New-York tribune., 1922-10-24

to give, authentic and leading facts d
the politics of 1914, occurred.
The memoirs, then. affirm that In issi
treaty was concluded between Fsasn,
England and the United States IA ~.
vision Of common war agsiass Cs.
many.
AS everybody has already aseesssaA.
this treaty never existed. ftis aimpls
invention launched by . journalist.
add that If ever the idea Of such q
convention, absolutely contrary % sAs
Monroe Doctrine and American -
litical tradition. had occurred to sw
one the circumstances would have pr
vented it's conclusion, for it wxs sah
epoch when the United States wsa b
a conflict with Spain and diplomacy d. T
voted all its power to prevent the spn /
aict from spreading
But there is something more. D
reality. if any one then thought Of :
struggle between the United States and
Germany it was not the great Amerissx
Republic, but it was Germany or rather
William II. That is the fact which
once for all should be brought TO light
Assuming that the ex-Kaiser has
really written the memoirs pgbliskse
under his name, why does he not per
ceive his superlative biunder in h.
voking recollections that are going 70
stir up American opinion against him'
In fact, during many years William
exhibited on every hand his lannon's
great design-union of Europe against
the two perils--the yellow peril" ana
the "American peril.' Repeatedly 20
sounded France on this subject, and !
do not doubt that he also made IN sas
same sense advances toward England
| However this may be, in 1897, IN :
tconversation with NJ. Etienne when !
have published after the very no.es
iof the illustrious French colonsal the
Kaiser required to the same idea whfca
was the leitmotif Of his personal
policy: "Bewars," he said, the nouf
| is critical. have foreseen and an
nounced the yellow danger ! vn
looked upon as madman tiiteralys
Well, the Japanese vessels Az ="
there, In European waters, ana ssss'
| to you that it is not I who led thsa'
There ara two dangers--that Of ASA
and that Of America. II we cenun,s !.
to tear one another in Europe W sa.''
be surprised. Thers is but ono sssss'
--alliance." -.
Thus william sought allies asasAss
the American peril; and this nsA
comes now to. tell US that Anen's
united with other powers % PIE
quarrel with him.
This necessary recsidcatien = a 4.
|among thousand. The rasnneS !
which William deals With his ss.
servants, with his most dsvosea ~
listers, with bismarck. with bus'p,
with Bethman -Hollweg, with ms =.
diers, with his people--ali shis 80
tho measure Of this man. the nv !.
lacking ia comprehension ana ssa''
bility that has ever worn q erews.
And in fact we have here psss.
1.-The only stamp OF authenslefty g n
memoirs. Who would havs vflsn' "a
lshem IL not the astenisAlng sisnpiesss' y
who hiss locked upon the world ca'
|ss 4 decoration to MIS- thestricsi 8, !,
sonaiity -hs af whom his most !ns'
Im.te friend, Count Ealenburs, sssa' |.
speaking 10 the Dnc ds Rchan !.
another iaterview Of which have -
published "a account: At ne 3.
nsuysrs. when i gsrszal tails fss.
his horse. the KAISER neysr WIZ
around.
Now II II his people whe, N tcliss
ling him, hsva fallAn FROM The ness
land the Kaiser only turas back g ssls'
and to disown theras IS