The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-03-20
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IlVN hTillN lit hulrtI WIS fNh'
to the dynnstic idea and how deeply
he abhorred the spirit of democracy
was revealed throughout the whole
course of his life, and In his conversa-
tions with me he frequently gave TX.
preston 10 views which disclosed how
thoroughly he believed in the divine
right OF kings"
| saw him shortly after Wilson's
election In 1912.
"What will America ever accomplish
with n professor ut its hcad?' he
asked, snecringly. "Davis, your cour-
try will never be truly great until 1t
becomes a monarchy :"
on another occasion he sncered at
conditions in England.
Look at England today" he re-
marked. "She is ruled by Lloyd
George, n socialist! Why, England Is
virtually n republic, as bad as France
What's become OF the king OF Eng
land? One never hears OF him any
more! Why doesn't he assert him
self?" The tone Of disgust with which
he gave vent to these sentiments was
more significant, perhaps, than the
words used might imply.
"Your president is trying to over
throw me and my family from the
throne OF Germany by his notes" he
commented bitterly, when I saw him
shortly after the publication of the
presidents reply to the pope, "but he
little understands how loyal are ny
people and now futile his efforts will
prove. They held meetings recently
all over the empire, in every city and
village, and showed their allegiance
to me In no uncertain way, and your
president received the answer from
my people that he deserved" / Won
dered whether the kaiser was unaware
of the fact that all these meetings
had been inspired by the government
and their useful agent, the press. or
whether he was One again making
use OF his hlstrionic ability.
Although Germany is regarded as
the cradle of socialism, to he kaiser
lt was n cancer which was slowly eat
ing away the foundations Of his EN-
pire and he viewed its progress with
the dlrest mlsgivings.
Before the war he steadfastly re-
fused to receive n deputation OF So
c~ialists and never once gave an audi
ence to the leaders of the socialist
party in the reichstag. although the
heads OF committees of all the other
political parties were at times re.
ceived IN conference.
While the reichstag was little more
than n children's debating society, the
growth and increasing power Of the
soclalistlc party, which was constantly
clamoring for the reform vote, could
not be ignored, and no doubt had q
great deal TO do with the militarlsts
anxiety not to postpone the war toe
long.
After mobilization was ordered
however, the kaiser decided to recCdC
from his position somewhat, and from
the balcony OF the palace In Berlin, In
front OF which az enormous crowd
had gathered, he declared significant
ly: ~ recognize nc parties. We are
now all Germans"
II anyone imagines, however, thai
his k~owtOwing TO the socialists in this
Instance was evidence of n permanent
change Of heart, he little appreciates
how deeply rooted Is the kalser's nb
horrence Of socialism and democracy
Indeed, one OF the principal things the
kaiser hoped to accomplish by prose
cutting the war to Il triumphant con
clusion was the blow It would deal e
sociallstlc progress. He felt tha
victory would make his army the lido
Of the people and that their monarch
) would shine in the reflected glory q
their martial achievements. A sue
: ccssful war. he believed, would set so
cialism back a hundred years.
> Certain 1t is the war brought n
, change In the kniser's personal habits
I Even to curry favor with the s~ocialis
) tic element he never unbent TO tn
. slightest degree In his outward dis
1 play Of klngly attributes. In all hi
. career the German people had neve
q seen their kaiser other than In hi
= ROYAL uniform, and at all military pa
rades or reviews he always rode
y white horse, that he might be mos
u conspicuous, and bore the royal mac
D which his ancestors had carried cent?
> ries before him. With the deaf
struggle between medieval monarch
and democracy raging about him tn
n kaiser was determined 20 yield not
o title OF his p~rerogatiyes. His aut'
g mobile still made It's coming known b
It's distinctive "tade-tada-ta-ta" an
the royal palaces were maintained !
all their accustomed pomp.
But while the kalser's armies wer
triumphant In the field, the princlpI
which he was combating was ever.
- where gaining ground. On March 1
II 1917, the czar abdicated and Iiussii
e whose autocratic form OF governmeT
d had long been the envy Of the Germa
II a~rlstocracy, became n republic!
e 1.-THE downfall OF the Russian en-
"a pire was brought about by Englnu
because she feared that the ear n
a about 10 make n separate peace" Il
To kaiser commented to me. "As n ma
In tar ~ fact hnyeyer neither the ~,