The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-19
The KaiSerS Memoirs

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Now the efforts OF the government
.od the imperial chancellor to in
Jrce me 60 abdicate began. Drews
~ minister Of tho interior came TO
,neNat the behest OF the chancellor.
IN order TO supply me with informa-
Hon concerning the spirit In the
co,iptrv lie described tho we'll
known happenings In press. high
Onance and public. and laid empha-
ss on tho fact that the imperial
chancellor himself had adopted no
attitude toward the question OF my
sbdlcatiou, but. nevertheless, had
sent him to me. Drews. I'm short.
was well-nigh TO suggest TO me that
7 myself should decide TO abdicate.
IN order thot Il might not appear
that the government had eXcrted
pressure upon me.
spoke 10 the minister about the
,aiefll consequences OF my abdiCa-
lion and asked how he. as a prussian
official, could reconcile such sup
postion with his oath as an official
10 his King. The minister grew en-
barrassed and excused himself by
reference TO the command OF the
tnperlal chancellor. who had been
9able to find any other man for the
TASK. | was Informed later that
Drews was one of tho first officials
who spoke OF the abdication OF his
master and king.
I refused TO abdicate and declared
that / would gather troops together
and return with them In order TO
holm the government to maintain or
der IN the land.
After that, Drew was received. in
my prcsence. by Field Marshal Won
Hindcnburg and General Groner
whom he informed or the mission
,rtrustcd TO him by the imperial
chancellor and by both OF whom he
was very sharply rebuked i'm the
name OF the army Groner's charac-
terlzation OF Prince Max I'm partlcu-
lar. was expressed in such plain
terms that had TO appease and
comfort the minister.
Ihe field marshal also called
nrsw's attention to the fact that, IN
tie event OF my abdicution. the army
would not go on fighting, but would
dlsperse and that the majority of
the officers. In particular. would
probably resign and thus leave the
army without leaders.
soon after that learned from one
Of my sons that the imperial chan
cellor had tried 20 ascertain whether
no was prepared TO undertake the
mission which subsequently was un-
der,aken by Drews. My son indig-
manly declined TO suggest abdication
10 his father.
In the meantime I had sent tho
chief Of cabinet, Won Delbruck. TO
Berlin, In order 90 lay before the
chancellor n general address. also
intended for publication, which
should take the place of my address
to the ministry mot published by the
chancellor), deal more broadly with
the matters taken up therein, and
make clear my attitude toward the
government and toward the new d.
rection taken by public opinion. AT
first the chancellor failed to publish
this Not until several days later did
he find himself forced to permi;
publication, owing to letter written !
70 him, as I learned afterward, by !
the empress.
Thereupon Herr Won Delbruex In
formed me that the address he'd
made good impression in Berlin
ehA Ah tilV i'A''f'h VIC
ton, and tended to quiet the people.
40 that the idea of abduction had
begun 20 disappear and even the
socialists OF the right had decided
10 postpone election concerning 10.
Socialist Activity.
During the next few days there
were constant reports that the So
oiallsts in Berlin were planning
trouble, and that the chancellor was
growing steadily more nervous. The
report given by Drews to the govern
ment, after his return from Spa, had
not failed TO cause an impression;
the gentlemen wished 10 get rid OF
me, TO be sure, but for the time be-
Ing, they were afraid of the conse-
Quences.
Their point OF view was as obcure
as their conduct. They acted as II
they did not want a republic, yet
failed completely to realize that their
course was bound - lead straight
0 a republic. Ma ~, IN fact, eX-