Show V Former Farmer Hun Kaisers Kaiser's Words Wards Will WillBe Wille Be e Used When He Comes to Trial When former J Emperor r William ol of of Germany Is placed on trial before an nr international tribunal for having comm high crimes against universal universal uni uni- versal morality he will furnish the incriminating evidence against against himself him him- self In fact the commission which had his case in hand and reported to the peace conference Is held to have prepared enough evl evidence ence to convict the former kaiser by merely quoting the speeches ches he lie made before and during the war Here Is the list of eleven points historically recorded 1 1 In May 1909 the kaiser said to Count von Bullach then secretary of state for Cor Lorraine Alsace If they drive me to tho utmost I shall invade Imade France Let England turn against us and destroy Hamburg I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall settle things in Paris 2 October 2 October 26 1915 the Kaiser at the unveiling of a n statue erected in honor of ofField Field Marshal Count von Moltke said You see gentlemen the position we wo occupy inthe In Inthe inthe the world Therefore keep the po powder powder pow pow- der dry the sword sharpened the I eyes aimed at the object the muscles and strained strained and down with the pessimists pessi pessi- mists 3 June 3 June 13 13 1918 speaking at Doeberitz after aCter reviewing his troops he lie said Let them all come up we weare weare weare are ready for fOJ them 4 August 4 August 25 25 1918 speaking at i he be said I consider myself m self an instrument of God without without with with- out jut paying the tho slightest attention to the he talk of the day L 1 follow my myown myown own own awn road 5 In 5 In an order of the day Issued to o the troops and dated August 30 1918 1918 ho said You Yo must take Paris or jr die 6 In 6 In an address to the troops on the tho September 13 1914 he said said- I am the instrument of ot the All AU Highest I am His sword and His representative Death to all ll those who would oppose my will Death to all those who would not believe in my mission Let perish perish all all aU the enemies enemies enemies ene ene- mies of the German people 7 In 7 In 1915 wh when n the German armies Invaded Russia he addressed them as follows Should you ou be be f forced to retire in Poland then spare no town and no house ouse The earth beneath your feet shall be bare 8 October B October 12 1915 addressing Socialist members of the reichstag said France Is the greatest disappointment disappoint disappoint- ment meat of my life I have decided that it must perish 9 9 October October 1916 he said to Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Gerard After Arter this this war I shall shaU stand no o more of this nonsense nonsense nonsense non non- sense coming from the United States 10 In 10 In June 1917 he telegraphed to King Constantine Constantino of Greece Your dethronement of course will willbe willbe willbe be only temporary Germanys Germany's Iron fist will put you back upon the throne from where no one will be rightfully able to remove you The armies of Germany and her allies will wUl tal take e vengeance on those who lifted their traitorous hands against you May 11 15 15 1918 addressing a municipal council he said I have Just seen the devastated part of France When I I- I saw the ther r ruin I knew what Germany had hadI I been spared Let those whose hearts grow grov faint see the devastation They will soon cease finding fault and become become become be be- come reconciled to Germanys Germany's fate |