KAISER’S MACHINATIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 5 September 1917, Page 5

KAISER’S MACHINATIONS.

DURING RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR ALLIANCE AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN PARIS, September 3. The Paris edition of the New York Herald publishes a series of sensational telegrams from the Russian Imperial archives covering the Kaiser’s efforts, during the Russo-Japan-ese crisis, to form an alliance between Germany, France, and Russia ao-ainst Britain. The Czar was disposto sign a secret treaty, but changed his mind, and sided with France at the Al’geciras Conference. A telegram from the Kaiser, dated October °22, 1904, informed the Czar that “English newspapers threaten Germany if she gives coal to the Baltic fleet going to India. Russia and Germany must face this new danger together. You have “to remind your ally, France, of her obligations under the Dual Alliance. It is out of the question for France to shirk her iraimplicit duty.”

The Kaiser added “Though M. Delcasse (French Foreign Minister) is an Anglophile he will undersland that the British fleet is utterly unable to save Paris. In this way a powerful combination of the three strongest Continental Powers will be formed which the Anglo-Saxon group will think twice before attacking. You ought not to forget to order some new ships, which will be excellent persuaders during peace negotiations. Our private firms will be most glad to receive contracts.”

The Czar replied on October 28—'“I have no words to express my indignation at England’s conduct concerning the coaling of Russian ships' by German steamers. It is high time to stop England interpreting neutrality in her own fashion.” THE PLOT THAT FAILED TO ISOLATE BRITAIN LONDON, September 4. Private telegrams sent by the Kaiser to the Czar from 1904 to 1906 have been discovered at Tsarskoe SeLo. The Kaiser advocated an antiBritish alliance, and proposed a secret Russo-German Convention, hoping by its accomplishment to bring in France. Collapse of the scheme was due to Russia siding with France in the Algeciras affair. FURTHER DETAILS PARIS, September 4. The New York Herald’s message regarding the Kaiser’s attempt to form a coalition against Britain, says —The only way will be for Germany and Russia and France to unite to abolish British and Japanese arrogance and insolence. Would you like to frame up such a treaty. Directly we accept, France will be bound to join her ally.

A month later a draft treaty was sent to the Czar, who proposed to show it to France before signature. The Kaiser immediately telegraphed —I am convinced that it is absolutely dangerous to inform France before we both sign. Such action is diametrically opposed to our wishes. If France knows that the treaty is projected she will immediately tell her friends. There will be an instantaneous ab tack on Germany in Europe and Asia. Their enormous maritime supremacy will make short work of my small fleet. Germany will be temporarily crippled, and this will upset the equiIbrium of the world to our mutual harm and throw you alone on the tender mercies of Japan'and her jubilant friends. 4f TREATY SIGNED BEFORE GOD. BY THE ARCH PLOTTERS Received 1.0 LONDON, Sept. 4. In the course of further telegrams the Kaiser suggested to the Czar that he should ask the Duma to vote on a Russo-German treaty after its formulation. He would thus be enabled to throw on its shoulders the responsibility for failure. The Czar ought, also, to throw on the Duma the responsibility of stopping or continuing the Japanese war. The Kaiser bn Sept. 29th declared that Prance left Russia in the lurch during the war, whereas Germany assisted to the utmost, putting Russia under moral obligations to Germany. He added that Delcasse’s indiscretion showed that an Anglo-French agreement existed.

This telegram specifically states that the Kaiser and Czar agreed to a treaty at the Bjorko meeting and that the settlement of the Morocco affair freed the air for an understanding. He said; We now have a good base whereon to build; we have joined hands and signed before God and this treaty can now: well-come into existence.

THE KAISER’S TRUE COLOUR WHO ENGINEERED THE WAR? INTRIGUES' AGAINST ENGLAND. Received 5.50 a.m. LONDON, September 4. A further instalment of telegrams from the Kaiser to the Tsar of Russia is published in the New York Herald. The Kaiser on July 29th, 1905, referring to the British Fleet visiting German Baltic parts, said either England was anxious owing to our meeting at Bjorko on July, 1904, or Britain wants to frighten me. The Tsar replied considered the Kaiser’s forthcoming visit to Copenhagen would come opportunely. ‘A long telegram from the Kaiser on the 2nd August, 1905, gave an account of the Copenhagen visit shows how he failed to sound Danish opinion regarding Germany. He says he found the Danes very apprehensive regarding the visit; this feeling being mainly engendered by England. The Kaiser added: “I am afraid to speak to the Danes openly lest our intentions be communicated to England. I found they were ’ becoming resigned to the necessity of allowing Germany and Russia to occupy country if an attack were made on the Baltic. The best policy will be to let this idea sink into Danish minds.

The Kaiser also alluded to the proposed foregathering at Cowes, of Anglo-French Crimean veterans, and commented on this idea very delicately. Indeed, he M It shows I was right in warning you two years ago about reforming, the old Crimea combination.