New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1928, Page 12

SAYS KAISER DD NOT START WaR Guilt Rests on Other Shoulders, Dr. Jagow Avers (Editor's Note: —Ex-Kaiser Wil- helm has maintained silence since he went into exile in Holland, and the world has been unable to learn from him how that lead to it. United Press staff correspondent, has obtained from Dr. Kurt Jagow, mas- ter of the rolls of the-kaiser's house- hold, a written statement which pre- ndirectly an outline of the ex- ‘s ideas regarding certain his- break of the war. in closest co-operation with the ex: kalscr for many years. He has en- tire charge of Wilhelm's archives and historical documents, and has assisted Wilhelm in the collection of historical data for refutation of ac- cusations qf Germany’s The ex-kaiser insists on retu.ning his imperial titles, hence Jagow's re- peated references to “His Majesty BY DOCTOR KURT JAGOW Master of the Rolls of His Majesty, | Wilhelm II. (World Copyright by United Press.) His Majesty's Residence, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Holland, Nov. 23— We have fought ten years against the thesis laid down in article 231 ©f the treaty of Versailles which we call the “war guilt lie.” The thesis that Germany alone was guilty is no longer acceptable. The plea of guilty was extorted from us in 1919 in such a war that re- cently none other than Lord Grey of Falloden stigmatized it in his book, “Recollectiors.” Documents published since 1919 from the Ger- he feels about the | great war, or his story of the events | H. C. Buurman, | [most to war betw var guilt. | many's war guilt. Of course, there are the important documents found in the German ar- chives bearing marginal notes by the kaiser which were published by Kautsky. ginal notes have been exploited by KaKutsky, We have to follow the main lines of history. Especially we must not put the differences be- tween Austria and Serbia In the !ot the Austrian demands upon Ser- i bia. | Through personal appeals $o the jcaar and the King of England, His |Majesty declared himself em. |pean peace. Another There is another episode, very little know, but absolutely refuting the kaiser's war guilt. On the aft- NEW BRITAIN DAILY: HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1928 guilt” is vital for the kaiser. His majesty believes that the German ’mmyn has been done an enormous i wrong by the extorted admission of “war guilt” in the treaty of Ver- To my mind, these mar-|phatically for safc_uarding Euro- |sailles. He believes that real peace in Europe and the civilized world is only possible when, by revision of the reparation question, the world comes back to stipulations laid down !in the “pre-peace treaty” of Novem- same category with the World War. |ernoon of August 1, when the Ger- |ber 1918. Thisa preliminary treaty How did matters develop? Double Blow ‘The murder at Serajevo was a =\Ioubly hard blow for His Majesty. Not only did he lose a faithful ally but also a good personal friend. Cannot you understand that it was immediately after this terrible affair that His Meiesty g his consent to Austria-Hungary to proceed strongly against Serbia. Tt involved {the conservation of the power of {the Danube monarchy against the | subversive attempts by Serbia. The th ds of the terrible affair (the al points connected with the out |, =25 4 e Jagow has been | sassination) led to Belgrade. These roceedings, it seemed, could lead at n Austria and cherished the |firm and not unfounded hope that |the king of England and the czar would not give moral or material support to assassins of royalty. Memory of the night of assassination at Belgrade on June 11, 1903 had not faded, nor had the recollection that it was the king of England who then immediately recalled his am- | bassador from Belgrade. No Precautions His Majesty, the kaiser, started his trip to the north on July 6, 1914 without taking any military precau- tions, which he would certainly have taken if Germany had planned a Voerld War. When he returned July 27 the dice had been definitely thrown by Russia for war, supported and pressed forward by France. Neither His Majestey nor the German gov- ernment had participated in com- posing the Austrian ultimatum and refusal tn accept Serbia’s reply | Kautsky's publications show in what sharp w rds His Majesty condemned man mobilizatior order had become necessary on account of Russia's general mobilization, His Majesty jreceived word from London that there was still a possibility of pre- |serving peace. Therefore His Ma- |iesty gave orders which brought despairing protests from the leaders lot the general staff and which could leasily have led to chaos in the Ger- jman advance. {love for peace a1 8o far went the . kaiser's personal feeling of respon- sibility, that in face of the most ter- rible danger he even to~k the risk of a possible catastrophe to the army it peace could be kept. You will not understand why 1 call it a tragedy that the kaiser lalone is branded as being the one the most gullty of the war. You will iunderstand the bitter wrong the {world Is doing him and his nation when he is made the symbol of Ger- man “war guilt” You can take it for granted that his majesty feels |his expulsion very deeply. Many years after even the last German sol- dier has returned to his fatherland, his majesty is forced to live in & foreign country, nailed down as & |symbol of German “war guilt.” However hospitable Holland's wel- come, his own home can in no way Ibe replaced. The poet Fontane has Count Douglas in the famous ballad says regarding exile: Ten Years Exiled “I have borne it seven years, I {cannot bear it longer.” the kaiser has borne his fate 10 years already. On the other hand, all rumors of any plans to return to Germany or to change his residence in Holland are wholly unfounded. For years his majesty haa follow- ed carefully everything written fn So strong was his {which was based upon Wilson's 14 ipoints and other principles pro- | pounded by Wilson was broken. The peace that was made was not based iupon Wilson's program. It was dic- tated by brute force. Annul Article His majesty holds that there can {be no confidence possible in Europe ifll long as this' disgraceful Article 231 on the treaty of Veraailles is nat annulled or withdrawn. !Steamer Aground Off ~ Philippine Islan Manila, P, 1, Nov. 28:(UP)—The | 8. 8. Steel Navigator today intercept- |ed an SOS. from the 8. F. Sakamaru igaying it was aground off the north- western tip of Masbate Islands, Philippines. Later measages reported = heavy seas Although land was only 50 yards from the Sakamaru, waves were 80 high the crew was unable to land The engine room of the Bakamaru waa flooded. The U. 8. cruiser Memphis report- ed it expected to reach the Saka- maru this atternoon. The Bakamaru, en route from Hokkaido to Cuba with coal, ia owned by the Gairen company. Danish Steamer Saves Six of German Crew London, Nov. 28 M—The Valen- tia wireless station announced to- day that a Lloyd's radio memsage from the Danish steamer Estonia said that it had saved six of the crew of the German steamer Her- renwyk. The Herrenwyk was in dls- tress about 646 miles west of Ire- BRATIL STIL HAS _ ROVALTY LIVING Prince Dom Pedro Orloans Is Last of Line Petropolis, Brasil, Nov. 28 (P— Dom Pedro Orleans Bragania, last American prince and eldest grand- son of Dom Pedro II, last emperor of Brazil, lives the life of a- Euro- pean country gentleman on his es- tates here, but at. present spends ;much time at the Chateau D'eu in France, where his five children are In school. His two - brothera lost their lives in the World war, one as a fiyer in thie Royal Alr Force, and _the other from. overwork and hard- shipa in the French Red Cross. Son of Iasbel Son of that Princess Isabel -who, while acting as regent during Dom |Pedro's serious iliness, freed the slaves of Brasil in 1883, this Dom Pedro was born in 1876 and by his grandfather was given the title of Prince of Gran Para, which territory | Inow comprises the states of Para {and Amazonas. Through his father, {the Count D'eu, Dom Pedro inherit- ed the Chateau D'eu near Treport in the Seine Inferieure department in France. It is there he passes much . time while his childrep are being ed- | ucated. He a grandson of Louis Phillipe. ‘ Ranished in 1889 1 Although the Brazilian royal fam- ily was banished to Portugal in 1889 the estates here mever wero confls- cated, and it was here In 1938 that the Count D'eur and others of fam- ily returned when the Brasilian gov. ernment rescinded the act of ban. ishment on the occasion of the cen- tral celebration of Brasillian indepen- dence. When the returned to Brasil, they Pedro II and the Empress, Maria Christina, which were brought to Rio De Janeiro on the Ao Paulo of the Brasilian navy and placed in the cathedral here. Bince that year America's last prince and his family have lived in Petropolis in one of their several estates. One of their homes here is now oeccupied by the American am- bassador to Brasil, Mr. Edwin Mor- gan. It was in the garden of the Morgan house that a recent photo- | graph of Dom ‘Pedro published in the United States was taken. Petropolis which was once a royal “Fazenda’ has been changed into a prosperous town and surrounding farm lands with a population of 70000. Its inhabitants are mostly of German origin with some Swiss and the proverbial neatness of those races is manifest on all sides. The carliest seettlers came from the SPECIAL SALE of lower Rhine country around Bingen and were ¢n route to Argentina when they became stormbound on the Braszilian coast and made port at Rio de Janeiro. ‘There Dom Pedro II invited them to settle in Petropolis and nearly the entire company accepted. From these settlers and more recent Swiss immigration -the city has taken its tone, and it is the summer home of the diplomatic corps in Brazil. Although there is no freehold on what was the old royal fazenda and all the land pays nominal rent, to America’s prince there are ailk, cot- ton and woolen mills here which employ 12,000 hands and give the city the commercial aspect. Tastes Simple Dom Pedro's tastes are simple, gardening being his hobby. As a matter of form., when he married the Countess Dobrzensky of Austria, who was not of royal blood, he re- nounced all claim to the Brazilian throne—which had ceased to exist with the proclamation of the re- public, FATIG CAUSES ACCIDENTS Chicago, Nov. 28 P—Fatigue is a major accident hazard, a study of Chicago traffic accidents reveals. Danger increases. according to the survey, as the day oontinues. AFTER CLOVER LUCK Peansylvania Woman Hoards 2,000 of Four-Leal Variety Lemoyne, Pa., Nov. 23 (UP)— Lots of luck should come to Mrs. D. C Pentz, of Lemoyne, it there is anything in the superstition that the finding of a four-leaf clover ! brings good fortune. Mra. Pentz has | found more than 2,000 of the lucky leaves. In addition she has found some five, six, and seven-leaf clovers. In a lot near her home one day she found more than 300 fourleaf clovers. Every leaf she finds she presses and dries, and keeps in a glass- covered frame. Although she has ‘kept an eye out for them ever since I can remem- |ber,” Mrs. Pentz has found all but about 500 of the leaves in the past year, she said. FREBSRSE— Austria has marked the one- hundredth anniversary of the in- troduction of the accordion, devized in that country, to other parts of Europe. man, Russian, Serbia and other ar- chives have shown this undeniably. Many Defenders In the meantime Germany has found defenders in all other coun tries. For instance, the America historians William Langer and {the refusal to accept Serbla's re- | ply. His Majestey thereafter on July [28 in a leer tu Secretary of State Von Jagow openly gave his per- onal views refusing to accept the land. The message from the Estonia read: “Saved six of the crew of the German steamer Herrenwyk last ! night. Increasing wind and dnrknenl made further work impossible. Hop- Ing to save the remainder of the| crew at daylight. Northwest gale, heavy seas and squalls.” HATS Germany or abroad regarding the question of so-called “war guilt;” which he believes is a vital matter for the German people. The kaiser dea of war. At the same time he | himself has compiled his “compara- formulated a far-reaching attempt |tive historical tables” containing Barncs and Fay, also the Canadian |at reconciliation by a proposal that|material to deny Germany's “war Ewart and many others. None of |Austria make a halt in Belgrade as!guilt.” To fight for the German na- these accepted this thesis of Ger-la pledge for fulfillment by Serbialtion against the accusation of “war Globe Clothing House HEADQUARTERS FOR QUALITY CLOTHING Hats and Fumishings For Men, Young Men and Boys Newest Shades and Models. 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