THE KAISEK'S INTERVIEW

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14359, 31 October 1908, Page 9

THE KAISEK'S INTERVIEW

REMARKABLE STATEMENTS, THE BOER WAR- RECALLED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, October 29. The British press of all sliades of opinion believes that the Kaiser is sincere, 'but argue in justification of the policy of Biitisli statesmen remaining on guard and hi maintaining British armaments. It is pointed out that the KaisoT, in tho Telegraph interview, admitted that tlw prevailing sentiment of large sections of the middle and lower classes of Germany was not- friendly to -England. The situation, however, is considered to be leiioved by t'ho fact that Kaiser himself is friendly to Great Britain,' 1 and by his adding to the statement- already published: "I am in a minority in Germany, -but it is.a minority of the best I elements, just as it is in England with respect to Germany."

INDIGNATION IN GERMANY. BOER WAR CAMPAIGN PLAN. BERLIN, Octobd 30. (Received Oct. 30, at 9.55 p.m.) One of the passages in tho Kaiser interview,is exciting the strongest indignation throughout Germaify. The passngo declared: "About the time of England's blade week—December, 1891—1 bade one of my officers to procure as far as he could the exact numbers and positions of the opposing form: in South Africa. I worked out. what I considered the best plan of campaign, submitted it to my General Staff for criticism, and despatched it to England. That document awaits, among tho State papers at Windsor, the impartial verdict of history. And as a matter of curious coincidence, let me add that the plan which I formulated ran very much on the same lines as thati actually adopted by Lord Roberts and carried into successful operation."

Berlin messages show that tho picture of tho Kaiser as an unbidden strategist, planning the annihilation of a small but valiant kindred race, is bitterly commented on.

PRESS COMMENT. BERLIN, October 29. The Berlin newspapers comment angrily on the Kaiser's remarks, and eupgest that Sir Frank Lascelles, tho British Embassador, is tho "representative Englishman " who was the interviewer.

The Taeglichc Rundschau, the Kaiser's favourije paper, says: "Seldom indeed lias one .of the' Kaiser's demonstrations occasioned more mixed feelings, more anxiety, and more regret than this message to the British people. This very frank and most important Imperial statement creates tho impression that wo must away with all hope of final stability awl tranquillity in our policy. Tho Kaiser's and the Government's policies work on different lines, and must disturb one another."

THE KAISER GRIEVED,

LETTER BY MR STEAD,

LONDON, October 30. (Receivetl Oct. 30, at 11.30 p.m.) Ike 'Standards Berlin correspondent states that- the Kaifer is deeply hurt and keenly disappointed at tiro unfavourable reception of his interview in Britain.

The Daily Mail publish&s Mr W. T. Stead's open letter to the Kaiser, stating Uiat if the latter had intended to destroy the of the opponents of the two-to-one shipbuilding -programme he could not have succckM more completely.

Mr Stead comments on the Kaiser's and stall's campaign plan .for Enslisli use at. a- moment when the whole of Germany believed that the Boers had been unjustly attacked. Ho adds that Britain's only security against tha same possible warlike impulse in the future by the Kaiser is our immediate lieginning of the construction. of six Dreadnoughts.

OFFICIAL VIEW IK GERMANY.

BERLIN, OetobeT 29. Official circles lisro regard t-lie hUevview given by tho Kaiser to a representa-trvo Englishman, and published in the Linden Telegraph, as substantially correct,