Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-17
EX-KAISER POSES
AS PEACE FIGURE.
Tried to Keep Europe Tranquil
He Says In Book.
THREE POWERS Fooled HIM
Responsibility For Failure is Laid to
Great Britaln--Says He Drafted
League of Nations Project In 1905.

League of Nations Project In 1905.
The Hague. - In the book ha
has written for private distribution
In an attempt to show that Great Brit
ain was responsible for the world war,
former Emperor William of Germany
throughout always speaks of himself
in the third person.
He paints William III as man who
tried for 30 years to maintain peace
In Europe, but he says he was foiled
by the pertidious Vaccinations of
Great Britain, France and Russia.
As long ago as 1905, the former
kaiser says he tried to found league
of nations.
Although no full copy of the book
is yet available, and both the former
enperor's encourage and the Dutch and
German governments are worried be-
cause of the publication of brief ex-
tracts from 1t, sufficient Of the con-
tents Of the volume have leaked out
to Indicate the general trend Of the
entire work. The leak was principally
due to the Berlin correspondent of
tiit iNbitNlutilA hudSDDuc. lit tOITeN~
pondent says the book begins with
notes as far back as 1884 civilian
succeeded his father as king and en-
peror In 1889.
I'm some places" says the Mas
BODIES correspondent, "the document Is
very interesting, especially notes Of
August Is, 1884, where he treats OF the
visit Of William to Gar Alexander
III at Narvik, when the car said he
hated the French republic and wanted
to restore a monarchy In France. But
already, says the kaiser, a Russian
French military agreement had been
negotiated saying that In the event OF
the mobilization of any member of the
triple alliance CDriebund) a mobilIza-
ton of French and Russian forces
would be ordered Immediately and
these armies thrown into action at
once"
Under date of April IS, 1898, the
former emperor wrote:
can English propoAal for an alliance
of Germany against Russia Is declined,
In order not to endanger the worlds
peace.
eat the same time Delcasse (then
French minister of foreign affairs)
proposed to the German ambassador
in Paris a German-French agreement
In order to prevent the Portuguese
colonies falling under British influ-
ence. This proposal was not answer
ed"
The former emperor also claims that
he drafted q project for a league of
nations under date of March "A, 1905
"a proposal" says the book, twas
made by the former kaiser to the car
and to Witte (then Russian foreign
minister) to found league Of nations
consisting Of the triple alliance and
the French and Russian alliance, with
the understanding also that other
groups or separate countries may be.
come members Of the league. The pro-
posal was accepted by the car and
White. There was no question as to
presidential power over this league"
The former emperor In the book
deals with the mobilization of 1914
He says this began as early as April
of that year with "the mobilization OF
the English banks in order to get large
stocks of gold"
Then, the kaiser continues
"June-Beginning of preparations
for mobilization in England.
''June 15-Russia Troops called td
arms in April and May under the pre-
tense that they were to serve in maneu.
vers are being kept under arms for an
outbreak Of war;
July 20-All the Belgian reserve of.
ficers have been called to arms"
Regarding the refusal Of the sugges.
ton by Russia to submit the Servian
incident to The Hague court of arb-
tration, the former emperor says;
"The proposal of the car was not
approved. Russia wanted in this way
to gain time to prepare for war.
"On August Sir Edward Grey (the
British foreign secretary demands OF
Germany that Germany halt her often.
sive march Of troops in Belgium OF
otherwise England viii protect Bel.
GUM. This was the English declara.
ton of war"