KAISER WILHELM.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3337, 5 September 1917, Page 1

KAISER WILHELM.

HIS ANTI-BRITISH MOVES. (BY FLEOTBIC TEIiEOBAPtf OOPYBI6HT.J LrEB PBEBB ASSOCIATION.3 Paris, Sept. 3. The New York Herald's Paris edition publishes a series of sensational telegrams found in t'ho Russian Imperial archives, covering the Kaiser's effort during the Russo-Japanese crisis to form an alliance between Germany, France, and Russia against Britain. The Czar was disposed* to sign a secret treaty, but changed his mind, and s'ded with Franco at the Algcoiras Conference. The Kaiser's telegram of October 22, 1904, informed the Czar that the English newspapers threatened Germany if she giivo coal to t'ho Baltic Hoot going to Japan, and stated: "Russia and Germany must face this new danger together. You have to remind 3'our ally France of her obligations under the dual alliance. It is out of the. question for France to shirk her implicit duty." The Kaiser added : '' Though Declasse is Anglophile, he will understand that the British fleet is utterly unablo to save Paris. In this way a powerful combination of three of the strongest Continental Powers will lie formed, which the Anglo-Saxon group will think twice before attacking. You ought not to forget to order some new, ship-, which will be excellent persuaders during the peace negotiations. Our private firms will be most glad to receive contracts." TJic Czar replied on the 28th: ' 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 interfering with neutrality in her own fashion. The only way will bo for Germany, Russia, and .Franco to unite and abolish English and Japanese arrogance and insolence. Would you like to frame suoli a treaty? Directly we accept it France "would be bound to join her ally." A month later a draft of the- treaty was sent to the Czar, who proposed to show it to France before signature. The Kaiser immediately telegraphed: 'I am convinced it would be absolutely dangerous,, to inform France before we both sign- Such an action would be diametrically opposed to our wishes. If France knows a treaty-is projected, she will immediately tell her friends, and there will be an instantaneous attack by England and Japan upon Germany in Europe and Asia. Their enormous maritime supremacy would make short work ot my fleet. Germany would be temporarily crippled, and this would upset the equilibrium of the world, to our mutual harm, and throw you alone on the tender mercies of Japan and her jubilant friends." Next day the Kaiser sent a telegram: "No time to lose. No third party must hear even a- whisper ot" our "intention, otherwise the consequences Avill be most dangerous. The Czar replied, agreeing that the German and Russian Governments must come to a permanent understanding. The telegrams were signed "Willy" and "Nilly."