The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
The Kaiser's Memoirs

ments used therein dots from be-
fore the flood
Tho head man ~ the clan dis
penses justice lu the open. under the
Village tree. as % used to be- done
once upon time among the ancient
bcrmauB, Every man is armed ana
most are excellent shots Whenever
the head man ot the clan turns up
while on q hOrHoUaCk tpui through
hi4 Territory ln some hamlet The
inhabitants expect q pleasing from
him ln the form ~ jiuEliuE coins.
which sometimes arc scattered
about by him from the saddle Tnis.
ut course, 81 particularly customary
1i the outset of a new EovorumenrA
term. ana great Is the dissatisfaction
when u does not happen
UP 10 the time of the Balkan war
many Albuuiuus entered the Turkish
service, whore they rose 10 high i'm
puriaurn. being greatly priced ON ac-
count Of thoir diligence and keen IN
tDlliEenre Hs we'll as their tenacious
onerEy They supplied tho Turkish
administration with large number
Dt off..inla. also with n certain per-
DontURo in the diplomatic corps and
tho army The young Albanian uo-
nlCH wcro proud 20 korve iu a splcn-
ava company ~ palace guards OF the
fuliDu. which scarcely had an equal
for Hizc. martial appearance and
manly beauty. Thcan were partly
relatives ~ tho sultan. since tho
latter used 10 have noble Albanian
women OF the principal clans In his
hnrom in order that ne protected
by blood brotherhood. might be safe
d.. a.
and, also. that hr might find out
everything that might servo to in
flucnco the feelings OF tho Albanian
rhleftalnA The desires Of the Al
banana which reached him by this
roHd--for Instance, az To supplies
% arms ana Hmmunitlons. echoOl-
houses, building of highways. etc
were thereupon granted In an lncon-
Hpicuous manner. Thus the sultan
was enabled 10 keep tho usually tur-
bulcut Alhanlans quiet and loyal by
means OF family ties"
with this knowledge OF the state
OF affairs ~ n foundation. sought
To bring my influence TO bear toward
having Mohammcdan prince chos-
en-, II posslble--perhaps nm Egyp-
tlan prince forgetting that he
should have a wcll-llned purse. which
IL an absolute necessity in Albania.
My advice was not needed by the
'AreopaBus OF the powers, whose
members were not bOthoring them
selves with tho interests or the Al
bnnians. but Heoking first of all. for
protcNts ana opportunities for fishing
Ia tho troubled Albanian waters In
such n way as to benefit their own
countries,
Opposed Choice OF German.
Therefore, I was not NJ all pleased
when the choice foil upon Prince
william OF Wied. I esteemed him as
distinguished, kulghtly man OF
lofty sentiments, but considered him
untitled for tho post. The prince
knew altogether too little about Bal-
kan affairs to he able TO undertake
this thorny task with hope OF sue
cess. 10 was particularly unpleasant
to me that German prince should
make a fool of himself there. since
IL was APPARENT from the start that
the entente would place nil sorts of
obstacles IN his path. Upon being
questioned by the prince, | told my
cousin all my doubts, laying stress
upon the difficulties awaiting him.
and advlssd him urgently to decline.
/ could not command him, since tho
prince OF Wlcd. as head OF tho fam
lily. had the final word In the mat
ter.
After the princess acceptance Of
tho candidacy offered him by tho
powers | received him in tho pres
once or tho chancellor. A certain lr-
resolution In the bearing OF the
prince. who contemplated hts new
task with ANYTHING hut enthusiasm.
strengthened the resolve In me and
the chancellor to try hard once more
to dissuade the young candidate
from ascending tho recently Invent
cd Albanian throne" but In vain.
Tho ambitious, mystlcally excited
wife OF the prince saw In Albania the
fulfllmont OF her wishes. And zee
que femme veut. Dieu lie veut" twhat
woman wishes. God wishes.)
Carmen sylvia (the queen or Ru-
m0nia) also worked toward having
him accept: she went 80 far, as 20
publish an article In the newspapers
beginning "Fairyland Wants It's
Prince"
So even the best meant warnings