The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-19

fortunately, however, found him to,
III to receive me. He was eighty years
old and, although unusually well pre-
served, was In no condition on thi'
occasion to receive visitors.
Another influential patient of minC
whom / sought out mt this time was
cx-Ambnssador Won Sturm. Although
he was now retired from official life
he had formerly been n powerful fig
ure In German state circles and still
kept more or less In touch with the
new court chamberlain and others in
high Office. His nephew was under
secretary of foreign affairs.
/ found the ex-ambassador ut his
private apartment in the Adlon hotel
"What will happen to Americans,
I asked, "if my country declares war
against Germany"
"That, doctor, will depend entirely
upon how America treats our sub.
Jects," he replied, somewhat more
coldly than had expected of him. 'If
America interns Germans, OF course,
we shall undoubtedly trea. Americans
the same way, and you could hardly
expect any special consideration, al
though, II you will write letter to the
court chamberlain, who Is n personal
friend OF mine, shall see that he gets
IT,"
"But, excellency," l replied, "there Is
n treaty between Germany and Amer
ica, l understand, which gives the sub
jects or citizens OF one country who
happen to be soJournlng In the other
when war Is declared nine months
within which TO close up their affairs
and leave. Would not that protect
me?"
"0f course, doctor" he answered,
Germany Will respect the treaty II
America does, and then there will be
no trouble. II seems TO me you must
await developments and, In the mean
time you have no cause for worry"
suppose some of your subjects In
America should net up and start
blowing up bridges or munltlon fac
tories and should be lynched, which
they probably would be-" I suggested,
'what would Gcrmany's course bei"
"What Germany would do then,
doctor" he replied. slowly and
thoughtfully, as though such n contln-
gency had never occurred to him be-
fore-''reeily, dsstor. don't know
what we wonld dor
This somewhat unsatisfactory inter-
view with Won Sturm might have wor-
rled me more, perhaps, had IL not been
for a visit i received only day or
two later from Prince Won Pless one
OF the kalser's closest friends and nd
visors. who called on me profession
ally. For year and half the kaiser
had had his great army headquarters
ut the princes palace Mt Pless, In
southeastern Germany, and l knew
that he enjoyed his monarch's conf
dence.
When ] asked him regarding the
possible internment OF Americans, he
assured me that, come what might.
and my family had not the slightest
reason for alarm.
"No matter what may befall other
Americans. DOCTOR" he asserted. In
gone on record to the effect that you
and your family are not TO be mo
lested."
Another incident which made me
feel that could proceed with my prep.
arations for leaving Berlin without UNI
due haste was the receipt early Ia the
year of most extraordinary post card
from the kaiser which, II occurred 10
me. was quite significant MS to his in.
tentlons regarding my welfare. On one
side was his picture and on the other.
written and signed In English In his
own handwriting was the message:
Dear Doctor Davis:
"Wlshlng you very good year for
1917. WILLIAM /. H."
This was the first message OF It's
kind that had ever received from the
kaiser. Even In peace times. the pie
ture postals which he had sent TO me
from time 10 time and which were
autographed by him, were always
signed In German. When, ON February
/, the Germans resumed their ruth
less submarine warfare-a move which
was Immediately followed by the
breaking off of diplomatic relntlons--I
felt that the kaiser must have fore
seen this consequence and had sent
me the postal as an intlmation that
he wanted me to remain In Berlin
nevertheless.
When the Germans sank the LUST
tania, living and practlclng In Ger
many lost many of their attractions
for me. made up my mind then that
would rather return home and COM
mcnce my professional career all over
again. If necessary. than remain In a
country which could sanction such
form of warfare-the wanton
destruction of women and children. To
that end, l went to New York In the
summer of 1915 TO investigate the re-
Qulrements for the practice of my pro-
fession In that state. i had an Illinois
license, but l wanted to be In posi-
ton to practice in New York. and the
following year went to New York
again and took the state dental exam
nation. / returned TO Germany late In
the autumn Of 1916 and later learned
that my certificate had been granted.
Then / commenced active preparations