The evening world., 1903-11-13
Aarv Germans Fear He Is Suf-
fersng from Same Disease
That Killed His Father, En-
peror Frederick.
PROF. ORTIZ SILENcED
BY ORDER OF WILHELM.
Fact that Expert Is Not Per-
mitted to Lecture on Case
Adds to Apprehension of the
People.

BERLIN, Nov. 13.-The belief that
Emperor William is a victim Of cancer
10 gaining In Official circles here.
The refusal OF the Emperor's advisers
to allow Prof. Orth to lecture before
the Berlin Medical Society on the oper'
alton performed on the Emperor's
throat has caused the greatest surprise
and is taken as significant proof OF the
fact that the Emperor's case is much
more serious than the public has been
led to believe.
The bulletins issued by the attending
physicians are given little credence hero.
The fact that no official bulletin in
which absolute denial Of cancer is made
has been issued is looked upon in Dip
lomatic circles as significant Of the
Emperor's real condition.
Prof. Orth had intended to explain
the operation and the pathological as
poets of the case before the Medical
Society. His explanation would have
done much to relieve the present feel
ing had the polypus removed been OF n
purely benignant character. as has been
maintained by the physicians attending
the Emperor.
See Meaning in Silence.
That he was not allowed to make
the explanation Is deemed proof Of the
fac that the growth removed from His
Majesty's vocal cords was of a far
more serious nature than was at frst
announced.
Prof. Orth was not present at the
operation performed on the Emperor.
and It is barely possible that he may
have been deceived in the same man
ner as Prof. Virchow was by Sir Morell
Mackenzie in the case of the late En-
peror Frederick.
Under the house law OF the Hohenzol-
lerns an incurable disease is a bar 70
succession to the throne. At the time
of the first operation on his throat
Frederick was Crow Prince. His wife
wa the daughter of Queen Victoria. It
was Queen Victoria who sent her own
physician. Sir Morell Mackenzie. to
Germany to combat the German physi-
clans and prove Frederiok's case to pe
acknowledgement.
According to well-verihed reports, Sir
Morell Mackenzie deliberately deceived
Prof. Virchow. TO whom the polypus re-
moved from Frederick's throat was sent
for m~icroscopical examination. Through
his deception Frederick was enabled to
ascend the throne and Queen victora's
daughter became Empress Of Germany.
May be Deceived.
II may be that DR.. Schmidt. who per-
formed the operation on Emperor Will
lam. Is deceiving Prot orth and his coll
lsesues.
Cancer Ii the hereditary faint Of the
EBohenzoilerns. To be sure. the present.
case differs from Frederick's. inasmuch
a. William Is already on the throne, but
e ts said that the death of William
from the same disease that carried off
his father might nave a bearing on
tho succession of the present Crown
Prince.
The following bulletin on the condi-
don of Emperor William was Issued to-
day:
The healing of His MaJesty's wound
ts proceeding in so entirely satisfactory
= manne that the next bulletin will be
Issued the day after tomorrow"
2 was signed by Drs. Won Leu
tnoid. Schmidt inc 1lberg.
The report that the Villa Cirio, at San
reno, Formerly occupied by the late
1nmperor Frederick. had been engaged
for Emperor William is absolutely de-
nied az the Foreign ONCE here.