Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
THE WILLY-NICKY LETTERS

Copyright, 1920, by The Chicago
! Daily News Foreign Service.)
The German kaiser's own views of
how the Russo-Japanese war should
be fought, as we'll as his joy at be-
ing mado godfather to the czarevitch,
are intereSt ting matters touched up
on in todayS inStallment Of the cor
respondence. The letters were cop
led in the archives in Moscow and
brought to the United States by
Isaac Don Levine, staff correspondent
of The Daily News.
"Gaeta. March 30, 19O4.-Dearest
Nicly: You will, am sure. be in
terested in the cruise of mine in the
Mediterranean. Our voyage on the
/ big Lloyd steamer Koenig Albert
was most successful. We always
had smooth water: even the Bay of
Biscay behaved like the lake at
Peterhof. When we had some breeze
or sea it was. direct from aft. The
big. ship-she displaced between
5,000-16,000 tons-was most COM
Portable without any motion, no vi
bration from the engines. was very
well kept and splendidly handled by
her first rate captain. The kitchen
was excellent, the company very
tmerry. What a pity you could not
be there. how you would have en-
joyed it all, The Spanish coast
is very fine but without vegetation.
| Vigo is a grand bay with room for
/ all the fleets of the world. British
i fleets visit there every month;
i Henry was there last year with our
squadron. The straits are imposing,
but Gibraltar is simply overwhelm-
ing. 1t is the grandest thing I ever
saw. Words are utterly inadequate
to give the slightest idea of what
it is. Grand in it's nature and by the
military power that is stored on
and around this mighty rock.
I'm military circles ! found much
interest in the war but, no prepare
tons for it and no animosity against
Russia. Port Mahon is quiet and
the cleanest Spanish town, with q
pretty land locked harbor. Some
thing like Malta in minia ture
Naples is too lovely and bewitching
summer climate. lots Of flowers, car
nations especially, orange trees full
, of oranges. The king was we'll anI
much interested with the war. which
he is accurately studying. He men
toned that he had news of the mo.
bilization of the Turkestan and eau.
ing. 1 said I thought it most un
likely, and that I had never heard 6
word about it. I twitted him abou
the Balkans, which always have, i
seems, a great attraction to him
and said that nothing would happier
there, the great empires being re
solved not to stand any nonsense
from anybody. By the by I see from
the papers that our treaty of com
nerce seems to ave come to dead
lock. I fancy the Geheim-Rath
(privy councilors) and TschinowaikE
are gone off to a sweet slumber aft
er having spoiled a lot Of ink, more
than is good, in fact. I would give
anything to see it, what a lark +
would be if you suddenly were t.
thump your imperial fist on thu
table of green cloth and give th'
lazy ones a jump! After all one
cannot wait forever considering thu
Z many months that have already beer
wasted. A promise OF a nice picnic
in Siberia will, 7 am sure. do won
ders. Perhaps it would tend tt
quicken the pace of affairs if yol
were to send some person Of impor
lance to Berlin straight to Buelov
to finish the game off with him per
sonally; man of first rate capacity
and we'll versed in such matters
that would do mucn GOOD.
Tomorrow we leave for Sicily
| MesSina-where we shall Spen(
Easter week Good bye, deares
Nicky. God bless you and be will
you through all the important times
you know how my thoughts are now
with you. Best love to Alix. From
your affectionate cousin and friend
WILLY"
More Comment on Japan
. Berlin, June 6, 1904.-Dearest