The Kaiser and the Private Citizen 



aiHe ©taboofftjicre lt»aren Bor bcm Seginn bcr Uebung auf 

 bcm 'Siul^lenberg oerfammelt. 1)tx Kaifer, an beffen ©cite 

 fic^ Dberft Stoofeuclt bcfanb, Ijielt bann an ben (f j='"i5rafibenten 

 Wbrttic^ bie nac^ftet^enbe 2lnfprad)e : „ Mdn Jreunb ! It is 

 ray great delight to welcome you in the presence of my 

 guards and my army. I want you to realize that you are 

 the first private citizen to review German troops." 2)er 

 Kaifer toanbte ftd) bann an bie Dffijiere unb fagte : ,,3Jleine 

 §erren ! gg ift eine gro^e Sbre fiir un§, ben auSgejeicfjneten 

 Dberftcn ber amerifamfcfjen 9lauF)reiter unter unS ju ^aben" 

 — From the Kaiser's Speech to his Officers at Doeberits. 



