Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-21

that Emperor William had induced
Emperor Nicholas of Russia to sign a
secret agreement 10 which ae was to
perfection Of an offensive and defens-
i've alliance against England. The
treaty was discovered and Regulated
by Il Russian minister.
Failing in his attempt, the German
emperor set upon himself the task Of
drawing England tn his side against
France and Russia.
How well he thought he had sue
ceeded in this may be gathered from
a letter he wrote Ia President Wilson
in 1914 in which he said King George
had promised Prince Henry of Prussia,
on July %, 1914. that England would
remain neutral 10 a war involving the
central powers with France and Rus
STA.
~Liehnowsky Shows Up Intrigue.
Perhaps the most direct and authori-
iative of the accusations against the
German emperor and the pan-GcrnI!Ens
are contained in the published secret
memorandum Of Prince Charles Max
Lichnowsky, who was German am
hassador at Loldon ut the outbreak o.
hostilities.
The prince uneQuiyocally placed the
blame for the war on Germany, anu
for his frankness was imprisoned in a
Sileslan chateau, permanently expelled
| from the PrusSian house of LORDS.
which action was sanctioned hy the
emperor. and finally was eyiled to
Switzerland.
Emperor Williams domination over
German statesmen. diplomats and the
high command of the German army
was emphasized by DR.. Wilhelm
Muchlon, a former director of the
Krupp works, the great German NUM-
lions factory, in his book on The
Devastation of Europe In this he
not only laid blame upon Germany for
bad faith and criticized the German
army for its brutality but asserted that
in the German foreign office "only he
who did the emperor's bidding was al
lowed to remain" ''They could not
do better he declared, because OF
the character, the power, the vascilla'
ton Of and continued interference by
the kaiser"
1t was Doctor Muehlon who asserted
the authenticity Of the statement that
Emperor William stated at a meeting
of German army officers that he had
plenty Of prisoners and that he hoped
the officers would see that no more
prisoners were taken.
Macmillan Harden, a German hb'
eral leader, declared the German ruler
brought on the war because of his de-
sire "for something like world rule"
"No Nonsense From U.s."
The emperor, despite his previous
, expressions Of good will for America
gave vent to his anger against th'
United States when 1t became evident
no official action would be taken u
stop the shipment Of munitions ant
supplies to the entente allies by de
J, clarlng to the American ambassador
= James W. Gerard. II shall stand n
. nonsense from America after tn
n war"
4 williams designs to spread German
dominion in Asia found expression IL
his famous visits to Constantlnonl
when he was proclaimed as protecto
of the Moslems. In this the world say
3 a cunning step toward achievement o
t the German ambition of German DC
minion from Berlin to Bagdad.
l. Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert wa
l. horn January q, 1850, and becam
Emperor William II on the death
n his father, Frederick III, June 10, lss'
q He came out Of the University OF Bon
h fully prepared to enter the school
6 statecraft. Set to work in the govern
ment bureaus, he was early taught tn
h routine of official business under tn
j. tutelage Of the great Bismarck.
r. At the death Of his father, the In
y perial throne devolved upon Willtal
IF II, who was then but twenty'nlI
is years Of age. Bismarck continued {
chancellor. but not for long.
D. In 1890 the disagreement of THE tN
U. men reached a crisis, d rupture can
" and Bismarck went. The relations b
G. tween the two men remained straint
r. for several years. but before Bismar'
died peace was made between them.
stiekler for Military Etiquette.
With the passing Of Bismarck Il
emperor's real reign began. As a mi
tary man he was a stickler for ei
cheney, discipline and the observan
Inn Of etiquette to the last detail. And wi
N. the details Of all these c%omponents
n. army life and training he was famii
~ to the smallest point.
In everything he was described
n thorough and, withal. n OF the hui
,,n est workers In the empire.
no Physically unimpressive-he "
nd short and inclined to stoutness--W
ho liam was fond Of being photograph
while striking a military postu
though taking good car to veil I
deformity Of his left arm, a dlsfgu
rty 'ment with which he was born and
nd which he was extremely sensitive.
+od h,owad his EnQlish mother for livl