The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-13

TN the Willy Nicky correspondents
y which l published last year the char
-" acter Of Kaiser Wilhelm ii. was re
ve?lcd throughout the world rs that of {
hypocrite and iEtriguers who TALKED o
peace and OF God while plotting agains
the peace of tie world, advancing his per
sonal ambitions as Prussan War Lord BY
meSmerizing the feeble IN :nded Tsar, Mich
olas H. lie threatened Kim, bullied him
fattered him; he counsclled him how tt
beat Jalaa during the Rusao-Japanest
War and .ausat hliG how to save his moo
nrchy by deccis.rs the Russian people.
Former Ambassador Gerard exposed The
KAISER aud the syu:em of Wilae!mism eff
fective.y. He disclosed his whims nnt
tactics during the great war. He pictured
and analysed Kaiserisn as it really is, fol
he had both the opportunity and the abil
Try to sec 1t at close range i'll the course
Of the first years of the war.
During my rcccut visit to Russia I IA
mil;arixed myself with the materials OF
the counter intelligence department and
particularly with the documents OF the
military prosecutor, A. S. RezGnov, cou'
elsewhere.
A study o. these documents makes it
clear beyond the shadow of a doubt that
Kaiser Wilnclm las been scnemins for
years to dominate the world, to trans
form il into one great Prussia, to rcGuco
nil other Powers to a state of scrviiity.
lie seems to save been moved by pccr-
liar passion to rule mankind as q moral
savage, as n religious maniac, covering
tie nakedness of his soul with the gloss
Of civilization that is founded upon his
krupp mutations works.
Started SPY system IN Russia.
While the Kaiser was sending intimate
messages to the Tsar. rledging him his
devotion and friendship, he established in
Russia an organization Of espionage that
worked hand III hand with the German
Foreign Office, whose purpose it was to
Prussianize Russia, to wreck her as a
great Power in the event she failed to sub
NIT to the dictatior of PotS1am and then
70 make use of her helplessress to further
the Kasec's dream Of Pan C crDanism.
German espionage in Russia, as revealed
during the war, was not coafincd to mill
tary affairs, to the urearthing Of secrets
which could prove of value in connection
with strategic problems Of this war. Ger
man espionage there was concerned with
far greater problems. It's tasks had been
elaborated not only by the German Staff
but by the Department for Foreign At
fairs.
The entire foreign policy OF the German
government was based upon the work and
reports Of the German spies in various
countries, and that is why it is difficult 20
say where TIE work of the German states
zen ceases AID where that Of German
spies commences. German secret agents
the military staff while at the same time
carrying out important instructions for
tho diplomatic department Many of the
German spies were located in the offices
and apartments OF the German diplomats
and worked together with them. Many
o: the German diplomats directed the
espionage system in foreign countries and
were really responsible for numerous
crimes committed caerc for the sake of
the greater Germany which Wilhelm IL.
had conceived.
Ecgmrdc6 Ncn"r ns Prejudice.
The code OF German morality in this
direction unfortunately became known
oily after the outbreak Of this war. Nov
the whole world knows t;iat German diplo-
mats cnL German military men regarded
International honor as nothing but an
absurd prejudice. 1t was convenient for
them as long as It served MS a screen for
the INSCRIPTIONS nacl,i:.n:ioDs OF German
greed and ambitions. Tho Kaiser himself
has taAen an active interest in German
espionage and occasionally directed the
work Of importan. secret agents at critical
moments.
The cards Of Cc-many's intern ation.l
Enmc arc open row. We car see the in
.cntions OF Wilhelm H., the Insane cso-
list, and the clique of ni.itaristc Pan
ucrmanis,s behind him.
The Kaiser, who preached POOR ser
mons, who painted mediocre pictures, who
made boInba.Gc alechcs about peace
tic poer,y scnsa icuai:st who cravcd pop
clarity at hone ard abroad, at times
Hlu-tcd out his real intentions, ambitions
and dreams, but tbc statesmen OF Europe
regarded him merely as phrase rnongcr
and paid no heed TO his uttcranccs which
betrayed his secret ycnrning. The Ger
man Emperor believed, and he made a
number Of German statesmen believe,
that, as be said in Gre OF his speeches. it
was his task ito break down the barriers
which separated AID diyidcd the great
German people
These were no. nero words with Will
helm. They emboiici his fixed idea and
became the course Of the policy of Pan
Gcrmanlsm.
Every Ges,.sn's loyalty Expected.
The onc-timc Chancellor Won Buc|ow ex-
pressed similar thought wheE he de-
clarcd tia, .'I-he mission of Prussia is
20 protsa Germans everywhere" The
very plaza q IoaL.c allegiance permitted