By saying that Alsace-Lorraine is to remain Prussian for ever and
for ever, he has compelled France either to accept her defeat for
centuries to come, or to protest against it every hour of her national
existence.
November 2, 1895.
William II suffers from a curious kind of obsession, which makes him
want to astonish the world by his threats, every time that his recruits
take the oath. On the present occasion he said, that the army must not
only remember the Watch on the Rhine but also the Watch on the Vistula.
[1] _La Nouvelle Revue_, April 1, 1894, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[2] _La Nouvelle Revue_, April 16, 1894, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[3] _Ibid._, May 1, 1894.
[4] _La Nouvelle Revue_, August 1, 1894, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[5] _La Nouvelle Revue_, September 15, 1894, "Letters on Foreign
Policy."
[6] A pun on the word _clou_, a nail.
[7] _La Nouvelle Revue_, December 15, 1894, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[8] _La Nouvelle Revue_, January 15, 1895, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[9] _Ibid._, March 16, 1895.
[10] _La Nouvelle Revue_, April 1, 1895, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[11] _La Nouvelle Revue_, April 15, 1895, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[12] _La Nouvelle Revue_, November 1, 1895, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
CHAPTER V
1896-1897
Telegram from William II to President Krueger--The Emperor Nicholas II
visits France--William II and Turkish affairs; he becomes Protector of
the Sultan--Why the condolences of William II preceded those of the
Tzar on the occasion of the fire at the Charity Bazaar--"Germany, the
Enemy": Skobeleff's word remains true--We have been, and we still are,
gulls--Peace signed between Turkey and Greece.
Pages:
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137