New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-28
EN-Kaiser's
Aims Barred bv
Monaco Prince
Nv orld Will See What 1t Has
Never known Before"
EmperorQ Quoted as Saying
Conversations Repeated
"Must Hurry, Wilhelm Told
Cousin on the Day of the
Archduke's Assassination

TARlS. Dec. 27.-Prince Albert of
Monaco has sivcn to The Associated
Press remarkable letter he has ad-
dressed 20 former Emperor William.
which promises to rival the notable
rsvelations made by Prince 1ichnowsky
German Ambassador at London at
the outbreak OF the war, and by DR..
NUehon. ,he former Kdupp director.
Prince Albert's letter gives teXtuslly
many conversations with the ex-Em-
ueTor on mis- war project. and also
number of letters from the former
German ruler to the Prince. These
letters arc addressed to the Prince as
Ny Dear Cousin and arc signed
Your Nchness's devoted friend
cousin and admilcr, William |. r."
The conversations between the for
ner Emperor and the Prince cover
wars Of close intimacy. during which
2rncc Abort was a frequent guest of
he Emperor at bcrlin and Kici and at
tie lmpsror's summer palace on the
Island Of Corfu The Princes letter
is addressed: ITO His Majesty Will
IAN H. It addresses the former Ger
man ruler directly throughout as
"Snc' It recalls to the ex-Enperor
tfair conversations. in which the En-
peror expressed his ideas for Ger
ranN's future, and then gives the sue
crsSjyc steps in which he yielded to the
military element.
Could Have Been Greatest
Explaining the purposes of his letter.,
Prince Albeit writes:
Il peak with serenity after seven
:s,n Years of effort to enlighten you
rpou ths only path which would main
tain he ,ival nations within the limits
c Justice and dignity. and would re
gnii. ia peace the interests of France
nd Germany. ! speak with the firm
a.ss Of Il soul in revolt against the
spsetacle @ the plot of force to an
'siia'e law and honor, ali the beauties
oi Civilization ard all the conqucsts Of
maa o1ay ,hc brute.
~ was open to you to become the
create. figure OF all time if you had
erected your power to repairing the
injustice weighing on Europe and
given YOUR high authority to the ideals
Of right justice and peace, TO which
mankind il now eagerly turning; in e
stead YOU maintained the brutal Gus
tens o. a military monarchy until Ger
MAN., which could have won world
power based on civilization, has drag
ged you down IN It's false ideas and
blind folly
Opposed MiIitarism
Recalling to the former Emperor
their conversations. the Prince says:
u was deeply impressed with the
talk ! had with you when we inaugu-
ated the Observatory of Ledenberg.
When | condemned the miitarizing of
people as stuntine individual de-
velopmcnt, you described to me the ad-
'antages Of such form Of national
education outside its purely military
OBJECTS because as YOU said, it re-
heYed men from the hcaviness of their
bearing. This was your conception of
me principal end OF q system, the ap-
pNcation of which is terrifying the
world. To-day in the path Of your
armies are strewn the marks of this
eaucation, which betray your true end
ol your profound error"
Comment on Assassination
Although you said to me one day
me letter says, that it was not youl
Hght to take a certain action which
would have conserved world peace, yet
you told me on the yacht Meteor on
June 2s, 1914. in learning of the assas-
Snation OF Archduhe Ferdinand, No
must do everything over again
History will recognize in these two
manifestations Of your conscience the
ruth of your responsibility for de-
r;.h m9erate war. In an Interview had
win YOU on the same yacht, on the
morning of the same day. | noted Ger
tam points disclosing your real pur-
poses, when | said to you that | be
neVed the majority of the French sup
ported the idea of rapproachemen
win Germany. you answered me with
Vlus nal emphasis
Yes, but We must hurry or else it
III be too late and other arrangements
WIZ be necessary to establish the posi-
ION o. the nations Of Europe. Here
s'e the Anglo -SaXons, understanding
: l'r true interests and trying to group
themselves in joint protection against
yellow races. Even this year
President Wilson and England have
used diplomatic language They under
n'aad also chat there is nothing to dc
"''h Germany than to accept her as
What Night Have Happened
Niser thus quoting verbatim the En-
p'rors language, Prince Albert adds
ou afterward talked at length tt
t,onNincc ma you had no bad sentiment
Ao"ard France or anyone, and YOU re
'eYS5Ihed to me that you might have
..l'eh upon Russia when she wa!
"Vu by her war with Japan, ant
Spon France when SOC, 900 French sol
uaers were in hospitals. When | an
t,wered you that Frances pacific intcn
uons were shown by the tendency tc
seouce her military forces, you hac
"othine more to say"
inc prince then relates a sensational
.onVersation in which the Emperor
polnting to a Britis, squadron visiting
mel 1orsaw Che coming of war. H'
says:
The transformation of your mental
nv became evident to me in June, 1911