The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-01-31
,yal. even without the aid Of the

loyal even without the AID OF tn
! military.
As long rs the kaiser II able to up
hold Germany's place among the ma
lions Of the world, 80 long will his
people uphold him. They will stand
behind him ~ long as he goes forward
they will repudiate him as soon as he
turns back. They will acclaim him In
triumph. but will not tolerate him In
defeat. Tho kaiser himself realizes
that his tenure of ONCE rests upon
victory. The war was started for the
sake Of world dominion: 1t has been
continued solely to save the kaiser's
throne.
| Coming into such intimate and fire.
quent contact with the kaiser, 1 had a
wonderful opportunity to observe the
relations which existed between him
and his people.
The conduct Of the people since the
war affords no safe criterion of their
normal views and sentiments. The
activity Of government agents and the
power of the inspired press exerted
such great influence on the feelings
of the people that any outward signs
Of enthusiasm which they displayed
must be literally discounted. The
demonstrations In favor of the kaiser
and his leaders since the war have
| been more or less artificial, the crowd
being worked up by government agents
and the press accounts have invariably
magnified them. Before the war, how
ever, whatever acclaim the kaiser re-
ceiyed from the public came sponta-
neously, and was for that reason of
greater Significance.
I know that whenever the kaiser
called at my office great crowds gath
cred outside to catch glimpse of him
when he came out. They waited pa
tiently, sometimes for as long as an
hour, for the sake Of greeting their
emperor. Their conduct on these oc-
casions showed very plainly that he
had strong hold on their affections.
The kaiser was their idol, and they
were ready to suffer any Inconvenience
for the sake Of doing him honor.
1t was customary for classes of
school children to be taken to the Tier
garten from time to time to study the
groups of statues of the kaiser's an
cestors In the Sieges Alice. They usual
ly passed my house on their way to
their object-lesson In patriotism. Some
times, when the kaiser was at my
house, have seen these children halt
ed In front Of the place to await the
emperor's departure, their teachers, no
doubt, feeling that the youngsters
would gain greater inspiration from
a fleeing glimpse Of the living mon
arch than they could possibly derive
from prolonged study Of the statues
of his departed ancestors.
Most Of my patients knew that the
kaiser visited me, and they never tired
Of asking questions about him. It was
almost impossible for them to believe
that they were to have the privilege Of
sitting In the very chair which their
kaiser had occupied.
"Does the kaiser actually sit in this
very chair?" they would ask in incred- |
ulous tones. "Does he ever talk about |
anything7 Please tell me what he said |
the last time he was here"
A new German Office girl whom / had |
engaged attracted the kaiser's atten- |
ton, and he was gracious enough to
shake hands with her. After he had
left the girl held out the band the kali
ser had grasped and said she wouldn't |
wash 1t for a weekl
"Just to think, this hand has grasped
the kaiser's hand When 1 tell my
family about it tonight they won't be-
lieve itp'
The fact that the kaiser condescend-
ed to. acknowledge the plaudits Of his
people by a salute or q wave Of the
hand was cited as proof of his gra-
,iousness and kindness; their god was
smiling on them, and their gratifica-
lion was overwhelming.
To maintain this state of veneration
was one of the kaiser's principal con-
Germs. That was why he never ap-
oeared In public except in full uniform
Why he always rode a white horse,
while the rest of his STAFF rode dark
,nes; why the pictures of him that
we're allowed to be circulated always
showed him to the very best advan-
age; why every case Of lese majestic
vas punished with the utmost severity
Why, in short, every possible precau-
ion was taken that the exalted ideas
which the public held regarding their
,aiser should never be undermined.
With this spirit Of devotion dominat-
ng the people generally, it was only
o be expected that they should have
TODD solidly behind their emperor
when he sought to achieve the one
Of his life-his dream OF
World dominion.
There is no doubt that the war was
tanned and made possible by the mill
artists and the junkers, and that every .
fort was made to conceal from the /,
eople its real purpose and ultimate
oal; but II anyone imagines that the
eople at large would have held back
ad they realized the truth, he fails to
Understand the underlying spirit Of the I
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