Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-20
THE WILLY-NICKY LETTERS

sion and strengthens the cause o.
| CT auvlnism and revanche- rs.
God knows that [ have done all
IN my power to preserve the Euro
rean peace, but if France. goes on
openly or secretly encouraged like
this 10 violate all rules of interna-
ttonaF courtesy and peace in peacc
;imes, one fine daN, my. dearest
Nicky. You will find yourself mole
Nolens suddenly eInbroiled in, the
most horrible of wars Europe. ever
saw! Which will by the masses and
by history perhaps be fixed on you
as the cause of il. Pray don't be
angry, if L perhaps hurt you quite
unintentionally, but / think it my
duty to our two countries and 10
you as my friend to write openly. as
the seclusion and s&retirement the
deep mourning has imposed upon
you debar you from seeing people
and following in detail what is hap"
penlng behind the scenes.
~ have some experience OF poll
tics, and see certain unmistakable
symptoms, so 1 hasten to you, my
friend, to plead in the name of the
peace of Europe. if you are allied
for better, Tor worse with the
French, we'll, then, keep those
damned rascals. and make them sit
still; if not, then don't let your men
who go to France make the French
believe that you are allied and get
reckless and turn their heads till
they lose them and we have to fight
in Europe instead for it against the
east! Think of the awful RESPONSE
biiity for the shocking bloodshed!
Now good-by, dearest Nicky, best
love to dear Alix. and believe me
ever your most devoted and faithful
friend and cousin,
WILLY Il RI" p
(The above, letter shows how the
kaiser viewed the friendliness be-
tween France and Russia in 1885.
He talks of holding Nicholas respon-
sible should war occur in Europe
tactics pursued nineteen years after
the letter was written. The sigma
ture is odd, the usual informal
willy, is followed by II. R."-for
imperator rex emperor, king)-the
letters usually attached to his for
NAL signatures.)
Warns Against Republican France
'.Neuess Palais Potsdam, Oct, Is,
1895. - Dearest Nicky: U nc e
Miche's most joyful and unexpected
arrival, who just lunched with US,
gives me ans agreeable opportunity
to warmly thank you for your kind
letter Moltke brought home. He is
still quite full of all your kindness
and quite enraptured by your whole
person and your ways. Your ideas
about the press in general are ex-
actly the same as mine. 1t has done
and still continues to do deal OF
harm and we must bear with a
great amount of spite, lying and
nonsense. Still the influence it's hor-
rible dictu has must be judged from
the spirit of the people Of the differ
emit races who are brought up to read
it. Your subjects and mine are
.slowgt at though t. sober and quieter
in their conclusions they~draW, than
for instance, southerners or the
French. The Roman or Gallo races
are more easily reused, incensed
and more ready to jump to conclu-
sions, and once having fared UP are
more dangerous to peace than the
Teutonic or Russian race. Again in
England the press is more the
mouthpiece Of public opinion than
on the continent and goes in for the
interests of the country!
Kaiser for "Divine Right"
"Lobanow's visit was most inter-
esting to me-. He is no doubt a
very able diplomatist and splendid
causeur (conversationalist), and
what he told me was 'seur beruhi-
gend' Every tranquilizing) about
France. I thought it right to talk
quite openly about France with him,
as he told me you had communicate
ed with him. In one respect I took
pains to show him that l did not
wish to be misunderstood. That it
is not a fact of the rapport or
friendship between Russia and
France that makes one uneasy
every sovereign is sole master Of his
policy. accordingly--but the danger is
brought to our principle of mon
archism through the lifting up of
the republic on a pedestal by the
form under which the friendship is
shown. The constant appearance Of
princes, grand dukes, statesmen, gem
erals in full fig at reviews, .butfals.
dinners, races, with the head or the
republic or in his encourage makes
republicans-as such--believe that
| they are quite honest, excellent PEG.
pie, with whom princes can consort
and feel at home! Now, what is the
| consequence at home in our different
countries where the republicans are
revolutionists de natura and treated
rightly, too-as people who must
be shot or hanged? They tell, our
other royal subjects: oh, we are
not dangerous, bad men. Look at
France! There you see the royalties
hobnobbing with the revolutionaties
Why should not it be the same with
as? The r. F. (France) is from
the source of the great revolution
and propagates and is bound to do
so, the ideas of it. t%
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