Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-04
Prophecy and Bitter Attack on
William Il in Suppressed
Volume of Memoirs.
CALLS KAISER VAIN AND WEAK
Statesman Said TerrlbIe Catastrophe
Would Hit All the Nations Of
Europe--Attempts Made to Pre-
vent Publication Of Book.


London--''T see great perils arising
In Germany, and. indeed, for the whole
of Europe. The longer the catastrophe
is In coming the more terrible It will
be-
The prophecy comes from the long
suppressed third volume of Prince
Blsmarck's 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 II, a boy monarch. whom he
characterizes as dreamy and vain.
The first two volumes were pub
llshed but the third volume, although
In print, was never released to the
German people because the men who
surrounded the kaiser feared scan
Dial would result. 1t has at last APP
peared, after legal battle for its sup
preston, and summary and extracts
of the book nave been printed In the
vossische Fost Articles summarizing
the volume also have appeared r. the
English press.
Called William II Vain and Weak.
Bismarck. in his analysis of William
II, depicts him as having Frederick
a. f~u oh 10 4ptr
liam lis love for tall soldier fell
lows" Frederick the Greats thirst for
glory; Frederick William Tvs dreami
ness and weakness. and Frederick HIS
vanity and sensltiveness.
"0nly from one of his ancestors did
he inherit nothing from his grand
father, William l." says the Iron
Chancellor who served both monarchs.
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.
The first chapter of the volume tells
of the admiration which the young
Prince William at first felt for the vet
eran statesman, who was then Inn
perial chancellor. He spoke of Bis
marcli's magnificent work" Of his
love Of the fatherland and his building
up of the empire. and uttered the
hope that Bismarck would continue to
guard and protect his country.
Hero Worship Short-Lived.
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 a political clergyman and
clerical politician
The breach widened and It Is eyi-
dent that Prince Williams admiration
for Bismarck, If ever sincere. soon
cooled. Even in the year before VIII
liam died the prince drew up proc
lamation laying down the attitude
which he intended TO pursue once he
became kaiser 1t said that he should
deliberate with his own colleagues -
the higher German rulers and princes
before he gave them their orders. and
that these Colleagues must not he
allowed TO grow too over3earing. As
president Of the German bund the
kaiser was only the FIRST among equals
and had no ground for adopting this
egoistic and dominant attitude. He
insisted, however, that this decree
should be sealed up and sent Ia the
various Prussian embassies aud leea.
tions throughout the empire. there Il
be promulgated on his coronation day
so THAI ell might know his wishes and
be advised Of what he proposed to do
even before ne began to command.
Burn Document, Says Bismarck.
Befo% doing so, however he sent