His Last Bow: New Year's Editorial

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Canon Story: His Last Bow
Title: New Year's Editorial (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

As we enter a new year we can only view with trepidation events on the continent.  Kaiser Wilhelm, King of Prussia and ruler of the German Empire, having dismissed his Chancellor Bismarck, remains insistent on men of his own choice being in charge.  We fear he grows closer to Franz-Joseph of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, while spurning both Russia and France.

Comments

[debriswoman]

Neatly linked, and so ominous.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And sadly we can see all sides beginning to make preparations.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

A terrible time coming.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed. We can but look forward in fear.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The Franz Ferdinand assassination was clearly just the one spark for the two huge powder-kegs - it would have happened, with both sides slavering for war.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Both sides were preparing and even after the assassination it would have been possible to avoid war had there been sufficient desire to do so.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

If only they had listened to Bismarck... so much needless suffering averted.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately Wilhelm was too sure of his own ideas.