Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
DISCUSSES THE
CROWN PRINCE
FORMER TUTOR TELLS OF HIS
CHARACTER
IS A SERIOUS MINDED YOUTH
' While in the University He Took No
Part In carousines and Exc
cesse~ Of His Fellow
Students
is A SERIOUS MINDED YOUTH
eneoial Cable To The Herald.

special Cable TO The Herald.
BERLIN, May 13-Willie Seibert,
who was the crown princes violin
master at Bonn, has published a pen
portrait of his royal pupil, entitled
1.-THE Heir Apparent" which is attract.
ing attention as showing its subject in
a different light from that generally
seen. The crown prince lived with
Professor Seibert from 1901 to 1903.
"He let himself co. writes Seibert,
"but his escapades never got beyond
the overturning of a few pals of rub
bish the inhabitants had placed at the
edge of the pavement for removal by
dust carts. He, moreover, was averse
to every species of excess; he has not
a cultivated thirst; he cannot carouse
and his refusal to conform to the tra-
ditional drinking rules of the corps to
which he belonged frequently led to
uncomfortable friction.
Cares Not for carousing
1.-THE crown prince never really en-
joyed the student life of the men who
might have been his friends, but
sought the society of those who pre-
ferred seriousness to drinking, and the
princes intercourse with his fellow
students was quite oe a superficial ma
ture. He is not prudsh, but the note
worthy lack of interest he displayed in
stories which do not bear repeating
acted as a cold douche on those who
take delight in them.
"In politics he is free from prejudice;
in matters connected with art he ad-
mits ne has not sufficient wide knowl-
edge to form an opinion, and he is al
ways ready to listen to different views.
He plays the violin and undoubtedly
has musical talent; he obtains from it
a fine tone, free from dross, and knows
something of rhythm, but the neces-
cary practice is wanting. The prince
arrived at Bonn just in time for the
Beethoven festival; he passed one hour
at the concert, then the attraction of
the tennis court supervened.
"T am suffocated among so many
people packed together he said. L
need air; am fit for nothing unless 1
have a few hours of healthy exercise
Is Fond of Sports
Hunting, riding, dancing, tennis,
automobiling and cycling he enjoyed to
the full, but purely for their own sake.
He preferred the society of the old
Rhenish burgher families to the semi
official gatherings he was expected to
attend, and nothing pleased him bet
ter than to spend an evening with a
few persons in whose company he
could be merry, hearty and simple. He
was sentimental and did not disdain a
harmless Irritation with a pretty girl
of burgher stock He learned at Bonn
that estimable men and women are also
to be found outside the ranks of the
nobility. He is quiet, seemingly almost
passionless, and not impelled by any
impression to excited remarks or judg-
ments; on the contrary, he allows his
opinion to develop calmly and surely,
and then does not withhold it,
Shrewd and Reserved
1.-THE first impression he makes is
that he is proud, but longer and closer
observation reveals that his predomi-
nant characteristic temperament is re-
serve. Such natures as HIS preserve
their independence by being warm
with but few. He undoubtedly
should be included among those per-
sons we call shrewd and is an in
stinctive judge of men. He always
preferred among the students those
who We're straightforward, honorable
and free from obsequiousness, and he
quickly detected and duly appreciated
obtrusive sycophancy. He is good,
God fearing Christian, who knows
nothing and wishes to know nothing
of the teaching that seeks to gnaw
away the groundwork of faith"
1t is understood that Emperor Will
liam will request the reichstag to
award a special civil list for the sup
port of the crown prince and his bride.
1t is ordinarily the emperor who pro-
vides for the support of the crown
prince, but it is said that the imperial
house is just now hard pressed for
money, owing to inherited debts, and
that the grant is deemed by the en-
peror to be absolutely necessary for
the style in which the crown prince
and princess shall live