Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-01
KAISER'S HEIR HAS
DESIRE TO WITNESS
! GAME OF BASEBALL
Disappointed at Failure of
Plans for Visit to United
States raises Gallantry
Of French Troops.
By KARL H. Won w1neAND

n - - - - - II 4 " IL y OF CROWN
\ PlSiNCE's ARMY in FRANCE, Dec. l.
Inc German Crown Prince wants to see
hh American baseball game. In an inter
! view that the heir to the Kaisers throne
Granted me he referred to his disappoint-
ment IN not having been able to make a
contemplated visit to the United states.
had all arrangements made for a
visit two years ago." he said. but polit-
ical objections prevented my trip. had
determined on a visit this year and plan
ned hunting trip with Ambassador Ger
ard but the war has, of course spoiled
that. Some time, however, I intend to
make the trip. I am especially Interested
N your big industrial centres like Pitts
burgh and Chicago, and in your more
beautiful cities like Detroit, San Fran
cisco and Portland. I am most anxious
70 SEQ one Of your baseball games and
one of your baseball crowds You know
nave been greatly interested In sports
and In furthering them with consideration
70 the physical training OF our young
men. Personally II has been a big disap-
pcintment to me that the war has made
fmposslble the scheduled Olympic games
ht Berlin
ADMIRES LoNDoN's STORIES.
A glance at the reading table in the
, ycrown Princes room nailed the gener-
ally repeated story that he reads only
what is clipped for him. I saw on his
table leading American. English. French
and Italian papers. The conversation de-
veloped that ] had an acquaintance with
Jack London.
London is one of my favorite Ameri-
Jan authors" he said, land I would like
ery much to meet him. think that his
I. prtrayal of nature and the breath OF the
- Indoors, together with his forcefulness,
- We his writings great power
!. reminded him that London was a
y ocialist
That would not make me want any
IS TO know what kind of a man writes
! ich books" was the quick reply
7 Our conversation drifted along freely.
dpplng about from war to literature.
sports and to human nature generally.
fhe young soldier laughed heartily
l. men / told him that the Russian Press
~ IN ircau had recently reported that their
.eA9ops nearly captured the Kaiser during |
az az recent engagement near Warsaw.
irieI must tell father about that. I am
'ar . II will be news to him and that he |
M Iu / enjoy it," he said.
100 PRAISE FOR FOES BRAVERY.
hrit;witchins to the subject of the enemy,
ue Crown Prince said:
The French soldiers are surpassed by |
- ne for their bravery. They have fought |
-.le enuidl5. individually the trench |
der Is equal I'm every respect to our |
n IN intelligence and in some things is |
cker and more agile. But he Is a de- |
sive fighter and lacks the dogged de- |
ssTminatfon and staying power of our |
Ionoops when IL comes to offensive work. |
.or,vents have shown that French leader |
1e,lip has been excellent and 1t has COM
Nj anded our admiration"
n 1t was impossible for me to get from |
=, Is Highness for quotation any statement |
49,.
n Ayever. served to convince me that II |
y, is young man, who will in all prob |
llty one day rule the German Empire, |
as ever the hot-headed and boisterous |
nth he has been painted. the war has |
med him into a. sober. earnest, thought |
man, with a deep sense of his re- |
8ig onsIbility. Despite his boyish appear |
We Che does not look his 80, the Crown |
nee Is the most modern and up-to-date |
mixer L have met in German Official |
q ie keynote OF his makeup is his sim
y. lack OF affeetation and the faculty |
tAias Of impressing you with the idea |
he is Just natural human being, a |
t,among men. with quiet dignity, no |
"a and hearty and freely expressed |
he OF pornp. There seems little doubt |
1ohis reputation for breaking pFece- |
"a and dlsregarding traditions espe- |
,iF II they have tendency to hamper |
hress, is well earned. He Is no dIplo- |
knows and admits IT.. He gives the |
session OF Knowing his own limIta- |
s. but has a straightforward manner |
an inclination to say just what he |
tks, which makes him both trouble and |
llds. He has an unusual trait Of being |
TO hear the unpleasant truth with /
! grace. His greatest antipathy Is for |
srers.
OLDER WITH TENDER HEART,
from my eoversaton with him gath
ed that the Crown Prince is strongly |
posed TO bureaucracy and everything |
bnding between the people and their |
er. II developed from my conversations |
h members OF his stan that II Is all /
st impossible to get him 10 sign tho /
Ath sentence OF a convicted spy or /
nctireuF. Recently when the French /
rmed the German trenches in the Ar /
une and were thrown back at one point |
h an unusually heavy loss. the Crown |
nee offered the French a truos I'm /
w that they might gather up their /
aded, who sireWsd the ground before /
asrman trenches. When asked the /
N Prince about the incident. he re-
n there we're ssvaral hundred dead |
ounded IN front OF our trenches. ] |
~ could not stand IL thinking OF /
ss brave fellows. badly wounded, and /
lE there- many OF them DYING. within !
ew yards OF our doctors and nurses, |
le others were trying % drag them |
fe4 lucn uN men tQHAEa QUIZ OF LfleiE |
4 trenches. i almost had a row about |
with my chief or star who opposed |
IN the matter, saying the French |
uld only report that We had asked for |
Fucs because We WsEa defeated. But / !
sted on 4 white nag bearer being sent |
fhe French trenches with an offer 70 |
Them time 70 get their wounded or |
2t.a Is set them. They refused. and |
- ssuIt huudEads q those wounded |
asFho mlsht have basn saved. per-
iqA Tably. soma 0f them lived three
ya WfthoH foods water or medl-
lou IRE whole thing asaInsd
instance Of sznseless and usa-
lfa4 e faet. ] learned from
- - that the chief of stan vas
faaazaaEst. Tas French did
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