Evening star., 1918-07-26
Indignant That Propaganda
in America Bore Such
Poor Fruits.
"BAsENEss" OF VERY RICH
AROUSED IMPERIAL IRE
Attentions Showered on Them
Proved Useless When World.
War Crisis Came.
BY ARTHUR N. DAVIS, d. MS.
Copyright, 1918, By the Mcclure Newspspe,
Syndicate.)
CHAPTER v.
America Disappoints Kaiser.

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The kaiser ascended the throne in
1888. For twenty-six years his reign
was unmarried by a single war. al
though twice during that period. once
in 1905 and again in 1911, he nearly
succeeded in precipitating a conflict.
Subsequent developments have brought
out clearly enough that during all
these years of peace, the kaiser was
only awaiting the opportune moment
to bring on<war
Germany's preparation consisted not
merely in building up her army and
navy and developing a military spirit
in her people, but in trying to estab-
lish friendships abroad where they
would do the most good in the event
of world war.
y, The German military preparation
was more or less obvious. The kaiser
was always its warmest advocate and
frankly admitted that it was his In
tentton to remain armed to the teeth,
although he protested to mo many
times that his sole object was to
maintain the peace Of the world.
Didn't Like Carnegie Speech.
In 1913. for instance. was in The
Hague when Carnegie delivered a
speech at the opening of the peace
palace, in the course Of which he de-
clared that the kaiser was q STUN
bling block in the way of world peace
When got back to Berlin mention
ed the TACT to the kaiser, hoping to
draw him ont.
Yes, know exactly what Carnegie
said at The Hague" he replied, rather
testify, land 1 don't like the way he
spoke at all. He referred to me as
the war lord and said I was stand
n n "a -
him look at my record of twenty
five peaceful years on the throne!
No, the surest means to maintain the
peace of the world is my big army
and navy! Other nations will think
twice before going to war with US"
cepted 100000 marks from Carnegie
for the furtherance of universal peace
didn't seem to occur to him.
The world at large has learned
more or less of German intrigue and
propaganda since the war, but it is
sort of thing was going on even more
actively in time of peace. Countless
messages, of the most subtle and in
sidious character, we're taken to lull
into a sense of false security the
nations she intended eventually to
attack and to inspire fear in or COM
mand the respect of nations which
she hoped would remain neutral or
might even be induced to throw in
their lot with hers in the event Of
war.
A Leader in Propaganda.
In this phase Of Germany's prepa-
ration for war the kaiser took a lead
ing part
It is fact, for instance. that prac-
tfcally every officer in the Chilean
army is German, and the kaiser has
70 hn n.
ship of the South American repub-
lies. commercially and diplomatically.
One of the South American minis
ters told me of an ex-President OF
Peru who had visited Berlin. This
Peruvian had previously visited Lon
don and Paris and had received little
or no official attention in either of
those capitals. For reasons best
known to himself, the kaiser decided
to cater to this gentleman, and ac-
cordingly arranged an audience.
In the discussion which took place
when they met the kaiser displayed
such a remarkable acquaintance with
Peruvian affairs and the family his
tory and political career of his visitor
that the South American was stunned.
When he returned home he carried
with him a most exalted idea of the
ailpervading wisdom of the German
emperor To what extent the kaiser
had spent the midnight oil preparing
for this interview 1 have no knowl-
edge, but, knowing the importance
he placed upon making a favorable
Impression at all times, have a men
tai picture of his de1ving< deeply into
South American lore in preparation
for his guest
Courted Austrian Friendship.
There is nothing dearer to the kaiser
than caste and social distinction.