The Kaiser
made an impatient gesture and exclaimed: "Yes? that is an excellent
example of the way German actions are misrepresented," and with
vivid directness he defended the aforesaid incident, as the German
Government has already done.
The interviewer reminded the Kaiser that an important and
influential section of the German newspapers interpreted these acts
very differently, and effusively approved of them because they
indicated that Germany was bent upon shaping events in Morocco.
"There are mischief makers," replied the Emperor, "in both
countries. I will not attempt to weigh their relative capacity for
misrepresentation, but the facts are as I have stated. There has
been nothing in Germany's recent action in regard to Morocco
contrary to the explicit declaration of my love of peace made both
at the Guildhall and in my latest speech at Strassburg."
Kaiser and the Boer War.
Reverting to his efforts to show his friendship for England, the Kaiser
said they had not been confined to words. It was commonly believed that
Germany was hostile to England throughout the Boer war. Undoubtedly the
newspapers were hostile and public opinion was hostile.
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