Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 235, 3 October 1922 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, OCT. 3, 1922.

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War Pact Scorned by Berlin When Offered by England in 1 901, Says Deposed Emperor

BY WILHELM HOHENZOULERN

Alter my return home from England Il was able to report to the Chancellor n the good impressions I had received

and particularly that opinion in England was apparently la favor of an understanding and of closer relations. Bulow expressed himself as satisfied

with the results of the journey, after) we had talked at length about it at Hamburg, and consulted as to how the 1 situation created by the Journey should be put to use. I suggested, that we

should unquestionably come to a good iagreement. If an alliance which I Preferred could not be brought about. I In any event, a firm agreement would

Eunice, I said, and would suit the English; in the long run an alliance might always develop from it

. The opportunity for such an alliance I came with unexpected promptness.

1 While I was at Hamburg von der Hone

in the Spring of 1901, Count Metternich, who was with me as representative of the Foreign Office, brought me a notification from Berlin that Mr. Chamberlain had inquired there as to

whether Germany was ready for an ! alliance with England. I immediately tasked: "Against whom?" since, if (England so suddenly offered to make ten alliance in the midst of peace, it was plain that she needed the German army, which made it worth while to Hind out against whom the army was

ineeded and for what reason German troops were to.fight, at England's be

hest, by her siae. Thereupon the an-

fswer came from London that they were ineeded against Russia, since Russia twas a menace both to India and to

FConstantinonle.

The first thing I did was to call

London's attention to the old tradi

tional brother-in-arms between the

German and Russian armies-, and the icloso family ties between the reigning

'dynasties of the two countries; in addi

war on two fronts in case France came iia on the side of Russia, and also the

fact that we had acted jointly with (France and Russia in the Far East (Shimonoseki 1895) and that there was no reason to unloose a conflict with iRussia at this time, when we were in .the midst of peace; that the superiority in number of the Russian army o ia peace footing was very great and "ihe eastern frontier of Prussia seriously threatened by the grouping of the ; Russian forces; that England would not be In a position to protect our pastern province from a Russian attack iinco her fleet could accomplish little tin the Baltic and would be unable to sail Into the Black Sea; that, in case of our making common cause against Russia, Germany would be the only one who would be in great danger quite independently of the possibility -of the entry of France into the fight.

Chamberlain then informed us that

a firm alliance should be made, by which England would naturally bind herself to come to our aid. British Alliance Fails I had also pointed out that the validity of an alliance could only be i assured when the English Parliment had placed its approval upon it, since the ministry might be driven from office by the will of the nation as expressed in Parliment, whereby signature of the ministry might be rendered null and void and the alliance invalidated, and that we would look

upon the Chamberlain suggestion, for

flculty had been experienced in the

open roadstead of Tangier, and it met

with a certain amount of friendly par

ticipation by Italian and Southern

French anarchists, rogues and adven

turers. A lot of Spaniards stood upon a email square, amid waving banners

and loud cries; these according to a

police official who accompanied us,

were an assembly of Spanish anarch ists.

The first I learned about the con

sequences of my Tangier visit was

when I got to Gibraltar and was for

mally and frigidly received by the Eng

lish, ia marked contrast to my cor

dial reception the year before, what

had foreseen was justified by the

me time Demer. mereiv as a. rmreiv

facts. Embltterment and anger

reigned in Paris, and Delcasse tried

to rouse the nation to war; the only reason that he did not succeed was

that both the Minister of War and the Minister of the Navy declared France not yet ready. The fact that my fears were justified was also corroborated later by the conversation between Delcasse and the editor ot Le Gaulois, in which the Minister Informed an astonished world that, in case of war, England would have eided with France. Thus, even as far back as that, I ran the risk, through the Tangier visit forced upon me, of getting hlamed for the unchaining of a world war. To think and act constitutionally is often a hard

task for a ruler upon whom in every) case responsibility is finally saddled. In October, 1905, the Paris Matin reported that Delcasse had declared in the Council of Ministers that England had affered, in case of war, to land 100,000 men in Holstein and seize the Kaiser Wilhelm CanaL This English offer was repeated once more later on, with the suggestion that it be affirmed in writing. And the well-known Jaures, who was murdered in accordance with the political ideas of Isvol-

sky upon the outbreak of war in J.914, knew beforehand about the statements by Delcasse published in the Matin.

The downfall of Delcasse and the accession of Rouvier to hi3 post are to be ascribed partly to the influence

of the Prince of Monaco. During the Regatta Week at Kiel the Prince had assured himself, by talks with me, the Imperial Chancellor and Government officials, of the sincerity of our desire to compromise with France for the purpose of enabling us- to live at peace with each other. He stood well with the jdbbassador. Prince Radolin. and worked actively toward a rapprochement between the two countries. The Prince of Monaco himself was of the opinion that Delcasse was a menace to the maintenance of peace and hoped that he would soon fall and

be replaced by Rouvier, who was a

prudent politician thoroughly inclined to coming to an understanding with Germany. The Prince said that he was on good terms with Rouvier per

sonally and would willingly place himself at the disposal of the German Am

bassador as a go-between.

Negotiations Fruitless Then came Delcasse's fall, and Rou

vier became Minister. At once I

caused the initiation of the measures wherein I could count upon the support of the Prince of Monaco. The Chancellor was instructed to prepare a rapprochement with France. And I particularly told Prince Radolin, who personally received his instructions in

KAISER'S FAMOUS INTERVIEW ) One of the most startling incidents of the Kaiser's reign was the interview with him printed in the London Daily Telegraph of Oct, 28, 1908. In it ha said that "Englishmen, in giving rein to suspicions unworthy of a great nation," were "mad as March bares"; and that' "the prevailing sentiment among large sections of the middle and lower classes of my own people is not friendly to England, I am, therefore, so to speak, in a minority in my own land, but it iB a minority of the best elements, Just as it is in England with respect to Germany." German opinion was, ha admitted, "bitterly hostile" to England during the Boer war, and that the German people, if he had permitted Boer delegates in Berlin, "would have crowned them with flowers." He asserted that he had formulated a plan of campaign in South' Africa which Lord Roberts adopted in substance. The Kaiser was quoted in this interview as declaring Germany needed a large fleet chiefly on account of the Far Eastern situation. The interview was republished in official German organs, and caused as great a stir in Germany as in England. There were many debates on it in the Reichstag and one or two "investigations."

haps have come into agreement with the gentlemen, through informal conversations, in the question of the building of the Central Canal opposed

as is well known, by the Conservatives as well as in the less important

matters of the construction of the Cathedral and the Berlin Opera House, in which I was deeply interested for

the sake of the church and of art.

I am 6aying nothing new if I remark

that it was by no means easy to deal

with the gentlemen of the Conserva

tive Party. Through their traditional services to the State they had acquired great experience and independence of judgment, and had thus formed firm

political convictions, to which they held faithfully and in a genuinely conservative manner. - From their ranks

great statesmen, eminent Ministers,

a brilliant officer corps, a model body

oi omcials, had largely been proaucea. Therefore, thes consciousness of their own' merit was not without justification; in addition, their loyalty to their king was unshakable. The King and

the country both owed them gratitude.

Finds Fault With Conservatives Their weakness lay fn the fact that

they were at times too conservative

that is they recognized too late the demands of the time and began by opposing progress, although' it might be progress advantageous to themselves. One may understand this in view of their past, but the fact remains that

it worked to the detriment of their relations with me, especially during

my reign, when the development of

the empire, particularly ot industrv

pushed rapidly for-

TURKS SEEK PACT WITH BULGARIANS AGAINST GREEKS

Berlin, to make good use of the Rou vier regime for the purpose of elim

inatine all possibilities of conflict be- and commerce,

,v.o. ar. ormntTos t arMort that ward; and I desired and was obliged

.v . -lw.,- -to to Place no obstacles in the way of

cue jciniu x .uv iul that development, but to promote it. with whom he was well acquainted, When I said that it was not always

would be useful to turn in relations easy, for the reasons adduced, to deal with Rouvier.- Prince Radolin pro- with the Conservatives. I am well

ceeded -with zeal and pleasure to the aware that the same thing is main-

accomplishment or tnis wonnwniie tained about me. . Perhaps thi3 is be

task. cause I stood close to the ConservaAt first the negotiations went well, tives on account of my traditions, but

so much so that I began to hope that! was not a Conservative for party rea-

the important goal wouia De auainea sons. - I was and am, indeed, in favor and the evil impression caused by the of progressive conservatism, which Tangier visit effaced by an under- preserves what is vitalreiects what is

standing. In the meantime, the ne- outworn and accepts that portion of

gotiations concerning Morocco were the new which is useful.

continued; they were concluded, after Let me add that in discussions

endless trouble, by the summoning of was able to endure the truth, even the Algeciaras Conference, based upon when it was uncomfortable and bitter.

the circular note of Prince Bulow, better than people are aware, provided

which pointed out that tne Mosi-t av- it was told to me tactfully

ored-Nation Clause No. 17 of the Mad- So that, when it is maintained that

rid Convention should remain in force I and the Conservatives did not get and that the reforms in Morocco, for along in dealings with each other, the which France alone was working, same reason was at the root of the should be carried out, in so far as difficulty on both sides. It would

necessary, only in agreement with the have been better to arrive oftener at signatory powers of the Madrid Con- an understanding with me in private ference. These events, which riveted conversations for which I was always general attention upon themselves, ready. And in the canal question, on

relegated the special negotiations with which we could not agree, who wa3 Rouvier to the background. better qualified than the Conservative With regard to domestic policy, I to understand and appreciate the fact

had agreed with the Chancellor that that I have never subscribed to the

his main task was to be the restoration pretty couplet, "Unser Konig absolut

of order in the relations between the wenn er unseren Willen tut"? (Abso-

parties in the Reichstag, which had lute our King may be, if he does what

got into a bad way under Hohenlohe, we decree.) For, had I acted accord and, above all, to rally the Conserva- ing to that principle a very comfort tives, who had been won over to the able one for me the Conservatives

opposition by the Post-Bismarckians, in view of thear belief in a strong King once more to the support of the Gov- who really governs, would logically

ernment. The Chancellor accom- have been forced to oppose me. Sure

plished this task with great patience ly the Conservatives must have re1

and tenacity. He finally formed the spected me for having matched their

famous "bloc" which arose from the honorable axiom of manly pride be-

great electoral defeat of the Socialists.

The Conservative Party had many

members who had direct relations with the Court, and also with me personally, so that it was easier for this party than for any other to become informed as to my plans in political and other matterB and to discuss my ideas with me before they took shape in projects for laws. I have not the impression that this was done to the extent that was possible; I might per-

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Woman Is Told To Leave

After Begging Complaint; Claims She Wanted Work Mary. Hufnagle. vociferous in her protestations that all she wanted was work, was discharged from city police

court Tuesday after she had been tried

on a vagrancy charge. Mrs. Hufnagle

had been arrested on College avenue Monday on complaint of residents of

that vicinity that she was begging.

Mrs. Hufnagle eaid she had merely been inauirine for work. She said

she had come here from Newport, Ky.

and was intending to make her home t rt cn

nere u ene coma nim worn., out? saiu she had a daughter in this city and another in Newport. She said a great many other things, but Mayor Handley interrupted:

"We don't want to make it hard for anyone who is hungry or poor, but "you must go to work and quit bothering the people, he said. The court then advised her to- leave and not show terself again. Mrs. Hufnagle left. r

ALL VOTERS INVITED i

TO TWEEDY MEETING

.Men and women voters, regardless of politics, have been Invited to the meeting of the Lillie Tweedy club to be beid ia the city .hall at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening, according to an announcement made by Mrs. H. I Mon arch, president of the club, Tuesday. Registration facilities will be provided

and all voters who have not yet registered will be given an oppoAunity

Persons who wish to register arJ

requested to appear promptly at 7:30 o'clock, as the regular meeting of the club must be held after registration is finished. All women voters of the city, regardless of politics, are invited to this meeting. The purpose of the club is to study political methods, with a view to fitting women for the ballot,, and the election of Mrs. Lillie Tweedy as state senator.

Ahmed Kiza Bey. . . Ahmed Riza Bey, former president of the Turkish parliament, ia attempting to negotiate an offensive and defensive alliance with Bulgaria against the GreeTts. Riza Eey now represents Kemal Pasha, j

Weisbrod Awaits Arri'l

Of Postal Commission Ray H. Weisbrod, newly appointed

postmaster here, is awaiting receipt

of his commission before assuming the duties of his office here. It is

expected that the commission will ar

rive some time thi3 veek.

Church Membership Forced

Upon Far East Residents

(By Associated Press)

VLADIVOSTOK, Siberia, Oct. 3

General Diedrichs, dictator of the

Primoria, has issued a decree declaring that all residents of the Far East must be members of the church, hoping by this means to counteract the growing influence of Bolshevism and Communism. Another decree abolishes capital punishment. The first decree is not likely to be generally observed as a larger portion of the population here have grown up in compBete ignorance of the teachings of Chris

tianity. The first sentence of the sec

ond decree read3: "On Aug. 18 I hap

pened to witness the 'Liquidation' of a group of communists who were captured by the agents of the secret serv

ice and killed without trial. This method of 'liquidation I consider as

one that has been taken from the Bol

shevists."

FINED FOR INTOXICATION

AFTER DRINKING HAIR TONIC RUSHVILLE, Ind:, Act. 3. Four

Connersville men, arrested at mid

night Saturday, were arraigned in

court Monday morning. Three pleaded guilty and one not guilty, to charges of Intoxication. Fines of a dollar and costs were assessed against

the three. Hair tonic was said to be

the beverage.

fore the thrones of Kings with mine

of kingly pride before the Conserva

tive Party's throne just as I did with

regard to all other parties. In any event, the occasional differences with the Conservative Party and with individual Conservatives cannot make me forget the services rendered by men of this very party to the House of Hohenzollern, the Prussian State and the German Empire. (Continued Tomorrow) Copyright fcy the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. Entered at Stationer's Hall. London. Publication and Translation rights reserved, Including Scandinavian. Reproduction in whole or In part without permission prohibited.

FIVE KILLED IN SLIDE

IN BRITISH COLUMBIA OCEAN FALLS, B. C, Oct. 3. Five

men were killed in a landslide at Elcho Harbor, 20 miles from here, yesterday, according to word received

here today. The men were in a bunk

house upon which the slide decended. Four men were buried in the debris. and one was swept into the sea and drowned.

DECIDE TO CONTINUE HENRY COUNTY FAIR

NEWCASTLE. IncL. Oct. 3. Con

tinuation of the Henry county fair, de

spite low attendance this year and the embarrassing financial standing, was determined upon by an annual meet

ing of the stockholders.

Four changes were made in the tair directorate, K. K. Kirk, of Spiceland

township, yielding his place to Josepa Griffin, and Charles Luellen succeeding John Walker in Dudley township.

the extreme southeastern township.

In Henry township Mrs. S. H. Mills takes the place of William Risk. Mrs. Mills is the first, woman to eerve on the board and her election is ia answer to the demand that women be represented. Revision of the premium list for the women's exhibits is one of the changes agreed upon by the board. Free admittance was suggested, but was not adopted as a policy- Passes, formerly granted to all stockholders and withheld this year, will again be granted next year. Committees were appointed to confer with the business men and with the farmers' federation to secure their more active co-operation.

Pennsylvania has 667 American Legion po8ts,and more than 56,000 members. The state has the largest unit of the national organization-

We Have Plenty of High Grade KENTUCKY and WEST VIRGINIA GOAL MATHER BROS. CO.

To this Chamberlain replied that he

would get backing from Parliment in due time and would find the way of winning the Unionists over to his idea; that all needed now was the signature of Berlin. Matters did not progress as far as that, because Parliment was not to be won over to Chamberlain's plan; therefore the "plan" came to nothing Soon afterward England concluded her alliance with Japan (Hayashi). The Russo-Japanese war broke out, ia which Japan owing to the fact that it fitted in with her schemes played

the role of pawn for England's interests, which rol9 had originally been Teserved for Germany. By this war Russfa was thrown from the east back to the west, where she might concern herself again with the Balkans, Constantinople and India which was to Japan's advantage leaving to Japan a free hand in Korea and China. In 1905 came my Journey to Tangier, "undertaken much against my will. It came about as follows: Toward the end of March I intended, as in the previous year, to take a Mediterranean trip for the sake ot my health, for which I proposed to avail myself'of some ship running empty from Cuxm haven to Naples. The Hamburg was destined by Ballin for this purpose. .At his request that I take along some other guests, since the steamer was quite empty, I invited a number of gentlemen, among them Privy Councilor Althoff, Admiral Mensing, Count iPuckler. Ambassador von Varnbuhler.

Professor Sciflemann, Admiral Holl-

mann, etc. Soon after the proposed trip became

Jknown Bulow informed me that there

was a strong desire at Lisbon to have ' me stop there and pay the Portuguese Court a visit. To this I agreed. As the date of departure approached, Bulow expressed the additional wish that I also stop at Tangier and, by , visiting that Moroccan port, strengthen the position of the Sultan of Morocco in relation to the French. This I declined, since it seemed to me that the Morocco question was too full of explosive matter and I feared that such a visit would work out disadvantageously rather than beneficially. Bulow returned to the attack, without, however, persuading me of the necessity or advisability of the visit. Again Kalssr "Gives In." During the journey I had several

talks with Fheiherr von Schoen, who accompanied me as representative of

the Foreign Office, as to the advisability of the visit We agreed that it would be better to drop it. I telegraphed this decision to the Chancellor from Lisbon. Bulow replied emphatically that I must take into consideration the view of the German people and of the Reichstag, which had bexcome interested in the project, and that it was necessary that I Btop at Tangier. I gave in, with a heavy heart, for I feared that this usit, in view of the tj situation at Paris, might be construed .as a provocation and cause an inclina- ' tlon in London to support France in case of war. Since I suspected that Delcasse wished to make Morocco a pretext for war, I feared that he might make use of the Tangier visit for this purpose. The visit took place, after much dif-

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