EX-KAISER'S LETTERS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 85, 5 January 1920, Page 5

EX-KAISER'S LETTERS

THE WILLY-NICKY CORRESPONDENCE R UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLE OF MONARCBISH ht THE HOLY DUTY OF KINGS m th ■o- (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright io (Rec. January i, 5.5 p.m.) °" London, January 1. n " Tho following is a summary of a furt"' ther batch of the historic letters from so tho Kaiser to the Tsar between ISO-4 Z. and 191 i, now being published in England :- In his seventh letter, the Kaiser discusses tho dangers to monarchies. Ho sajs: "ft is not the fact of the friendship of Russ.ft and France that makes ono unlio W'-ewy sovereign is solo master of h:s country's interests and shapes his |, policy accordingly—but it is the danger , which is brought to our principle of , monarchism through tho lifting of (he ' Republic to a pedestal by tho form undor which that friendship is shown. The constant appearance of princes, grand dukes, '" statesmen and generals in full rig at re- " views, burials, dinners and races with the head of a Republic makes' Repub- ''° lieaus believe that they are quite honest !? and excellent people, with whom princes ' L can consort. Jaures sits on- tho throne ''• of the King and Queen of Franco by tho grace of Gc<l, whose heads the Ropub- -. licans cut off, Nicky, tako my word on v ' it, tho curse of God has stricken that people forever. We Christian Kings and Emperors have one holy duty imposed by £ heaven—to uphold tho principlo of mon„l arohism by tho grace of God. We can ro havo good relations with republican to France, but novor imitate her." :y o- References to England. f- Dealing with England, the Kasier says 1,1 that Lobanoff's news, during a visit to " Berlin, that ho had reason to suspect that England was after tho Dardanelles, stupefied him. Ho adds: "The quaint way tho fleet sulks round tho Dardanelles indicates that it means something there. Malet during a farewell visit to j tho Foreign Office used blustering words about Germany behaving badly to England in Africa. After buying off Franco by concessions in Egypt, England will bo ~ at liberty to look after us. Ho was even „ so undiplomatic as to use tho word 'war.' n. I answered that the British were mnk,s ing themselves ridiculous. If they got if into trouble with anyone I would not ir movo a Pomeranian grenadier to help thein. I suppose that would cool them." Tho eighth letter, written in January \[ of 1890, deals with the Jameson raid, [.. and says that the Transvaal Republic , s had been attacked in the most foul way ( '{ and apparently not without England's .(. knowledge. Tho Kaiser continues: "I r used very severe language in London and ,(. also opened communication with Paris for tho common dofenco of our endangered interest. I hopo nil will corno right, but I will never allow tho British to stamp out the Transvaal." Tho next two letters show tho Kaiser's touchy mood oyer tho order of precedence at tho Moscow coronation, it being 0 reported that hereditary German grand ,_ dulces were to have ■- precedence over [ Princo Henry, the Kaiser's ropresenta- • „ tive. _ The Kaiser reminds "Nicky"! j that his house, as tho reigning ono in' 1 Germany, is first. Ho next draws attention to British , "fanfarnades against us, which mako " 0 them supremely ridiculous and make no impression on me. The worse they are I hampered in Africa tho better for us in Asia." J The Unruly Bismarck. Then that "unruly man Bismarck" rnfi fled the Kaiser by inspiring tho "Ham-'' burger Nachrichton" to announco tho secret treaty between Russia and Germany to bo vaild until 1890, declaring that if either wero attacked by a third Power tho other would observe benevolent neutrality. Tho Kaiser wroto 3 "Nicky" expressing sorrow for this aw--1 ful Bismnrckian behaviour, which, 3 "though it is a coup aimed against me 3 personally, nevertheless represents a 1 breach of loyalty to your Government > and casts a slur on tho memories of my * grandfather. I havo already instructed 1 my Chancellor how to speak in Parliar nient and hope you will bo satisfied 3 with tho manner in which tho whole treasonable affair is treated. I supposo thiit Bismarck's' shameless treatment of mo in his Press is trying to make people believe that I ani still under English influence. I trust that clearer heads will begin to understand that. I had reasons for sending this unruly man, with his mean character, out of 1 office I place implicit faith in hopes ; that nothing can bring about a chango c between us since we arranged our lino J of action at Bre3lau." ) Gratitude to "Nicky." Writing in March, 1597. the Kaiser expressed gratitude for the loyal and statesmanlike way in which the Tsar had . grasped a certain affair,,and said that ho felt justly proud that their views coincided. He complimented "Nicky" that his demarche had rallied tho Powers, willingly or otherwise, to a common demonstration, which he hoped ' would result in the peace of Europe re- ' maining undisturbed. He adds: "You 1 have shown the worjd once moro that \ if threo great cmp*v?s marehent cl'accord and are joined by other Con'tinen- \ tal Powers, the rest of the world must [ follow us. The King of Greece must ! bo clean mod if he docs not 6top his " mad attempt to set tho world afire by a light from his pipe." In another letter he says: '"Events happening at tho moment that your officers were being decorated and Lobnnoff feted by Franco have given affairs an ugly look, as if Russia would liko France to take tho offensive against . Germany. God knows I have done all in my power to preserve peace, but if France goes on, openly or secretly encouraged liko this lo'violnto all rules of' international courtesy and peace in peaco. times, ono fine day, my dearest Nicky, you will find yourself suddenly : embroiled in the most horrtblo 'war Europe ever saw, which by the masses and history, perhaps, will be fixed upon you as the cause." Common Internal Foes. In a letter written in September, 1805, referring to the Far East and the urgent necessity for uniting to resist Buddhism, heathenism, and barbarism for tho defenco of tho Cross, tho Kaiser said:— "United resistance by all the European Powers is equally necessary against our common internal foes of anarchism, republicanism and nihilism." lie proceeds to refer to reforms in the French Army involving a proposal to form a new Continental army. "My western frontier project has fallen like a thunderbolt , and created deep alarm in Germany, ' particularly as the French papers are telling us 'that the army meant to rush our borderland in a revanche war." "Sentinels of tho Yellow Soa." In a Now Year's letter to "Nicky," ■ dated IS9S, the. Kaiser sent a drawing by • himself symbalising Russia and Germany as sentinels of (he ■Yellow Sea for proclaiming the gospel of truth. He said: "T drew this sketch during Cfirislmas week under (lie blaze of lights of a Christmas tree." In a letter of March !M the Kaiser congratulated tho Tsar on ( the successful issue of the action at Port ' Arthur. "We two mako a good i>air of I sentinels at" the entrance to the Gulf of 1 l'echili, who will bo duly respected, es- l pecially by tho yellow ones. I think < the way you soothed the feelings of tho i fretful' Japs by your masterly arrangement in Korea a remarkably fine piw of diplomacy. Morally speaking, you are now master of Poking." The Kaiser delicately hinted to the Tsar to send him a pencilled lino to definitely indicate their rospt-efive spheres of inllu'onco in China, and "fl prevent future misunderstandings. "The which is 'beginning to lie ventilated in the Press across (ho Channel, that Chilie™ affairs will bo decided by an inttrnaiioiwl conference, has been sharply ( repudiated hero by me," ho says, "be- t cause 1 found it was a masked attempt j to lie your hands in tho Far East, where ( I think tho relations aro your own af- ( fair, not other pooplos."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo ( Assn. ;