The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-03-06
By
Arthur N. Davis, D Ids.
American Dcnnsf
70 The Kaiser from
1904 70 1918

brow coal magnate named Fried
lander. The kaiser ennobled him and
made him Won Frlcdlander-Fuld. An
other wealthy Hebrew to whom the
kalser catered was Schwabnch, head
Of the Bleichroeder bank, one OF the
strongest private banks in Germany,
and he, too, was ennobled, becoming
Won Schwnbach.
A number of other wealthy Hebrews
In Germany were also honosed by the
kaiser in another way. Although he
was averse to visiting the homes OF
private individuals who lacked social
standing, he departed from his rule In
their favor and visited their mansions
ostensibly to view their art collections,
but actually to tickle their vanity.
Shortly after Leishman became am
bassador 10 Germany, the kaiser called
OF me.
Your new ambassadors daughter Is
the best looking young lady who has
attended our court In many n day" he
declared. "HIalf n dozen Of my young
stan officers nre very anxious to marry
her. Can you tell me, Davis. whether
these Lcishmans have money!"
II the kaiser despiscd the American
propensity for money.maklng, he was
certainly not averse to acquiring
American dollars.
He told me once that every trip the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liner Amerika
made from New York to Hamburg re-
suited In transferring S15O.0OO from
American to German pockets. and
added We're mighty glad to get some
OF your American money, l can tell
you"
OF the kaiser's versatility I had
convincing evidence. In his conversa-
tons with me we usually wandered
from subject to subject In the most
h~aphazard manner. and he invariably
displayed n surprising store Of infor.
nation on every topic we touched, and
l am not vain enough to believe that
he was so anxious to make a favorable
Impression upon me that he prepared
for these discussions in advance.
Indeed, the kaiser discussed so free
ly almost every subject that suggested
Itself that / often wondered what his
advisors would have said had they
overheard our conversations. His read
iness to talk to me was undoubtedly
u to n tendency he had to trust
every one with whom he came I'm init
mate contact. For u man who was mt
TO ave so many enemies, he was less
suspicious than anyone I had ever
met. He seemed to trust every one, and
his sense Of security unlooscned his
tongue and made him more laxative,
perhaps. than was always discreet.
The kaiser was very fond OF listen
irg to and telling stories with n point
nnd would frequently invite me to tell
MN any new n that l might have
heard. Some of the stories we ex-
changed were more or less rlsque and
would be out of place in these pages,
but l do not mean TO intimate that
there was anything very much smIss
with them. They always amused him
very much and he was quick to catch
the point.
The kaiser's sense of humor fire.
quently exhibited Itself. He told me
OF n conference between representa-
tlves of all the powers regarding the
OF n king for Albania after
the Balkan wnr. Some OF those present
thought the incumbent ought to be a
Catholic. others insisted that a Greek
Catholic was essential, still others
maintained that a Mohsmmedan would
be most logical.
1t seemed quite impossible to come
to any agreement as to Just what re-
liglon the king of Albania should pro-
Tess, and the kaiser had ended the dis
cusslon. he said, with the suggestion:
We'll, gentlemen. II Il Protestant
won't do, and n Roman Catholic won't
do, and n Buddhist Is out Of the ques.
ton. why not select n jew and call him
Jacob the First? He'll have his throat
cut, anyway, In three months !"
The powers did not select n Jew, but
the prince OF WED. the kaiser's noml-
nee. was put on the throne, and within
n month or two afterwards had TO fee
for his Me.
80 A'''i'iiS W ihOoN'Ntll y DuITlOtlt
offer to lead an army In France, the
kaiser declared that he admired him
for his courage and zeal.
IL hear" he said. that he Is now on
his way to Italy. II Is too bad we did
not postpone our offensive there. Per.
haps we might have captured him.
Wouldn't Teddy look funny In u gas
mask?'
Shortly after the U-boat Deutsch-
land made its successful "trip to Amer
len, the kaiser called 4 me, and he
was In a very %Jocular frame of mind.
l happened to mention to him that /
planned to 90 to America the following
summer In connection with the porce-
lain tooth | had patented.
"Well, II won't be necessary now, !
Davis" he commented. ave can send
the Deutschland over and bring back
a bostload Of teeth"
"Fix my teeth well. Davis" he de-
clared on another occasion, 80 that ]
can bite. There are lots OF people I
would like to bite" and he snapped
his jaws together In a way that would
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