New-York tribune., 1906-11-21
EAISER'S DIARIES.
r~oeror William May P0'''0iS
en- u'hE,h His Fathers Journals

s,sr the death OF the ia'e
WITH ras.r1ck the eminent 7 and 2
E-Pes basn one Of his closes' $3.50. ,,-asted
vne ~ :, hts Intimate circle O of - =
nen4' .ansatioa BY puolls1''''s .-,-+s from
an tSo-1,oue ,o--v = number or eA'r@ot7 =
,-e6fng German .,--tss They were destpsa 10
.he dead no-.9 -. conclusive manner e'e az
u-ove u ~ -. frederick had played II Sllls
portsnt rOie <--,5stion OF the present 1ei 4i'>
ins aoo. o.. which had afways oeeh ~ -
ET1pN,,- ,,+sI then hy BisrnaTcA- INC
fhe N.st5A himself with rage caUssa &c -
sHp4s -,tasso- On e charge OF IeFeA-s
CT ths proIeo. ~, for several weeks IN prison,
seo1eN .1+ Fr,p-ror, realizing thaL no s'hD0
rnrA 0hc -. hs--aved that no harm had peeh
Sec ..t.- - the dynasty or 10 the soVei't1ii
Gu - m the reputston o. blsl--~iSA' NN. '"
eS' -. Vas merely g piece OF PeIso4la- a4AN
..s,c+,o vengeance Of the oid Ch@ilCel'ol' saNe
O.. re professors immediate release and
orders 70. e-so1-neut Of al proceedings against
hin ,,o affair hts liberation
- ..1 hsd taken up his residence at Munich IN
-. = he beyond the reach OF BISMARCK pub
- . -.r1srkabIe interview on the subject OF his
---.on Nv that statelusn II connection with
- s,.-fs. ~ Emperor Frederick, and incidentally
-.,+,or.s ths+ both the originals and certified
- -v.-s g., a safe place. and that some day or
s.,+Ls- they would probably be published. Not
- .,---ua-d the professor gathered TO his
fathers
-bA widespread sensation created by the recent
-r,sI,oa,ton OF the Hohenlohe "Reminiscences has
Is II the question being asked in number OF
,s-s both AZ home end abroad. as to what has
b..o-,e OF Emperor Fredericks diaries which he
..,- n e most raethodiCaI manner. day by day,
.-1 ire year 1856 until his death in 1888 It is also
ssrgested that their publication may be sprung
rnou TIE world al sny moment
with regard 10 the possibility Of their pubIica-
IN 7f-71- b4
~ss-esb bouts q The Emperor Frederick diaries.
-sv ssy that they are now IN the possession Of
-. Kaiser They we're sent % England during the
,,o-uF days o. the reign OF Emperor Frederick by
sis widow WHO determined. at ali costs. 10
--szeat their falling into the hands Of Bismarck,
-sos. reputation had everything To gain by their
sssructio1- They remained IN England until 1928
er lH7-that IS 70 sag. two OF three years after
.be death ~ Professor CieTcken Prompted by
Queen Victoria who always entertained particu-
Isrlr warm affection ard high regard for her eldest
grandson the Kaiser. Empress Frederick caused
re diaries 10 be shipped back from England 10
In e. Berlin. where they are now among the pri-
ss-s archives Of the house Of HohenzolIern Queen
yIcoris pointed out that TO ore had better night
70 the diaries OF Emperor Frederick than his eldest
SCI and successor the throne and Empress
Frederick. TnO was At the tine already stricken
With the frs signs OF the fr!ghtful 11alady 10
which she finally 10 succurnb felt that her
L
It By nc means follows. however, that Emperor
Fredericks diaries viii never see the light of dav
II fart Il is extremely probable that # the long
delayed third volume Ct Bisma-ck's Memoirs IS
published. under the plea OF relieving the old Chan
eeLor OF the many imputations contained in the
Eohenlehe "reminiscences. the Kaiser NAV order
the publication Of portions OF his fathers diaries
fG the purpose O. replying 10 Bismarck's one
Easd and pre5-d-cec stories Il may safely be as
ssrted that when. thanks 10 all these pozthur1ous
rsFs-ztons. everything IS known, the memoir OF
ihs no osad e-operors and the fair name OF the
present Kaiser viii be benefited rather than suffer
i1y harm Still, there IS something weird IN this
species o. fight beyond the grave OF dead non
f-chs and Statesmen
oae word more IN order 10 show how close was
ne t1t11acy between Csefcken and Emperor Fred
elcK may mention that II was the professor who
tral1ed tie remarkable proclamation and political
1H-ifesto issued by 'CRser Fritz" on his acces-
En1 10 the tlro1e-a manifesto in which BIS
1srck had no voice. and which he even did not see
MI i had been made pu5lc. Bismarck be-
cine aT-eTs o. the professors role IN the matter
saa vas filed with bitterness against him, even
before the publication OF the extracts from the
6zres