GERMAN REVELATIONS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 864, 9 July 1910, Page 11

GERMAN REVELATIONS

DID PRINCE BUELOW "BETRAY" THE KAISER?. Under the title "Dor Deutsche Machthaber," tho well-known political writer and ex-Government official Herr Martin has published a study of the leading personality of contemporary Germany, which will certainly lead ui much angry discussion. The book ■ throws a new light on recent events, supported by a free use of names and references to documentary evidence, and it is remarkable for a fierce attack 011 Price Buelow, whoso fall Herr Martin traces to the. famous "Daily Telegraph" interview.

. Herr Martin accuses the ex-Chancel-lor of -betraying his Imperial' Master, and of deceiving tlio lteichstag ,and the nation by allowing it to bo believed that the .interview was the Emperor's own act. The interview never took place, but the Kaiser repeatedly wrote to Prince Buelow from Highcliffo Castle giving him particulars of his table-talk witli various friends there. Those utterances were put together at tho Foreign Offico with tho full approval of Princo Buelow in the form of an interview which readied tho "Daily Telegraph" through the agency of a well-known English journalist.

Articles containing' substantially tho same information appeared- shortly afterwards. and the > whole was a concerted plan to influence British opinion in favour of Germany and against France. When unexpectedly, the explosion came, declares Herr Martin, ■Princo Buelow threw the. responsibility upon the' Emperor, who. never forgavo him. Tho point winch roused most indignation in Germany was that tho Emperor had, apparently betrayed a ltussian proposal to intervene in tho Boor war. to the English ltoyal Family. Baron, vo'n'Eckhardstein, thou Chargo d'Affaires,in London, now declares. that he informed Lord Salisbury of the Russian proposal to intervene by Prince Buelow's order. •

Tho book also declares that the Emperor never wrote the celobrated letter •to-Queen Victoria containing a strategical" plan for the overthrow .of tho Boers.. During his visit to AVindsor in November, IS9S), the Emporor, in tho presence of Prince B.uelow ..and . Baron voii Eckhardstein, discussed with liis British relatives the strategy to bo enfi ployed in : Soufh .Africa. . For the purposes of the ■ interview it was thought best to-make it look as-if the Emperor 1 had spontaneously intervened in botli cases, and, those in the secret are in-: dignant at 'Prince Buelow's deserting tho Emperor, and especially at his leaving tho nation under the impression that the -'Emperor interfered irregularly in public affairs, and that ho, formed a -league to compass Prince' Buelow's downfall, .'because, the Emperor'had decided ; that Prince Buelow's dismissal must come from tho R-eiclistag. ' - The truth about- the interview was secretly communicated" to the leaders of the Centre, Herr Martin being present at the meeting. Later, during the crisis over tho financial reform negotiations, the truth was communicated to 'the Conservatives', and Herr Martin dates tho decision of tlio two parties to drive the, Chancellor from office at all costs from this time. When Prince Buelow •went to Kiel to ask the Emperor for the dissolution of the Beichstag, thinking that all was well between his Majesty nd himself, he-was astounded to meet with a .blunt_ refusal and an intimation that his- resignation would bo preferable. i

The book contains a remarkable account of a former interview between tho Emperor and Prince Buelow, in which his Majesty taxed the Chancellor with betraying him over tho interview.' Prince Buelow denying the charge with tears in- his eyes.—Renter.

Scottish Guest (arriving suddenly at bottom of .somewhat difficult staircase): "Wcel, the mannie tlial this liooso micli -li' .been an architect, or ho micht not; but! ali'm tcrr—trrible certain ho maun bae been a teetotaler."