New-York tribune., 1910-08-22
KAISER ENDS FEUD
Lifts the Ban from Germany's
Premier Sporting Club.

60 os -atron of the Union Club or Der
-, marks the end OF feud which has
lasted nearly a quarter of century, dating
,-5eed from the lifetime and reign of MS
-randfatfer. The quarrel originated when
3. WIS colonel fl command of the hussar
regiment of the guard the uniform OF
which he is so fond OF wearing Naturally
- reason OF his Identification with the
corps commissions therein were nuch
sought after by tho younger members OF
the sristccrscy. eager to thus acquire the
intimacy Of their future sovereign
n the German army. more than In that
of zry other country. the commanding OF
ncer OF q regiment is regarded as resPon-
stble for the moral aud material welfare
Of his officers. and when William found
that q number of his subalterns were COM
ing 20 financial grief through high play at
.he Union Club he ended by issuing an
edict forbidding his officers from crossing
the threshold Of the club IN question.
Now the Union Club OF Berlin is the
equivalent of the jockey clubs of England,
OF France and Of Vienna, with this differ
ence that IT is more exclusive II Is, IN
fact. the premier club in point Of social
prestige OF Germany. fills the same posi-
tion with regard TO the German turf as the
Jockey Club does to racing In England and
Is invariably presided over by one OF the
greatest mobiles OF the empire, generally a
Hohenlohe. q Furstenberg Solms-
OF course. when the Kaiser, or, as he was
.hen. Prince William. issued this edict
there was 2 great outcTy at the club, and
the late Duke Of Ratibor, At that time
president Of the Union, visited the old
Emperor and entreated MIN 10 induce his
grandson 20 repeal the ban which he had
fDT = TIs-,,>~ ~ST,.a,1
his head vhen he heard what the duke
rsd 70 say. expressed doubts as to whether
l7,. would be able 20 accomplish anything,
but promised 70 do all that ne could. He
-F7e-euoon summoned his grandson and
asked him 70 relent- Prince William re-
pied with the following inquiry: Let me
ask -0u this question. Am I still colonel
of ny rogimenI>'' Certainly you are"'
answered the old Emperor We'll, then,
~5u- majesty must allow nc 10 fulfil the
duties Of NY office or else accept the
resignation Of M command" Not for
TIE world exclaimed his grandfather.
for do not know where I should ind SO
good and energetic z colonel again And
fe- hours later, after sumnloning the
Duke Of Rabitor 10 his presence. the old
Emperor informed him that he had COM
pIetely failed 20 move his grandson and
that the Iatter's edict against the Union
Club would have 20 stand
When William became Emperor IN 1855,
znd vgas the commander not OF mere
regiment Of cavalry. bua OF the entire Ger
man army. he set 70 work 70 curb the ex-
rravagance OF the officers and especially
- put some check upon the craze for gam
bling which twenty-five years ago had
reached extraordinary proportions At Ber-
@E--
re-nporarv ruin Of Prince George Radzivill,
Tow the head Of the Radziwi1l family, IN
der restraint as e homicidal maniac. and
-a-her Of that vounE Prince Anthony Al
Fe-t RadziwiI who married Miss Dorothy
Deacon the other DAY IN London. As most
IF this rnous- ras lost 1t the Union, where
-ra ple- vas exceptionally hiEtl, Emperor
william became more er77birtered against
--e cub than ever. and issued orders in
rs CAPACITY as Eeueralisstno. against pla-
~ rhe club. which were resented 70 such
- extent b. u1aur o9 the great mobiles
hat -he- resigned their commissions IN
-h- a-r1v. closed -hef- palaces IN Berlin,
t-aug11ra-ed : boycott against the court
md withdrew either 70 their estates or
e-se . foreign lands-amoug The most note-
sic instances of rlhts kind being the late
Prince Charles Fi1-stencerE whose widow
- now he wife Of Count Jean de Castel-
iane -he- declared that while the En-
reror had right 70 command them where
matters OF military duty were concerned,
= had no authority 70 determine the ex-
.ienditu-e Of their money
Tears and experience have smoothed away
many Of The anguIarities OF the character
n the kaiser: and the influence OF his most
intimate cron-, Prince MaxiniIien Ftirsten-
.b~e
T-ui9n az we'll as the pronounced fondness
~ hts sons, and especially OF the fascinst-
iug Crown Princess and Of the pretty wife
of Prince EiteI Fritz for horseracing have
proved effective In inducing him to not only
withdraw his embargo against the club but
sr-ua1Iy 70 become its paI-on-that is TO
vaJ, its president Of honor
= NAY be interesting 10 recall that the
insanity and ultimate death Of his grand
uncle King Frederick William " OF
T'-1lssia- was brought about by 4 tragedy at
KRIS very self-saue Union Club OF Berlin
That monarch, like the present Emperor,
Tas bitterly opposed 70 gambling, and,
-.gvel by newspaper criticism, had in
SfrUc-ed his chief Of police, Baron Won
EFirokeldev. % proceed with just as much
severity against the club in question as
aSainsr the gambling resorts OF minor i'm
7p-tauce- Baron Won HinckeIdey. in
.4hedler-r 70 his sovereign'S peremptory
commands. raided the club. and while there
s. The performance Of his duty was grossly
tusu,ted bv its president, Adolf Won ROchow.
o. this insult he took no notice, being on
Official business but when Won Rochow
some DAYS afterward. meeting him al
purely social affair, again insulted him, he,
~ II honor bound, challenged him 10 a
duel and was killed By his adversary's bull
.e- King Frederick William ", z very
KIND hearted man, felt convinced that II
vas ne VINO had virtually sent Won Hinckel-
coy ~ his death. and was 60 much moved
hereby that he lost his reason, being for
ever Haunted by appariticns Of his dead re-
Amer IN fact. the last three years of his
life we're spent under restraint lIInatic
with his younger brother, old Emperor
William. as regent
Pope's Aboioation Rurors.
Official deuiaIs have been issued OF the
report uf8,F- r{rc1la ted to the effect that