THE EX-KAISER.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 January 1920, Page 5

THE EX-KAISER.

"ADMIRAL OF ATLANTIC^ SAS3SQFHIB LITTERS. MORE REMABmBLfr RmMTJKHJS, U*- Telegraph.—Press Ann?-CopyrighU. Received; Jan. 8, 5.5 p.m. . London, Jan. 6. The Kaisertpaaaion for the sea is the main theme of to-day's tetters, one of WMoh he signs, "Willy, Admiral of the Atlantic."

_Wnting in January, 1902, he advises of the rapid expansion of the n*vy. The Wittelsbach dags (eleven thousand ton barbette ships) is on the vn of completion, which will enable Prince Henry to possess a homogeneous fleet of "peace makers." Kaiser then observes that the Rus«ia» warship Variag had arrived at Koweit, concerning which he declares: "•It la a wise thing your flag has been •hewn there, for it does not seem impossible that another Power was in the act of repeating a very successful experiment it made on the Nile to haul down the Sultan's flag, land men and guns, and hoist gome flag or other under some pretext. In this case it would have meant a paramount rule over all the trade routes to Persia and even Persia itself, and then ta-ta to your proposed establishment of Russian commerce." THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY.

"The behaviour of a foreign Power at Koweit shows the enormous advantage of an overwhelming fleet rushing approaches from the sea to places devoid of land communication, and which we cannot approach because our fleets are too weak, leaving our transports at the mercy of the entmy. This shows how necessary is the Baghdad railway, which I intend German capital to build. If that excellent Sultan had not been dawdling for years with the question the line might have been begun years ago, and would by now have offered yon an opportunity of dispatching a few regiments from Odessa to Koweit, and turned the tables on that other Power by gaining command of .the lines ashore."

THRUSTS AT BRITAIN. "The Kaiser sent a gift of a book about the South African war, written by an Englishman, who condemned the war and the ends for which .that war was begun. The Kaiser adds: "The author maintains an impartiality 1 which is a gratifying exception to the rule now prevailing in England." The bearer of the gift was Captain ron Usedom, who commanded the gunboat Bertha during the Chinese Boxer affair. The' Kaiser adds: "It was Usedom who was the saviour of the Seymour Expedition, and brought it safely back to Tientsin, and to him was given the now historical order of which my bluejackets are so proud: "The Germans to the front,' when the British sailors refused to go further."

In., a , further letter, the Kaiser remarks: "Prince Henry's projected visit to America, to our great amusement, seems to create tooth-ache in England."

TRUST IN HIS NAVf. 11l a letter signed "Admiral of the Atlaßtic," the Kaiser refers eulogistically to ■what ha had Been of the Reval navy manoeuvres, and stresses the complete trust hetween the two monarchies, an instance of which is shown in the Kaiser's handing to "Nicky" of secret plans of his newest ships. Wilhelm says: "We both have the "Same interest' in the development of our navies. A passion for the sea is bom in tUf and that will suffice to show that we regard the two navies as one great organisation belonging to one great continent, whose interests it will safeguard on its shores and distant seas. This means practically the peace of the world. We hold the balance in Europe j and the world."

In a letter written in January, 1603, the Kaiser signed himself "Billy Number One," and explains: "These letters will be presented by my boy. My sisters generally call him 'Billy Number Two,' or 'Little Willy,' to discern him from his father. I place him under your kind protection, and I hope you will be satisfied ■With his manner. He is still very young, so should he make any blunders, kindly Overlook them." A DANGER IN THE EASf.

' The letter continues: "This is more necessary, as certain symptoms in the East show that Japan is becoming a restless customer. The situation necessitates coolness and decision of the peace Sowers. The news of the attachment of the Japanese General, Tamai, to re-organise the Chinese Army for the unavowed object of driving every foreigner from China is very serious. Twenty or thirty million trained Chinese, led by flue, undaunted Christian-hating Jap officers, is to be contemplated not without anxiety, and it is not impossible. In fact, it is coming into the reality of a "Yellow Peril which I depicted some years ago, and for which I was laughed at by the greater mass of the people.—BlLLY The letter, ends the seriea.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.