The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-12-20

hosr~nt to him. Nevertheless, hegCry
Archdaxs Franz Ferdinand. the sue
cessSr 10 the Austrian tAyons. waa
murdered. the kaiser not Only rseog'
nized his aaorganAtie wife. who was
cnly q coantesa. bat went out al his
way to show her ,irferencs. He placed
her at his right at Ill state fanetieas
which abe atteaded. To bring Austria
and Gertnaay closer together. he wal
willing to waive one Of bis deep rooted
prrjnaicsas
Tho significance Of the kaisss's
many visits to Italy. his presentation
u statue 10 Sfockholsn. bis yachting
excursions In Scandinavian waters,
his nirsatioas with Turkey from bis
castle on the Island OF Corfu. and SIM
ilsr acts Of inxrasiation. becomes aniss
apparent La the face OF nase recent
developments, hut hts efforts 10 curry
favor with America during all ihs
years Of peace which preceded tbs war
were No much more elaborate that they
deserve more than passing tneDsioa-
No more subtle pisce cs propaganda
was ever conceived thaa the kaIssr's
plan Of exchanging professors between
the Unlted States and Germany
through the establishment Of the
Roosevelt and Harvard chairs al the
uniyersAty Of Berlin and corresponding
eisxasx Il Harvard ana scissr Ansxraesn
universities. ostenShiy the purpose Of
the pse.ect was 10 foster gvsssrwih b~-
tween the twa natlona Actually. II
wss tatsadst! ~. Gersnanlse Americans ca
TO such an extent that their co-cpera-
ton might DO relied upoa In the event
VI war for which Germany was sesi~
llousIy preparing
!, WAS believed tina, the exchange Of
professors would accomplish the Ger
man purpose 10 tive ways: not only
could the professors the. kaiser seat to
America be depended upon To SOW Ger
man seed la Ameriean soil. but the
American professors who were sent 10
Berlin, II WAS hoped. could be ~ In
oeula.ed with the German viewpoint
that when they returned TO their IA
tive land they would disseminate II
among their associates and students
Sotne time before The kaiser COO
c.iye,i the sche,ne 81 the Exchange
Professors. hc sent his brother. Prince
Henry. ~ this country 10 draw the
TIVE nations closer together ard To In
atm In the heart 81 every child born
In America OF German parents an
abiding love for The fstherlaad.
Just before the war broke out. be
was planning to send one " hts Aons
here with the Sane object.
ile told nae cs hts project and asked
me to which part ot the United States
| though, he ought TO send the prince.
THAT depends your majesty" re-
fdi,d. .'uaan tAe .ohtoci Of the sixit.
II The purpose IN 10 meet kfntr1e'f4t
society. would recommend such
places ~ Newport IN summer and
Palm Beach In winter. To come In
contact with eur statesmen and diplo-
mats. Washington would naturally be
the NEST likely place TO visit"
The kaiser thanked me for the 10
formation but did not enter into fur
Their details rs 10 the ohiect be had
In mind or which son he had planned
To send across,
II was to curry favor with America
tia, the kaiser had his yacht Meteor
built In oar shipyards, and 1. is a fact
that more American women were pre-
scented AZ the German court than those
of any othcr nation,
Whea h. presented a statue Of
Frederick the 6ras 10 this country
In McKinleys administration. II Gre
ntei go'at stir In congress. Wha,
cpuld h.' less appropriate, 1t Was ar
guei. than the statue ot q monarch In
the capital OF \ rrpuhlic1 The statue
was not set rp In Mckinley's admins
tration. bur Roosevelt accepted IL IN
the Interest u diplomacy and had II
erected Ia srcn, Of the Army building.
Seeing sha, bis gift had had just the
opposite effect 10 that inteaded. the
kaiser repr,msnded his ambassador
for no, hayinx interpreted American
sentiment n,orw accurately.
A few days after the death al kln9
Edward. Roosevelt arrived Ia Bertha.
Despite the fact that all Europe was
In mourning. the kaiser arranged the
;nt~t elaborate military dress review
ever given Tn honar Of private cisisen
Z, celebrate Roosevslt's visit. The rv-
v.cw was heh In the large military
Gear Berlin. More than
ialno soldiers passed Ia revsev b.
fore the kaiser and his staff and their
hoaored guest
How far the kaiser ~oSld have rc0s
In his attentions to Roosevelt had h.
na; hs-sn In mourning II IL Impossible
10 say. hu. aont believe he veaA
have ls,y anything unteas TO show his
admiration for the American ex-syrss-
idsas ani ~ curry favor With this
cccutry.
rUt Roosevelt was ncs the caiy
American IN whota the kaiser made
cvcr,areS He was ceHssacsiy invsting
American nanlion4ires to pay hAsa
ysca:tNs visits a, kiei or wherever
ctSe be happes,sst TO he