The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02
Wilson'S Demand
AHelp to Kaiser,
Delaying His Fall

r,t his military vassals no longer
,.on,d stand with him in his mad de-
.tre 20 conquer the world did former
roiser Wilhelm decide TO abdlcate
.,d flee 10 Holland. A test of his
norularity among the German troops
revealed that there was a submerged
h,s,uitv. an open coldness toward
Ne great war lord. . ,
II vas in August, 1918, that the
r..iaanrp bismarck" was willing to
.I,,if that his troops had not the re-
I.cst chance to continue success
t.,iiy The great conflict that had |
t."'.,vht sorrow and destruction,
,sT,irv and death to thousands upon /
,bnusands OF men, women and chill |
Trgr-cumbatants and noncomnatt-
opts Early In that month the Ger /
,,,p leader cOnfidentally revealed TO |
ni,Id Marshal Won LudendOrff that |
".ioarly recognized that we no |
longer have n chance To win the |
An Of these "hitherto unpublished |
,,-tq, are revealed in book soon TO |
be published by General Won Eisen-
6ort- Rothe, one Of the Kaiser's ad-
i'' Sven though he admitted defeat
q, August, declares tho book, the
German chieftain was willing to
grasp at n straw Ike a Drowning
- being swept down a rapidly
Jrvlnr stream. He took heart when
ris army staff gave prolonged cheers
,or him when Field Marshal Won
iUodenburg on October 20, 1913,
"a 10 his men the note OF presi-
dent woodrow Wilson. The note do
manded the abdication OF the Kaiser
as one OF the prices OF peace. Won
TIndcnburg read It TO his staff In a
voice ringing with derislon ana Vi
bratlnE with indignation, declares
tbe nook. This, believes the author,
caused the momentary tide OF
"faith" among the staff OF Won Hin
denburg.
nut on November 4, 1918. n week
before the armistice was signed, the
mower enthralled monarch realized
mat his reign OF brow-bcating prow-
as was at an end; that he no longer
was esteemed by his men: that the
faith of his troopers had been
tuashed and submerged In the wrath
Of a singing defeat. The Kaiser con-
yInced himself that he was n fallen
xol and that his soldiers held for
1m an obvious disrespect.
Arriving, unannounced, rccites the
book from Won IImdcnhurg," the
kaiser in early November OF the
fatal year OF his career, was greeted
with cold, even hostile, s,.lutes from
groups OF Prince Rupprcchts di-
vision.
sun power drunk, however. he
was unwilling 10 relinquish all that
had been his. Tho fatherland, even
I'm defeat, he desired TO continue TO
rule. To Won Hcndcnhurg and Gem
cral Grocncr he revealed his plan OF
taking the loyal thread OF his field
army and merging Il with former
rcyolutlonaries in the homeland, thus
hoping TO retain his leadership OF the
German nation, then I'm the throe5
Of an internal revolution.
Would Fall Into Trap.
The revolution, he was advised by
his two confidants. was aimed dl-
rectlv against the kaiser's person,
SAYS the book. If he attempted TO
carry out his plan TO reconqucr tho
homeland he would fall into the trap
that had been set for him, the kaiser
was told.
Crown Prince Fredrick william
aware OF the fact that defeat was
staring his father I'm the face from
all sides conceived the Idea of max
ing one last supreme smash against
the rcvolutionairies. He entreated his
father to Join his army group, assur-
ing him success on the march home-
ward. A majority Of the officers In
the Crown Princes division, how
ever, asserts the book, continued 10
show open hostility toward the mon
arch and announced they "would not
march against our countrymen, even
n headed by his majesty" The
troops also would refuse TO march
a hRl
volume OF Elsenhart- -Rothe. That the
German troops desired an armistict
much more even than did the she'll
shattered allied armies was tho OBJ
vlOus conclusion, the open declara'
tion, SAYS the book.
The final chapter for the kalsel
, came after all this had been real
bed, the book states. There wercn'
more straws 10 grasp at. Woodrow
Wilson had said that the German
ruler must abdiCate. The American
armies, In conjunction with troops
Of other entente nations, were
pounding their way 10 victory on al
parts OF every fighting front. Th'
German troops were mourning heavy
casualties, smashing defeats and
were unable 20 stem the tide OF th'
onrushing vlctors
Abdication Forced on Him.
woodrow wilson nad maze I'M
Issue squarely, confidants OF VIII
helm decided. and woodrow Wilson
held the upper hand. The kaise
must obey his summons. lie mus
abdcate.
Startling Is the books revelation
of how the kaiser really abdicated
Whether there sought to be ICON
spring technicality" I'm tho mode o
) his retirement is left for readers 4
Z determine.
The declaration OF Wllhelm's abdi
cation, asserts Elsenhart-Rothe, wa
Issued by Prince Max OF Baden, witt
out being okehed by the kaiser him
self and unknown IN the monarc'
The fact that Prince Max, after con
sulling with other leaders close I
Inc imperial ruler, issued the decla
ration as the "sanest thing TO do
lett the kaiser only one thing 10 do
His hralniest statesmen had inter
preted the Handwriting on IN
wall" He must abdicate, And so, nc
cording 90 the book OF "memolrs.
mats how wilhelm came 10 actuall
IIellnquish his claim to the Germa
throne.