South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-26
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The Chicago Daily News makes 10
markedly graphic editorial announcement
Of its publication this week Of the Ger
man * -Kaiser's own story Of the War
ID is an unusually fine literary perform
ance. Here 10 Is.
The cx-Kaiser's own Story.
"The sacrifice was in vain. Thus the
cx-kaiscr Of Germany in his amazing au-
topography sums up the results Of bis
abdication.
That Is only one Of the innumerablo
Sententious judgments passed upon grea-
events, upon an0iuted rulers, powerful
states men and military commanders boy
the leading participant in political az
fairs OF Europe for a period Of thirty
crowded years.
! The Daily News has cO-Operated In the
negotiations for the purchase Of the
American publication rights 20 the eK
kalser's own story and takes pleasure Boa
announcing that 81 has the exclusive
privilege Of newspaper serial publication
7 in Chica 20 and the surrounding territory
Not since Napoleon. exile ON So
Helena. dictated his autobiography ha rs
there been written n story or "a carae-
HAT can compare iu Importance with thn
story told by the eX-emperUr now in eEl
az Doom. As "a historic narrative D. .-
OF absorbing interest Yet, Iike Napo
leon IS. II ls rpleio with eKfraOrdiu1rr
missrHtemcuts and weird miscoHeept iou-
10 Is. indeed piece OF self revelation
that must make t Sd fascinating study
for students of The mentality or men who
have exercised large authority.
Here for the first time The world is.
given aE adequate opportunity 10 dis
cover the mental processes fhc dom
mating opinions and the accepted moral
gu'de- 20 action that made William uf
Germany the overshad0wing figure r
European Affairs during three rparl0u-
decades filed with gnfcanf events.
What did " lliam think of B.smarcA.
his imperial grandfather iron chance
Tor whose services he So soon dispensl "A
with after he succeeded 90 the royal auu
imperial thrones OF the HohenZolleurs
William tells yOu an the beginning on
his memoirs. And starting a. that turn
ing point in the life 81 great and viriIe
nation, he proceeds % relate his version
OF the developments that slowly but im
placably divided Europe into two power
ful armed camps and so prepared it for
The day when the nations. 80 aligned.
suddenly grappled In q titantic war
The recital gives In a long success ton
of lighfuingllke flas hes The vivid Die.
lures or the mind u he crowned war
lord VINO ln great moment u crisis
spoke the fateful word that Get his Der
fecuy appointed armies marching agalnsr
Russia and against France To read this
recital covering The years n his rule s
20 watch the tension grow and grow un
I'll that word was spoken. Thus Il gatn~d
the ruler who precIpitated the cOnf1Sct
that Involved the whole world In Sc
perils and losses and that ended "a lis
own 4bdicati0n and flight
The story of that abdlcaron az told by
william constitutes narrative OF ne
culiar interest The most powerful Of
the rulers Of earth 81 seen standing DUN
founded. abashed. alone. a. n without
friend. The hesifatiOns the sudden RACES.
the crushing disillusl0nment ~ the Ln
Chancellor 20 stay away from BIS arUie1.
20 stay away from the country over
which he bad ruled 40 many years, a.
Ishmaelite invited 20 flee for his lie b.
fore the lrresistlble advance of his En-
emies-here Is an irOnic picture no
though defeated and fugitive monarchs
are plentiful ln those pages
Why did the deposed war lord. tareu
ike Lucifer. driven By BIZ foes, rejeotc-1
by his people fai 10 commit suicide
william solemnlv sets forth his ressons
for choosing % remain alive. And then
be goes on 20 tell what he thinks OF the
peace and Of the present plight of GeI
many and be gives BIS views ot WOOD
row Wilson and che fourteen points and
OF the American people. he teiSs n
short. practically eEeryf hing that you
want % have D M teIl you some a. hl
jud gments are keen and sure Sons o.
them are bizarre. Some On then ere
II i most revealing story u. hsro
Is william tho Great let all "a
unique chapters. al SIS sket-hes OF eh4
characters and the motives ~ men IN
places Of power. all - grand ose necitais
OF things achieved or attempted neosr
Shakes pears lines
aTor Code sake. lei rs sir upon the
ground
And ten sad stories 81 the death OF
kings"
Il IL a somber occasional az the close
of the dav o. kaisers and cEars o. re vaf
degree II 81 in lts revelations Of nom
pous futil5fy a convincing demo nsf ratio
Of the eternal rightness OF democracy.
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