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ICH BIN DER KAISER!

To mine friend George de Burgomaster of Foxton, I send der greetings. Vy is it de beobles are gomblaining ? Vy is it dey say der mills will not again sing ? Ach ! der gruel lie. Der monish vill soon again come der bocket ondt ash der sun from pehind der gloud. Soon no more vill der grocer man not stick der monish on der grub, nor der butcher shoomp der price on der cow peef, ven New Zealand to the faderland belong.

Read der message from der faderland : “ Meine Soehne! Bismarck hat mich beleidigt, und ich habe ihn hinausgewiesen. Kein anderer als ICH soil den Preussischen Adler fliegen. Ich bin der Kaiser ! Fraukreich had mich beleidigt, Russlaud hat mich beleidigt, England verhoehnt mich: und ich schlage! Die Erde ist mein und alles was darauf ist Ihr, meine Soehne, split den Rest habeu, Ich ben der Kaiser ! ’ ’

“To you Kronprintz, Fhigland I give mit mine blessing. Der beoples of England say, ‘Dommy make room for der ungle.’ You zhall zay to mine cousin Shorge, ‘Ungle make room for der nephew.’ I am der Kaiser! Gott in Himmel dold me so —ach ! Deedle Fritz kom here ! Vot I gif to you, nein ? Zhall it be dominion the vowls of der air und dervish of der zeeofer? Nein, nein ! Dot is mine, Fritz! To you a bresent of India I gif, mit a large sword to make the black beoples gomfortable. Der mailed vist, mein sohn, der mailed vist ! I am der Kaiser! Wilhelm ! mine boy you veep! Did nod I mineselluf gif to you a tame English redcoat on a sdring und some dog of the bull zailors to zhoot mid der new gund ? Veil, if you gry, I gif to you leedle Canada. I make you der prinz of Ganada. Ach! Ich bin der Kaiser! Ferdinand, do not mit your sword poke holes der garbet into ! I gif you some ‘chasseurs francais’ to play mit der point. Ven I der pisness fix, vci oh ! as mein cousin Shorge zay, you Mars cannot haf. Mine Uhlans bring it for the Kronprinzessen, a diadem to wear. But South Africa is to you my so", tu you. Honour the Kaiser. I am der Kaiser! Gotterdamerung, Ich bin der Kaiser ! Leedle Hubert, mine baby. Vot is it yon gry so much iss id nod? To vou der diadem of Australia, mit New Zealand for a vinger ring. Ja ! You zhall zend der vrozen mutton for the zoldieis of der Vaterland. Ich bin der Kaiser. Hoch der Kaiser! Hoch Gott!

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19140827.2.21

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1289, 27 August 1914, Page 4

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ICH BIN DER KAISER! Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1289, 27 August 1914, Page 4

ICH BIN DER KAISER! Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1289, 27 August 1914, Page 4

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