The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-26

the kaiser almost invariably displayed
In his relations with me did not pre-
vent him on one occasion from show
Ing his Indignation when touched him
upon what was evidently very sore
point--the part that America was go
ing to play In the war, although he al
ways claimed to be unperturbed about
the American situation.
He had pointed out that America at
that time had only 10000 men in
France and he believed that the u
boats would effectively prevent any
great addition to our forces abroad, II,
indeed, they ever left our shores.
"As matter Of fact. however" he
added. "your countrynen would be
very willing, no doubt, to fight for their
country to protect It from invasion.
but I don't believe you'll ever get many
OF them to leave home to fight abroad.
America will really be a very small
factor In the war, Davisi"
"Your majesty is Understanding
the power Of America II replied.
He turned to me Indignantly, and In
his most imperious manner exclaimed:
1--WE underestimate no onel We
know exactly what we are doingl"
How seriously he was mistaken In
this respect has since been sufficiently
proved.
No matter how gloomy the outlook
for Germany. the kaiser seldom show
ed concern. It is true that whenever
things were going wrong, as when the
Russians In the early part Of the war
, were sweeping everything before them
In their advance on the Carpathians,
he and the rest Of the royal family
kept as far In the background as pos
sible, whereas when the German cause
was triumphant, as In the case of the
offensive against Italy, he could not
make himself too conspicuous at tho
front.
But even when Germnny's adversely
was greatest, the kaiser always put on
| brave front. At such times l have
seen him stop In the street, after leav-
Ing my Office, and before the hundreds
OF people waiting outside to greet him.
ostentatiously put cigarette In his
mouth and light It, that everyone might
notice how steady his hand was and
how little he was worried by the turn
things were taking.
| At the same time, on one or two oc-
casions after the war started, noticed
that he acted differently when in the
dental chair than had been his custom
when everything was serene.
The kaiser once boosted to me that
not building was erected In Germany,
not bridge built. not a street opened,
not park laid out, but what the PROF
ect was FIRST submitted to him. He
kept posted on everything that was
going on, not only In Germany, but In
the world at large. and. rs far as hi
was able, he endeavored to have hii
finger I'm every development of world
wide importance. l cannot imagine
that he was less interested In what hi
countrymen were doing In connection
with the war than he was In theii
achievements In time of peace.
II he did not actually order the sink
Ing OF the Lusitanla. therefore. an
convinced that he was thoroughly
aware Of the plan to blow II up ant
sanctioned II. Tint he could have
averted II II he had been prompted L
to do so Is clearly indicated by another
incident which left a very deep i'm
preston upon me.
was informed by one Of the Ger
man avlators that plans had beer
made TO drop gas bombs on LondoI
which contained a deadly gus whicl
would penetrate the cellars OF houses
In which civilians were In the habi
OF hiding during air raids.
Shortly before this hldeous idea wa
TO be put into effect the papers an
nounced that bombs of this characte
had been dropped by the allies oil
Baden-Baden. but that, fortunately
they had fallen In a clump OF wood
In the center OF the town and had fail
ed to explode. which had given thu
Germans an opportunity to take then
apart and ascertain their nature.