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is asked. "Why doesn't he allow them t
ut fight 1t out among themselves. 1t
their affair, not his" Germany ha
If many financial interests in Mexico an
,r looked with disfavor upon any NOV
d. we made in that direction.
e When, however, the war in Europ
r started the kaiser made every effor
e to have America mix in internationa
D affairs provided we fought on her side
When I saw him just after the wal
t started he said we ought to seize tn,
|. opportunity to annex Canada ant
= Mexico.
= Cant your president see the won
? derful opportunity now for combin
e ing with us and crushing England p
( he asked. with our fleet on one side
: and Americas on the other we could
destroy England's sea power. This is
Americas great opportunity to domi-
nate the western hemisphere. and your
president must see his chance to take
Canada and Mexicop'
AS the war progressed and reports
reached the kaiser of our increased
shipments of munitions TO the allies
the kaisers Impotence with Wilson be-
came more difficult to repress, and
there was hardly an interview l had
with him in which he did not give
j vent TO his feelings In that connec-
tlon.
MY officers are becoming so In
censed at Americas attitude" he told
me, at will be impossible for me to
restrain them much longer"
And when, on another occasion, he
| accused Mr.. Wilson of discriminating
against Germany. he made the re-
mark: "Wilson's in the hands of the
Wall street groupf"
But, perhaps, the most bitter de-
nunciation l ever heard him make OF
Wilson was shortly after we entered
the war. I had been summoned to
the great army headquarters to see
him, and when he entered the room |
he appeared to be In a towering rage. |
Indeed, his condition was SO apparent |
that the kaiserin, who was also pres
emf, sought to excuse him with the
explanation that he had been very
much upset and had been sleeping
very poorly, and she asked me to treat
at the same Zinc, but he told her to
leave the room and resented her show
ing Inc that she petted him.
We said little while I was at work.
but when was through and was pre-
parirg to leave, the kaiser stepped
toward me- and said
Davis, Wilson is real scoundrell"
My face flushed 1 suppose, at this
insult to our president, and my re-
sentiment was so apparent that the
kaiser Immediately patted me on my
right shoulder and apologized.
Il beg your pardon, Davis" he de-
clared. in a quieter voice. II know .
you're an American and I beg your :
pardon for hurting your feelings, but =
( you only knew. you would realize .
what a scoundrel your president Is. .
When 1t comes to throat-cutting. Will
son should have his cut flrsti" :,
Whenever the sun shone for the r
Saiser he grew so optimistic that he r.
allied to pay the slightest attention to
| o.
1fter the italian collapse, for instance, q
lie was so enthusiastic about his mill
airy success in that arena that he g,
allied to realize that America was q,
lowly but surely forging the thunder a,
olt that was to strike him down.
Now how foolish 1t was for your &C,
resident to bring your country into IT
.fs L. IL A., Il
MS war ne saiu. Ainericahs WIN bt
Ow see, when 1t Is too late, what fools RI
ley made Of themselves when they n.
ected professor for president. Now "
nerica must pay the bills!" In this he
mark and others of the same import or
lie kaiser's expectation Of being able nj
exact an enormous indemnity as NJ
IT of his peace terms was clearly in
Gated, and he felt that America, hav- %
g profited the most and suffered the I'm
asst of any of the belHgerent powers,
ould be in the best position to fill his m
,pleied Golfers. 90
The last time saw the kaiser when eli
, mentioned the president was in the fa
il Of 1917, shortly after Wilson had te,
piled to the pope's peace proposal. 60,
Wilson is an idealist, and an ideal on
can accomplish nothing" was his re-
"He went into the war that tn,
might have q seat at the peace table WI
t he will never get it. / shall pre- Mi
Mt IT." VII
OF Wilson's peace notes, which were tin
;ued before America went into the ed
If, the kaiser remarked: II think l pa
right, the others think they're right. tire
nerica has all the money. II Wilson .
lily wants peace, let him pay the alb,
Is and take care OF the indemnities Ha
d the war will be over! 1t is very :
lple." tic
rhele was no man Of modern times wr
ON the kaiser seemed to admire SO is
ch, before the war, as ex-Presider- He
osevelt. The kaiser was convinced 1t ,
It Roosevelt had prevented war with fol-
pan by sending the American feet I
,und the world and showing that 1t Am
s fit. This brilliant stroke of states not
nshlp as the kaiser termed 1t, was ne,
opic that he referred to on several kai
asions. It was forceful demonstra- pie
q that was very much after his own I
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