The New York herald., 1922-01-29

mer Kaiser or, falling that, conver-
sation with himself as Marshal of the
Court of Doom, was returned with a
two line notation that Newspaper
men are not received at Doom. No
exceptions are to be made to this rul-
irg." Followed long letter to
Marshal Gen. Won Gonthard, explain
ing that the correspondent wished to
tell the world what the former Kaiser
Goes daily and what he thinks Of GER
tain world problems, which were out
lined. This letter reached the Cen
eral, who was reported to be quite
wrothy over the correspondents fail
ure to leave Donrn after first refusal
and the suggestion that it would be
useless to remain in Doom any longer.
A third appeal, likewise in writing.
and followed by some unexpected as
sistance from member Of the house,
hold of the Crown Prince, who hap
pened to be spending his Christmas
holidays with the Kaiser, met with no
better success than a notification,
through one of the secretaries OF
Doom House, that "Gen.p Won Cont
hard has spoken his last word on
this subject" Deciding that there
was no use kicking against fate
which was backed by policemen and
military agents, the correspondent de-
cided to leave Doom the same eve
ming, and was spending the hour be-
fore the departure Of his train in wan
dering along the road bordering the
forest on the outskirts of Doom when
the unexpected happened!
Out Of the darkness strode tall.
slender man, with the appearance of
q German professor-round spectacles
and all--somewhat bowed about the
shoulders. and who introduced kim
self as Herr X, the Kaiser's pri-
yate counselor. and said:
His Majesty has charged me with
finding you and giving you the infor-
nation you have asked, as it is i'm
possible for any newspaper man to be
received at Doom. But first l am to
present this book, with the hope that
it will be useful in presenting the
Kaiser's thesis clearly before tie
world
Famous Book Presented.
In a curtaiAed side room of the
Hotel Lagerweij the book was .un-
wrapped. 1t was a copy of tie fam
Gus historical tables already known to
New York HERALD readers, and which
were published in book form in Leip-
zig during December for distribution
in German schools. libraries and in the
recreation rooms of German factories
and stores. with the idea of revising
the German peoples notion of who
started the great war.
First of ALL" the former Kaiser's
representative declared. "it must be
understood that the Kaiser does not
consider that he is responsible in any
way for what happened. He prepared
these tables himself. after months of
study, in order to show that Germany
was the victim of a great. general
movement in which all nations and
combinations of nations played their
role. The war was the natural out
come of this movement. and until the
world, and especially America and the
Allies, will admit the truth of this
there is little hope of a satisfactory
understanding on other questions,
such as the future of the German En-
pire and its relations with, the world"
"But If the Kaiser is going to re-
marry, and thereby give up his claim
to the German throne, why suggest
any future in which he will be an in
ternational figure" the correspondent
suggested.
But he is not going to be married,
to Frau Won Rochow or any one else.
lie has never had any such intention.
Frau Won Rochow is an old friend
who visited certain feminine friends
at Doorn for two days last summer,
and Immediately the scandalmonger-
ing sheets of Berlin and Amsterdam
spread the false rumors OF an i'm
pending marriage. Moreover, they
printed photographs showing Frau