Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-15 | Page 1 | Kaiser Writes to Chancellor

KAISER WRITES TO CHANCELLOR Letter Written to Von Beth-mann-Hollweg October 31, 1916, Is Published. Amsterdam, Jan. 16, Via London,' 11 a. m The Nordeutsche Allgemelne .eltung publishes the following auto-i Kraph letter from the German emperor i to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollwep dated October 31, 1916: "My Dear Bethmann I have since been turning over our converse! Inn thoroughly in my mind. It is clear that the peoples In the oneray countries coun-tries who are kept in hard endurance of the war by lies and frauds and deluded bv fighting and hatred, pos-! sess no men who are able or who have the moral courage to speak the word which will bring relief to propose peace What Is wanted is a moral deed to free the world, including neu tralSi from the pressure which weighs upon all. For such a deed it is neces. sary to find a ruler who has a con-science, con-science, who feels that he is rospons ible to God. who has a heart for his own people and for those who nro his enemies, who Is Indifferent to any fJosslble wilful misinterpretation of his act and possesses the will to free the world from Its sufferings. 'I have the courage Trusting in God, I shall dare to take this step 1 Please draft notes on these lines and ' submit them to mo and make all neces-sary neces-sary arrangements without delay."