Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-09-26
CHAPTER III.
The KaiseIs Dual Personality.

If Ind come away from Germany in
january. 1914. instead of In january.
1918, and had written the impression
I had gained Of the kaiser In the ten
years / had known him. what u false
picture / would have painted Of the
man ms he really Is!
1t would have been q picture Of a
man who In general appearance and
bearing wis every inch an emperor and
yet who could exhibit all the courtesy,
aifabllity and gentleness Of the most
democratic gentleman, man soft OF
eye and kindly in expression, man Of
wide rending and attninments-perhapS
the most versatile man In the world,
man who possessed most alert mind.
oiN gution; a man who was not gen.
eaU4s in nature and yet was at times
considcrnte Of others; a man of charm
ing personality and amiability. It
would have shown a man Of unpar-
aileled egotlsm. man who was I'M
patient of correction and who would
brook no opposition. There might have
been In the picture suggestion Of the
dire lengths to which the man would
go to have his way. but 1t would have
been only suggestion.
AS far as 1t went, the ucture would
have been accurate, but 1t would have
been sadly incomplete-with all the
lights worked in but lacking all the
shadows.
1t took the war and Its attendant
horrors to reveal the kaiser in his
true colors. The war did not change
his character; 1t uncovered 1t.
Early In my practice happened to
mention to the kaiser that I nppre-
ciated the friendliness he showed me
in invariably waving his hand mt me
as he passed my window when walking
along the Tiergarten.
''It's Il good advertisement for you.
Davis" he sold. "The people see me
waving to you and they know you must
be a good dentist or I wouldn't
come to you. It will help your bust
ness" In every act, he was conscious
of the public.
During that period Of my career In
Berlin, he showed the utmost Interest
in my progress and frequently inquired
how my practice was developing.
The first bill I rendered him, as
have mentioned. he doubled. On a
number of subsequent occasions, he
paid me more than my bill called for.
These overpayments never amounted
to very much. but they impressed me
because they were SO out Of keeping
with the stinginess the kaiser dis
played in other directions.
From time to time the kaiser sent
or brought me autographed pictures OF
himself or others. At the time of the
one hundredth anniversary of Fred.
crick the Great. he gave me picture
Of that monarch. On another occasion
he presented me with group picture
Of himself surrounded by his family
and dogs. remember his bringing to
me q large unframed picture In cele
bration Of his silver wedding. It wa!
about twenty-four by eighteen inche!
In size. 1t showed the kaiserin ant
himself In sort of cloud floating abov,
a birdseye view Of Berlin, with tn,
palace and the cathedral dimly seer
below.
Il don't know just what this master
piece was meant to signify, but had 1
framed and placed 1t In my ONCE. 4
evoked from little boy who entered
the room with his mother the follow
ing astonished remark: ''Oh, mother
look at the kaiser in heavenl"
A postcard picture of the kaiser
signed By his own hand. was In bill