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I I AROUSES DISCUSSION That the kaiser shed tears ov over r France Franc when discoursing with a S German German German Ger Ger- man author about that country's degeneracy and aid her fatal attachment attachment attach attach- announced announced announced an an- ment to a fixed idea was In a brief statement soon after the interview took place A more complete statement bas nas since been published in the Frankfurter Frankfurter Frank Frank- furter and besides th the In Incident Incident incident in- in of or the tears over France it tells of an important utterance of the kaiser r on the sense and scope of the war His statements on both subjects are arousing a good deal of comment Official organs depict the kaiser seat seated d on a bench In France weeping weeping weeping weep weep- ing over the d degeneracy of France as MarluS Martus seated on a stone ston wept over the ruins of Carthage But the discussion of the statements statements statements state state- ments does not show that the German German German Ger Ger- man nation Is unanimous In its approval ap approval approval ap- ap of them and there ar are hints about Indiscretion and allusions to toan toan toan an interview once nce given by the emperor em em- and eror for an English newspaper the unpleasant consequences that followed Herr Anton Fendrich a writer of socialistic tendencies is the m man n with whom the kaiser this this time spoke for publication Herr Fendrich Fendrich Fendrich Fen Fen- recently wrote a book hook entitled The War Var and Socialism Th The Gor- Gor man chancellor read It and is said to toha ha have ve been struck by it An Interview was arranged between the the- the kaiser kaiser and nd the at German headquarters in France The chancellar chancellor chancellor chan chan- cellar was present The kaiser sent for him writes Herr Fendrich and he crossed a garden Out of a clump of bushes there suddenly appeared a sentry who stopped him A gesture from the aide de camp who accompanied the visitor made the sentry with with- draw On a bench under high trees the kaiser and the chancellor Dr von Hollweg Bethmann-Hollweg sat After the presentation the kaiser said to Herr Fendrich that he had hadI I read the latter's book and immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- asked him who he thought was employed to guard him in the enemy's enemy's enemy's ene ene- I mys my's country and of what party was the sentry who with so much zeal for the emperors emperor's safety had ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap from behind the clump of bushes and stopped him The author of course did not know and showed appropriate curl curl- to be informed The kaiser said that a great part of th the guards are Socialists and added that they were excellent fellows ganz hervor- hervor Kerle The kaiser retained the author in conversation for two hours The Interview IntervIew in interview In- In was of immense importance and all au ll that can be told of it willbe will willbe willbe be published In a book In the meantime the author says he cannot conscientiously withhold from the p public tw two very important features of the Interview The first was the kaisers kaiser's tears for France and the second was a momentous statement by him on the sense and andI I scope cope of the present warA warA warA war A point strongly impressed on me meby meby meby by the emperor was his sincerity in wishing for peace until the last moment moment moment mo mo- ment writes Herr Fendrich and another mother point also strongly impressed was about the great delusion he felt when his blood relatives the king of England and the tsar of Russia failed him when the hour of danger came canle No ohe need suppose that the opinions of the emperor and of the present writer who is a member Of f the left the liberal ral and socialist side of the Reichstag coincide on all points There was a perfect harmony harmony har har- mony between us however on two p pOints The first was on the subject of the I French On this point the kaisers kaiser's grief was my grief The kaiser speaks perfect French and he had hoped as we all did and andas andas as We ve especially of Baden did to be beable beable able abl to s settle We matters with France before we did It with the others But it turned out that just as we had done with the other nations we had set et too high an opinion on the French Their conduct of the war is full of horrible things which can only be told In a secret book about the warThen warThen warThen war Then for lor half an hour the kaiser with an innate repugnance but as if it drawn along by the of the things which he narrated confided confided con con- tided to me sworn facts regarding the doings of French physicians France Franceil 1 la il a country which has been judged lud ed and condemned condemn ea Such th thin oS' oS no hope for salvation 1 Tears fell feU than more than on once his eyes as the emperor tout told wu J story They were 1 of ot shame over such degener degen people still sUll regarded as asad Chi ad noble now fallen a victim fixed idea The second agreement off 4 of importance between the kaiser kahse me a joyous agreement was on the sense of or the warn war sense sen e and its scope is union wit purification of Germany so that tory which is to be the heart ol ot rope and to promote the intimate of European mankind mankini are not good In every respect we have the will for goodness gOOdness' i God gives success to those Wh determined These were hi his f ft fu mental Ideas on the sense of thi he I and an internal fire cor In the comments n which ha have lowed this publication some p po i objections pierce through the thel words of man German wr writers It II is suggested that the Ge Gel emperor has been so frequently scribed a as shedding teats tears that eigners may begin to conclude the war has aged him and weal weak I him and that the condition b t nerves is not satisfactory It If It'll I observed that when the German heretofore has published corruption and degeneracy a aj France and other enemy has done so on the testimony anonymous or utterly obscure pc pt and not on that of any anyone one app appi mating the emperor In dignity o 01 tOut t Out of ot this publication am anc and discussion has arisen another controversy which li Ic is much attention In c Ce Europe The Rev Dr a n past paste Swiss German-Swiss origin In a conan cation to the Frankfurter Zei incidentally made the statement If Jesus were on earth he would part art in the war and on the si ic Germany 11 The Rev Professor Ragaz olrich ol ot rich a noted theologian mad prompt reply the thea clergyman's view and a Violent dispute is being wage wog consequence j The pastor argues that Jesus His parents scrupulously to the laws and would have ad people defending itself espe against au ait enemy who for Tor Jo 01 Senegalese and letS leta country go to ruin J J. Besides adds the pastor fessor Ragaz ays that thel the 1 thesis that Jesus would have havel 1 up arms and fought is But In that case would we not noti to say that all the German Germa h who are fighting from front the em to the most humble of his yale vali men are not Christians 1 Discussions on theological sub sul s b bare are more popular in Germany in other countries where politics be freely discussed and suchs such's are often said to be bel bej meted as a distraction from j topics In spite of many p pro o against the continuance of an ans ament i a ment based on futile hypothesis discussion continues In heated j I I ion tl |