The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

shouted itself hoarse, and when at last
the performance could be proceeded
with it, was constantly interrupted by
parties of the spectators raising new
"Hochs" and "Huzzars" in honor Of
the idol of the moment
Prince Frederick Wilhelm, inheritor
of the mailed fist, instead of being the
stolid nonentty of many a Potsdam
story, playing second to his younger
brother, the dashing Eitel Fritz, has
become in an hour the most popular
figure in Germany. He has put his
father in the shade. He stands for
Germany's self-assertion, and the
whole nation seems to be behind him.
Furthermore, Prince Friedrich Will
helm, if we may Judge him by his lat
est esCapade, appears to be that most
dangerous of Characters Contradic-
ton. Men who have had excellent OPP
portunities for studying his character
have written exactly that about him
which writer's with similar privileges
have denied. Thus, he has been de.
scribed at "foolhardy" and cautious,
simple" and intellectual" "militar-
istic" and 'peace-loving," "anglophile"
and "anglophobe."
At his marriage, in 1905. he was de-
scribed as too English to please his
father" And at the end Of his visit 10
India last spring he expressed himself
so enthusiastically about British life
and rule in India that his present bit
terness against England is scarcely
compreh nsible.
1t was said while the Prince was IN
India this year that he was becoming
too English.
Then came his sudden recall. He
was to have gone up to Darjiling in
March, to have some hunting in Ne.
paul But at the last moment the
news came officially that his father re,
quired him in Berlin on State bust.
ness.
/ Unoficially it was said that Ger.
tain Lieutenant-Govern after his
Royal Highn SIS had escaped from a
/ tedious public function IN the Gavin
pore district and gone driving about
a cholera-stricken neighborhood in n
/ third-class "gharry" such as only ma
/ tives use, had wired to the Emperor
to say that he could no longer be
responsible for the Crown Prince
health and physical safety.
There were other stories, too. Stor
/ les of attaches who played gOoseberry
whenever the Prince wished to eX
change views on the weather or kin
dred subjects with any English lady
of good looks ard under thi"ty-tive
/ These rumors were repeated again and
again, until it seemed possible that
the Crown Prince had decided to &c
home of his own accord rather thar
suffer death by boredom.
Since then he has shown an ever
growing desire to think and act fol-
himself instead of being his imperia
fathers automaton. He has risket
his neck in steeplechases, a sport h'
always favored; he has been gaddinl
about with the gayost, and finally M
has laughed at the Punishment impos
ed on him by the Kaiser, when he sen
him to lonely Dantsig the other day
as colonel of the Deaths Head Hus
sars," by granting himself unlimited
leave Immediately after his appoint
ment
And the first thing the Crown Prime
has done on his disobedient return q
Berlin is to assert himself in unmis
taxable fashion. 1t is more than llkel,
that his outburst of anglophobia is du
mot so much to dislike OF Great Britain
as to a desire to take any line tina
leads in direct opposition to his father