The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
The KQiSers Memoirs

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tho stigma of uurcliobility is not al -
vHn'nVcouH when Judgment is
passed hereafter on American policy,
people viii forget that Mr WILSON.
unversod In tho ways OF the world.
was trapped by Lloyd George and
Clemepcchu.
have particularly at the
kiel rcgatiaE many American men
ana women whose political iudg
ment ard caution would make II i'm
p0Hfibl" for them 10 approve such a
flagrant breach of faith ~ was com
mitted by Mr. Wilson. because OF
its effect on Americas political
prestige II II upon such consider
ntions uf national cgotlsu. not upon
any sort ~ sentimental corsldcr-
ntiOns. thnt base my hope that
Germany's burden will be llghtencd
from across the ocean
BESIDES the injustice In the aban-
donmcnt Of the fourteen points. II
must nlHD be remembered that Nil
Wilson was the first 20 demand Of
the German roigniug dynasty that u
Withdraw. In doing which he hintcd
that, we're such action taken. the
German people would ~ granted q
bottcr peace. Before the govern
mcnt of Prince Max Joined in tho
demand Tor my nbdication OF the
throne, which II based on tho same
grounds me- Mr.. Wilson that Ger
many would thereby get better terms
-- Cprcvcntiou of civil war was used
uH second means of bringing pres.
sure On mcD 1t was in duty bound
10 got some sort of q binding gunr.
nntoe from Mr. Wilson. In any
event. the statements mndo. which
became continually more urgent and
pressing. contributed toward making
me resolve 20 quit the country. since
I was constrained to believe that !
could render my country "a great
service hy so doing.
Accepted "Sighi Unseen"
! subordlnAtcd my own interests
and those OF my dynasty. which GER
tainly were not unimportant. aud
forced myHclr. after tho scvcrcst in
ward strugglos, 10 acquicsco In the
wish Of the German authorities.
Later II trnnapircd that the German
government had obtained no real
guarantee, But, In the tumuliuous
sequence of events during those
days, II was necessary FOR me 10 con-
slider the unequivocal and definite
announcement OF the imperial chan
oollor az authoritative For this
reason | did not investigate 30.
Why the entente demanded.
through MIR Wilson that ! should
abdicate IL now obvious II felt per
foctly sure that, following my he
ing dlaporsessod OF the throne. mili-
tary and political instability would
necessarily ensuc I'm Germany and
enable It To force upon Germany not
easier hut harder terms. AZ that
time tho revolution had not yet ap-
pearcd as an aid to the entente.
For me To have remained on the
throne would have seemed to the
entente more advantageous 10 Ger
many than my abd!cntlon. myself
agree with this view OF the entente.
now that II has turned out that the
Max of Baden government had no
substantial foundation for it's decln-
ration that my abdlcation would
bring better terms - my ratherlnnd
80 even further and declare that
tho entente would never have dared
to offer such terms to an intact Ger
man empire, II would not have
dared TO offer them to an imperial
realm upon which tho parliamentary
system had not yet been forced, with
the help OF German Utopiarrl, at the
very moment OF its final fight Tor
existcnCe to n realm whose mon
archial government had not been de-
prlvcd or the power to command its
army and navy.
In view Of all this, heavy guilt also
lies on the shoulders OF the Amer
lean former president az result OF
HIS having demanded my abdication
under tho pretense that II would
bring Germany better terms Here
also We certainly have u point OF
support for the powerful lever which
Ii destined to drag the treaty OF
Versailles from where II lies behind
lock and key. In Germany. however
Mr.. Wilson should never be confused
with the American people
In setting forth nv political prin-
ciplca In what follows l am Rctuated
solely by a desire TO contribute to-
ward proving Germany's innocence
OF having brought on the world
war
From the outset OF my reign Ger
man policy was based upon COM
primlse of the differences when Il
found existing between nations. In
lts entirety. therefore, my policy
was eninenty peaceful Thls policy
OF peaceful compromise AecRme APP
parent In Internal politics, at tho
very beginning OF my reign. in the
legislation desired by me for the PRO
lection Of the workers. Tho de-
yclopment OF social legislation,
which placed Germany at the head
or cilivised nations In the domain or
governmental protection, was based
on a like foundation.
The fundamental idea OF policy