Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-19
Wilhelm II Denies
War Responsibility
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"He calmly revoked, HIS in his
speech at The. London conference; on
March 8, 1921, by saying 5Germany's
responsibility. for the war is, funda-
mental and that it was upon this
basis that the structure of the Yer.
,sailles treaty was erected, and
should this standpoint be repudiated
or given up, the treaty would be-
come .untenable. Now, as then, the
question of German guilt forms the
pivotal point in the future of the
German nation.
s"The confession of our alleged
guilt for war, extorted from the
German representatives at Versailles
against their conviction, is renewing
itself terribly and no less so than the
untruthful admission of Germany's
'co-guilt' made by Minister Simons
at the London conference.
:. Expresses Deep Sympathy.
"From the bottom Of my heart /
sympathize with your majesty. Dur
ing my long period of military serv-
ice ! had the good fortune and
honor to have sustained the closest
personal relations with your ma
jesty. / know your majesty's sole
efforts during your majesty's entire
reign were directed towards the
maintenance OF peace. 9.
"I can, therefore, realize how i'm
.measurably painful it is for your
majesty to be shut out from all posi-
tive cooperation in the interest Of
the fatherland.
"The comparative historical tables
assembled by your majesty and
which your majesty has. permitted
me to see, form a valuable ccntribu-
ton to the history and, origin of the
war and are calculated to dispose of
many incorrect conceptions.
Il have greatly regretted reading
that. your majesty has not seen fit to
publish these tables, but has chosen
to conhne their circulation to lin
tied group. Now that incomplete
excerpts of these tables have been,
published. in the foreign press, their
publication in full in the German
press seems desirable. 1
'To my great delight hear that
there has been a change for the bet
ter in her majesty'ss health. May
God help her.
with profoundest respect and in
unbounded loyalty and gratitude, I.
am your imperial and royal majes-
tvs most obedient servant.
(SignedA Won HTNDENBURG
Field Marshal"
Here is the kaiser's reply:
Reply of Ex-Kaiser.
Doom, Holland, April S.
"My Dear Field Marshal: 1t
is very hard to live outside my
country. l watch with glowing soul.
however, the trials Of my dear IA
therland. My decision to leave Ger
many was a difficult and terrible
one, and | did it only on the advice
of yourself and other advisers, who
told me that this was the only way
to- give our people more favorable,
armistice terms and save Germany
from bloody civil war. But my sacri-
flee has been in vain.
81 recognize no mortal judge,
however high, since to do SO would
be to sacrifice the honor and dig
nity of the German nation. 1t is be-
meath my dignity to answer the lies,
SANDERS and calumnies charging me
with guilt for the war. The truth
will break through like an avalanche.
God is my judge that | wanted
peace. The sacrifice is too big for
me. but | refuse to be tried by a
league of my enemies.
Publication Is Mystery.
ut was in conformity with my at
titude OF aloofness that I preserved
the. strictest abjectivity in regard to
the historical tables you mention. l
am completely at a loss to explain
how they found their way into the
press. Was it indiscretion or theft?
"The motive by which l was guild
ed in assembling these historical ta-
b1es was to enable the reader to form
his. own judgment on the historical
events leading up to the war-this,
by making a systematic enum ,ra-
ton of the sober facts. and deaii"g
With strictly historical material.
.57"As a matter of fact, my best and
most convincing sources have been
from literature found in enemy coun-
tries. l am, therefore, glad that you
lind my modest contribution to his
tory of value. / thank you for your
that these tables, now
be made accessible to 'he
German press, which suggestion l..
shall follow.
Truth, like an avalanche. will
make its way, powerfully and ire
,istibly. Anyone who does not will
ngly close his mind to truth against
his better knowledge must admit
hat during Is years of my reign pre-
,eding the war, Germany's foreign