The sun., 1918-12-10
GERMANS CLING
TO KAISERISM
Ex-EmperOr and Son Discred-
tied, but MOnarchical
Ideal Prevails.
MASTER Is LONGED FOR
Republican Movement Re-
ceives Feeble Support Under
Pleas Of AgitatOrs.
Special Cable Despdtch 10 THE suS from the
London Times Seruice.

/ CpeC10l t0Oit DcSD1tCH 20 Ah6 Sun sFN"s ea
London Times Ssrrice.
Copyright, 1918: all rights reserve6
! THE HAGUE, Dec. "A report from
Darmstadt, capital OF the Crane
Duchy of Hesse. and another from
Oberhausen. In Bavaria, agree thai
the number of persons in Germany
who still favor Kaiserdom is large
| In Darmstadt two-thirds of the pop
ulation are what is called Kaiser
minded" the meaning OF which is not
that they desire to be ruled by Will
lam II. who lost any affection Ger
mans ever felt for him by his aban'
donment Of his country In the hour OF
her greatest need, but that they pre-
fer a monarcnical to a republican sys-
tenn.
Their position is that II the Kaiser
returned TO Germany to-day lie would
be arraigned not for his misdeeds but
for his mistakes. The Germans would
rave forgiven him for much If he had
not run away. That was his greatest
blunder. They feel furious that after
four years Of suffering and priyation
with unparalleled losses In blood and
treasure, all they got is bankruptcy
political, financial. commercial and
moral bankruptcy. They would like
to avenge themselves therefore.
Crown Prince shares DispIeasEre
They mean to fix the blame and
proceed against those who are respon-
sibie for the debacle. but they are not
necessarily against the institution of a
Kaiser. though after what has hap
pened neither William IL. nor the ex-
Crown Prince would be allowed to oc-
cupy the throne.
These Kaiser minded" folk do not
have any deep political knowledge
They are as much opposed to junker
dom as to any socialist regime, since
they feel tunkerdom means oppres-
sion, but they want some one to look
up to and they do not feel they can
look up TO any OF their own class.
They. moreover, are lacking in ini-
tiative and are easily swayed by a
stronger will; hence when revolution
aries with passionate enthusiasm ap-
peal they become temporarily CON
verted, The soil, however, is without
depth and the seed soon dies away. A
traveller from Darmstadt says he at
tended a meeting held at midnight IN
be caI,oS ..L-o;sa- ',,i,,d,5 =,
proceedings a band OF revolutionaries
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FrightfuI Slaughter Impend.,
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80 Inns people "nlch
"eS " 'a'i'o' Will peVoHie raging
Mucii 'ne same seems true or Ooer-
hauSen' The people there are by no
iornldit declares the Germans as n
whoie are constitutionally opposed To
revolution, and Only have been driven
TO II ny the blockade. Feed Germany
well for fortnight and she will be as
willing to accept Kaiserdom as ever
she was. The Germans politically are
lethargic, liking nothing so much as
to leave the affairs of state to some
one else, which is the cause OF all their
present distress"
The informant continues: 81 saw
1000 troops enter the town. Thev
carried the imperial flags and were
marched to the town hall. whore q rod
,he command 80 +baI. - ual'eN aN
officer ordered the red flag removed
from the town hall. which was done
and the imperial flag was hoisted in its
place. Sbme one must have told a
member of the Soldiers Council What