The Kaiser’s Letters.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 18, 5 January 1920, Page 5

The Kaiser’s Letters.

DIPLOMATIC RAMBLINGS.

LIGHT ON EARLY EVENTS. JEALOUSY AND FEAR. OF THOSE ACROSS THE CHANNEL (By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright.] London, Jan. 1. The Kaiser, in the sixth letter to the Czar, dated September, 1895, continues :—Events happening at the moment, your officers being decorated and Lobanoff feted by France, have given affairs an ugly look, as if Russia would like France to be offensive against Germany. God knows I have done all in my power to preserve peace, but if France goes on openly or secretly encouraged like this, to violate all rules of international courtesy and peace in peace times, one fine day, my dearest Nicky, you will find yourself suddenly embroiled in the most horrible war Europe ever saw, which by the masses, and history perhaps, will be fixed upon you as the cause. KINGS’ HOLY DUTIES. The Kaiser, in the seventh letter, discusses the dangers to monarchiesHe says it is not' the fact of the friendship of Russia and France that makes one uneasy. “Every sovereign is the sole master of his country’s interests, and shapes his policy accordingly. But there is the danger which is brought to our principle of monarchism through the lifting of the Republic to a pedestal by the form under which that friendship is shown. The constant appearance of Princes, Grand Dukes, statesmen and generals in full rig at reviews, burials, dinners and races, with the head of a Republic, makes the Republicans believe that they are qute honest and excellent people, with whom princes can consort. Jaures sits on the throne of the King and Queen of France (by the Grace of God), whose heads the Republicans cut off. Nick 3’ take my word on it, the curse of God has stricken that people for ever. We Christian Kings and Emperors have one holy duty imposed by Heaven —to uphold the principle of monarchism by the Grace of God. We can have good relations with Republican France but never imitate her. LAUGHING AT BRITAIN. Dealing with England, the Kaiser says that Lobanoirs news during his visit to Berlin that he had reason to suspect that England was after the Dardanelles stupefied him. He adds: “The quaint way the fleet skulks round the Dardanelles indicated that it means something there” Malet during a farewell visit to the Foreign Office used blustering words about Germany behaving badly to England in Africa, adding: “After buying off France by concessions in Egypt Kngland will at liberty to look after us. He was even so undiplomatic as to use the word ‘war.’ I answ-ered that, the British were making themselves ridiculous. If they got into trouble with anyone 1 would not move a Pomeranian Grenadier to help them. I suppose that would cool them.” THE JAMIESON BAID. The eighth letter, written in January, 1896, deals with the Jamieson Baid and says that the Transvaal Bepubhc had been attacked in a most foul way, hnd apparently not without England s knowledge. The Kaiser continues: ‘‘l used very severe language in London, and also opened communication with Paris for the common defence of our endangered interest. I hope all will come right, but I will never allow the British to stamp out the Transvaal-” A SENSITIVE SOUL. The next two letters show the Kaiser’s touchy mood over the order, of precedence at the Moscow Coronation-, it being reported that the heredity German Grand Dukes were to have precedence over Prince Henry, the Kaiser s representative. The Kaiser reminds Nicky that his house as the reigning one in Germany is first. He next draws attention to “British fanfaronades against us, -which make them supremely ridiculous and make no impression on me. The worse they are. hampered in Africa the better for us in Asia.” ANNOYED BY BISMARCK.

Tueu mat unruly man, Bismarck, riinim me Kaiser by inspiring me rxauiouiger iXacnrichten” to announce me secret treaty between Russia unU tiermany to be valiU, declaring mat n emer a ere attacked by a third Bower viie other would observe a benevolent neutrality. Tne Kaiser wrote to NicKy expressing his sorrow for the awful Bisinarckian behaviour, “which, though it is a coup aimed against me personally, nevertheless represents a breach or loyalty to your Government and casts a slur on the memory of my grandfather, and 1 have already instructed my Chancellor how to speak in Parliament, and hope you will be satisfied with the manner in which the whole treasonable affair is treated. I suppose that Bismarck’s shameless treatment of me in his press is trying to make the people believe that I am still under English influence. I trust that clearer heads will begin to understand that 1 had reasons for sending this unruly man with his mean character out of office--1 place implicit faith iu my hopes that nothing can bring about a change between us since we arranged our line of action at Breslau.” CONCERT OF EMPIRES.

Writing in March, 1897, the Kaiser expressed gratitude for the loyal aud statesmanlike way. in which the Czar had grasped a certain affair and said that he felt justly proud that their views coincided. He complimented Nick that l\is demarche had rallied the Powers, willingly or otherwise, to a common demonstration which he hoped would result in the peace of Europe remaining undisturbed. He adds: “You have shown the world once more that if the three great Empire “marchent d’accord’ and are joined by other Continental Powers, the rest of the world must follow us. The King of Greece must be clean mad if he does not stop the mad attempt to set the world afire by a light from his pipe.” GOSPEL AND GUNS FOR ASIA.

In a New Year letter to Nicky, dated 1898, the Kaiser sent a drawing by himself, symbolising Russia and Germany as sentinels of the Yellow Sea for proclaiming the Gospel of Truth.' He said: “1 drew this sketch during Christmas week, under the blaze of the lights of a Christmas tree-” In a letter of March 28, the Kaiser congratulates the Czar on the successful issue of the action at Port Arthur. “We two make a good pair of sentinels at the entrance to the Gulf of Pechili, who will be duly respected, especially by the yellow ones- I think the way you soothed the feelings of the fretful Japs by the masterly arrangement in the Korea a remarkably fine piece of diplomacy. Morally speaking, you are now master of Peking.”

The Kaiser delicately hinted to the Czar to send him a pencilled line to definitely indicate their respective spheres of influence in China, and so prevent future misunderstandings. “The idea which is beginning to be ventilated in the Press across the Channel that Chinese affairs will be decided by an international conference has been sharply repudiated here by me, because J found it was a masked attempt to tie, your hands in the Far East, where I think vour relations are your own affair, not other people’s.”