OPINION ON POLITICS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 28 January 1929, Page 9

OPINION ON POLITICS

AJJIERICA PARAMOUNT

RESPONSIBILITY- FOR WAR

United Prctß Association—By Electric Tele'

: graph—Copyright, Australian Cress Association. (Received; 28th January, 10 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th January

Coincident 'with his birthday, the cxKaiser has become suddenly communicative. In an.' exclusive- "Sunday Express" interviil'iv ho declares that the centre of gravity has shifted to the United States, ■which is master of the world. Asked ivf 'America's naval expansion would letid eventually to it collision with othev 1 Powers, he replied that ho saw no cause for alarm in «^ie Atlantic. As reg ards tho Pacific, if the United States desired to avoid.couflicts in that ocea v, she must refrain from even countenancing the colonial Imperialism of certain European Powers, and must recognise the right of Asia to sclf-detorm ination.'

Ho expressed satisfaction iit Hie work of American scholars in unravelling the intrigues whilch led up to the war. He did not dou.bt that when the conclusions were realised the American people would "set thei Bselves to repair the wrong committed a,gainst my country,, and use their pan imount position to free Central Europe i\rom the nightmare of the Peace' Treat.y." Tho "Sunday Times" \ publishes an article by the ex-Kaiser \ through tho British United Press Ageiicy, in which William asserts that ho continued tho peace policy of his gramlfathor and father, thereby securing Europe fortythree years' peace. He stresses Germany's restraint at. tho til ue of J'ashoda and the Boer War, ;.\tul in tho Morocco and Bosnia crises. He declares tliat Germany never- f. Mined any alliances^ bearing the-stamp ol'-an offensive policy, whereas "tho A liius succeeded in, forging round the-'. Central Powers an iron ring of military and naval conventions which went defensive alliances only on paper." Ho concludes by affirming that the documents published have proved to the wo ; .tJd that tho statement that Germany uuis responsible for the waj, which w.Ss tho great lie of the Versailles, does not bear examination.