Then came the Agadir incident in 1911 when once more the Kaiser bluffed.

But Great Britain called his bluff that time and the great War Lord had to back down with great loss of prestige not only with his own people but with the whole of Europe.

It hurt the Kaiser to think that any nation in Europe should move in any direction without his consent.
Agadir taught him that he must quit bluffing or make up his mind to fight." Again Switzer was upon his feet.

"This is a slanderous falsehood," he cried.

"How does this man know ?" "I happened to be there," was the quiet reply.
"How do we know ?" again cried Switzer.
"Will you kindly repeat that remark ?" said Mr.Romayne quietly.
"I believe this statement," shouted Switzer, "to be a slanderous falsehood." "If you accuse me of falsehood," said Romayne even more quietly, "that is a matter of which we shall not discuss here, but later.