The Kaiser's Memoirs
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Kaiser's Memoirs, by William II, German Emperor, Translated by Thomas Russel Ybarra
WILHELM II
The Kaiser's Memoirs
WILHELM II Emperor of Germany 1888-1918
English Translation by THOMAS R. YBARRA
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON 1922
THE KAISER'S MEMOIRS
Copyright, 1922 By McClure Newspaper Syndicate Copyright, 1922 By Harper & Brothers Printed in the U. S. A.
First Edition K-W
THE KAISER'S MEMOIRS
Prince Bismarck's greatness as a statesman and his imperishable services to Prussia and Germany are historical facts of such tremendous significance that there is doubtless no man in existence, whatever his party affiliations, who would dare to place them in question. For this very reason alone it is stupid to accuse me of not having recognized the greatness of Prince Bismarck. The opposite is the truth. I revered and idolized him. Nor could it be otherwise. It should be borne in mind with what generation I grew up—the generation of the devotees of Bismarck. He was the creator of the German Empire, the paladin of my grandfather, and all of us considered him the greatest statesman of his day and were proud that he was a German. Bismarck was the idol in my temple, whom I worshiped.
German Emperor William II
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THE KAISER'S MEMOIRS
HIS GRANDFATHER'S SUCCESSOR
THE MAN WITH THE HYENA'S EYES
BISMARCK'S CONTINENTAL PREPOSSESSIONS
SOURCE OF RUSSIAN ENMITY
INTERCOURT POLITICS
TO OFFER DARDANELLES TO RUSSIA
PROPHECY OF RUSSIAN DOWNFALL
RELIEF AT CHANCELLOR'S DISMISSAL
GERMANY AS PEACEMAKER
HE BECOMES EMPEROR
VICTORIA'S HAND IS FELT
CONFLICT ON TURKISH POLICY
HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD PARTIES
THE BREAK WITH BISMARCK
HANDLING A COAL STRIKE
FURTHER CONFLICT WITH CHANCELLOR
BISMARCK'S LABOR VIEWS
GERMAN SOCIAL PROBLEMS
"WELFARE WORK" AT THE COURT
THE CHANCELLOR IN ACTION
BISMARCK'S SUCCESSOR
THE DEAL FOR HELIGOLAND
SOME DIPLOMATIC FENCING
THE SEIZURE OF TSING-TAO
QUEST FOR COALING STATIONS
DEVELOPMENT OF TSING-TAO
REPROACHES FOR JAPAN
SAYS HE SIGNED AGAINST HIS WILL
DEAL WITH CECIL RHODES
PEN SKETCH OF HOHENLOHE
CHANCELLOR'S RETIREMENT
BÜLOW A DISCIPLE OF BISMARCK
HOLSTEIN'S SECRET POWER
DISMISSAL—AND AN ENEMY
BRITISH ALLIANCE FAILS
AGAIN KAISER "GIVES IN"
NEGOTIATIONS FRUITLESS
FINDS FAULT WITH CONSERVATIVES
HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH BÜLOW
A BREAK WITH BÜLOW
RECEIVES BRITISH ROYALTY
"EDWARD THE ENCIRCLER"
THE PICHON CONVERSATION
FINDS FAULT WITH BETHMANN
EARLY GERMAN VICTORIES
CHANCELLOR'S DIPLOMATIC POWER
DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY
FESTIVITIES IN ENGLAND
SURPRISE AT BRITISH NOTE
DIPLOMATIC PREPAREDNESS
SELECTION OF CHURCHILL
SUSPECTS ENGLISH PURPOSES
COUNTERCHARGES OF CHEATING
DEFENDS NAVAL PROGRAM
KINGSHIP OF ALBANIA
OPPOSED CHOICE OF GERMAN
REQUIREMENTS OF A RULER
ACADEMY'S SHACKLES BROKEN
CHEMICAL RESEARCH
KAISER'S RUSSIAN FORESIGHT
ARCHITECTURAL INTERESTS
"ILIAD" AS A GUIDE BOOK
FRIENDSHIP FOR POPE LEO XIII
"SWORD OF CATHOLIC CHURCH"
DOCTOR DRYANDER'S INFLUENCE
THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM
SCHOLARSHIP AND RELIGION
KAISER'S THEOLOGY
BELIEVES OFFICERS STILL LOYAL
BETTER MILITARY EQUIPMENT
FIGHT IN THE REICHSTAG
FEVERISH HASTE FOR NAVY
COLONEL GOETHAL'S VISIT
COMING OF THE DREADNAUGHT
IMPATIENT FOR U-BOATS
SAYS WAR WAS NOT FORESEEN
RUSSIAN CROWN COUNCIL
THE COSSACK'S TESTIMONY
STORES OF ENGLISH COATS
PROUD OF GERMAN ARMY
URGES PAPAL INTERCESSION
SCOUTS DANGER FROM "PIAZZA"
WINS PROMISE OF ACTION
MOVEMENT FOR ABDICATION
SAYS ARMY WAS STILL STRONG
"JOYFULLY RECEIVED" BY ARMY
SOCIALIST ACTIVITY
PRINCE MAX INSISTENT
DENIES HE FORSOOK FOLLOWERS
PROUD OF THE ARMY
RECALLS PLIGHT OF VERCINGETORIX
HINDENBURG'S LETTER
THE KAISER'S LETTER
SILENT UNDER ATTACKS
CALLS ACCUSATION FUTILE
NAVY MERELY PROTECTIVE
PURPOSE OF "ENCIRCLEMENT"
SOUGHT ENGLAND'S FRIENDSHIP
GRAND DUKE'S VISIT
AMERICAN FACTORS IN DEFEAT
FOURTEEN POINTS ABANDONED
ACCEPTED "SIGHT UNSEEN"
INADEQUATE PREPAREDNESS
BLAMES FRANCE FOR 1870
"MISTAKEN, BUT NOT GUILTY"
CHARGES ENGLISH INSINCERITY
HOPES FOR VERSAILLES REACTION
WIND AND WHIRLWIND
ANOTHER GERMAN MISTAKE
