The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-03-06

the kaiser almost invariably displayed
In his relations with me did not pre-
tent him on n occasion from show
ing his indignation when ] touched him
upon what was evidently n very sore
polnt-the part that America was go'
Ing to play In the war, although he al
ways claimed to be unpcrturbed about
the American situation.
lie had pointed out that America mt
that time had only 10000 men In
France and he believed that the u
boats would effectively prevent any
great addition &c our forces abroad, II.
indeed, they eve left u shores.
"As II matter Of fact, however, he
added, "your countryscn would be
very willing, no doubt, to fight for their
country 60 protect It from invasion,
but | don't believe you'll ever get many
OF them to leave home to fight abroad.
America will really be n very small
factor in the war, Davis"
"Your majesty Is Understanding
the power OF America !" I replied.
He turned to M Indignantly, and In
his most imperlous manner exclaimed:
1--WE underestimate no one! We
know exactly what w are doing!"
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.
cd concern. 1t 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 Carpathlans,
he and the rest Of the royal family
kept as far In the background as pos
slblc, whereas when the German cause
was triumphant, as In the case Of the
offensive against Italy. he could not
make himself too conspicuous ut the
front.
But even when Germany's adversely
was greatest, the kaiser always put on
n brave front. At such times | have
seen him stop In the street, after leav-
Ing my office. and before the hundreds
OF people waiting outside to greet him.
ostentntiously put a cigarette In his
mouth and light II, that everyone might
notice how stendy his hand was and
how little he was worried by the turn
things were taking.
At the same time, on one or two oC.
caslons after the wn- started, | noticed
that he acted differently when In the
dental chair than had been his custom
when everything was serene.
The kaiser once boasted 10 me that
not n building was erected In Germany.
not a bridge built. not II street opened,
not n 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 ut large, and, as far as he
was able, he endeavored to have his
finger In every development Of world
wide Importance. | cannot lmuglne
that he was less Interested In what his
countrymen were doing in connection
with the war than he was In their
ACHE ;cments In time OF peace.
II he did not actually order the sink.
Ing OF the LuSitanla, therefore, | nm
convinced that he was thoroughly
aware OF the plan TO blow Il up and
sanctioned 1t. That he could have
averted It II he had been prompted TO
to do so is Clearly indicated by another
incident which left u very deep i'm.
preston upon me.
was Informed By one OF the Ger.
man aviatOrs that plans hud been
made to drop gas bombs on London
which contained n deadly gas which
would penetrate the cellars OF houses
In which civilians were In the habit
OF hiding during air raids.
Shortly before this hldeous idcn wns
to be put into effect the papers an.
nounced that bombs OF this character
had been dropped by the allies on
Bnden-Baden, but that, fortunately,
they Ind fallen In Il clump OF woods
In the center OF the town and had fnil.
ed to explode. which had given the
Germans an opportunity to tuke then
apart and ascertain their nature.