The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-01-17

ItutSaFfans AFp MVnlsrEui HghEEfM. be
sonfessed To me. shortly after the war
began. They're oat-os door people
and they have the strength AID STAIN
ana which fighters require. III they
keep Oh the way they're going they'll
be 10 ConstHntsnople Ia q week Cer~
found those Turks. we furnished
them gus and ammunition and
trained their officers. but II they won't
fight W. cant make them, We've done
our best -
The defeat of the Turks lsaa ned
their value 10 the kaiser as an ally
and he Immediately pat into effect
measure for Increasing the German
sfanding army from 10000 to 10000
ITO restore the balance Of power. they
ssid, Fur this purpose "Nehrbet'
trag," or increased armament tar, was
isyied on eapitmi aud, incidentally, |
was Informed tina, | would hase a.
pay my share. The idea ~ paying a
snk 20 upbuild the German army,
which was already W. powerful thai
IL menseet the peace Of the world.
did bot appeal to nio al all and ]
spoke 10 Ambassador Gerard about IL,
i'll advised me 10 pay u under protest,
agreeing with the that there was 10
reason Why an American should BE-
required 10 contrIinte TO the tieEtaan.
war budget However. | had IL pay H.
The German efforts AT colonization,
which were more or less or failure
because the Germans refused 10 In
htsfi, tff.s tsersaRn pa&sfsspssstsf and 'shss
measures adopted 10 conquer the com
merctal markets Of the world we're ef
important part uf the program Of world
domination which Germany planned
for herself, and Ii Is not unlikely that
n she had epaiinad her efforts along
those iinra she might have progressed
further along her chosen path than abe
has advanced by bathing the world tn
blood
II have nearly To.ooo.ooo people"
the kaiser said TO me on one occaslon.
'anh We shall have 10 IND room for
Them somewhere, When We became
an empire England had her hands on
nearly everything. Now We must
hight to get ours That IA why | am
developing our world markets. just A.
-FOUR country secured Hawaii and the
Philippines ~ stepping stones to the
markets of the far east, M | undrr,
stand II. That's why developed III.
wonderful city of klaoChaa."
Ills plans IN this connection were
changed somewhat apparently hy thc
developments Of the present war, for
he told me that when Il was over the
IGermans would not emtgrate ~ the
United States any more,
"No mArr American emigration for
us after the war" he satd MY
1ccrsse. wia4 x,,etle IN ,s,e nxlAats~ and
develop and control that wonderful
country. | have been down there and
] know Il rs a marvellous land for our
PURPOSES
The kniNrrx vistpn az the part he
would takr IN the reconstruction of
STRICKEN Europe WAS Indicated by a
remark he made Ia me In 1915 when
! WIS visiting him Ut the army head
quarters At fless,
Here am ucarly sixty years ok
age" ne .nliloQuisec, "and must re-
ka h.A1. ~
Although the kaiser So frrely admit
ted his designs en the world at large.
he was lmpatirn, ~ any expansion
on. the part vt other nations, He often
spoke Ut Fngland's grabbing" pro-
rsnslty rad Viewed with. svsnIcian eur
annexation W Hawaii and the Philip
pines and our development ~ Cuba
after tht spanish Anertcan war lie
prof,SSsrl 10 sre 10 que new policy
striving after World power which WAS
Inconsistent with thr principles upoa
which eur government Was founded,
ilr oHicc,cd to our interference In
Mexicsn affairs, although, rs was dis.
closed 1,y ,hv Zimmerman netc 10 Ven
ickhartit, he WAS making every effort
~ have Mexico Interfere With ouys,
"whly ytch, has President Wllson
~ attempg 10 dictate thu Internal po't'
eieS ~ Mr>tcuf" NJ asked. why not
Jet thrm tsht their battles cat slcneT
Aiiuj,ns 10 Auertcss threat 10 en.
ter the present Ner, ne asked "WhAs
right has America 81 irsts, uI~>n the
Monroe ao.'rtns 81 Am%r'ca and thea
mix In faropvaa affairs let her rec
cgaiHe also Monroe doctrine II MI.
s>sr~ AMI stAep her hands cat N thss
x~,nt.fc, p
Thsrc Is Ne douh, tnat the kaiser
Imagined this, tae grvst afsaaY and navy
he had bate az would eoAhle him IL
carry 90, HIS ambitious program with
cot effective rvsiSisace.
The cue powvr he mast tsarpi ~.
xnr which ~ PROGRESSED the N'ur,<t va
tsmpt wss England lie h8A "a idea
THAT England weuid .nsvyr aare 10
neasusv swords sita Germany spt
tina. hr coad ,aN,vySe y war shfA he
cpycctaap tl,Vrtoni came vtthA@t farh
fs~r Il Eas.suas Intervention
In 1911. wNta tie t9ttNA.brs' ss'v-
alton over toe MyN'>ran STstg v9S
rar1icatst'N seuiv as 5 r'>liI rt Gy~-
raany's hNvta- seat y glNlyet ra ts
air g. deal,sl>t RATE that >Ne Na> >t..