Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-10-24

opportunity 10 annex CAnA0a anu
Mexico.
''Can't your prcsident see the w1nr,
derful opportunity now for combln.
Ing with us and crushing Englandf
he asked. with our feet on one side
and Americas on the other we could
destroy Englnnd's sea power. This IL
Americas great opportunity to domi-
nate the western hemisphere, and your
president must see his chance to take
Canada and Mexic0w
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 I 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. ut 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: wilson's in the hands Of the
Wall street groupi"
But, perhaps. the most bitter de-
nunciation l ever heard him make Of
Wilson was shortly after we entered
the war. had been summoned to
the great army headquarters to see
him, and when he entered the room
he appeared to be in a 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 him
Mt the same time. but he told her to
leave the room and resented her show
ing Inc that she petted him.
We said little while was at work,
but when l was through and was pre-.
hnrirg to leave, the kaiser stepped
toward me and said:
''Dnvis, Wilson is real scoundrel 7"
My face flushed. suppose. Mt this
insult to our president, and my re.
sentiment was so apparent that the
kaiser Immediately patted me on my
right shoulder and apologized.
II beg your pardon. Davis" he de-
clared. in quieter voice. II know
you're an American and I beg your
pardon for hurting your feelings. but
II you only knew, you would realize
what scoundrel your president is.
When 1t comes to throat-cutting, Will
son should have his cut first!"
Whenever the sun shone for the
kaiser he grew SO optimistic that he
failed to pay the slightest attention to
the clouds gathering on the horizon.
After the Italian collapse. for instance,
he was so enthusiastic about his mill
tary success in that arena that he
failed to realize that America was
slowly but surely forging the thunder
bolt that was to strike him down.
"Now how foolish 1t was for your
president to bring your country into
this war!" he said. Americans will
now see. when 1t is too late, what fools
they made Of themselves when they
elected professor for president. Now
America must pay the billsl" In this
rcmark and others Of the same import
the .kaisers expectation Of being able
to exact an enormous indemnity a.
prrt Of his peace terms was clearly In
dicated. and he felt that America. hav-
ing profited the most and suffered the
least Of any Of the belligerent powers.
would be In the best position to all his
depleted Golfers.
The last time saw the kaiser when
he mentioned the president was in the
fall Of 1917. shortly after Wilson had
replied to the pope's peace proposal.
"Wilson Is an idealist. and an ideal
ist can accomplish nothingi" was his
comment. HE went into the war that
he might have seat at the peace table
but he viii never ct It. I shall pre-
vent i'll"
OF Wilson's peace notes, which were
Issued before America went into the
war. the kaiser remarked: II think I,
am right the others think they're right.
America has all the money. II Wilson
really wants peace, let him pay the
bills and take care Of the indemnities
and the war will be over! It Is very
simple"
There WAS no man o( modern times
whom tAe kaiser seemed to admire 90
much, before the war. as ex-PresideLt
Roosevelt The kaiser was convinced
that Roosevelt had prevented war with
Japan By sending the American feet
around the world and showing that 1t
vas ct. This brilliant stroke Of states.
manship, as the kaiser termed 1t, was
a topic that he referred to ON several
occasions. 1t was forceful demonstra-
ton that was very much after his own
heart.
"What I admire about Mr.. Roosevelt
most" he said. "is the fact that he has
the greatest moral courage Of any man
I. ever knewl" The fact that Mr..
Roosevelt had given Germany's feet
twenty-four hours notice to steam
from Venezuelan waters didn't serve
to lessen the kaiser's admiration for
him.