Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-04
CHAPTER ~.
AmerIes pIssppoInts Kaiser.

Nicflcs DlsappoiNtb NafbcF.
The kaiser assembled the throne
. 1888. For twenty-six years his relg
was unmarried by single war. a
J though twice during that period. one
IN 1905 and again In 1911. he neari
succeeded 10 pFecipitntIng a conflict
Subsequent developments hay
brought out clearly enough that durin
all these years Of peace, the kalse
was only awaiting the opportune mo
ment TO bring on war.
dermany's preparation consisted no
| merely In building up her army ans
navy and developing a military splri
Ia her people. but In trying to estab
lisb friendships abroad where the,
would do the most good In the event
OF world war.
The German military preparation
was more or less obvious. The kaiser
was always It's warmest advocate and
frankly admitted that II was his inten.
ton 10 remain armed 10 the teeth. al
though he protested to me many times
that his sole object was TO maintain
the peace OF the world.
In 1913. for instance. was in The
Hague when Carnegie delivered a
speech at the opening OF the Peace
palace. In the course OF which he de
clarcd that the kaiser was STUN
bllng-block In the way OF world peace.
when l got back TO Berlin 1 mention
ed the fact 10 the kaiser. hoping TO
draw him out.
Eyes. know exactly what Carnegie
said at The Hague" he replied rather
testify, 'and don't like the way he
spoke ut all. He referred 10 me as the
war lord and said was standing In
the way OF world peace. Let him look
at my record OF twenty-five peaceful
years on the throne Nc, the surest
means 10 maintain the peace OF the
world Is my big army and navy Other
nations will think twice before going
20 war with us r. The fact that be had
previously accepted 5.000.0oo marks
from Carnegie for the furtherance OF
universal peace didn't seem to occur
to him.
And the world at large learned more
or less OF German intrigue and propa-
ganda since the war. but II Is not gem
orally known that the same sort of
thing was going on even more actively
In time OF peace. Countless measures.
OF the most subtle aud insidious char
acteF. were taken to lull Into sense OF
false security the nations she intended
eventually to attack and TO inspire fear
Ia or command the respect OF nations
which she hoped would remain neutral
OF might even be induced TO throw In
their lot with hers la the event OF
war.
In this phase Of Germany's prepare
ton for war, the kaiser took leading
part
II Is a fact. for instance. that prac- |
tically every officer la the Chilean
army Is German. and the kaiser has
spared no pains 10 foster the friend |
siip OF the South American republics.
and automatically.
One OF the South American minis
ters told me of an ex-president OF /
Peru who had visited Berlin This
Peruvian had previously visited Lon.
ion and Paris and had received little !
DR. no official attention In either OF
hose capitals. For reasons best /
known TO himself. the kaiser decided |
10 cater TO this gentleman, and accord
ngly arranged an audience.
In the discussion which took place |
when they met. the kaiser displayed |
such remarkable acquaintance with
Peruvian affairs and the family his
tory and political career of his visitor
that the South American was stunned. |
When he returned home he carried |
with him a most exalted idea of the
wisdom Of the German |
emperor. To what extent the kaiser
had spen. the midnight oil preparing |
for this Interview have no knowledge, |
but knowing the importance he placed |
upon making a favorable impression
at all times have a mental picture of
his delying deeply into South Ameri-
can lore in preparation for his guest.
There is nothing dearer to the kaiser |