New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
Tells Krupp Workers He's
Supreme War Lord and
Germany Is lnvincible'
Waves Olive Branch
For a Few Moments
Wilhelm Then Repeats Hun
Platitudes and Blames AL
lies for Everything Bad


tho Krupp munitions works at Essen
rmneror William declared that every
.,a in the remotest corner of the
Fstherland knew that he had "left no
st,ne unturned to shorten the war as
fsr as possibc for your people and for
che entire civilized European world"
The EMPEROR said it took two to make
n.sce-that one could not do it unless
he could overcome the other. Germany
10 declared. was confronted with her
enemies will to destroy her, and she
must place against this her detcrmina-
,;on to preserve her existence.
The Emperor said
"My dear friends at the Krupp
works:
"I have long felt desire to pay you
q visit during this war, but, as you
know. numerous political and military
dnties have summoned me to the vari-
ous battleficlds and regions of war
wrecked Europe. Now at last, to my
delight, I have succeeded in coming
here to the works which I have been
able TO observe in their development
since nv earliest childhood and the in
specton of which has always filled me
with the greatest admiration for Ger
man science and inventive energy.
Expresses MY Imperial Thanks
What want to do to-day is to ex-
press my imperial thanks to the direc-
tors Of the krupps, the foremen, the
workmen and the workwomen for the
absolutely astounding manner in which
the Krupp works have been placed at
the disposal of the German army and
its supreme war lord Very great work
has been accomplished by all from the
directors down to the last workman
and workwoman, and tnis under in
creasing food difficulties, clothing diff
oulties and losses, sorrows and cares
which have spared no home, neither
princely house nor modest workman's s
dwelling.
industrial mobilization. without
distinction of age or sex, has consti-
tuted a demand such as never before
vas made on the German people, and
yet it was responded to willingly and
i>yfully. In that connection | should
ke. above all, to express my warm
thanks as the country's father to the
women ss we'll as the girls and the men
for their self-sacriticing performance
q their duty, despite their harassing
Cares.
"No one amongst our people should
imagine I am not conversant with this
In my journeyings through the land
hape spoken with many a widow
many a peasant, many a member of
the Landwehr and the Landsturm
whose hearts were heavy with cares
but who glowed with the thought of
duty first. | have been touched by
your cares to the depths of my heart
What paternal suggestion could do to
has been done. Much could have been
done otherwise, and it is no wonder
there is dissatisfaction here and there
But to whom after all, do we owe
this? Who spoke al the very begin
ning of the war Of starving out the
German women and children? Who
was it who introduced terrible hatred
into this war? 1t was the enemy.
Every one of you in the remotest
corner of the Fatherland knows that
left no stone unturned to shorten
the war as far as possible for you and
your people and for the entire civil
zed European world In December,
1915, presented the enemy public with
clear and unamb iguous offer of peace
In the name of the German Empire,
and my allies. Jeers, mockery and con-
tempt were the answer.
TpvoI,oe CoJ,, V,,I,..
He up above knows my sense of
responsibility. Repeatedly during the
past months the responsible leaders
OF the Imperial Government have un-
embiguously given to understand, to
everyone who wished to understand,
llat we are at all times ready to offer
the hand of peace"
r. me Emperor declared the answer of
Nermany's enemy was the outspoken
teggrnation the crushing of Germany.
10 make peace" he added, "two are
needed. If either is unwilling the
o.ner cannot, presuming that he does
not overthrow the other. Thus we are
confronted with the enemy's absolute
WI 10 destruction. And against this
absolute Will TO destruction we must
place our absolute will to preserve our
existence
Our brave army out there has shown
you TINS will and deed Whether in
assault, or withdrawal, or trench fight
..hhg, the only thing that matters is
.'ia' the enemy should lose as much
as possible. That has occurred and
'oaolhues to occur.
our death -defying navy also has
SSiioved that. 1t beat the enemy at the
or;.s, r;sgerfacS, despite his great superb
10y u,my: Our u-boats, like a consuming
worm gnaw at the enemy's vitals more
man ar, our enemies will admit.
Even though, in the opinion of
Io@ay IL,any among you, it is lasting too
Cs, every German man and every
thAidn woman must, in witnessing
orz rnsse incompatible heroic deeds of
w army and our navy, be aware that
istsase ase nghtlng and struggling for ex-
ntn a,ence and that we must make the
triost tor;o erort to defend ourselves vic
btoue'y, bnt not only through the work
people. e '''ousn's oi our
Many among you have often asked
d;d di;dd"selves during this long war: How
VIZ ,a such such thing happen? Why did
fortr "Se 10 undergo such a thing after
10y years of peace?' | think it is
ar question we'll worthy of an answer
fntuvwh ,u which must be answered for the
t,rsnI.Ir suieLIor our children and our
The Kaiser's Answer
ana have thought long on the matter
az nave ~. come to the following answer.
Tha'th ~ thls world good clashes with evil