THE MICHIGAN DAILY
:S ONSIBILITY
ON X-EMPEROR
AS MARTYR
N INSTIGATOR
STRIFE
RATHER
OF
of world dominion obsess-
hid of Emperor William
e world into war. Upon
e tremendous military eng-
;ruction of which he was
iment, the exponent,,and
rests the responsibility of
' planning and bringing'
greatest conflict the world
lished secret memorandum of Prince
Charles Max Lichnowsky, who was
German ambassador at London at the
outbreak of hostilities. The prince
unequivocally placed the blame for
the war on Germany, and' for his
frankness was imprisoned in a Siles-
ian chateau, permanently expelled
from the Prussian house of lords,
which action was sanctioned by the
emperor, and, finally, was exiled to
Switzerland.
The emperor, despite his previous
expressions of good will for America
gave vent to his anger against the
United States when it became evident
no official action would be taken to
stop the shipment of munitions and
supplies to the Entent Allies by de-
claring to the American ambassador,
James W. Gerard, "I shall stand no
nonsense from America after the
war."
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert
was born January 27, 1859, and be-
came Emperor William II at the death
of his father, Frederick III, June 15,
1888. He came out of the Univer-
sity of Bonn fully prepared to enter
the school of statecraft. Set to work
in the government bureaus, he was
early taught the routine of official
business under the tutelage of the
great Bismarck.
did not matter to the world that
empeor's personal share in the
t events immediately preceding
war had lyeen obscured. The
d convicted him of organizing, di-
lug andmaintaining at the top
h of efficiency, the great German
ary machine. It remembered that
igned the order for the German
lization. It remembered that he
' sponsor for the terrorism and
andage which, under the guise of
are, ravished Belgium, laid waste
eities of France, depopulated and1
aged Serbia and sent the Lusi-
t. with her freight of women and
tren to a grave in the Atlantic.
1,ny doubt whether William was
'ely sane. He said repeatedly
he possessed a divine mandate
!le, that the Almighty was his
onditional and avowed ally." It
ot entirely clear whether such
iyings were the product of a dis-
red brain or were due to un-
ded egotism and an effort to im-
ahis subjects with the idea of
'ent and unquestioning submis-
His speeches to his armies in
lf he asserted he and they were
ruments of divine judgment upon
iany's enemies" were regarded
uiany outside of Germany as
M of rhetoric, intended only to
ye his own people.
"Me und Gott"
4liam's claim to close affinity
God was the burden of dozens
s speeches long before, as well
ter, the beginning of the war. Of
,.perhaps, none more clearly de-
his claim than his notorious
ie right" speech delivered at
denburg in 1890, in'which he said
garded the German people as "a
4sibility" conferred upon him
d and that it was "my duty to
ase this heritage for which one
shall"be called upon to give ac-
. Those who try to interfere
my task I 'shall crush.'
German war party grew with
miii as its head, and the scheme
)r'ld dominion awaited the hour
gin itsattainment. It came with
Lssassination of the Austrian
uke, Francis Ferdinand, and his
at Sara jevo.
alled from a yachting trip, Wil-
presided at a conference at Pots-
f representatives of the German
Austrian armies, navies and
ercial interests. There, accord-
o the best information obtain-
the decision was reached to
the assassination of the arch-
a pretense for the world war for
.Germany had long prepared.
Poses as MUartyr
the diplomatic exchanges be-
Germany and Austria on one
and Great Britain, France and
a on the other side William pos-
one wishing for peace but driv-
war. He signed the order for
obilization of the German army
rom that moment war was in-
le. Thereafter he drove on his
s 'relentlessly in the mad cam-
s for victory, encouraging them
every device and sometimes ap-
g on the front to be proclaim-
personal commander in a great
lication of the "Willy-Nicky"
pondence in 1917, placed the
n . emperor in the light of an
uipulous plotter. The telegrams
sed that Emperor William had
d Emperor Nicholas of Russia
n a secret agreement to which
~to force the adherence of
e in therperfection of an offe-
and defensive alliance against
nd. The treaty was discovered
pudIated by a Russian minister.
lng in his attempt, the German
or set upon himself the task of
ng England to his side against
e and Russia. How well he
it he had succeeded in this may
thered from a letter he wrote
sident Wilson in 1914 in which
id King George had promised
Henry of Prussia,on July 29,
hat England would remain neu-
n a war involving the Central
s with France and Russia.
est workers in the empire. His rising
hour was 6 o'clock sharp and a long
day's hard work, which frequently
extended well into the night, follow-
ed.
Professed Friendship
Before the war Emperor William
often professed friendliness for Am-
erica. He encouraged the foundation
of exchange professorships by which
prominent German educators visited
this country and lectured in the col-
leges here while American college
professors similarly filled chairs in
German institutions of learning.
He was,.a great reader-his private
library in the imperial palace at Ber-
lin before the war was becoming one
of the most interesting collections of
books-in the world. He posed as a
dictator in music. painting, poetry,
and acting.
German mothers who wrote to the
emperor of the deaths of their sons
killed in battle elicited from him no
word of sympathy. He regarded their
deaths as "glorious." His own six
sons were protected, however.
AMERICAN STEAMER SINKS;
19 MEN OF CREW MISSING
Ocean City, Netherlands, Nov. 9.--
The American steamer, Saetia, bound
for a French port, struck a mine 25
miles off the Netherlands coast this
morning and sank 20 minutes later.
Nineteen members of the crew are
missing, 47 having been landed here
this afternoon and 18 more having
been taken off a raft tonight by a
patrol boat.
Destroyers and coast guide boats
are searching the vicinity for traces
of rafts which may be afloat with the
rest of the crew, although itis fear-
ed that the men on duty in the en-
gine room were killed by one of the
explosions.
Belgian Kiddies Xmas Fund Opens
. America must not forget Belgium
this Christmas. The nearness of
peace must not cause her to slacken
her efforts in brining hope anew com-
fort to the destitute Belgian children.
According to Henry Clews, chair-
man of the Belgian Children's Christ-
mas Fund, the need this time of the
United States loosening its purse
strings will be just as great as dur-
ing the past years.
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The Hun
Within~
Becomes Actual Leader -
At the death of his father, the im-
perial throne devolved upon William
I who was then but 29 years of age.
Bismarck continued as chancellor but
not for long. Though the great states-
man had made every effort to instil
his young pupil with his own ideas of
government and diplomatic policies,
the new emperor soon found that he
disagreed with his grandfather's
former close adviser in many impor-
tant respects. In 1890 the disagree-
ment of the two men reached a crisis,
a rupture came, and Bismarck went.
The relations between the two men
remained strained for several years,
but before Bismarck died peace was
made between them.
With the passing of Bismarck the
emperor's real reign began. As a mil-
itary man he was a stickler for ef-
ficiency, discipline, and the observ-
ance of etiquette to the last detail.'
And with the details of all these
components of army life and train-1
ing he was familiar to the smallest
point.
In everything he was described as
thorough and, withal, one of the hard-
% FEARURING
George Fawcett-Doro ty Gish-George Siegman
This is no picture of fancy-but a fact.
The records of the United States St cret Service are filled with
just such black and damnable scheru s as engineered by "The
Hun Within"
See for yourself the way the Hun -snakes work, see their cun-
ning, and then rejoice in that swifter, alerter brain of Uncle Sam
which checkmates them by night and by day A great picture.
See it !
James Montgomery BURTON HOLMES
Flagg Comedy
"Dick Manhattan TRAVELOGUE
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In Camp and Home
There is little room for non-essentials in modern war-
making. It is grim business. Everything not absolutely need-
ed is pruned away. And yet in every army camp a song lead-
er has been appointed. The army chiefs recognize music as
a necessity.
The A. B. Chase Piano
is to the home what the song leader is to the camp. Its music
gathers the domestic unit together as the singing solidifies the
military unit. Nerves at loose ends are composed through
music, and by that agency are flagging spirits revived.
At home, these days, the stress of wartime speeding-up is
being felt. National strategy extends to the field of business
as well as to the field of battle, and the resultant strain must
be relieved if victory is to be won.
Music is a necessity in the homes of a nation at war.
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Willam utab 11mparb O~tmets
Majestic
Or Ihhta
AND
Community
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Nightly and All Shows Sundays
Wednesday and
.Charley
Thursday
RKay
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-in-
"A Nine O'clock
Town"
He's a midnight devil in a nine o'clock town. 'He tried to "sell"
his folks the ideas he formed in "the big town". He'll have you
wishing him luck when he tried to resurrect the local "Emporium"
He'll thrill you to the marrow when he wiggles out of theblack-
mailers frame-up, and he'll have you rocking with joy when he
puts over the "big wallop". Its some picture
Saturday and Sunday
THOS. HINCE Presents
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The Story of the "Plain Girl" who captured her heart's
desire by "Dolling up"
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To Blame For War
haps the most direct and au-
Ive of the accusations against
lerman emperor and the Pan-
ans are contained in the pub-
kI