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Show THINKS KAISER MAY BE H O R LED FROM THRONE London, Sept. 17 Lord Cromer, formerly British agent general in Egypt, and one of England's great pro-consuls writs to the London Times an important letter wherein he declares his firm belief that Germany is threatened with disaster and ques ! tions whether the Hohenzollern dynasty will survive It. He then pro-C pro-C eds to discuss the possible nature of the terms of peace which the allies al-lies may exact. He says: "It does not follow that as an Inevitable In-evitable consequence of becoming more democratic that the government of Germany would become more peaceful At the same time, it is con-ceivable con-ceivable that the severity of the terms upon which it would be essential essen-tial to insist, so long as the present regime endures might be, to some extent, mitigated if a complete change were effected. "Without Indulging In any Utopian fantasies as to the era of prolonged peace we may resolve effectively to draw the teeth of that country which, for half a century, has persistently proved a menace to Europe and whoso main characteristic was rightly described de-scribed by Mirabeau when he said war Is the national industry of Prus sia. "Further, when peace comes, we may abstain as far as possible from making any arrangement calculated to la the seeds of future war.". no |