. Suicide of monarchy, recollections of a diplomat. he had with him in one of his castles,the German Monarch sanctioned the bellicose politicsof the Habsburg Empire toward Serbia. It is here,therefore, that the date of the European War ivasreally first decided on. In his foreign policy William regarded only onenation with an absolutely implacable hatred—Etig-land! He deemed this Power everj^^v^here in hisway, thwarting and blocking him by every road heessayed, commercial, colonial and political. All hisdiplomacy was designed to fight this one enemy. Heswallowed all the troubles Nicholas II mad
. Suicide of monarchy, recollections of a diplomat. he had with him in one of his castles,the German Monarch sanctioned the bellicose politicsof the Habsburg Empire toward Serbia. It is here,therefore, that the date of the European War ivasreally first decided on. In his foreign policy William regarded only onenation with an absolutely implacable hatred—Etig-land! He deemed this Power everj^^v^here in hisway, thwarting and blocking him by every road heessayed, commercial, colonial and political. All hisdiplomacy was designed to fight this one enemy. Heswallowed all the troubles Nicholas II made in orderto have Eussia in the game that he intended toplay. He always hoped to be able to thrust Rus-sia into some serious complication with GreatBritain. Once, for instance ... we Russians were tryingout a new method of general mobilization of abrigade near the Afghan frontier. William rushedat once to our Embassy in the hope that this was thebeginning of a mobilization that would have the grav-est results. He assured Count Osten-Sacken that. COUNT OSTEN-SACKEN WILLIAM II 65 he was even then ready to offer Russia two armycorps for an eventual campaign against GreatBritain in India. The Emperors feelings towards England dictatedhis policy with France. The ambassadors of theFrench Republic were objects of his special atten-tions. Every French artist—painter—musician—or writer—found an exceptionally warm welcome atthe Court of Berlin. At the opening of the KielCanal, when French warships were anchored for thefirst time in history side by side with German ships,the admiral and officers of the French squadron wereespecially feted. Prior to the expedition to China against theBoxers, in which France took an equal part, the Em-peror was delighted at the order of the President ofthe French Republic—placing the French militaryexpedition under German command—that of Countvon Waldersee. The Emperor cherished the projectof an Entente between France and Russia directlyaimed
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