The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-04
KAISER GIVES UP
HOPE OF REIGNING
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ognize a visitor whom he knew well.
He asked this man: WHO are you.
anyway, one Of those accursed diplo-
mats?" he shouted as he Jumped
abruptly away.
To another visitor he bewailed the
fact that the German Generals did
not wait twenty-four hours longer
before asking for an armistice. He
said "Italy was about to collapse
and in twenty-four hours more would
have asked us for peace. A courier
had already arrived at Bern with
such request"
How can your Majesty believe that
Italy would ask peace after Austria
capitulated?" his visitor expostulated.
"Oh. 1 didn't know that. 1 wasn't
told that" the ex-Kaiser answered.
Yet with a flash of his old brilliancy
the former ruler is said to have dis
cussed with his visitor a chapter in
book on Pan Germanism by Roland
Usher, professor at Washington Uni
versity in st. Louis. and recently re-
published in Holland. The book is en-
titled Problems in the Far East" In
II Prof. Usher asserted that an unwrit-
ten alliance had been formed some
years before between America, Great
Britain and France against Germany,
ard that In the event Germany went
to war the United States would declare
in favor of the other two and do the
utmost to assist them.
This book the ex-Kaiser Is said to
have quoted in justification Of his be-
lief that America was to enter the war
at all events, no matter what Ger
many had done or intended to do. He
is said to have had the feeling. there
fore, that he could not have averted
the entrance OF America into the war
and does not feel yet that any blame
attaches to him for drawing America
into the conflict.
Relations with Son Strained.
Their common fate does not seem to
have brought father and son any closer
together, and their relations are said
to be worse than ever. The son Is
said TO feel bitterly that the bird, mis-
taken policies of the father cost him
Ills chance OF succession to the throne
and destroyed his future.
The father, on the other hand, is
represented as feeling outraged be-
cause his son did not take life more
seriously. The ex-Crown Prince re-
mains greatly attached to his mother,
and when he asked recently to be
permitted to come to Amerongen to
see her the ex-Kaiser is said to have
gone into a paroxysm Of rage and
nervousness, 30 that when the son
repeated his request a few days ago
he was answered by the ex-Kaiser's
personal physician. Gen. Won Gontard.
who told him that the ex-Kaiser's
condition was such that It was not
advisable to mention the matter to
him at present.
Wife His Only Friend.
The desertion Of his personal friends,
especially those who were recipients
of his favors, has turned the soul Of
the ex-ruler into gall and wormwood.
He cannot get over talking about it
and calling them "ingrates."
His one friend Is his wife. Her tact,
resignation, humility and devotion
have won for her the love and respect
Of everybody at the castle. She has
but to say in her gentle voice "Wil-
helm" and lay her hand on his arm to
make him calm down.
Mother is wonderful" the Crown
Prince is quoted as having said with
sad enthusiasm and longing eyes as
he turned to look at her picture on the
mantel in his sparsely furnished par
Tor at Wieringen last week. And from
what l have since learned 1t Is easy
to understand what he meant.
Between the -Emperor's spells OF
depression and exhaltation she finds
It increasingly difficult TO deal For a
time the fear that Holland would yield
to a reported demand to surrender him
was a ghost that walked with him al
ways. This has somewhat subsidized
now and Holland is not as anxious to
get rid OF him as formerly.
Feeling Against Extradition.
find in all responsible Dutch circles
that there is a feeling against giving
him up. except by legal means such as
govern the extradition of all persons
accused OF crimes. The Dutch are
extremely Jealous OF their reputation
OF never having surrendered any one
who sought refuge within their Dor
ders except by methods provided by
law aid treaties.
Bentinck Castle is guarded day and
night by a detachment of ten soldiers,
with reserves always close at hand in
the event they are needed. Extra pre-
cautions have been taken since an
automobile filled with Americans came
from Brussels and demanded to see
the ex-Kaiser. 1t Is reported they had
made a wager they would see the ex-
Kaiser and took that method to win
their bet. But they lost IT,