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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, 1ND., FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1922.

Kaiser Always Had Faith in Army, Even Against Power ful Odds, He Writes in Memoirs

BY WILHELM HOHENZOLLERN Again I was confronted with the dltficult task of choosing a Chancellor. His position and activities were to be under aomewhat about the same auspices and subject to the same conditions as in the cas of his predecessor. But now there was more ot a desire that he should t statesman, an older man of course, qualified to inspire Prince Bismarck with more confidence than a mere general could do. It was assumed that a statesman would know better how to walk in the footsteps ot the Prince, politically speaking, and provide Bismarck with less opportunity for criticism and attacks. The latter - had tended to create gradually among all Government officials, who dated mostly from the period of -Bismarck, and unmistakable nervousness and dissatisfaction, by which the work of the entire governmental system was impaired to an extent by no means Inconsiderable. Moreover, it lent to the opposition in the Reichstag a constantly renewed strength drawn from elements previously faithful to the Government, and made itself felt in a detrimental manner. Especially in the Foreign Office, the spirit of Holstein. the supposed representative of the "old, tried Bis-

marckian traditions," began to. assert itself, so that the unwillingness to

collaborate with the Emperor became

particularly strong and the belief

grew up that it was necessary to carry on. independently, the policy of Bismarck. After mature deliberation, I decided

to entrust the nost of Chancellor to

Prince Hohenlohe, who was then Gov ernor of Alsac-Lorraine. At the out

break of the War in 1870 he had succeeded, as Bavarian Minister, in getting Bavaria to enter the war on the side of Prussia. Ever since ha had been highly esteemed by Prince Bismarck on account of his fidelity to the empire. It was natural to expect that Bismarck's opposition would cool cff when confronted with such a successor. Thus, the choice of Hohenlohe as Chancellor was strongly influenced by consideration for Prince Bismarck and for the public opinion inspired by him. Prince Hohenlohe was the typical old-style grand seigneur. He was thoroughly urbane by nature and in his dealings with others; a man of refined mind, with a slight touch of playful irony sometimes glinting through, keen on account of his years, a level-headed observer and judge of men. Despite the great differnce in age between him and me he got along very well with me, which was shown on the surface by the fact that he was treated both by the Empress and myself as our uncle, and- addressed as such, which brought about a certain atmosphere of intimate confidence in our intercourse. In his talks with me, especially in giving his opinion as to appointments of officials, he offered very characteristic descriptions of the gentleman discussed, often combined with philosophical, observations which on life and humanity and which were proved that he bad reflected deeply evidence of a maturity and wisdom grounded on experience. Something happened during the first jeriod of Hohenlohe's regime as Chancellor which throws an interesting light upon the relations between France and Russia. Having, at the time of the fraternization between Russia and France, received reliable information from the General Staff as well as from our embassy at Paris to the effect that France contemplated withdrawing a portion of her troops from Algeria, in order to shift them to Southern France either against Italy or against Alsace, I apprised Czar Nicholas II. of this news, adding the remark that I should be obliged to adopt counter-measures unless the

Czar could dissuade his ally from so provocative a step. - Seme Diplomatic Fencing At that time the Russian Minister of Foreign affairs was Prince Lobanoff. formerly Ambassador at Vienna, well known for his pro-French proclivities. During the summer of 1895 he had visited France and been very cordially entertained. During the Autumn, just as I was staying for the hunting at Hubertusstock on the Schorfheide near Eberswalde, Prince Lobanoff, on his return journey from Paris, requested to be received In audience, at the behest of the Czar. Upon being received by me he described the. calm and sensible frame of mind which he had found in Paris and sought to quiet me too with regard to the above mentioned troop movements, which, according to him,

were mere empty rumor and chatter without any real basis. He added that

he was bringing to me the most quiet

ing assurances, that there was no rea

son for my feeling the slighest alarm I thanked him heartily for his report

remarking that the word "alarm" was not to be found in the dictionary of

City Lodges

a German officer; and I added that, if France and Russia wished to make war, I could not prevent it.

w Hereupon the Prince. Diouslv cast

ing his eyes toward heaven, made the

sign of the cross and said: "Oh. la guerrre! quelle idee! . qui y pense? cela ne doit pas etre." (Oh, war! what an idea; who thinks of such a thing? it must not be.) To that I replied that I, In any event, was not thinking about it, but than an observer and he need not be very keeneyed must assuredly consider the constant celebrations and speeches, as well as the official and unofficial visits exchanged between Paris and St Petersburg, as significant symptoms which could not be ignored, and which were calculated to arouse great dis

satisfaction in Germany; that, should it come to war, against my own will and that of my people, I felt that, trusting in God and in my army and people it would be possible for Germany to get the better of both opponents. To this I added still another statement, . reported to me from Paris, which had been made by a Russian officer who was in France as a member of an officers' deputation. Having been asked by a French comrade

whether the Russians believed that they could beat the Germans, the gallant Slav replied: "Non.mon ami, nous serons battus a plate couture, mais qu est-ce que ca fait. Nous aurons la Republique." (No, my friend, we shall thouroughly beaten, but what doe that matter? We shall get a republic.) At first the Prince eyed me, speechless, then, shrugging his shoulders, he remarked: "Oh, la guerre, il ne faut pas meme y penser." (Oh, war, one

must not even think about it.) The officer had merely expressed the general opinion of the Russian intelligentsia and social circles. As far back as my first visit to St. Petersburg, in the early '80s' a grand duchess said to me at dinner, quite calmly: "Here we sit all the time on a volcano. We expect the revolution any day. The Slavs are not faithful, they are not at all monarchical, ail of them are1 republicans at heart; they disguise their sentiments, and they lie, every one of them, all the time." Three important events, related to foreign politics, came within the period of Prince Hohenlohe'a incumbency of the Chancellorship; the opening, in 1895, of the Emperor William Canal (North Sea-Baltic Canal), begun under Emperor William the Great, to which squadrons or individuals ships representing countries all over the world were invited; the annexation, in 1897, of Tsing-tao; and, third, the much-discussed Kruger dispatch. The Seizure of Tsing-tao Prince Hoheniohe played an especially important role in the annexation of Tsing-tao. He, too, was of the opinion that Germany needed some coaling stations for her shups, and that the demands of commercial elements that the opportunity for open

ing up China to international trade be not allowed to pass were justified. It was resolved that, under unimpaired Chinese sovereignty and after payment of the Likin (octroi or internal revenue tax), a trading port, with a marine coaling station as protection, was to be founded, wherein it was contemplated to allow China to co-operate to the utmost possible extent. The station was to serve the ends of commerce, before all else, the military measures being limited solely to the protection of the trading centre as it developed; they did not constitute an end in themselves or a basis for further military enterprises. Already several places had teen considered, but these had proved, upon more careful investigation, to be unfitted, mostly because they had either bad connections or none at all with

the interior regions, were not promising from a commercial-political standpoint, or were incumbered by privileges already granted to other foreign

countries. Finally it was agreed because of the reports of Admiral Tirpitz, who was, at that time1, chief of the East Asiatic cruiser squadron, and because of the opinion of the geograph

ical expert Freiherr von Richtofen, who, having been questioned on the

subjet, had drawn a most promising

picture or the possibilities of development in Shantung to found a settlement on the bay ot Kiao-Chau.

The Chancellor proceeded to collect data on the political questions which arose as a result of this and which

must be taken into consideration. It

was particularly necessary not to in

terfere with Russia 8 designs, nor to disturb her. Further information was

obtained, some of it from our East Asiatic division; from this source

favorable reports came in as to an

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' ELKS Preparations for the initiation of a class on Oct. 12 were concluded by Richmond lodge of Elks No. 649, Thursday evening. Beisdes listening to a financial report showing a very gratifying condition and transacting other .business, the lodge was entertained by Martini, whose Blight of hand exhibition mystified a large attendance, while Mr. and Mrs. Joe Regan presented musical numbers of excellence. These acts are appearing at the Murray theatre. This was the first meeting of the lodge since it expended nearly . $6,000 for interior improvements, the establishment ot a parking place, and the completion of other betterments.

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chorages and the ice-free nature of the bay of Kiao-Chau, and as to the prospects it a port were to be founded theie. From conversations among the

officers of the Russian China division, which bad come to our ears in our intercourse with them, it was learned

that the Russian Admiral, in accord

ance with orders from his Government had anchored one Winter in the bay, but had found it so desolate and so atrociously lonesome there were no tea-houses with Japanese geisa girls,

which the Russians deemed absolutely indispensable to Winter quarters that the Russian squadron would never go

back there any more.

It was also reported that the Rus

sian Admiral had advised his Govern

ment most earnestly against prosecut

ing any further its intention of found

ing a settlement on this bay, since

there was absolutely no advantage to

be derived from it. Hence, the- Rus

sians naa no inientMm or gaining a

foothold there.

This last piece of news arrived at about the same time as the answer from the Russian Foreign Minister,

Count Muravieff, sent through the Ger

man Ambassador, relative to the

sounding of Russian opinion, which

had --been made pursuant to instructions from the Chancellor. Muravieff set forth that Russia, to be sure, had no direct claims, based on treaty with China, to the bay, but that she, nevertheless, laid claim to it on the basis of the "droit du premier mouillage" (right of first anchorage), since the Russian ships had anchored there before those of any other fleet. This answer, it will be seen, ran counter to the report of our East Asiatic division relative to the statements made by the Russian Admiral. (Continued Tomorrow) Copyright by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. Entered at Stationer's Hall. London. Publication and Translation risrht reserved, including: Scandinavian. Reproduction in whole or In part without permission prohibited.

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(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Sept 29. A pommittee

to represent the grain trade in the St

Lawrence deep seaway project has been appointed by Robert McDougal. president of the Chicago Board of Trade.

"Full development of the inland sea

way," said Chairman George s. Bridge,

In announcing the committee s plans

today, "would add from five to 10 cents

a bushel to all grain grown in the great productive area. This is based

on surveys by transportation experts. "It is estimated that a five-cent a bushel saving on transportation cost to European countries would add $183.-

rOOO.000 to the agricultural Income of

the central west. This benefit to the farmer as well as to the public generally readily can be eeen. Transportation has long been a prime factor in distribution costs. A deep seaway would be a logical solution. The Chicago Board of Trade will work for the consummation of the waterway the same as it has supported all other sound movements in behalf of greater returns to the farmer. States to Benefit. "Ia the district that would benefit directly by the deep seaway are 16 states that pour part of their agricultural products into Chicago. These states proluce three-fourths of the

wheat of the country, and more than 400.000,000 bushels of wheat is handled every year by the Chicago Board of Trade. "These same states also produce 70 percent of the corn, and half of the cattle, hogs , horses, butter, eggs, cheese and wool. They mie 85 percent ot the iron ore, 40 percent of the copper and coal, 75 percent of the xinc and 45 percent of the lead. "Chicago is the local point of the great production area, a world rail center handling in its terminals 15,000.000 carloads of freight a year. Therefore an open water lane to the ocean would be ot inestimable value to the entire nation."

The department of agriculture has Just issued a circulai which tells farmers how to tan their own hides.

Called by Death

JOSEPH WHITE GREENVILLE, Sept. 29. Joseph White, 70 years old, a pioneer farmer of Greenville township, died at hi& home, north of Coletown, Thursday. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

CLE V ELAN DERS ENJOY TEA PARTY 2,000 FEET IN AIR CLEVELAND, O., Sept 29. A tei party 2.000 feet In the air was hel'J here late today when ten guesti aboard the flying boat "Nina" gave a farewell party to Capt H. A. Bruno, who has been in charge of the Cleveland terminal of a flying boat line between this city and Detroit. Capt. Bruno is returning to New York city.

There is a startling resemblance between the shape of the skull ot our little horned toad and the fossil skull of the gigantic extinct reptile, styracosaurus.

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