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Show "WY PEOPLE HAS BETRAYED ! ITSELF, ITS GOD AND HE," DECLARES FORMER KAISER i ' Wilhelm in First Interview Granted Since He Fled I From Germany Says That for 26 Years He "Alone Led the Fight to Keep the Peace of j My Folk"; Says German People Are Doomed I (The I'nited Press has obtained exclusive Pan-Ame rican rights to the first Interview with former Kaiser Wilhelm. which la presented herewith. The Imer. view waa obtained and written by Helnrlch I'elermeyer. formerly tutor to the Iaona of Count Oldenburg Bentlnck at Amerongen 'atl. shortly before the Kaiser removed to Ionrn. The Interview waa accompanied by a written stalementby l-etermeyer explaining the clrcumalancea and matin that he transcribed It rrom exact notea l-etcrmever la now the Berlin onrrrj-jondem of several of the leaning newspaper.' of Amsterdam. He la only now released from certain obligations mss. Ins it possible for him to publish the Interview.) J By HEINRICH PETERMEYER ( (Copyright, 192J, by ths United Praai.) t (Copyrighted throughout Europe, Canada and South America. All righta i reserved, recabling and republication prohibited.) BERLIN, Feb. H. I am able; today to make public for the firnt time the only Interview with former Kaiaer Wilhelm since he crossed the (iermnn boundary Into Holland. The circumstances under which the Interview waa obtained are Riven below. In Bnawer to a question as to why flermany lost the war, the kaiser aid: "We would never have loat the war If my people had remained tme to themselves. 1 always assert wilh Martin l.ulher that 'If the world were full of devils who would swallow us up, we still would succeed If we did not . fjae rnr ourselves.' We hsd already overcome hunger and need despite the , fart that America had Joineil hnn'N with our eternal enemy, Itritaln. The hetrayal of (iermany signified her death aentence. "And notice how f!od scourites the whole world all evil revenues Itself here on earth." Through the (tood offlrea of Count Oldenburg; Hentinrk. I waa Invited to Amerongen to be preaented peraonally to tha kaiaer by General von kntard, court marshal. When I entered the garden I aaw. oulte dlatant. the kaiser marching up and down with the court marshal In military tempo. The knlaerln had seated herself In a quiet corner on a bench, and sat there alone. When C.eneral von (lontard c.lapa Ma hand, then you must hurry over," I was told. MEETS THE KAISER. When the court marahal signaled, I ran over and stood hat In hand. At tha aame moment tha kalaerin de- parted. The kaiser waa In brown hunting costume with a dark gray cape, and wore a small hunting cap with a feather. Huddenly he turned about and viewed me with an eagle glance. stepped "P and, as Von (lontard presented me. the kaiser grasped my hand firmly. I went in quick mill- - tary tempo on tha kaiser's left side. ' Directly behind ua went Von (Jontard. ' and listened attentively. The kaiser , aald: "Please put on your hat and tell me about your study. Tou are a Hollander, but your father Is Oerman." ' "Ha cornea from. Llppe Detmold," I f replied, s- . RECALLS TRIP. "I alwaya think bark to that place with pleasure," said the kaiaer. "In i the beginning of my government In the year of ls. that's a long time ago in the month of September, I was there on a through trip In the next month I visited aa kaiser and j king of the Clerman empire my un- ; forgettable friend, Franx Joaef, in Vienna. I "The world looked different then f than now. When you were atill a baby I arrived at Rome. Who could 7 then have guessed that ' the friend j would become tha enemy? I waa sometimes warned, and It was not i without Intention that I showed the Italian Victor Emmanuel in July, i 1011, my fleet in Kiel." CHANGES SUIJECT. Cleneral von Oontard diverted the attention of the kaiser hurriedly from political questions with the neutral queatlon: "If your majesty will permit, this young Hollander la a higher teacher of the German language." The kaiser understood the Intention of hla constant companion. He waa eilent a moment, and then said: "So I hope you understand things of the Middle Ages. You recall Walter von der V'oegelwelde. The tffairs of his homeland were a matter mat-ter of holy aeriouaness with him. and sound must (tie people Have beefiH who produced such heroes. All the more It will be revenged when such a natural folk belies ilaetf, that is to ; say. its national pride." j ANOTHER INTERRUPTION. I 'Anew Von (lontard Intruded with a comment: "Your ma.leaty will permit me to note that it Is gradually beginning to rain. May I bring an umbrella?" The kaiser looked coldly and Ironic, 'ally at the gentral, aald nothing, and motioned equivocally with his right hand. That couid mean "disappear' or could mean "fetch the umbrella.' The general evidently did not understand. He hesitated a moment then hurried nervously away. ' BETRAYED SY PEOPLE. "How doea your majesty hold It possible pos-sible that his people have fallen so low?" I asked Immediately. "My people has betrayed Itself, Its God and me. Already during the war the social democrats, (socialists and majority socialists) took care of that. They are chiefly guilty. "Kvery German aol'ller who during -the war returned home to his wife and chlMren tn .hn.t '.y Y'" - tematlrally worked upon that la to aay. spiritually spoiled. So he returned to his work under false Influences and he wain t a soldier any more. He then sought to work upon his faithful comrades, com-rades, and often succeeded." THE DEATH SENTENCE. It waa at this point that the kaiaer made the remark that the betrayal" of the German people signified their death sentence, and quoted above. I could see Von Oontard hastily returning re-turning with two umbrellas which he had aeised from some flunky and aa I he approached I aaked quickly: "Ioea that mean the death sentence forever?" "Nobody knows that," the kaiaer said. ' "Only Almighty God can help there. Kor the near future I don't expect much. The world looks darker every , day. It was never so far removed from j peace aa now. The whole world has denied de-nied God not only my people have denied de-nied their God. . LED FIGHT FOR PEACE. "For twenty-six difficult years I alone led the fight to keep the peace of my folk then the sword of peace waa atrurk out of my hand by my beat friends. , "I never wished the war." (Ich babe nle den krleg gewollt.) At this moment General von Oontard Oon-tard cried anxiously: "If your majesty will permit, I will give you an umbrella." GIVES GENTLE HINT. The kaiser looked at him with irritation irri-tation and said, sharply: "Whoever fears the rain can walk under the arbor." Ky this time we had reached the castle bridge. Von (lontard gave me! a kindly nudge and I accompanied the. kaiser to the door of the castle. Hera I s. n the kaiser shook my hand and snld: "Tell your father It waa a pleasure for me to make his son's acquaintance." what wonderfully beautiful llnea he has produced over the glory of his fatherland." FAVORS MIDDLE AGES. The kaiser looked with glowing eyes past me. and aald softly: I "For me the Middle Ages have an extraordinary charm, and it won't be eaay for you to prove to me that we are better off now than then. I pass my days partly In the past of the wonderfully beautiful, heroic Middle Ages. "The problem of the Nibelungen also interests you? How strong nnd |