The Green Forest tribune., 1912-11-08
ZACH /! ] What |l- Do With M lCrown Prince"

Frederick William of Hohenzollern, elector of Brandenburg, was the speak CT. The fellow who had mo honor was his son, whose face he had just slapped in the presence of the king of Saxony and his troops. This son is famous in history as Frederick the Great.
 In the house of Hohenzollern history repeats itself The present heir to the throne of Prussia and the German empire, Crown Prince Frederick Will liam, is having the same kind of ex- perience with his father that Fred eric the Great as heir to the throne had with his, but with this difference: the Kaiser Wilhelm dares not disci- pline his son with the stern methods Elector Frederick William employed upon his. Times have changed
 The present crown prince thinks for himself. Fatal mistake, when ones father is head of the house of Hohen- zollern! Frederick the Great also thought for himself He, too, was bit wayward; he hated dismal ped antry, drunken swashbucklers and coarse buffoonery; the German Ian guage sounded harsh in his ears. His father, who loved all these things, tried to discipline him with blows and deprivation of all that he loved. Frederick determined to flee to France His dearest friend, Lieutenant von Katie, aided and abetted him in his design. Elector Frederick William l |, tI,r, in fortress dungeon, threatened to have his son shot If he refused to ab- dicate his right to the throne, had him tried by court martial. The of ncers of the court commended the prince to his fathers mercy, but con demned Katie to lifelong imprison- ment. The angry elector ordered that von Katte,s head be cut off and that the crown prince be compelled to wit ness the execution.
 Prince Used Diplomacy.
 Prince Frederick almost went out of his mind after the ghastly sight, but within two weeks he had begun to beguile his father into believing that his spirit was conquered.
 That was how Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg in 1730, treat ed his son he considered rebellious Kaiser Wilhelm II. in 1912 has not imprisoned the crown prince, nor cut oil the heads of any of his friends, but he has kept him in virtual ex- He, doing tedious military duty at dreary Actresses far away from the joyous life of Berlin.
 The great kaiser of today is con fronted with the same problem as the petty king of 1S0 years ago; he is powerless to deprive his eldest son of the right to succeed to the throne.
 The trouble dates from about year ago The exact origin of 1t Is something of a mystery. Politicians tell us that 1t began when the kaiser angrily rebuked the crown prince for his actions in the reichstag on the oc- casion of fiery lingo anti-British speech of Dr. von Heydebrand. It will be remembered that the crown prince, sitting in the royal gallery. applauded the most rabid Anglophobia of the speech, skipping his brother on the back Of course this was indiscreet Even the German newspapers, reticent and umorous as they arc in comment ing upon the actions of their royalty. chided the young man. Nevertheless his outburst was popular, and the re- bukes only added to the hold he had upon his future subjects hearts
 Has Thought for Himself ho ably was, the actual dividing point, but the little rift within the lute" started many years further back. Those who are old enough to remem- Der and had the opportunity to ob- serve say that when the crown prince was still a little kiddie in knickerbock- CTS he was not amenable to parental discipline. Self-willed, high-spirited, not particularly companionable, he was In a constant condition of quasi revolt against his fathers attempts to mold his character into a miniature of his own. He thought for himself. He had his own ideas, and he did not hesitate to express his dislike for many q the things his father loved, and his liking for things his father loathed. Bat he was still too young for open breach to be possible.
 In hts college days at Bonn the crown prince incurred his royal fa- ther's dtspleasure more than once. The kaiser kept sharp eye on the youths behavior. The imperial eagle soar ed over the roasting places of it's chicken, with an eye especially watch ful for dangerous prey in the form of girls that might lure the fledgling too far away from the parental eyrie.
 And when he learned of certain prominent American singer, he swoop- ed down to take a hand In the chase. Berlin still snickers as It whispers the story. AS gossip goes, the crown i prince was not a bit bashful about manifesting his admiration for the charming American singer, and was trailing after her in way that made the services of press agent unneces- sary
 Whats this? Whats this?" the en- peror is said to have cried. Run ming around making calf's eyes at an opera singer. like shopkeeper's son after a chorus girl? We must see about this!"
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