Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-11-29


redemption 10y m the millrary derea.
OF Prussia. Subsequent lopments
amply confirmed that view.
In the winter OF 1916, we were talk
ing Of the sentiment in America and
the conversation turned to Won Berns-
tori.
"Von Bernst0rff has been doing very
good work In your country" the kaiser
commented.
"Well, your majesty" replied, ut is
said in America that if he had not been
such a clever diplomat re would long
ago have been compelled to leave"
From oil 1 hear" the kaiser said.
"he hasn't had a very ea ~ time OF 1t.
The American press as !, whole has
been conspicuously anti-German. al
though understand that one of your
newspaper publishers has been friend
~ to us. Mr.. Hearst, for instance, has
helped our cause very much in your
country. He has been telling the truth
about affairs, which is more than most
Of the other papers have been doing"
Just before the king of Greece abdi-
Gated, the kaiser referred to the atti-
tude Of the American press again.
''The way the American newspapers
and the press of the allied countries
generally are presenting the Grecian
situation to the world is absolutely
false and a disgrace!" he declared, bit
terly. "They are entirely misrepre-
senting the facts. Mr.. Hearst is the
only one, as far as can find, who has
revealed the real conditions and told
the truth about them. My, I wonder
what the people have to say now that
Mr.. Hearst has finally exposed the
whole thing!'' It was only short
time afterwards that the king abdicat-
ed and revealed Enthusiastically which
papers had correctly interpreted the
trend Of Grecian politics.
The kaiser spoke to me many times
about the writings Of William Bayard
hale.
Have you been following Hale's ar
ticles?" he inquired. What he is
writing about the war is excellent and
is really the best material published.
He voices my sentiments exactly, and
it would be well for every American to
follow this writer's work.
had to confess that there was one
American at least who was not only
not following Hale's writings, but had
never heard Of the writer, and the
kaiser seemed to be somewhat dis
pleased.
He referred to Hale several times
subsequently and in the meanwhile I
had ascertained that the man in ques-
ton was the representative in Berlin
Of the Hearst newspapers and SUBJ
sequently learned that he had pub
lished q book called american Rights
and British Pretensions at Sea" which
explained ut once to me why the kaiser
was so enthusiastic about him.
y. In the course OF one Of our many
conversations on the subject of Amer
lean munitions, the kaiser paid his re-
spects to Mr.. Schwab.
''What can one expect from Schwab,
who Is using the Bethlehem steel plant
to work against us?" he asked. HE Is
OF Austrian Jew extraction and would
work against anyone for the sake OF
hs:money that's IN It !"
sIm following affairs In America
very closely" he told me on another
occasion, before we entered the war.
''Not all Of your senators are against
M. Senator StoRss for instance, is
taking q very strong neutral stand, !
understand, and It lisa pity there are
not more like him."
( Just before left for my trip to
America in 1915, the kaiser called on
me and I told him I was leaving.
swell, Davis" he said, "be careful
not to run against any mines or be
torpedoed. You'll probably be pulled
into England on your way over. We
understand oil boats are taken there
for examination" Then, with dre In
his eye, he added IL You should zee
my cousin the king, In England. KICK
him on the shins for me-"
To be continued)