World War I
William II, the "Social Monarch"--What lies beneath his declared pacifism--His journey to Russia--The German Press invites us to forget our defeat and become reconciled while Germany is adding to her army every day.
The danger to France of a _rapprochement_ with Germany--The Empress Frederick's visit to Paris--William II as _summus episcopus_ of the German Evangelical Church--Reception of t...
5. Chapter 5Telegram from William II to President Krüger--The Emperor Nicholas II visits France--William II and Turkish affairs; he becomes Protector of the Sultan--Why the condolences of W...
1. Chapter 1William II, the "Social Monarch"--What lies beneath his declared pacifism--His journey to Russia--The German Press invites us to forget our defeat and become reconciled while Ge...
6. Chapter 6The encroaching expansion of Germany--When will there be a determined coalition against Germany?--The crime of Jules Ferry--William II checked in his attempt to obtain a represe...
7. Chapter 7Impelled by a simplicity of mind that suggests vacuity, a great many French patriots imagine that our country cannot be equally hated by two nations at once. Seeing England thre...
4. Chapter 4Treaty of Commerce between Germany and Russia--Opening of the Kiel Canal; why France should not have sent her ships there--Germany proclaims her readiness to give us again the l...
3. Chapter 3Being too weak a man to accept such responsibility as that involved in the scheme of military reforms, Von Caprivi has, so to speak, by his suppliant attitude towards the partie...