Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-20
GERMANS HOPE TO
RULE IN HOLLAND
Special cablegram to me star.

Special Cablegfam to The Star.
BERLIN. August 20-The German dreams
Of Teuton-ruled Holland are actively re-
vived by Queen wilhelmina's misfortune,
because the probability once more becomes
strong that German prince will succeed
to the heirless Dutch throne unless the peo-
pie Of Holland alter the succession by spe-
cial legislation.
It's legal claimants are all German royal
ties First In the line is the widowed young
Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Wei-
mar, but as 1t would be necessary for him
to renounce his own throne to become King
OF Holland he Is considered out OF the race.
Next are the three sons of Prince Albrecht.
the regent Of Brunswick. aged respectively,
thirty two. thirty and twenty-six. They are
the kaiser's cousins and are members OF
the Prussian royal family. Third In line
are the hereditary Prince and Princess OF
wied.
Guarantee Of Close Relationship.
The occupation Of q foreign throne by
German prince would not Of course. place
the land in question under the suzerainty
OF the fatherland any more than Roamania
or Bulgaria: but in the case of Holland.
whose Incorporation with the German en-
pire has long been forecasted by certain mil
liant elements. German ruler would UNI
deubtedly be regarded as first-class guar
antee Tor close relationship.
During the past SIX months there have
been specially active efforts on the part Of
German chambers Of commerce and others
to bring about the long-desired customs and
postal union with Holland as the first step
IN the direction of political amaiSamatfon.
These efforts have not been discouraged by
numerous indications that the Dutch are
not anxious to enter into partnership with
their powerful eastern neighbour.
Republican Movement in Holland.
There Is. however. a weli-organized re-
publican movement in Holland which would
manifest itself conspicuously the moment
the Orange dynasty disappeared.
Herr Macmillan Harden suggests that
Herr Balm, the managing director of the
Hamburg American Line. may be Prince
Buelow's successor as German chancellor.
The writer relates an anecdote- illustrating
Herr Ballin's intimacy with the emperor.
Herr Balm was the emperor's guest at the
imperial hunting lodge at Hubertustock,
and, after walk together, the emperOrl
Prince Buelow and Herr BALM entered
small room OF the lodge set aside for Herr
Balm. -
The room contained a bed a. chest of
drawers. and one chair. The emperor;
swung himself on the chest of drawers
and Prince Buelow sat on the bed. while
Herr Balm occupied the only chair be-
tween them
A long. serious conversation ensaed. and
then Prince BuelOw suddenly remarked:
read tomorrow that Herr Balm Is shortly to
have a seat in the cabinet" The emperor
added. "Or that he will be chancellor. my
dear Buelow."
For Post Of Chancellor.
Herr Harden suggests that Herr VIE
gand the managing director Of the North
German Lloyd. is also candidate Cor the
post Of chancellor.
The bordness Of the socialist newspapers
in treating of the situation in Russia Is
striking. One Of the most daring recently
appeared In the Vorwarts. It's tone and
tenor may be guessed from the title "On
the Road to the ScafYold" It Is an elaborate
description Of the occurrences which i'm
ned1ately preceded the guillotining Of Louis
XVI, and an equally elaborate attempt to
show the affinity Of those incidents with
the events now happening In Russia. The
ozar's act can only result" says the vor-
warts. "in unchaining the revolutionary
powers of the people. He has signed the
order for his own destruction. On Bloody
Sunday he began to tread the way to
the scaffold; he now proceeds step by step.
as the successor of Charles Stuart and
Louis Capet. His further existence bur-
dens not only Russia but all civilized hui
manity; his existence is a mockery Of all
human dignity: he must fall"