Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-11-22
Kaiser's Reply to the Prince

Kaiser's Reply to the Prince
Feeling the touching letter of the
Crown Prince going the rounds of
! the press in the state called for a
reply from Papa Kaiser, one of the
exchanges contributes the follow
ing:
Rotterdam Palace, Oct. 1, 1915
I hardly know we're to address you
dis ledder, as your last vas dated on
der run. However, am sure it will
catch you somewhere between der
Hindered berg line und der Rhine
! Would advise you to hurry back to
der Rhine as soon as possible, as
dose rough Americans seems to be
after der whole bacon as we'll as der
Rhine. do not blame you in der
least for not wanting to associate
nit dose Americans. I understand
dey are now calling you der Clown
Prince. Such rudeness- Yhy
should dey call you such a names?
Keep away from dem as far as pos
sible Dey tell me dose Americans
are insisting dey are coming to Ber-
lin to pay der respects to me. If
you get close enough to one of dem
just tell him if red day efer comes
when an American gets to der pal
ace dere will be non of de Clown
Heads on der reception committee.
1t may be dose Americans means us
harm. Vat if dey should get to Ber-
lin before we know it? But if der
worse comes to der worse, my dear
son, you should remember you should
stand between your lofing ladder und
danger. Vat would der dear German
people do if der divine ruler should
be killed?
Und don't let dose rough Ameri-
cans fool you about dat song de
sang-what you call 81 won't be
back till it's over, over dere." No
dat dey won't go back till it's, over,
over here Anyhow dat is just der
way dey act. I am getting SUSPECT
Gus about de actions. Vat?
Und anoder ting, my dear son,
dose Americans dey are so deceiving
you can't believe ting dey say
to you. Before dey got into dis war
dey wanted peace. Of course dey did
not say what kind of peace dey want
ed, but I belief what they really
want is a piece of Germany. But be
dat as it may; why did dey get in
to dis war? Certainly We did not
wan 'em in. All We did vas sink der
Loosetania-and vas it our fault dat
a thousand or two people und der
children got drowned? Why didn't
dey swim to der shore wild der ba-
bies? Und when We blowed up der
ships nit fod und odder tings on
em it vas not because We did not lofe
der Americans had to have
something to feed der peoples we
captured Just so! Why did dey
get mad at such fiddle tings as dat?
Vat? At dat time dey said dat dey
wanted peace. But dey had changed
der mind Now We offer dem peace
and vat do dey say? Vat does Bresi-
dent Wilson say? He is der worst de-
ceiver of der whole American race.
I belief he is der very one vich wants
a piece of Germany.
Tell dose Americans we want not
ings to do nit 'em. When We started
to go through Belgium and Wiped
der women and children so easy
never imagined dose offel ignorant
Americans would force demselfs up
on us und insist on coming over to
Germany-right into our own be-
loved land. Had I taught of such
ting I belief I never would started.
Und oh, my son, wouldn't it be offel
if dey would do to Germany just vat
We did to Belgium und France? 1t
almos' kills me to tink about such
ting. Und right now dey are on our
beloved soil. How can dey be so
rude when dey were nefer invited to
come here? Dey say some of our men
half NETS der American ruffians
near Metz .und what you tink dey
said-It makes der vet salt water
tears come to mine eyes to tink about
it-dey said dey vas coming on to
Berlin. AS I told you before I do
not want to meet 'em ven dey get
here so l mus close Immediately as
I will run just like you before will
half anytings to do nit dose nasty
Americans.
Your lofing ladder in hastiness,
Villyum.