EX-KAISER'S HISTORIC LETTERS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 7

EX-KAISER'S HISTORIC LETTERS

I TORTUOUS FOREIGN POLICY GERMAN CONSPIRACY TO GAIN WORLD MASTERY ATTEMPT TO MAKE RUSSIA A CAT'S-PAW Bv Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Ree. January 2, 7.L'O p.m.) London, December 111. The Australian Press Association lias secured the exclusive rights tor 'lie publication in Australasia, of the historic letters from the Kaiser to the Tsar be- ! tw:en IS9-J and i9M. The "Morning I Post, 1 ' which owns the exclusive rights lor Britain, is publishing many facsimiles of tho letters, which cover the i.-riod of flic- Drier and Russo-Japanese Wars, Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Emueror's trip,to Jerusalem and the Mediterranean. The letters are of great political and diplomatic interest, and form the key to the Kaiser's tortuous, clumsy foreign policy in the effort to make Germany master of the world. They show that the great German conspiracy was primarily designed against Britain, but involved tho humiliation of Rusisa and France, and constitute the secret history of the causes lending to tho world war. The correspondence throws many sidelights on the Kaiser's personal character, and reveals his extraordinary vanity, bad temper, and love of rhetoric, the religious vein in his character, and his intense belief in his diplomatic finesse, which really consisted of bullying :"k1 fw;t V. The lo'trvs confirm what the world suspected, that the Kaiser hated and feared his English uncle (the late King Edward Til). Scheme That Miscarried. The series includes seventy-five of the Kaiser's letters written in English.in this own handwriting, found among the j Tsar's private effeets after the letter's I murder at Ekaterinburg. The. first | batch summarised herewith commences i 011 the death of Alexander Til. Tho j Kaiser had seen Nicholas, when the latter was Tsarevitch, during his visivs !•» lii'rli'i in J'"\ii!'.iv, IS'.W, and at: Coburg in ISM. The Kaiser evidently had taken to heart his grandfather's deathbed advice: "Keen on good terms with j Russia." The object revealed by the letters was to embroil Russia with Japan, and later t<ij nlnv oil' Russia against I E"f_land and France. When this policy matured the Kaiser cxpccted that with ttn> nf - hnw aril"' and irivy 'he would have Europe, and even the world, at Germany's mercy. Fortunately the scheme miscarried, thanks to Edward VII and M. Odc'isse, as Nicholas fii'.'llv found nut the ?ot=dam Mnehin••""i ind tjie 'ho 1 the Triple Entente was formed. The loiters were addressed "Dearest Niekv," and signed "Willy." Mutual Friendships to be Cultivated. Tho first was dated October, 189-1, and after commisscrating with Nicholas on his father's death, savs; "We both know perfectly our political ideals. I have nothing to add to our last conversation in Berlin. I shall always cultivate the old relations of mutual friendship with your house, in which I was reared by ■n v grandfather, and some examples of which ! wii.s glad to give your dear ■ lxip'.i recently." The seen id let for, dated January, send? New Year greetings with a Christmas trilt of an album of photos picturing the dedication of Hags in Berlin. Democratic Movements in Europe. The third liter covers a wedding prosent of porcelain, which tho Kaiser characteristically says lie has instructed the Court-marshal to arrange on tho dinner table for fifty guests before tho presentation, so that tho Tsar will be able to sco with a coup d'oeil tho whole affair. The letter goes on to detail the democratic movements in tho various countries, and says: "lif England tlio Roscbcry Ministry is toddling to its fall, amidst universal derision. In France tho Eibot Cabinet is granting an amnesty to all the worst malefactors. My Reichstag is behaving as badly as it can, swinging backwards and forwards between the Socialists (egged on by the Jews) and the Ultramontane Catholics. Both parties will soon be fit to bo hung —all of them. In short, everywhere the principle of 'de la Monarchic' is called upon to show itself strong. That is tho why I was so glad at the capital speech you made the otlie® day to a deputation in rosponso to some address asking for vcform." Russia to Cultivate Asia. The fourth btter commends Ambassador Uadolin lo the Tsar. The Kaiser' took the opportunity lo outline iiis\ ivorhl policy, especially in referenco to the Yellow I'cril. Us says: "I thank yon fiincerelv for the excellent way in which you initiated tho combined action ot Europe against Japan. It is high time that energetic steps were taken. .1. shall certainly do all in my power to keep Europe - quiet, and will ;ilso guard tho rear of Russia, so that nobody can hamper your action towards the Far East. II is clearly Russia's great task to cultivate the Asian continent and to dofend Europe from the inroads of the great yellow race. In this sou will always finil me on your side, ready to help as best 1. can. You have well miibrslood that call of Providence. 1 hope that, just as I will gladly help you to settle questions of eventual annexations of portions of territory for Russia, you will kindly see that Germany may also be able to acquiro a port somewhere j where it do:'." not embarrass you. I am afraid that as the Norwegians are in a stale bordering on insanity, I shall not bo able to make a summer cruise there." "Interests Entwined in Far. East." The last letter in the series, dated July JO, tS!)f>, was written during £h cruise, and tells that; tl.w Kaiser had a conversation with Grand Duke Alexis, the Tsar's uncle. "1 was glad to show him," says the R Kaiser,' "how our interests are entwined in the Far East, and that my ships w;to in order to second yours when things looked doubtful." The letter .;oc.s cm to complain j that the officers of Russian ships invited i to the opening of K'icj Canal look photo- ! graphs of fort lotteries. It says:—"l think it not *oihij fair to abuse hospitality and try lo spy mi your friend." i The letter eouclud»s: "Good-bye, dearest. Nicky, with wishes for a quiet; summer and a nice little boy to come. Ever your ali'eclionale friend and cousin, Willy."