The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-19
TRICK FEARED
BY ALLIES IN
GERMAN PLANS
Reactionary Move With ex-
Kaiser at Head Suspected
by English Press.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Nov. 19-The rumors
that William Hohenzollern, the for
mer German emperor, may possibly
return to Germany as supported by
the Berlin Lokal AnZeigers hint that
he would not be refused an entry to
that country, have created consid-
erable stir here. They are featured
by several of the morning newspapers
as creating AN uncertain situation
which is rendered more doubtful by
accounts of the activity of German
propa gandists in several countries.
The fear mainly is that the former
emperor would sooner or later become
the center of reactionary movement
in Germany when the present revolu-
tionary storm has blown over and the
advocates of this view consequently
fear his return to his former empire.
On the other hand the fact of the
former ruler placing himself or being
placed in the hands of the new rulers
of Germany would be welcomed in
other quarters. These rulers. the
Morning Post argues, should be able
to execute Judgment upon him and in
so doing would only be acting as fit
tlnK Vi JuSJlCG.
There is everywhere, however,
agreement in the idea that the ex-
emperor's presence in Holland is in
tolerable. and it is insisted that he
must somehow be made impotent to
do further mischief. The reports from
Holland show that the unlimited
guest is becoming daily more unwef-
come there, Notwithstanding his quiet
retirement. Belated advices from
The Hague show that the Dutch Soc
ialists reiterated in parliament on Fri
day last their objections to his pres
ence and demanded that he be de.
ported.
Demands Extradition.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
The Hague reports that the German
soldiers council in Antwerp on Thurs
day last adopted resolution that the
soldiers workmens council in Berlin
demand the extraditipn of the former
emperor and the former crown prince,
as well as certain generals. The re-
solution expresses belief that the ex-
ruler exercises too much influence in
Holland and forms the center of coun-
ter-revo.utionary intrigue.
The Daily Express secs the posi-
bility of plot to trick the allies and
create a federation far exceeding in
strength and resources the former
German empire. In the course of
long article this newspaper contends
that the former emperor is back of
Chancellor Ebert, former chancellor
Maximilian of Baden and Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and it lays en-
phasis upon the fact that the emperor
signed no formal abdication and issued
no valedictory message.
A number of leading allied diplo-
mats and statesmen, including Lord
Robert Cecil, under-secretary of state
for foreign affairs. believe that some
thing is brewing in Germany in the
direction of a plot to trap the allies,
the Express declares. The facts ap-
pear to indicate, it adds, the exist
ence of a plan to foment social revolu-
tions in Holland and Switzerland and
possibly in Sweden through pro-Ger-
man agitators. 1t is also desired, ac-
cording to these indications, the news
paper declares, to foment social revo-
luton in allied countries. provide for
the eventual return of the former en-
peror to Germany, the restoration of
the old regime and formation of a
greatly extended German federation.
Such a federation. with William Ho-
henzollern at it's head. the Express
argues, would carry the seed of an
other world war 1t insists that the
activities prevented.
The Daily Chronicle in an editorial
makes a similar demand.