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KAISER'S INDISCRETION.
A SUPPRESSED INTERVIEW.
THE WAR SCHEME TEN YEARS AGO
of the Century Magisine was published During the Christing of 1003 an issue which contained frontispices of the but with no letterpress to account appearance there. The fact was so curious that it attracted considerable.
ttention at
at the tune. The truth of the matter has long been known to a few people, but it has never actually been given to the world in anything like detail, until the recent publication in the Herald and Journal, of Boston, of the detailed story
publication of the interview," it took in-
its issue of November 20th, 1903, printed the story under a London date.
The day after the American's London dated synopsis came the World's broad side. It purported to prosent the only accurate
in troduction. It then continued. Sum by had ount of what the Kaiser real- marised, the main points of the Kaiser's interview which took place on the im perial yacht fahenzollern off Bergen Norway, are as follows. —
and so stated in a brief
ATTER ANGLOPHOBE
That King Edward of Great Britain had been humiliating him for more than two years and that he was excosporated; that Gormany was the paramount power in all Europe, and that England was try
The truth is that when the German Goving to neutralise that the bollow
That he held France in low of vrument became aware of the impending his hand, and that Russia was of no ac mediate steps to endeavour to suppress it, count since the disastrous war he had
waged with Japan and employof an an intermediary, the That it the Pan-European war, which Ambassador in Weshington, Count vou Berastorff
had been so much talked about, was in evitable, the sooner it came the better it would be for him, because he was ready and was tired of the suspenso
When the edition had been suppressen, and the plates handed over to the Ambas sador, it was found, however, that the magazine had no portrait with which to replace that of the Kaiser and for this reason the portrait was left in the magn- zine with no explanation to account for its appearance there. The sheets of the
THE AWFUL PAST.
TIME WHEN WOMEN WERE NOT
SEEN IN THE CITY
Mrs. Zangrill, speaking at a Women's Freedom lengte meeting, snid that she could remember when one could walk from Cheapside to Liverpool-street with out meeting a woman.
In 1887, she added, "the appearance of a woman in the City would have boen as Burprising as her appearance in a Trap at monastery A woman reporter would have seemed as impossible as a male wot-nurse, but I understand that to-day the very printer's devil has taken on the femine gender, evade
"I love to think of the women of thos days, with their crinolines and ringlets, their Berlin woolwork. They were very she Lucir ponts and dimples, looking up from engaging, and it is not surprising, that to the men they wore always the darlings To-day we see women in oilskins and v kniegerlockers, and in close caps and overalls munitioneers-engaged on a dif. ferent kind of Berlin work
That Great Britain had been a deco dent nation ever since her victory over the Orange Free State, bocanse hera was an unrighteous, ungedly cause, and divino judgment was bound eventually to over take the
As women in khaki go by I hear men exolaim, The Wars! but never The darlings. Men are perhaps, less tender towards women, but they are more
well to those mid-century demsels. They
Wance!
story were conveyed on board a cruiser that waged such respectful, I wave an affectionate fare
ent to the United States for the purpose, where they were finally obtained by Court von Bernstorff, but their actual inte still remains something
of a mystery. Ono copy, however, of the magazine cheaped destruction, and is still in existence, and from this copy the whole interview may vet see daylight
The article, as published, is in part as
follows:
FREEKING. WITH ABUSE,
That
the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
A LADY'S MINISTRY.
an iniquitoun alliance against all there darlings, but we are proud of our white races, England proving absolutely, her faithlessness as a Christian nation; that Japan was honey combing India with sedition and flooding it with spies, while to be England's friend professing openly
Lady pastora are no novelty in Amòrica, and ally but have been hitherto almost unknown That the only way to counteract this in England at least in any prominent alliance was for Germany and America chapel. A place so famous as the City to act together at an early date or Ame Temple, however, was not afraid to mako rich would have 10 months to aght the Japanese in the innovation and now reviews three That in the event of a great war, Eng. rears feminine pastoral work with grati land would lose many of her colonies, fication
A reception to Ming Maude Røyden especially those in the Pacific, and that all he would take for Germany would he recently gave opportunity for expressing Egypt, though he would liberate the Holy the coagregation's appreciation of her Lund from the yoke of the infidel, predefinite term and which now that the work there, whics she undertook for a sumably niconing the Sultan
term has ended, they hope she will con tinue indefinirely. Miss Royden still preaches at the City Temple once every Sunday, and arranges to meet during one evening hour each week people anxious for porsonni interviews.
Something over nine years ago in July, 1908 Wilhelm II., then and now the Ger. man Emperor, sat on the deck of the imperial yacht Hohenzolleru, riding at anchor off Bergen, Norway, and talked with William Boyard Hale, then a highly respected American writer of unquestion ed attainments. His Majesty talked long
for two hours! He had dined well, hisThat the perfecting of the Zeppelin words came with a rush and they had a dirigible balloon would give Germany a sting to them. Mr. Halo, although since powerful adeurlage in war, and she was classed as a Gernian propagandist, has ready to make use of it to the fullest never been rated as a poor reporter, and extent. lou when he left the yacht, he reasoned that he carried with him the most momentous Said the American article the day pre
a journalist. It
vious
THE EAST TO BE DIVIDED,
Dr. Fort Newton said he still continued to get occasional letters from, certain
Interview orer accorde start to finish. Here is exactly what Emperor Wil- brethren quoting famous works of $1.
wag
of dynamite from It reeked with abuse of England, and King Edward: it slurred nad inaligned the Catholic Church in Germany and else where it denounced the Japanese and the Anglo-Japanese Alliance it predicted the world war
In other words, Wilhelm 11 as far back as 1008, had revealed himself as the
He said on world politics to Dr. Wil Paul and was interested in these remini- Ham Bayard Hale, the distinguished scences of a time which had already clergyman, traveller and writers passed. He believed that the developing The Emperor talked to Dr. Hale for ministry and power of women in the several hours. He was bitter against Church would have a great influence in England,
full of the yellow peril He bringing about a feeling of unity among declared England a traitor to the white the varying religious bodies. man":
tan's realise. He predicted that sho
· EL
His suggestion that Miss Royden was the pioneer in a rapidly developing move-
character in the role of which he now would almately lose some of her was echoed by the other speakers-
through har treaty with Japanis
invitation to the of The
to visit New Zealand and such a prominent part in urging the right Mias Picton Turbeville who has played battleships Australia was intended to serve notice on England that those Colonies were with of women to preach, and Dr. Hudson the white man, and not "British Colonies most interestingly of his years long not with the renegade Shore, rector of St. Botolph's, who spoko mother countrysidour of their association with Misa Boyden in a coun- would show by
parish, and prophesied that within ten years women would be preaching in every church in England.
leading right up
up India
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stands convicted, the world's trouble, maker. As such England and the rest of the world might have appraised him with more or less accuracy immediately the Hale interview appeared in print. But the interview did not appear. was uppressed The Kaiser had talked for publication, but it, was suppressed never theloes. The true story of the suppression tiod that they masterstood the situation is now presented for first
The Emperor declared that Japan is together with a series of incidents bear even now forenting insurrection in The insurrection might break out to the outbreak of over, a fact is established that should be United States will, however, find a solu-
TWO YEARS AS A BOY. of prime interest to the Kniser, to the tion of the fastern question. There is a Imperial German Chancellor and to the complete understanding between his When Charles Brian Capon" was Inte German Ambassador to the United William and President Roosevelt on this States, Count Johann von Bernstorff. It point. They intend to divide the East called up at Lambeth for military service is this: One printed copy of the inter- against itself by becoming recognized age of eighteen he view is still in this country
Negotiations have told the recruiting officials that they could been progressing favourably for months not call him up because he was a girl A very high Chinese official, the Emperor said, would soon visit America and Ger- many Tering will then be made known the open door." .
AN INTERNATIONAL, BOMB But to go back to the summer of 1908, when Mr. Hale departed from the royal yacht, Learning then with what frank guaranteeing the integrity of China ab It was stated that she had dressed in
THE YELLOW. PERILA
ess the Emperor has talked to this Ame rican writer, the Garman Foreign Office immediately laid plans to scotch the in-Every statesman now realises, the Em terviews Mr. Hale was then editor C
ying
the
white
The sequel to this statement, which proved true, was that Ellen Harriet upon was charged at Lambeth Police Court with masquerading in male attire. man's clothes and worked in a factory since she was sixteen in order to earn more money for her family, and the oven had a military protection certificate în the name of Charles Brian Capon
It was stated at the police court that
the book review of the New York Times, peror dedarod, that Russia, in her great but lie was also a free-lance writer and struggle with Japan, was really fighting the white man's cause-fighting it miser contributor to magazines. He went to London, and there, it is said, offered his ably The Emperor expressed sympathy the girl's family knew what she was interview to a number of newspapers, with Russia, remarking how different the doing She told the magistrate that she now that her masquerade had notably the Times and the Morning last.
would have been if the barden of covered to work on the land, and
standard had been Both declined to publish it, as ill-advised
been placed by Py, Pana upon
his in she was remanded for a week on her own and sensational So Mr. Hale sailed for
If suffered bail of £5. She has made the following America, In New York he offered his international bomb first to the Times, by now to get control of China, Europe will statement which he was employed and trusted, friends with the Mohammedan world. mind to it, and did it. My mother was.
suffer uitack. The Emperor is keeping When I six
was sixteen I made up my Hero again the German Foreign Office had He is even supplying them with rifles and is an invalid; it was costing father
him to it for the Times
Frankly
ruled because they are devils in fight, and stand a good deal to keep the family there are ask there between the East and West where liv of us, and am the eldest and I against its public and openly
Mr. Hale then turned to The Century they can break the first force of attack. knew I could earn more as a man than which Richard Watson that America would be forced to fight labour exchange and entered my name as
Emperoz William said he believed ass girl. a man Jagatine
I put on male clothes and went to the and Robert Underwood Johnson were the directing editors. They bought Japan within two years. He seemed the article promptly, paying for it $1,000, eager to talk, and poured a steady stream Charles Brian Capon. I soon got worl
In its issue of November, 1908. The hours
of criticism upon England for two at wire working factory, and I was, Century made this announcement :-----
complimented on being able to use my Mr. Williant Beyard Hale of the New Naturally the synopsis created an hands. I have worked for two years as York Times staff (whose vivid account in uproar, and the World fought back the lad, and never had any trouble. that paper of the daily life of former tide of denial for nine days, eventually to President Roosevelt attracted great attenthe following terms.—
ohange front and make a retraction: in tion), was particularly fortunate last After a painstaking inquiry, the BRITISH BATTALION'S FEAT. sommer in westing the German Emperor and hearing him discuss subjects of our rent interest. Mr. Hale visited the Em peror on his yacht during his vacation in Norwegian waters, and the conversation not only related to topics of current pul lic interest, but was of the frankost and sincerest sort. An authoritative record of much that was said will appear as o feature of an early number of the Century and it will be found to have extraordin
(CEAPOTEAUT) ary interest.
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Forid frankly admits it finde no convine. Niinem Hale interview w ing basis for the so-called synopsis of the
with the Gorman To take a considerable body of men on
peror," and in a lengthy article which followed stated that Dr. Hale corrected the proofs himself, suggesting no changes save those in his own handwriting.
a pitchblack night over an icy river flow. ing above their middles strongly enough to sweep away the less sturdy of those who slipped, may be regarded as an especially fine performance in the way of
ALKOSEN After a number of successLE
of the Piave on a smaller
THE KAIRER ON THE CARPET. The American never retracted. In conclusion, now the strangest and however, this has been done by a British the most tragic, or viewed in another battalion (writes Mr. G. Ward Price light, the most humorous phase of the The force that carried out the wilder whole affair. Both the World and the taking took with it machine-guns and Pressure was at once brought to bear American were right. They quoted loose even stretchers to bring back possibro on the Century to stop publication. Itly to be sure, but in the high spots they casualties. Its only help in getting over was pointed out that publication of the had not greatly erred. Wilhelm 11. did was a tope by which men who lost their interview might couse war, and, by Church in short, he said pretty much This strong reconnaissance gath
attack England, did attack the Catholic footing in the stream might save them
selves ment of the expense to which the magn- zine had been
gathered in puty the
of 12 pages, Aeronsisting what was ascribed to him. A
from the The whole incident caused a wide out several prisoners from the scattered, little issue, the pages liftou out and packed in bun
burst of irritation throughout Germany. outrost trenches from which the enemy
10 boxes, carried out to sea on a German In the Reichstag Prince Bulow tried to keeps watch by the river bank at night, cruiser, and thrown overboard. The deflect the storm on to his own head. The and thengh fred on by machine gune boxes floated: they were hauled aboard Kaiser had not a single defender. Even posted in houses, came
and burned. The plates from which the the leader of the Conservatives spoke of very little loss me back safely with
article was printed were not destroyed ir
for
discontent that had been Saladins Lab
handed over to the German Embe APES
made a
On the return journey the men vere given a march of several miles to warni he them a little after their soaking in the
Five years later they were rediscovered
as war bad already broken out, per, promised to prevent a recurrence of the bitterly cold stream. For a week before mission was sought from Count Bernstorf incantionnee. He pledged himself that the raid was made those detailed for fr to publish it. This was refused, the measures to this end should be taken had been rubbing themselves twice a day plates were demanded and handed over without injustice but yet without any with camphorated oil as come precaution But one copy was still at large regard for the person. The interview against the cold. It was, in fact, as try Now as to the newspaper paraphrasce between the Chancellor and the Kaiser B a gight's work as can well be im of the interview which appeared shortly lasted for several hours and the Kasier agined, complicated from the military after the suppression of the article by made a complete surrender. The official print of view by the need, if strong enemy what detachments were encountered, of fighting the Century Fint to say a synopsis | Reichsanzeiger then published was the New York American, which in amounted to a full apology to the people with the river immediately behind