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riTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, fORTLAND, SEPTEMBER " 2, 1917. 3 ATTACK PLANNED BY KAISER 11 YEARS AGO Designs Against France and England Known to Mr. Haldane in 1906. PACT WITH BRITAIN ASKED ttevelatlons of Negotiations for Eight Years Before World War Published Bulgaria Also Plotting Against Greece. LONDON. Sept. 1. (Special.) Im portant revelations which form a val uable chapter in the history of British and German negotiations during the eight years before the war were pub lished by the Manchester Guardian to day. The revelations are a detailed account of the negotiations which Richard Burdon Haldane (now "Vis oount Haldane), then Secretary for War, conducted with Emperor Will lam, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg-, the German imperial Chancellor; Admiral von Tlrpitz, Minister of the German Navy, and other German leaders, in cluding striking conversations. Haldane was the foremost student of Germany among the British public men and his career has been a. storm center since the war, the gist of the attacks upon him being based on a charge that he knew of Germany's de signs, but had reassured his fellow countrymen that all was well. ' Haldane visited Germany In Septem ber, 1906, as Minister of War. He took part first in conversations with the French general staff. The idea of these conversations was if Germany attacked France, Great Britain should be pre pared to give military assistance and help hold the frontier opposite Bel gium. Kins Ferdinand Ontivltted. Emperor William read a speech Hal dane made to London Germans and in vited him to attend the maneuvers. Haldane was anxious to get useful in formation about the German organiza tion, so he accepted. On his way he visited Kins Edward, who was stopping at Marienbad. "He there saw King Ferdinand of Bulgaria," says the Guardian, "who was worrying King Edward with a project that, if rumor is true, boded no good to Greece. King Edward very properly did not want to talk politics with Ferdinand. He told Lord Hal dane that he must put an end to all of Ferdinand's conversation with him self." Haldane, not desiring to hear Fer dinand's projects against Greece, talked so volubly on other topics that Fer dinand could not get in a. word edge ways. Lleutenant-General von Moltke, chief of the general staff, in a conversation, asked Haldane to put whatever ques tions he liked. "In this case," he replied, "I shall call for the plans of an invasion of England." Kaval Attack on Britain Planned. Von Moltke replied: "We have not one in the building," to which Hal dane, looking out of the window to ward the Admiralty, said: "Perhaps they are there." Von Moltke admitted that they were and that they were very good plans, too. "The vulgar idea of the Kaiser as a deep and consistent schemer," says the article, "is almost certainly wrong. He is, before everything else, a poser, an actor. He desires before anything to cut a figure on the world's stage. He is usually asking himself: 'Am I or am I not of the stuff of the great Frederick?' in small things as in the Kreat." Viscount Haldane visited Berlin negotiate a treaty, but under instruc tions by Sir Edward Grey to discuss affairs freely and refer everything to the Cabinet. The subjects of conversa tion, were the general European situa tion and the German shipbuilding pro gramme in consequence of the growth and power of Germany as the head of the triple alliance. Naturally there had been other powers vhich tended to ap proximate thereto, but there was no reason why the triple alliance and what was called the triple entente should not be friendly. Aid to Krance Announced. Viscount Haldane assured Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, who seemed skep tical, that Great Britain had no agree ment with France and Russia, except as had been published. Great Britain's military preparations were not hostile. Referring to Morocco, Viscount Hal dane said that if Germany had in tended to attack France and destroy her capacity to defend herself, Great Britain would have had such an in terest in the result that she could not have stood by and seen it done. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg proposed aa a formula hat neither England nor Germany should enter into any combination against the other. Sub stantially the following conversation ensued: Haldane I don't like that way of putting it. Suppose Germany joined in an attack on aria or Belgium or Portugal, which we are bound by our treaty obligations to defend. The Chancellor Yes, I suppose what you say is fatal to my formula. Haldane asked what good was an agreement if Germany was going to increase her battleships and force Eng land to do the same. England, he said, certainly would have to lay down, two keels to Germany's one. '. Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg was anxious to meet Haldane, but evident ly was nervous about what the Ad miralty would say. One Battleship Dropped. The next day .he question was dis cussed at lunch with Emperor William, Admiral von Tirpitz, Minister of the Navy, and Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. Haldane made the point that an agreement would be bones without flesh if Germany went on with her new fleet. The Kmperor was visibly disturbed at the suggestion that there could be no political agreement worth having unless there was an agreement about German shipbuilding. Admiral von Tirpitz said it was hard for Germany to mcke any admission about Great Britain's two-power stand ard. Haldane said the initiative was with Germany. The conversation re sulted in the dropping of one battle ship from Germany's plan. PETTY OFFICIALS SCORED (Too Many JJaws Held to Restrict Personal Liberty. I CORBETT, Or.. Aug. 31. (To the Edr Itor.) What has become of the old ad age. "That government gqvernB best which governs least?" Is there to be no end of creating petty officials and commissions, all, of course, to have a salary or percentage of some kind? No md to the restrictions on individual liberty of action nd initiative? ' And every restriction calls fon a new horde of petty officials. One cannot hunt on one's own land without a license, can not fish without a license and for dif ferent kinds of fish must have a differ ent license. Of course, these call for many officials to collect these licenses. If you want to keep cows you must milk in a certain kind of pail, see that your barn points straight to the north star; have a petty official come and tell you Just where each cow shall stand, what you shall wear while you are milking-, where the manure shall be put, etc. And It is seriously pro posed that even though a man may have a herd of 20 cows on a 20-acre farm that he shall be compelled to raise all his calves; cannot sell butter unless you have some highbrow come along and jigger your cows with some kind of stuff. This county must have a deputy appointed to assist the head office with a little extra pay of $5 a day. We are notified by an advertise ment in The Oregonian that if you want to keep a dog after September 1 you must get a license or be subject to annoyance and arrest. Of course there must be another official somewhere to get a rakeof f, from this license. Farm ers are now to be told what they must grow, what we must eat, etc. I might go on enumerating ad infinitum the re strictions on individuality, all tending to choke individual initiative. And every restriction calling for a new horde of officials, but hope this will suffice. The above is written as it is to call attention to what the writer believes is a wrong drift in our public affairs. The writer believes that this Nation has become great because of individual if er a 1 --"IIS - -- """ - MESl' OP DIXXER OX THE liberty of action and initiative enjoyed by the citizens thereof. SYLVESTER E. EVANS. FAITH IN U-BOAT LASTS GERMAN FLEET COMMANDER FEELS SURE OF VICTORY. Admiral Scheer Declares Americans May Make Themselves Unpleasant, but Cannot Harm Germany. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1. Confidence in the effect of unrestricted submarine warfare is expressed by Admiral Reln hardt ' Scheer, commander of the Ger man battle fleet, in an Interview in the Leipzig Tageblatt. - "This confidence," says the Admiral, "is shared by all our submarine com manders and no difference of opinion exists about it in our navy. It would be a mistake to. name a definite date, but I am fully convinced that if the rate of the sinkings continues ' as at present the day must come when Eng land will recognize that war does not pay. "With almost ideal obstinacy the English miss the mark and so far we have only been met with guns, nets and mines, and not with any new anti submarine appliances. Our losses on the averagj are two to three monthly and are more than equaled by new construction. "I do not underestimate America's support, neither do I attach too much importance to it. The Americans may make themselves unpleasant by means of increased supplies of airplanes 'and technical material, but they can hardly harm us seriously from a military point of view and they will never become dangerous. They will no more be able to turn the scale in favor of the entente than Italy or Roumania." Admiral Scheer expressed his con viction that the submarines will have decided the issue of the war before America is ready to send a large army to Europe. CHILD LAW IN EFFECT HOURS OF LABOR REGULATED BY FEDERAL, STATUTE. State Agencies Relied on In Measure to Enforce Act Now Being; Carried to Supreme Court. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. The new Federal child-labor law became effect ive today. John P. McLaughlin, Labor Commissioner of California, returned recently from i Washington, where he attended a conference at which Cali fornia was designated as one in which permits issued under state authority will be accepted as having the same force and effect as certificates of age Issued under the Federal act. The Federal child-labor law provides that no child under 14 years old may be employed at any factory, mill work shops or cannery in the United States the products of which are to be shipped in interstate commerce, and no child under 16 years of age may be employed in any mine or quarry. Federal Judge James E. Boyd, of Greensboro, N. C, declared the law unconstitutional and it will be ap pealed to the United States Supreme Court at once for final test. The law is to be enforced by state agencies as far as possible. A simple device has been Invented for pressing stones out of cherries without touching them with the hands. 'KIEL WEEK' SEES FIRST WAR CLOUD English Correspondent Brings News of Assassination to German Festival. DIPLOMATS NOT EXCITED Emperor Iieaves for Berlin, but Gives Express Orders That Festivities and Races Shall Go On as Arranged. (Continued From TMrgt Page.) the "Schrlppen Fest," because I was his guest. Conversations with the Emperor which I had on later occasions were at J? Sf 4 fet- PRIXCE OF MONACO'S YACHT. official audiences and to these the same rule does not apply. The Emperor also invited me to sail with him in his yacht, the Meteor, in the races from Kiel to Eckernfjord on the coming Tuesday. Assassination News Received. Sunday afternoon Prince Henry and his wife, who reside in the castle at Kiel, were to give an afternoon recep tion and garden party, but on Arriving at the gates we were told that the party would not take place. After going on board the Utawana, Frederick W. Wile, the celebrated correspondent of the London Daily Mail, ranged up along side in a small launch and informed us that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife had been assassinated at Sarajevo. There was much rushing to and fro In fast launches, the Emperor himself be ing summoned from the race which was in progress. That night we dined on board the yacht of the Prince of Monaco. All the diplomats and notables whom I met during the afternoon' and evening seemed to think that there was no chance that the tragedy at Sarajevo would lead to war. The next morning the Emperor left early for Berlin, but expressly directed that the festivities and races at Kiel should be carried out as arranged. Prince's Tongue Makes Slip. Monday afternoon there was a "Bierabend" In the large hall of the yacht club at Kiel. The Emperor was to have presided at this dinner, but his place was taken by his brother. Prince Henry, who. it will be remem bered, visited the United States not so many years ago. Sir Edward Goschen, the British Ambassador, who was liv ing on one of the British battleships, sat on his right and I sat on his left. During the evening a curious inci dent happened. The Prince and I were talking of the dangers of after-dinner speaking and what a dangerous sport It was. In the midst of our conversa tion some one whispered to the Prince and he rose to his feet, proposed the health of the visiting British Admiral and fleet and made a little speech. As he concluded, he said, addressing the officers of the British fleet. "We are sorry you are going and we are sorry you came." It is remarkable as showing the dis cipline of the German nation and their respect for authority that thereafter no German ever referred to this curious slip of the tongue. Prince of Monaco Is Scientist. The night was rather mild and after dinner we walked about the gardens of the yacht club. I had a long and in teresting conversation with the Prince of Monaco. That Prince, who receives such a large income from the company which carries on the gambling rooms at Monte Carlo, is a man of the world intensely interested in scientific re search; there is practically no corner of the seven seas into which his yacht has not poked her nose in the search for material for the sea museum which he has established at Monaco. On Tuesday Armour and I boarded the Emperor's sailing yacht, the new Meteor. The race was a beautiful run from Kiel to Eckernfjord and was won by the Meteor. As the Emperor was not on board, I did not get one of the souvenir scarfpins always given to guests who sail with him on a winning race. Among our crew was Grand Ad miral von Koster. subsequently an ad vocate of the ruthless submarine war. Prince Henry Gets Information. Eckernfjord is a little fishing and bathing town. Nearby is the country residence of Prince Henry, a rather modest house built in brick in English Elizabethan style. The wife of Prince Henry was a Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt, and is the sister of the Czarina of Russia. We had tea with Prince and Princess Henry, their family, the Duke of Son-derburg-Glucksburg and several others of his family. The billiard-room of the house is decorated with the large oris- M :' :'- w '.'w w 1 ; r :; ::;-.: "' 'ay . ..... I inal caricatures made by McCutcheon of the Prince's stay in America Prince and Princess Henry came out to dine on the Utowana. and Armour and the Prince went ashore to attend another Bierabend, but . I dodged the smoke and beer and remained on board. Before he left the yacht; I had a talk with Prince Henry. He seemed most exercised over the dislike of the Ger mans by all other peoples and asked me why I thought it existed. I politely told him that I thought it existed be cause of the success which the Ger mans had had in all fields of endeavor, particularly in manufacturing and commerce. He said, with great truth, that he believed a great deal of it came from the bad manners of the traveling Germans. Prince Henry is an able and reason able man with a most delightful man ner. He speaks English with a perfect English accent, and I think would be far happier as an English country gentleman than as the Grand Admiral of the German Baltic fleet. He has been devoted to automobiling and has greatly encouraged that industry in Germany. The Automobile Club of Berlin, is his particular pet.. Admiral Von Tirplts Amiable. . On returning to Kiel next day we spent several days longer ' there. I lunched on board his .battleship with Grand Admiral von Tirpitz. sitting next to him at the table. He struck me then as an amiable sea dog, combining much political and worldly wisdom with his knowledge of the sea. From Kiel we motored one night to dine with a Count and Countess in their country house. ' This house had been built perhaps 200 years and was on one side of a square, the other three sides being formed by the great stone barns in which the produce of the es tate was stored. Although the first floor of the house was elevated about eight feet above the ground, the fam ily, on account of the dampness of that part of the world, lived in the second story, and the dining-room was on this story. An ancestor of the Count had, at a timawhen this part of the country was part of Denmark and about the year 1700. lent all his available money to-the then King of Denmark. A crude painting in the hall showed him sitting in the hall of this particular house smoking a long pipe and surrounded by three or four sisters who -were all spinning. Our hostess told us that this picture represented the lending ancestor being supported by his sister while waiting the return of the loan which he had made to the Danish King, an early ex ample of the situation disclosed by the popular song which runs, '.'Everybody Works but Father." Of course, no one ever expected, a Prussian nobleman to do any work except in the line of war or governing the inferior classes of the country. (Continued Tomorrow.) North Beach Train Change. Beginning September-6, North Beach train and steamer service will be as fol lows: t. . Ex. Sun. Ex.Sun. Sun.Only Lv. Nahcotta. . 7:00am 12:45pm 12:05pm Lv.Long Beach 7:39am 1:24pm 12:44pm Ar. Astoria . 9:45am 3:50pm 2:35pm Ar. Portland 9:00pm 9:00pm Lv. Portland..t :00pm 8:45am t8:00pm Lv. Astoria 7:10am 1:00pm f :30am Ar.Long Beach 9:35am 3:32pm 9:19am Arw Nahcotta.. 10:15am 4:15pm 10:00am tSteamer "Hassalo" from Ainsworth dock, except Sunday; vla S., P. & S. Ry. Steamer service between Portland and Astoria, no change. Adv. . Woman's Press Club to Meet. The State Woman's Press Club will meet on Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Library, room A. Mrs. Lucia F. Additon will give an address and Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp will speak on "Proofreading and Newspaper Makeup." The doors of the up-to-date garage are now controlled by an electric motor. GERARD TAKES ISSUE Statement of Von Bethmann Hollweg Is Contradicted. GERMAN TERMS ADMITTED Former American Ambassador Says It Is Matter of Great Regret That ' ex-Chancellor Was Put Out of Office by Government. ' HAMILTON. Mont.. Sept. 1. James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Ger many, who is visiting at the Daly ranch near here, today took issue with Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the former im perial Chancellor of German. The for mer Ambassador issued a statement in which he contradicted the statement of the former German Chancellor that Mr. Gerard had drawn on his imagination. "Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg," said Mr. Gerard, "apparently has not -had the exact copy of my articles, for if he had read them he would have seen clearly' that I said the peace terms de scribed were the German peace terms, and not the opinions of the Chancellor. I wish to say that Dr. Hollweg said he himself was always subject to the rule of the military party of Ger many and could not follow his own de sires. Hollwear Admits Guarantees. "In the second place Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg admits that the German government intended to exact guaran tees from Belgium and makes the ad mission himself in the interview in which he sharply criticises me. "Thirdly, I wish to say if those terms as cited are not the German peace terms, then what are the German peace terms? "Dr. Hollweg gives nothing different from these and so it might be assumed they are the German terms after all. I consider it a matter of great regret that the German government put Dr. Hollweg out of office, and I feel that personally he is bitterly opposed to the ruthless submarine warfare of the Ger man government and that he only re frained from resigning his office out of deference to the wishes of Emperor Wilhelm. . Ideals Are Liberal. "I presume he was not put out be cause his ideals are too liberal for the German authorities to endure. This lib erality is shown in the interview. I am sorry to take issue with Dr. Holl weg on this subject, because I have a great admiration for him and I think he is a fine old fellow. "As to the ethics of my articles, all I wish to say to that is that old-time diplomacy which Dr. Hollweg advocates, has succeeded in plunging almost the whole world into the bloodiest war of history. When the people of a nation know what is going on in the seats of government. . such wars . cannot hap pen. "I do not beliece in back-stairs di plomacy, any more than Dr. Hollweg believes apparently in what he is pleased to call shirt-sleeve diplomacy. I believe the people of a nation is enti tled to know what is going on. This German diplomacy may be all right In a monarchy of the most limited type but it will not go at all in a modern democracy." MRS. ABB1E E. STACY DIES Funeral Services Are Under Auspices Woman's Relief Corps. ASHLAND, Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.) Mrs. Abbie E. Stacy died Wednesday, aged 70 years. She had been ailing since her husband died two years ago this month. Mrs. Stacy was born in Massachu setts in 1847, married Alphonso L. Stacy in 1S71. moved to Oregon in 1887 and to Ashland in 1913. Her husband was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and Mrs. Stacy of the Wom en's Relief Corps, under whose auspices the funeral services- were held today. Rev. Carnahan, of the Presbyterian Church, officiating. Mrs. Stacy is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Minnie A. Embree, and Miss Jlaye Glover, a granddaughter, both of Ash land, and a son in Massachusetts. VICTIM OF STABBING DIES Mouth of Workman Ripped Open "With Pair of Scissors. SEWARD Alaska, Sept. 1. J. J. Cun- tiiiiKhaiii, a labor contractor at the Arson's Bay salmon cannery, ten miles from Uyak on Kodiak Island, died Thursday from wounds he received dur ing a riot among Filipino laborors July 27. During the fighting Cunningham was stabbed in the back, a Filipino foreman received several knife wounds, the mouth of a Filipino cannery emplove was ripped open with a pair of scissors and two other Filipino laborers were stabbed. Aberdeen Pipeline Progresses. ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) Completion of Aberdeen's new $400,000 water project is certain be fore January 1, now that staves for the pipeline again are being received. Inability to get staves for a week or so threatened to delay completion of the project. Only about six miles of pipeline remain to be laid. 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