Evening star., 1920-01-13
KAISER DISCUSSES
FAR EAST AFFAIRS
Letter to "Nicky" Congratu-
Iates Him on Having Soothed
''FretfuI Japs."
Copyright. 1920. }

The events mentioned in the follow
ing letter. which is one of those writ
ten by the kaiser to Car Nicholas
and brought to this country by Isaac
Don Levine, have a bearing on the
future war between Russia and
Japan. the movement toward a treaty
IF alliance between Great Britain
and Japan, the antagonism between
Russia and Great Britain in the far
east and the seizure of Shantung con-
cessions by the Germans. which be-
came a disputed point in the peace
conference Of 1919. Germany having
seized Kiauchau and an Anglo-Ger-
China. Russia saw her far eastern
outlets and terminals of the new ST.
berian railway menaced. On March g.
1898. Russia made peremptory de-
mand for the cession of Port Arthur
and Talienwan on the same terms as
the Germans held Kiauchau. Control
of the Gulf of Pechili was virtually
given Russia by the concessions. and
Peking was now at the mercy of RUS
sia Prince Henry had been on
mission for the kaiser to the far east
and elsew here.
Kniser Draws a Picture.
"Neues Palais, January 4, 1888
Dearest Nicky: The new year has Just
opened and the old year has closed.
But / cannot let it close without
glance at those lovely and brilliant
days of August when L was abie 10
embrace you and AliN. and without
thanking you for your kind. splendid.
even lavish hospitality to Victoria
and me- With deep feelings OF sratl
fude do remember the pleasant
hours | was able to spend Win you.
exchanging intercourse. showing tna'
we were of one opinion IN the prih
ciples we follow in the fulfllment OF
..,,, has been set US DN
the Lord of all Lords. Each OF us
tries to do his best for his country
dave,opment and welfare. as is ms
duty, But in community we seek 10
procure to our countries the
of peace! hon,v one
for vou. dear Alix, and the whole OF
your house and country. May ,lis
mans which you mature be fulnlIeo
for the welfare of your people. hen
rvs mission is one OF ne me he,p tdp,isM s.u
countenance of your LOFTY laeais~
without which no sovereign can eh-
ist-in promoting CIVILIZATION l. e.;
Christianity in the far east VIII
YOU kindly accept drawing L ma
sketched for you. showing tht
monv as sentinels at the YelloT sea
for the proclaiming of the gospsl ol
truth and light in the east. Grew
the sketch in the Xmas week uhue' ,
the blaze Of lights Of the Xmas trees
also an album of photographs rep
rasantine the review on your birth
day at wiesbaden, before the new
standard of your Hussar regiment
and the swearing in or the recI ults
of your fine Alexander regiment. as
ground. A book of memoirs OF the
father of my chief of the horse. Count
Wedel. will follow shortly. as the
binding is not quite finished yet. He
served under Napoleon l in lslz IN
Russia, was made prisoner o! your
description of the campaign ana OF
his "a aptivity Victoria sends her pest
wishes. She was in beo TOT lons
time and suffered much from nerves
and bad throat. and only got up 70
Sav for the first time. She had much
worrv on account of the two young
ast ones who suffered from bad at
tack of influenza, which is raging
bere and were laid up for nearly
month. $1,000. >,;o,, hast
love to Alix and my most respectful
commitments to your dear mamma
from your most devoted and faithful
friend and cousin. ILL
Yellow Peril Agnin.
berlin. March 2s. 1ses.-Dearest
Nicky: Gen. Won Werder brought me
your and AliX's kind messages from
Petersburg anu was
light at the souvenirs of his stay. "hlcn,
as usual, you managed to render SO nice
md agreeable to him. / thank you
most sincerely for all he transmitted
to me from you. and need not add that
l heartily reciprocate your wishes Inc
dear old general is not only relic OF
the past, but firmly and by conviction
deeply attached to you and your house
and he, therefore. is in my eyes nv
ing piece of the old tradition which al
ways united our families for the bene-
AT of our countries and by that for the
whole world. -
ily at the successful issue or your action
at Port Arthur; we two will make a
good pair of sentinels at the entrance
IF the Gulf of Pechili. who will be duly
respected, especially by the yellow ones.
/ think the way you managed TO soothe
the feelings Of the "fretful Japs' by the
mastery arrangement at Korea, "A re
markably fine piece of diplomacy and
a great shof of foresight. which is apt
to show what a boon it was that by
your great journey you were able to
study the question of the far east local
ly and are now, morally speaking, the
master of Peking!
With Russia in Far East.
"Radolin reported to me your very
interesting conversation about China
and your wishes about the instruc-
tors in the governments assumed as
under the Russian sphere Of infiu-
ence. 1 have crepared an order to the