El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-11
RoyalHouse OfDegenerates
Duped Into War By Krupps

7 ONDON, Eng, Nov 11.-At a cross
Il channel por. Il correspondent has
had the opportunity Of meeting one
of Germany's most influential counts.
one who IS wei known in England
and America.
The count was willing to talk. re-
marking that he was under no pledged
obligation not to discuss war mat
ters Of moment. though he preferred
not to from a sense Of principle He
did not mind. however. discussing
matters generally relating TO recent
events in Germany and Austria.
On my suggestion he firstly dealt
with Kuhlmann. the fallen foreign
minister in Germany. Without hesi-
tation he declared:
Let England beware the HOhen-
zOllerns and their tools. II the
British foreign office arrives at
any agreement with the HOhen-
zollerns It Is embracing disaster.
They are n wicked and mercen-
airy lot. Selfishness and want of
nobility characterize them in eT-
cry branch. Their forces now
VIII be ut work to find way out
for themselves so let the allies
beware OF the Huns.
4 have heard many theories on
the cause OF the war" he continued.
Now, l viii tell you who caused the
war-the Stumms, the Krupps and
the BaIlins. The Stumm family are
the great steel people in Germany,
Krupps the armament makers, utiliz-
ing the steel, and the Ballins are the
shippers and world suppliers from
the German point Of view.
so that they could deluge their
families and friends with billions OF
marks they created an uneasy at
mosphere in Germany and the neigh
Dor countries as TO the relations be-
tween them.
Agents Stir up War.
Their agents famed France and
worked correspondingly IN Germany
with regard to both France and Eng
land.
While impending dangers Of con-
flict were fOstered the craze for arm
aments continued, and millions flowed
into the banks Of the triumvirate who
engineered the scheme.
while there was just the fear of
war the precautionary piling up Of
armament but no real warfare be-
yond local Balkan outbreaks with
their possibilities OF embroiling
greater powers. all was well with
Inns but eventually the atmosphere
they created got the better OF them
and trouble has followed.
Crown Prince Their Tool.
ITO carry their efforts to greater
success they had to spread their in
fluence in royal circles. and the tool
they used in Germany was the crown
prince.
They inoculated him as well as
the people with the war fever. They.
necromancer like. lifted the veil on
the future and psychological the peo-
pie. They saw Germany extending
to the four points Of the world.
They got them to accept their
teachings OF the invincible German
army and the fruit which was ripe
and ready for the taking.
So firmly did this teaching take
root that the people did not hesitate.
after the Agadir affair, to dub the
the kaiser William the Coward
The kaiser has never been any
thing but camera soldier He is a
coward. and never wanted to fight
from sheer fear Easy conquest and
conquest by intrigue. vet; but any
in which he might be expect
ed to take an inconvenient part he
dreaded and funked.
"He Is n moral degenerate, just
like the hangers on that sur
round him OF all the vices re-
voting to the clean mind he Is
victim. He is literally governed
by theatrical manager who has
PEndered to his weakness nnd his
drrrnvitieF-
AS an indication Of the limits to
which he has fallen morally, none |