Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-14
BOOK OF KAISER
CLAIMS LEAGUE
EFFORTS IN 1905

The hague, March 1S.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press).--In the book he has
written for private distribution in an
attempt to show that Great Britain
was responsible for the World War,
former, Emperor William Of Germany
throughout always speaks of himself
In the third person. He paints Will
liam II as man who tried for 80 years
to maintain peace in Europe, but says
he was foiled by the perfidious mach
nations of Great Britain, France and
Russia.
AS long ago as 1905, the former
kaiser says, he tried to found a league
Of nations.
Although no full copy OF the book
Is yet obtainable and both the former
emperor's tourage and the Dutch and
German governments are worried be-
cause of the publication Of brief ex-
tracts from it, 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 the
Rotterdam Maasbode.
The correspondent says that the
book begins with notes as far back as
1884. (Wiliiam succeeded his father
as king and emperor in 1852
I'm some places says the Mas
BODIES correspondent, 'the document is
very interesting. especially notes of
August IS. 1891, where he treats the
visit of William to Gear Alexander II
at Narvik. when the car said he hated
the French republic and wanted to
restore a monarchy in France. But al
ready, 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 (Dreibund) a mobiliza-
tion of French and Russian forces
would be ordered Immediately and
these armies thrown into action at
once"
The former emperor also claims that
he drafted a project for league of
nations under date of March "a, 1905.
"a proposal" says the hook, was
made by the former kaiser to the
Car and to Witte, (then Russian
foreign ministeD to found league
of nations consisting of the triple al
lance and the French and Russian
alliance, with the understanding also
that other groups or separate coun-
tries, may become members of the
legaue. The proposal was accepted
by the Car and White. There was
no question as to presidential power
over the league" =
Regarding the mission to Germany,
to- SeH~r Nf oil
dane. then British lord high chancel-
lor, the book says:
German efforts to conclude neu-
trality with England failed in conse-
quence of the absurd demand for a
cessation IF development, of the Ger
man fleet through curtailment of the
building of new ships"
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 IS: Russia: Troops called
to arms in April and May under the
pretense that they were to serve in
manoeuvers are being kept under
arms for an outbreak of war"
"July 20: All the Belgium reserve
officers have been called to arms. :"
Regarding the refusal of the sug-
gestion that Russia submit the Serb
ian incident to the Hague court Of ar
, bitration, the former emperor says:
1.-THE proposal of the Gar was not
approved. Russia wanted in this way
to gain time to prepare for war.
"On Augusta 4 Sir Edward Grey
the British foreign secretary De-
mands Of Germany that Germany
halt her offensive march of troops in
Belgium or. otherwise England will
protect Belgium. This was the Eng
i;ah dacia "a ian Of war