Impression sketch
of German Flag being taken down L'affaire du Consulat
Lausanne - by Jamie. See an original image at: <http://www.postcardman.net/www1.html>
Accessed: 30 January 2016].
By close relations to Britain,
Queen Victoria's
And a relative to European
Monarchs - Kaiser Wilhelm II
And a relative to European
Monarchs - Kaiser Wilhelm II
Gave celebration of birthday
1916 on date of 27 January.
1916 on date of 27 January.
For the event of
Wilhelm’s
1916 Birthday, that marked
His 57th year, the
Swiss
German consulate
raised
A flag at
Lausanne - close
To Alps on Lake
Geneva.
French speaking
Lausanne
People, seeing the German
emblem, raised their protest -
emblem, raised their protest -
A gathering crowd
called
Out for the flag
to be pulled
Down, only to fly Swiss flag.
Down, only to fly Swiss flag.
The crowd rallied
to proceed
To see that flag of
Germany
Being hauled down
to ground -
Furthermore the
consulate
Arms were
attacked; suffering
Damage by the
disturbance.
That very
afternoon the Federal
Council heard and
discussed
The incident - to
calm matters
Their Chief of the political dept
Went to express their
apologies
Directly to the
German minster.
A Federal
Government
Voice, let if be
known of their
Disproval of the
crowd’s action.
Only to open up investigations
To punish the
guilty parties;
Making steps to
calm matters.
A German flag was
hoisted
Back, kept under
protection -
Later to carry 'Bundesschild'
To
the Hotel de Ville, where
Delegations
from Lausanne
And
Vandois met for peace.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1916. Kaiser's
Birthday - Riots in Switzerland - German Flag Hauled Down. The Daily
Telegraph, [online] 29 January 1916.
P.10. Col.3. Available
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12120482/Daily-Telegraph-January-29-1916.html
[Accessed: 30 January 2016].
Mann, J., 2016. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 30 January 2016).
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