The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-04-17

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pect the Hohenzoilern mind 10 approve
OF q constitution which provided for
the rulers return TO private life after
a period Of four years at the head OF
the government
He declared that with q constant
change Of administration &, was quite
out Of the question for this country
TO follow any definite policy. /, was
bed enough even so far as Internal
affairs were concerned, he said. but
such q system made II impossible be
thought for America ever TO take q
prominent place In international poll.
tics.
You can't expect the nations Of the
world TO deal with America as they
deal among themselves when the next
change OF administration may mean
the adoption OF an entirely new foreign
policy" he declared. There can be
nothing stable abou; the foreign policy
Of q nation whose leaders change every
four years"
American party politics were q con.
slant source Of embarrassment TO tie
kaiser. he always seemed Undecided
as 10 Just how be should receive an
American Of prominence. II he hap
pened to be Of the same political faith
as the administration, the kaiser was
afraid 10 do him too much honor for
fear OF offending the opposing party.
who might win the next election and
II he were not OF the same party as
the administration. the kaiser feared
20 honor him lest more immediate re-
sentiment be stirred up In America.
Thus he refused TO receive Bryan on
two different occasions when q Repuh-
l!can administration was IN power.
He criticized very strongly, too, our
election methods.
"Instead Of discussing principles,
your political candidates exchange per-
sonallties," he said. My people would
be shocked a. the sort OF speeches and
accusations which figure in all your
political campaigns. Over here, moth.
Ing Of the kind Is eve heard"
The kaiser was very much interested
Ia our ne-ro problem. Il seemed TO
have a great fascination for him, and
he frequently referred TO Il. He told
me that he understood there were
100000 negroes In this country. but
they were dying of In great numbers
through consumption and other dis
eases 10 which they offered but poor
resistance.
"The negro will always be a great
! nrnHIaFn In -FOUR nHt1pf-. h4-sa.ar - Ia
added. They don't mix socially with
the whites, and there will be constant
friction. Ny brother prince Henry,
when he returned from his visit TO
America, tod me q lot about these
negroes. Indeed, one Of the most I'm
presslve things he heard there was a
choir OF negro voices. He said they
sang some wonderful melodies. and
their voices were as clear as bells"
After the war started. the kaiser
referred 10 the negroes again. ".Npw
IL your chance 70 settle your negro
problem" he declared. hall fa~cetiously,
Of course. III America insists upon
coming into the war, why doesn't she
send her negroes across and let US
shoot them DOWN.
When a feet OF our battleshlps Wis.
tied kiel some six years ago the kaiser
paid them a visit and was very much
interested. When he called 10 see me
shortly afterwarQ he told me Of his
experience.
u went over the ships from top 10
bottom" he declared. They are eX.
cellent vessels, every one OF them, and
| was very Iauch impressed with the
way they are manned and differed. |
have only one crltlcIsm-the lattice.
work coming towers. or fighting
musts. The only possible use | cau
see In them would be 10 train vines on
them and install un elevator inside.
and serve tea In the afternoon 10 the
ladies' on top-the most beautiful place
for serving afternoon tea | can lmag.
Inc.
But, seriously speaking" he went
IN, ~ can't see that these musts have
any practical value. On the contrary,
| can see very serious disadvantage
In them. 40 matter what milton you
'"fHAA Nv bElNaISs s'Al fl'llIs "bAll
always be able to recognize you ~ q
distance, before you could Identity
him, because the war.hips Of all other
nations look very much alike at Il dis.
lance.
"They say these coming towers arC
armed he went on. but you would
never get close enough 20 your encmj
10 use such small guns. Again, II on,
Of those masts were nit II would sour
n shower OF steel about the heads ot
the men On board, and would not only
put many Of them out Of action, bu.
would be In the way. Suppose, too
the mast were struck down and hun:
over the slde7 II would drag througl
the water, and would % only serious
ly impede the vessel. but IL wOult
cause the ship to list and expose
larger area on one side than would b,
safe. 10, Davis, your fighting masts
az have said. might answer Grst.rat,
for serving tea, but don't think mucl
of them for active service"
But II the kaiser saw much Il
American ways ana customs TO con