Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-11-22
EIoyaI, even without the aid Of the

: hold Germany's place among the nj
tons OF the world, so long will hi
} people uphold him. They will stan
} behind him as long as he goes forward
} they will repudiate him as soon as b
turns back. They will acclaim him 4
triumph, but Will not tolerate him Il
defeat. The kaiser himself realize
that his tenure Of office rests upol
victory. The war was started for tn
sake Of world dominion; 1t has beef
continued solely to save the kaiser
throne.
Coming into such intimate and fire
quent contact with the kaiser, had 4
wonderful opportunity TO observe thu
relations which existed between hin
and his people.
The conduct Of the people since the
war affords no safe criterion of their
normal Views and sentiments The
activity Of government agents and the
power Of the inspired press exerted
such a great influence on the feelings
OF the people that any outward signs
OF enthusiasm which they displayed
must be literally discounted. The
demonstrations In favor of the kaiser
and his leaders since the war have
been more or less artificial, the crowd
being worked up by government agents
and the press accounts have invariably
magnified them. Before the war, how
ever, whatever acclaim the kaiser re-
ceived from the public came sponta-
neously, and was for that reason of
greater significance.
l know that whenever the kaiser
called at my office great crowds gath
cred outside to catch glimpse of him
when he came out. They waited pa
tiently. sometimes for as long as an
hour. for the sake of greeting their
emperor. Their conduct on these oc-
casions showed very plainly that he
had a strong hold on their affections.
The kaiser was their idol, and they
were ready to suffer any Inconvenience
for the sake of doing him honor.
It was customary for classes of !
school children to be taken to the Tier
garten from time to time to study the
groups of statues of the kaiser's an
,estors In the Sieges Alice. They usual
y passed my house on their way to |
heir object-lesson in patriotism. Some
lines, when the kaiser was at my |
louse. l have seen these children halt
d In front of the place TO await the
'mperor's departure, their teachers, no
Ioubt. feeling that the youngsters
would gain greater inspiration from
fleeing glimpse of the living mon
Irch than they could possibly derive
rom a prolonged study of the statues
4 his departed ancestors.
Most of my patients knew that the
aiser visited me. and they never tired
asking questions about him. II was
lmost impossible for them to believe
hat they were to have the privilege of
Itting In the very chair which their
aiser had occupied.
Does the kaiser actually sit In this
cry chair?" they would ask in incred-
lous tones. docs he ever talk about
nythlng7 Please tell me what he said
lie last time he was here"
A new German office girl whom I had l
lgaged attracted the kaiser's atten-
on, and he was gracious enough to |
lake hands with her. After he had
It the girl held out the hand the kali c
r had grasped and said she wouldn't i
ash it for week b
AUST TO think. this hand has grasped {
e kaiser's hand When l tell my
mily about 1t tonight they won't be- t
we 1t - t
The fact that the kaiser condescend-
to acknowledge the plaudits of his II
ople by salute or wave of the II
nd was cited as proof of his gra- Z
BUSINESS and kindness; their god was 81
liling on them, and their gratifica- n
n was overwhelming t'
To maintain this state of veneration VI
IS one of the kaiser's principal con- ~
ms That was why he never APP W
ared In public except In full uniform W
" he always rode a white horse, :.
lie the rest of his staff rode dark 81
rs; why the pictures of him that
re allowed to be circulated always ~
WED him to the very best advan- 81
e; why every case OF lese majestic III
$ punished with the utmost severity;
y, In short, every possible precau- VI
a was taken that the exalted ideas es
Ich the public held regarding their ui
ser should never be undermined. 81
With this spirit of devotion dominat- =,
the people generally, 1t was only q.
be expected that they should have .
DC solidly behind their emperor W
m he sought to achieve the one gu
bition OF his life-his dream of ~
Id dominion. wa
here is no doubt that the war was -"
med and made possible by the MILL ~
SITS and the junkers. and that every w
TT was made TO conceal from the
pie its real purpose and ultimate 'A''
4; but II anyone imagines that the
pie at large would have held back
they realized the truth, he fails to {
erstand the underlying spirit OF the me
ynrf1 raoa