Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-05-22
The Devil Has Resigned
Published by Request)

Louis Syerkrop, of Creston, has
acquired much fame in recent weeks
as author of a satire on Kaiser Will
helm. Requests have come to him
from Tumulty, Secretary Daniels
and Roosevelt, and people in every
state of the union and in Canada
have asked for copies'of Mr.. Syer-
krop's article 1t is;
"The Internal Region,
"June %, 1917
"To Wilhelm Won Hohenzollern,
King of Prussia; Emperor of all
Germany and Envoy Extraordi-
nary of Almighty God:
"My Dear Wilhelm:
~ can call you by that familiar
name for l have always been very
close to you, much closer than you
could ever know.
"From the time that you were
vet an undeveloped being in your
mothers womb l have shaped your
destiny for my own purpose.
"In the days of Rome | created
a roughneck known in history as
Nero; he was vulgar character
and suited my purpose at that par
ticular time. In these modern days
classic demon and efficient super
criminal was needed and as | know
the Hohenzollern blood | picked
you as my special instrument to
place on earth an annex to hell. l
gave you abnormal ambition, like
wise an over supply of egotism that
you might not discover your own
failings; l twised your mind to that
of a mad man with certain normal
tendencies to carry You by, most
dangerous character placed in pow
er of hypnotist and a certain
magnetic force that you might sway
your people. I am responsible for
the deformed arm that hangs help
less on your left side, for your. Grip
oiled condition embltters your life
and destroys all nobleimpulses that
might otherwise cause me anxiety,
but your strong sword arm is driven
BY your ambition that squelches all
sentiment and pity; / placed in
your SOUL a deep hatred for all
things Enlish, for of all nations on
Earth | hate England most Wher'
ever England plants her flags she
brings order out of chaos and the
hated Cross follows the Union Jack
under her rule wild tribes become
tillers of the soil and in due time
practical citizen; she is the great
cililzer of the globe and ! HATE
HER. | planted in your soul
cruel hatred for your mother be-
cause SHE was English, and lett
my good friend Bismark to fan the
| flame | had kindled. Recent his,
| tory proves how we'll our work was
done, 1t broke your royal moth
er's heart, but I gained my pur-
pose.
The inherited disease of the Ho-
lenzolierns killed your father, Just
Is it will kill you and you became
the ruler of Germany and tool Of
! mine sooner than l expected.
"To assist you and farther haster
my work l sent to you three evi
spirits, FIietgsche, Treitschke anc
later Bernhard, whose teachings in
famed the youths Of Germany, who
in good time would be willing anc
loyal subjects and eager to spill
their blood and pull your chestputs
yours and mine; the spell has beer
perfect--you cast your ambitious
eyes toward the Mediterranean
Egypt, India and the Dardanelles
and you began your great railway
to Bagdad, but the ambitious arch,
| duke and his more ambitious wife
stood in your way. 1t was then
that l sowed the seed in your heart
that blossomed into the assassina-
ton of the Duke and his wife, and
all hell smiled when it saw how
cleverly you saddled the crime on
Serbia. saw you set sails for the
fjorGs of Norway and I knew you
would rrove an alibi, How clever.
ly done, so much like your noble
grandfather, who also secured an
assassin to remove old King Fred
erick of Denmark, and later robbed
that country Of two provinces that
gave Germany an opportunity to
become a naval power. Murder is
dirty work, but it takes Hohen-
zollern to make away and get by.
"Your opportunity was at hand;
you set the world on fire and bells
of hell were ringing; your rape on
Belgium caused much joy, it was
the beginning, the foundation of a
perfect hell on earth, the destruc-
ton of noble cathedrals and other
infinite works of art were hailed
with Joy in the internal regions
You make war on friends and foe