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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3337, 5 September 1917, Page 2

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MORE ABOUT THE KAISER AND THE CZAR. (Received September 5, 10 a.m.) London. September 4. In the course of further telegrams amongst those just discovered in the palace at Petrograd (see page 4), the Kaiser suggested to the Czar that he should ask the Duma to vote on. the RiKsso-Gornian treaty after its formulation. The Czar would thus be enabled to throw on the shoulders of his Parliament the responsibility for any failure. The Czar ought also to throw on to the Duma the responsibility for the stopping or continuing of the war with. Japan. The Kaiser, on September 29, 1904, declared that France had left Russia in the lurch during the war, whereas Germany had assisted to the utmost, thus putting Russia under moral obligations to Germany. He added: "Deleasse's indiscretions (as France's Foreign Minister) showed that an Anglo-French agreement existed." This telegram specifically states that the Kaiser and the Czar agreed to a treaty at the Bjorke meeting: "The settlement of the Morocco question frees the air for an understanding. We now have a good basje whereon to Iraild. "We liave joined hands, and signed before God a treaty. We can now welcome you into a new

The Kaiser on July 29, 1905, referred to the British Fleet visiting the German Baltic ports, and said: "Either England is anxious, owing to our meeting at Bjorko in July, 1904, or she wants to frighten me." The Czar replied that he considered the Kaiser's forthcoming visit to Copenhagen would "come opportunely." A long telegram from the Kaiser, sent on August 2, 1905, gave an account of his visit to Copenhagen. It shows how he tried to sound Danish opinion regarding Germany. He says he found the Danes very apprehensive regarding his visit, "this feeling being mainly engendered by England." The Kaiser added: "I was afraid to speak to the Danes openly, lest our intentions should be communicated to England. I found they were becoming resigned to the necessity of allowing Germany and Russia to occupy the country if an attack "tvas mad© in the Baltic. Our best policy would be to let this idea sink into the Danish minds." i

The Kaiser also alluded to the-pro-posed foregathering at Cowes of An-glo-French Crimean veterans, and commented: "This idea is very delicate indeed. It shows I was right in warning you two years ago about reforming the old Crimea combination." existence."