The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-02-25
Prophecy and Bitter Attack on
q. William II in Suppressed
Volume of Memoirs.
CALLS KAISER Vain AND WEAK
Statesman Said Terrible Catastrophe
Would Hit All the Nations OF
Europe-Attempts Made to Pre-
vent Publication of Book.

London.-"I see great perils arising
in Germany, and, indeed, for the whole
of Europe. The longer the catastrophe
Is In coming the more terrible It VIII
be-" "A
The prophecy comes from the long
suppressed third volume of Prince
Bismarcks memoirs, which have just
been made public in Germany, despite
the opposition of the kaiser and his
friends. Bismarck wrote the story OF
his life In three volumes. entitled,
Thoughts and Reflections" the first
two volumes being the story .of his
rise to power and the third the story
Of the Iron Chancellor's dismissal by
William III, boy monarch, whom he
characterizes as dreamy and sain'
The first two volumes were pub
lished, but the third volume. although
N. print, was never, released tp the
German people because the men who
surrounded the kaiser feared a scan
dal would result 1t hns at last ap-
peared, after legal battle for Its supS
preston, and a summary and extracts
of the book have been printed in the
vossische POST Articles summarizing
the volume also aveappeared In the
English press.
\ Called William u Vain and Weak.
Bisrnarck, inNhis analysis of William
II, depicts him as having Frederick
rs craving for show: Frederick VIII
fol
lows" Frederick the Greats thirst for
glory; Frederick william Tvs dreami'
ness and, weakness andsFrederick LIS
vanity and sehsitireness, so
.Only from 6ne Sof his ancestors did
he inherit nothing-from his grand.
father, william l." says the Iron
Chancellor. who served both Nmonarchs.
Such uncomplimentary sketches, to-
gether with personal letters from the
kaiser which he did not wish to have
made public, caused the imperial ban
on the book. ,,3.,
: The first chapter Of thecvolume tells
of the admiration which the young
Prince William at first felt for the vet
eran statespaH ywhS was then i'm
perial chancellor He spoke Of Bis
marck's magnificent work." Of his
love of the fatherland and his building
up OF the empire. and uttered the
hope II at Bismarck would continue to
guard and protect his country.
/ ~ Hero Worship shortLived.
This attitude of hero worship on the
part Of the prince did not last long,
however. The men were basically diff
ferent, and these differences were soon
manifested. A clergyman named
Stocker had made himself conspicuous
as an anti-Semitic, and Bismarck, and
william. quarreled over HIM William
defended the man. while the chan
cellor declared him doubly dangerous,
for ..he is political clergyman and a
clerical spoliticiaR" tW
The breach Iidsnedf Snd It is levi-
tdent that Princh WtlliSm's admiration
Tor Bismarck, !if ever sincere, soon
cooled. Even in the year before VIE
liam I died the prince drew up proc
lamation laying down the attitude
which he Intended to. pursue. once he
became kaiser.vlIt said that he should
,deliberate with his iewn sireolleagues." :"
the higher German rulers and princes.
before he gave them their orders, and
that these "colseagues" must not be
allowed TO grow too ,oyerbenring. As
president sof the German ibund the
Kaiser was only the first among equals.
and had no ground for adopting this
egoistic and dominant attitude. He
insisseh however. that this decree
shopld sbe sealed CUP and sent to the
various ,Prpssian embassies and lega-
tions throughout the empire. there to
be ,prQpulgstedyon his coronation day
| % thdt All fhfklA know his wfshes .an3i
ae advised Of what he proposed 10 do.
even before he began to command.
sbvrr Doeumsnt Bays HlsorSrcle
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