New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
Despair of Reconciling
Kaiser and Crown Prince


10 the throne that during the early days
OF his reign he was obliged TO turn at
every moment for information regard
in8 matters Of state TO his youngest
sister, Princess Henry of Battenberg
VINO had been her mothers chief con-
hdante AND closest companion. II is
understood that King George purposes
TO pursue with his eldest son the same
course that WAS followed in his own in
stance hy Edward VII. and that he will
begin as soon as possible 20 associate
the young Prince of Wales with him
self in the work Of administering the
sovereignty OF the vast British Empire.
A NEW CROWN PRINCES PARTY.
With the Kaiser and his eldest son
now publicly estranged il is only nat
ural that there should be once more
crown princes party at Berlin. There
has always been something OF the kind
IN Prussia. Throughout the reign OF
the late Emperor William. the then
crown princes palace was the head
quarters Of the Liberal opposition to
the Bismarck administration. Indeed,
the Iron Chancellor made no secret of
the fact that he regarded the heir APP
parent and the lstter's English consort
as his most bitter foes, against whom
he Wagcd a relentless warfare. cul-
minating IN an unsuccessful attempt 20
exclude them from the succession 70
the throne. That he fostered the diff
feTenccs between the old Emperor and
his only son is matter of history, and
among the many revelations which
have been printed concerning the Bis
MARKHAM regime there is none more
amazing than the fact that the Iron
Chancellor secured the old Emperor's
consent to refrain from communicating
TO the crown prince any official secrets,
lest these should be turned to account
by the political adversaries Of the ed-
ministration, or even be betrayed
through the crown princes English
consoTt TO the British government. AS
with the present Kaiser and the crown
prince, so did the differences between
the old Emperor and HE only son ex-
tend from political to social and even
military matters, and on one occasion
"Unser Fritz" when already a success
full general with great Victories TO his
credit, was subjected by his father 20
close arrest, and to other penalties. for
having in the course Of an inspection
Of the Guards brought ridicule on the
tight fitting uniform and equipment of
the soldiers by dropping a gold coin AZ
the feet OF one of the privates and
telling him that he could have II If he
was able to pick it up feat entirely
beyond the mans power in his &C
coutrements.
During his own trjef reign of hun
drec days, in 1883, Emperor Frederick's
eldest son, the present Kaiser, was 10
sucn an extent publicly opposed 20 HIS
views and his aims as to attract the
attention OF the entire civilized world
10 the differences between The il, fated
monarch and his successor.
Emperor William I mad no patience
with the methods OF his elder brother
and predecessor, Frederick william ",
who for a time compelled him 10 live
abroad; while the quarrels between
Frederick William Of Prussia and his
he
due 10 the divergence Of their religious,
political, military and social Ideas, be-
came so acute that the crown prince
determined to seek refuge abroad from
paternal tyranny. Arrested in MS
flight. and subjected 10 rigorous i'm
prisonment OF considerable duration IN
the gloomy fortress of Kustrin, he was
forced 10 witness the decapitation OF
his most trusted friend and devotei
adherent, Won Katie, and would have
been put TO death himself as a traitor
had II not been for the vigorous inter-
yention Of the ambassadors of Great
Britain. Austria and Russia az the
Court OF Berlin.
HEIRS WHO FORFEITED LIFE.
Peter the Great is on record as haY-
ing killed his only son, Alexis, with ME
own hand in consequence OF his dis
covery that the Czarevitch had idonti-
fed himself with the reactionary party
in Russia and was pledged to abolish
on his succession TO the throne all the
numerous Western reforms instituted
bv his father. and which marked the
Transformation of Russia from an
Oriental into q European power.
in the same way Philip II OF Spain
caused his sor. Don Carlos, 10 DC put
10 death OH finding that he was in COM
with the leaders az the re-
boIlion in the Netherlands, and had
promised 10 grant them all sorts OF
liberties and concessions in tie way
of self government. The fate of this
nrince has furnished the theme Tor
MANY celebrated tragedies, notably BY
Schiller Alheri aid Chenier.
Nor arc these by any means the on!y
INSTANCES in former times where the
,io,itical differences between father and
co, and between monarch and heir
arrarent. developed into hatred that
"a Il, hloodsbed The history