New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
pRrNCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA
-n1IIAMs JEALOUSY. AND HIS EULEN-
BERG FRIENDS.


..s,,ons Of his family and in those Of his county,
,,en II was only to be expected tha' ri''0e -
~ pr,ss,a would sooner or later become 'ne 90.
u - .oroe sensational manifestation OF iii-wiii
mart ~ Emperor william; and therefore
y" re Of q serious quarrel between the '"o'
INV to, I, tho sailor Princes being placed
ro.,rad lie, ~ the Navy and banished
-, court. will surprise no one VINO mas 'aAe''
.,h,o 20 Laen track Of the career OF the TWO
NV ,,oa tbav attained manhood 1t IS
.od IN the cable dispatches that the rupture
90. hrousbt about BY some dispute al the time
- onening az the Kiel Canal, ana tha' IL was
..,,oa nv Gutenberg influences. BUT thefe II
- ao,h, that this quarrel was merely the CROWN
~ ,.,sor. % long succession OF sights set
- o,a ,eces OF petty tyranny to which Prince
-, has been subjected by his brother tyrah-
It, which only the Princes sense Oh 'nin'a'S
s,sc,,line as we'll as the fact OF MS peins do-"'
s-,os 90 the despotism exercised by crowned
,eads over the members or theH ia'ili'S' H"N vi
80 him TO nut UP with until the other day
- within a wear Of the death Of the OLD
rrneror. Prince Henry may be said to nave &C.
.r,,ed in many respects a more advantageous po-
.,,ion than his brother. To begin WIN lie was
~ &c he is at present, infinitely more popular
A. r,,iet modest and unassuming as Nliiiaih Is
49,. reverse he made friends on every sue III
az. Navy his freedom from annexation anu ap-
..,cs q, pride caused him to be ldoizeo oy MS
,.ss,,ates and by the men, the latter never lail-
A.. 20 recall that on two occasions ne diVeo from
nc quarterback TO rescue drowning sailors De
A h,s rrofesslon-he declares that he has
.,ent some Of the happest days OF his lie al sea
NC hovhood was passed in twice circumnavigat-
.ho v,ohe first as a mdshipman and then as
7,.oror, visiting every corner OF the earth
.o-r,,,ry the flag Of Germany into regions
rbe-e Il had never been seen before. Ihls IN IT.
.o,f WAS sufficient 10 interest the German people
q, the Young Prince. the first of his house TO seek
,..~.,,-as =, such far distant climes. and his
healthy. manly and interesting mode OF life was
oo,nnared greatly 20 his advantage, to the some
-. s,ss,nated existence of young army officer
- h,s older brother was leading in Berlin.
,,o,..- this training the best that a young
- -scajve contributed to strengthen Prince
1y.,,vs character and 10 confirm In him all these
.,ar,,np qualities with which are so fond OF
endoving those who go down to the sea in
ships"
FII,IAL CONDUCT OF THE TWO~BRoTHEKS'
These long sea voyages have also had the effect
.. kAening him clear OF all those court intrigues
which have exercised so baneful an influence
unon William not only since his accession 10 the
throne. but before that event For It was court
cabal that by means Of fattery and intrigue Sc
cured control of the present Emperor during the
lifetime Of his grandfather. and which Induced
him 10 place himself for the selfish purposes OF us
members. first in opposition and finally in open
war with his father and mother. In all the MS
tory of modern Europe there is no parallel u oe
found for the unfilial behavior OF the present
ruler Of Germany toward his parents Inc cruel
lest blow of all he inflicted when forgetful OF his
own incurable cancerous aura maady and Of
his withered and msshapen arm, ne endeaNoreu
20 secure the elimination Of his noble-hearted
father from the succession 10 the crown on the
ground of his being afflicted with incuraole can
Ger of the larynx People could not help compar-
,ng this with the tender and unalloyed devotion
disnlayed by Prince Henry TO his parents. to
which Emperor Frederick few weeks before MS
death bore such touching tribute. when, in en-
hracing and blessing his sailor on the occa-
sion of the young Princes marriage, he pressed
in his hand a slip of paper-he could not speak
on which he had written: You, at least. have
never given me a moments sorrow, and Will
make as good a husband you have been low
ing SON" And when soon after this, he breathed
his last II was found that he had left the major
norton of his fortune either to Henry or TO his
wife. the Empress Frederick, in trust for that
fayorite son. Prince Henry came forward as the
chief support Of his mother. when, in addition to
her overwhelming grief for the loss Of her hus
hand. she was confronted with the most out
rageous manifestations Of luminosity on the part
OF her eldest son. who before his fathers body
had time TO grow cold, surrounded the palace with
a Gordon Of guards. bent above everything else
upon preventing either his mother or any or her
people from conveying out Of the country and into
places Of safety his ia theirs confidential papers
especially those documents and diaries which
contained the record and the evidence of the dis
graceful part which he had taken in the in
trigues against his dying parent during the last
year Of the latter's life
In one word there has not been thing done by
Emperor William to lower himself in the estima-
ton OF the whole world which has not had its
counterpart in some pleasing trait on the part Of
Prince Henry. whose smile is sunny and whose
blue eyes are as honest as those Of his father En-
peror William soon realized that he was at dis
advantage when by the side Of mis- brother. and
accordingly stationed him at Kiel, where he has
kept him ever since. the Prince not being per-
ritted to leave the dreary seaport town even for
a trip to Berlin only four hours distant. without
previously obtaining this permission OF the Kali
ser Moreover. when he happened 10 60 away on
leave either to his wife's relatives at Darmstadt
or TO stay with his English grandmother at Bal
moral, Osborne Windsor the Emperor would
suddenly cut short his stay by peremptorily or
dering him back to Kiel. whenever he got 1t into
his head that too much being made Of the
Prince by Queen Victoria. This may sound sur
prising 10 those who do not know the unquestion-
ing obedience exacted from princes and princesses
Of the blood no matter what their age. by the
heads OF their families. Ordinary folk. when they
grow up are free to follow their own devices and
have considerable amount Of independence. But
with royal personages this is different They are
ordered about without the slightest regard to
their convenience. Queen Victoria. the late En-
peror OF Russia and Emperor William being par