Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-11-22
DAVIS SAYS KAISER
WON'T LONG Be QUIET
AS AN HUMBLE EXILE
Former Dentist Expects HOhen-
zOIIern to Renew Activity,
He Tells MOntauk
Club


DR.. Arthur N. Davis, the American
dentist who spent several years filling
the kaiser's molars and gained oppor-
tunities for making a close character
study Of his royal client while 30 doing,
gave a Brooklyn audience at the Mon
tauk Club some nights ago an intimate
descriptive picture Of the former Ger
man Emperor and his son, the former
Crown Prince. The former he portray
ed as an egregious egotis beyond doubt,
but a man of energy and charming per-
sonaIity; the latter as an efteminate
fop.
Perhaps the most significant part of
DR.. Davis talk, however, was his
opinion of what the kaiser's future &C.
tions will be. DR.. Davis does not look
to see him long content to play a hum
BILE part in the chorus of the worlds af-
fairs after SO long occupying the GEN.
ter of the stage.
"The wal is ended and the kaiser is
in exile. a fugitive in Holland, but I
don't think he intends to remain long
Inactive" predicted DR.. Davis. 81
think he is watching closely the de-
velopments In Germany. He Is a man
of Extraordinary energy and overwhelm-
ing ambition and a man of much charm
and fascinating personality as well. He
is not crazy, as some think. He has
peculiar ideas at times which u
him to do things which would support
such a belief. such as his act in hold
ing that the United States could do no
harm to Germany In this war and
bringing this country in against him."
German People Guilty, Too
Regarding the German people, the
kaiser's former dentist held that too
much sympathy should not be wasted
on them. To his mind they are almost
equally guilty with their rulers and
leaders in the world war and its tragic
consequences.
"The German people deserve no SYM
pathy," he declared. "They were
equally guilty though probably mis-
led by the inspired press, which Of
course was dominated absolutely by
the Government. They supported and
glorifed the kaiser to the last degree
while they thought there was a chance
of winning, but in the hour of defeat
they condemn him. 1t is a curious
commentary on the Psychology Of the
German people that though they we're
the loudest advocates of unrestricted
submarine warfare they now use this
as a ground for criticising the action of
their leaders. The German people
were outspoken In their protest, even
when the unrestricted submarin war
fare order took effect, against lanes of
safety being left for neutral shipping.
They demanded that all shipping be
sunk on the ground that if it was no
enemy shipping it was aiding their en-
emies by carrying arms or supplies"
The speaker drew an unf1attering
picture of the German Crown Prince.
IT first. saw this young gentleman
when he was % years Of age" said he,
sthat was before his marriage. The
thing that impressed me then was the
i ordinate amount of pride which he
took In a wrist watch he was wearing,
aud that was the time when no man
wore a wrist watch. He kept showing
back his sleeve 10 steal admiring CLAN
ces at the watch and asked me If 1 did
MT think it was a fine n or course,
I told him I thought 30. The Crown
also wore several large rings
which he kept lingering and admiring
and which l was called or to admire"
Showed Marks of Dissipation
81 saw the Crown Prince ten years
after the outbreak of the war. He
was married then and had five chill
.ren, but his face was considerably old
er than his years would warrant and
lines Of dissipation. He
came to see me at my Office and once
again he wore a.wrist watch OF which
he was vainly proud. l recall it dis
The face was of blue enamel
and the wrist band was of an elastic
gold mesh. 1t was just such a watch
as a woman would wear. We were
talking of a number of things when
the Prince suddenlylexclaimed:
$50, L say, doctor, I must show you
my wrist watch. What do you think
Of it? Don't you think it's fine one?'
II told him 1 did. Shortly after
the young man took his leave.
AS he passed into the waiting room,
several Of the women members
of his family who had c0ma tn INV