Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-23
Scared Chancellor Begged British
Troops in Vienna, Report Reveals

nounce. especially after his return to
England, as perfectly poisonous"
He had the most extraordinary
stories to tell of confidential letters,
asked that he would write to him, be-
ing suppressed before they reached
Williams hands, and of communfca-
lions addressed by that sovereign to
friends never reaching them The
emperor. he declared, was surrounded
by perfect network of people in
terested in preventing him from
learning the truth and from holding
any communication with those who
Were likely to open his eyes Time
ana again fruitless attempts were
made to queer him with the kaiser
and to turn the latter against him.
One day the emperor suddenly re-
marked to him, II am told. Grferson
put hardly need say that 1 don't
Tor one moment believe it. that you
the secrets of our q. F. artillery.
NOW, 1 wish you would find out where
that statement comes from. and how
1t originated. putting it in the form
OF an Official report, and sent u to me
under double cover through the war
department., mentioning on the outer
envelope that you are sending 1t by
my special personal request" In less
than week, Sir James found that
1t had originated as he expected
with certain parsonage at court
who had always viewed his intimacy
with the kaiser with jealousy and
reese ntment. Grierson made his re-
port and sent 1T directed, going
Immediately afterward on leave.
On his return to Berlin and re-
porting himself to the kaiser. the
latter inquired of him why he had
never furnished him with the re-
port which he had asked for about
the Q. F. artillery, and why he had
not sent him any reply to the two
confidential letters which he, the
emperor. had addressed to him.
Grierson at once pledged his honor
that he had sent the report az
directed. ard that the two letters
sent to him by the emperor had
| never reached him. adding that thew
had probably never been allowed TO
, leave Berlin. Twenty-four hours
later. several of the heads of the
war department called in a state of
great perturbation on Grierson. to
oner their most abject apologies for
the delay In transmitting his report
to the monarch. due as they averred
10 "a most unfortunate oversight. /"
Du. d Inns oemonstratfon of the
atmosphere of intrigue by which
William was SO intimately surrounded.
Grierson got disguised and asked for
his transfer to some other post
When calling to take his leave of
the emperor; the latter reproa ched
Berlin and adding that he had always
endeavored in every way to show The
warm regard, the confidence and the
real friendship which he enter tanned
N
moved, told William with true SOL
dierly frankness how profoundly sorry
he was to part from him personally.
that he was well aware ard keeniy
appreciauve or the monarch's senti-
precisely because he was anxious 10
retain that esteem which he had val
ued that he had asked for his trans
self any longer to the intrigues of
those bent on queering him in the
imperial eyes, and whom he de.
nounced as rank poison" and as a
liam did not protest or deny, but re-
marked somewhat sadly that the
things which Grierson had pointed
out were the well nigh inevitable
curse win hd which thn, , every ruler had to
son with every demonstration Of re-
greet and OF real sorrow. They never
met again.
Qullc HuHiucE OI american Off1-
GERS, especially those who were in
the service a quarter Of a century
ago, and who took part in the inter
national China expedition OF 1900 for
tn. relief of the legations at Picking.
will recall Sir James Grierson as the
British officer attached to the star
of Field Marshal Count waldersee,
whom William. 1T may be remen,
bered, endeavored to impose as gen
eralissimo upon the international
forces. Grierson had the diff1cult and
delicate job of averting any undue
assumption of authority by Valdez
see over the British forces of the
international army, and to sobstruct
the excessive brutality Of the Ger
man soldiers in their dealings with
the natives In pursuance of the per-
sonAl commands Of the kaiser ito
spread wherever 1t went the terror
OF the German name. 30 that no
ChinAYman weuld ever again VEN
ture to look askance IT a German.