, Davis, whether
these Leishmans have moneyT
If the kaiser dcsnised the American
propensity for money-makilg, he was
certainly lot averse to acquiring
american dollars.
Tie told me .9nce that every trip the
Tamburg-American lincr A!aeri!ia
made from New York 10 Hamburg re-
suited In transferring 100000 from
American to German packets, eni
added: "We're mighty glad to get s%rie
Of your American money, l can tell
Sou"
OF the kaiser's versatility I haG
convincing evidence. In his conyersa-
liens with me we usually wandered
from. subject to subject in the most
haphaZard manner, and he invariably
displayed n surprising store IF infor-
ma ton on every topic we Touched, and
am not vain enough to believe that
he was sc anxious to make n favorable
Impression upon me that he prepared
for these discussions in advance.
Indeed, the kaiser discussed so free
" almost every subject that suggested
itself that I often wondered what his
advisors would have said had they
overheard our conversations. His read
mess to talk to ME was Undoubtedly
due to a tendency he had TO trust
every one with whom he came II init
mate contact. For man who WIS apt
te have SO many enemies, he WAS less
suspicious than anyone I had ever
met. He seemed to trust every one, and
his sense Of security unlocsenod his
tongue and made him more laxative,
perhaps, than was always discreet.
The kaiser was very fond of listen
Ing to and telling stories with a point
and would frequently invite me to tell .
him any new one that I might have
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