El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-15
EX-KAI5ER WAS
A GREAT FOOL
Initiated Admirals, Gen
erals and Even Christ,
Wishard Points Out.

WILLIAM aoheuzollern is one Of the
Few well developed devils on earth, -
was the opening remark OF Luther D.
Wfshard. war woUker, in a talk at
Liberty hall Thursday night In
clement weather kept many from
hearing the words OF the man who
was sent 10 the war zone as a per
sonal representative Of president VIII
son, and who himself was once =
German subject and knows the Ger
man OF ola and the Germ an Of today.
There we're about 300 present when
Rev. Fuller Swift. taking cognizance
OF the small audience, said; There
are two kinds OF audiences, one which
can be numbered and one which can
be weighed. j hope this is tine which
can be weighed"
Uses No Gloves.
AIr Wishard Waded into his subject
without gloves, saying the former
kaiser was AN mplished, versa
tile devil. He aspired to know every
thing There was nothing TO which
he did not aspire. Omnipotence-that /
was his ambition No one had more
deadly am bition than he"
He pointed out facts in the charac-
ter and habits of the kaiser, that
were not begotteu IN prejudice. which ]
proved that he considered himself the /
most distinguished parsonage in Ger
many and the whole world He was
actually big headed" said the speaker
but that quality does not suspend
moral responsibility"
Colossal Fool
The kaiser often, dressed as an ad-
mira1. would practice the destructiUn
Of the British fleet Then. doning an
other uniform. he would play he was
killing big game in the jungles Of
Africa, putting in il AL the enthusi-
assn Of q school boy Possibly next
he would array himself in the garb Of
shepherd. and, repairing 70 one OF
his Il country estates, instruct the
men IN all branches Of agriculture,
even entering the home and instruct
ing the women in the care Of their
children. This colossal fool" said
NJ. Wishard, thought he knew every
thing"
Depicting his more disgusting and
desecratinE exploits. Mr.. Wishard,
told how. when visiting the old sultan.
Abdul Hamid. the kaiser embraced
and kissed him, and this at a t.uei
when the sultan's hands were fairly
dripping with the innocent blood OF
Arnenians. Then this mad dog Of
Europe continued the speaker. went
on down into the Holy land and. dom
ming a robe, paraded up and down in
the garden Of Gethsemane N sacri-
legious imitation OF Christi What sort
do his damnedest, and he has"
Quotes Bismark.
The speaker followed with \ resume
Of how the German rulers. beginning
with Frederick the Great started
their land stealing wars. and quoted
Bismarck as saying: War was the
best business in which Germany could :
indulge" And Mr.. Wishard knows! .
the German soldier of Bismarck's
time. for he was living with the SOL :
diers during the war of 1870 which :
in the stealing OF Alsace- ;
Lorraine. In closing on this phase, :
he said: Thank God. America has :
helped 10 return those provinces" +
To Speak ut Church. :
Mr.. Wishard spoke Friday morn :
ing at the high school and was :
scheduled to address officers and /
men of the SD field artillery at Fort
Bliss this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. ,
His most important lecture was an
bounced for 7-s5 o'clock Friday night
IN the First Christian church There
are many war zone problems with
which the American reading public is
not familiar, and Mr. Wishard was
authorized to discuss these frankly
with his audiences, and children un z
Ter Is years old viii not be admitted. Il