action in that drama. But the actual punishment of Napoleon has always been present to the mind of the advisers of the Allied Governments in the case of the Kaiser. It may be questioned, however, whether they would think it desirable to send him to such an isolated spot as St. Helena in these days of aeroplanes and submarines.

'It is understood that the Allied Governments do not anticipate any great difficulty in securing the surrender of the Kaiser for trial. Although only the five Great Powers will be represented on the tribunal, all the Allied and Associated Powers to the number of over twenty will join in addressing a request to the Government of the Netherlands for the surrender of the person of the ex-Kaiser. The request will be in no

sense an ultimatum. The Allies, in their note to the Dutch Government, will fully recognize the sovereign rights of Holland. They will ask the Dutch Government to hand over the Kaiser, taking their stand as the liberators of small states, seeking to insure the protection of small states, among which Holland must be numbered, in the years to come.

'No date has yet been fixed for the trial, and no place has yet been assigned for it. The Allies are anxious that there shall be as little delay as possible, but obviously no final decision can be taken until the treaty has been ratified. But the vital decision has been taken that London shall be the scene of the trial, and the Tower of William the Norman awaits the latest of its long roll of Royal prisoners.'

watched you holding

Another's child. O childless woman,

was it then

For her whose beauty makes me sing, Let nothing be before her sight To make despair or shuddering.

So in the quiet of her eyes,

Gazing, I shall descry the gleam Of Love's immortal sanctities And youth's imperishable dream.

The New Witness

A LEGEND has become widely current to the effect that the war started in the Crown Council which the Kaiser is alleged to have held in Potsdam on July 5, 1914. Even some Germans believe this fairy tale, although our opponents, who certainly would not have overlooked such a find, have not been able to give us any information concerning such a Crown Council in their official publications, and although even a most superficial investigation would have proved that a majority of the persons alleged to have been present at the Council were neither in Potsdam nor Berlin.

The actual facts were as follows: On July 5, 1914, the Austrian-Hungarian Ambassador, Count Szogyenyi, after breakfast with the Kaiser, handed the latter a personal letter from the Emperor Franz Josef, accompanied by a memorandum from his government. The memorandum developed a comprehensive Balkan programme, looking a long way forward, and in

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tended to oppose vigorous diplomatic measures to Russia's plans. In view of the hostility of Serbia and to provide against the unreliability of Roumania, it was proposed to establish closer relations with Bulgaria and Turkey. The purpose was to organize a Balkan league, excluding Serbia, under the patronage of the Central Powers. The tragedy at Serajevo was cited as a proof that the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had gone too far to be reconciled, and that the former country would have to count upon the obstinate, implacable, and aggressive hostility of Serbia. The personal letter from Emperor Franz Josef summarized the ideas presented in the memorandum, and called attention to the fact that the peace policy of the Great Powers would be threatened if the agitation at Belgrade was allowed to continue. The Kaiser received the two documents with the remark that he would not be able to reply to them until he had conferred