Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-16

/ treaty was discovered and repudiateu
by a Russian minister.
Failing in his attempt, the German
emperor set upon himself the task OF
drawing England 10 his side against
France and Russia.
How we'll he thought he had sue
ceeded in this may be gathered from
a letter he wrote 10 President Wilson
| in 1914 in which he said King George
hid promised Prince Henry Of Prussia,
on July -, 1914, that England would
remain neutral in a war involving the
central powers with Fran and Rus
STA.
Lichnowsly Shows Up intrigue.
Perhaps the most direct and authOri-
tatiye Of the accusations against the
German emperor and the pan-Germans
are contained in the published secret
memorandum Of Prince Charles Max
I.ichnowsky who was German am
basSador ut London nj the outbreak Of
I hostiltieS.
The prince unequivocally placed the
blame for the war on Germany, and
for his frankness was imprisoned in q
Silesian chateau. permanently expelled
from The Prussian house Of lords.
which action was sanctioned by the
Emperor and finally was exiled TO
switzerland
Emperor Williams domination over
German statesmen. diplomats and the
high command Of the German army
was emphasized by Or. Wilhelm
! Muenlon. a former director of the
krupp works. the great German muni-
tions 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
vino did the emperor's bidding was al
lowed 10 remain" They could not
do better" he declared. 'because of
the character. the power. the Vascii'a-
ton of and continued interference by
the kaiser"
Ii was Doctor Muehlon who asserted
the authenticity If the statement that
Emperor William stated at "A meeting
Of German army officers ,hat lac had
plenty Of prisoners and that he hoped
the officers would see that Ia more
prisoners were taken.
Maximilian Harden. German llh-
eral leader. declared the German ruler
brought on the war because of his de-
sire for something like world rule.
mo Nonsense From U.s."
The emperor. despite his previous
expressions of good will for America,
gave vent to his anger against the
United States when it became evident
no official action would be taken To
stop the shipment of munitions and
supplies to the entente allies by de-
claring to the American ambassador,
James W. Gerard. 4 shall stand no
nonsense from America after the
war"
Williams designs to spread German
dominion in Asia found expression in
his famous visits 10 C0nstantinople
when he was proclaimed as protector
of the MoSiems. In this the world saw
cunning step towarf achievement of
the German ambition Of German do
minion from Berlin 10 Bagdad.
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert was
born january u, 1859, and became
Emperor William ii on the death of
his father. Frederick III, June -. 1883.
He came out Of the University of Bonn
fully prepared to enter the school of
sfatecraft Set TO work in the govern
ment bureaus, he was early taught the
routine of official business under the
tuteage of the great Bismarck.
Al the death Of his father the inn
perial throne devolyed upon William
II. who was then hut twenty-nine
We, of age. Bismarck continued as
/ chancellor but not for long.
/ In 1890 the disagreement of the two
/ men reached crisis, Il rupture came
+ and Bismarck went The relations be-
/ tween the two men remained strained
/ for several years, but before Bismarck
/ died peace was made between Them
stickler for Military Etiquette
with Ihe passing 81 pi>ihHTth me
emperor's real reign began. AS mill
tarv man he was stickler for eff
cheney. discipline and the observance
/ OF etiquette to the last detail. And with
the details OF all these componentS Of
army life and training he was familiar
To the smallest point
In everything he was described as
thorough and, withal one Of the hard
est workers in the empire
Physically UnimpreNSive-he was
short and inclined 10 >toutneSS--Wil-
liam was fond of being photographed
/ while striking military posture,
/ though taking goc1 care to veil the
deforuity of his left arm Il dishgure-
ment with which he was born and of
which he was extremely sensitive. He
blamed his English mother for living
life of Self-indulgeuce and cursed her
repeatedly as being responsible for his
/ deformlty
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