The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-04

Or my father, also. l am sure. did rot desire war IT Germany nut sought the best opportunity for mak ing war she would have chosen tho period either Of the Boor war pr, th, Ruaso- Japanese war.
 From the beginning | was certain that England would enter the cen nIct This view was not gharod b, Prince Henry and the ether members lf my family.
 People have credited mo with war llltc intentions. Bat i was only a soldier with q desire to see the army 1 keft thoroughly efficient, and | ] worked hard to nring this about People hame ne with the failure at Verdun But l refused twico to ali. tack there with the troops at my dis posal On the third occasion my at tack was successful for the firet three days. but I was not properly supported
 Il though that tho Vcrdun attack was a mistake We should have at- tackled to the eastward of Vordun. where there would have been great Iro0abilty of success.'
 The cX-crown prince was rather bitter rrgarding the work Of the gen eral staff, which he asserted was re- sponsible for numerous mistakes, In cludng the attack in March. 1918. which he was ordered to make. con
 Iary to his own view. and was com penod to obey He declared that Ludendorff was the handspring of Germanys warlike activities, while von Hindenburg was q mere figure head
 IMdeudorf and his staff continu- ally under estimated the enemy forces. he declared and never be- lleved that America's contribution of soldiers was as great as 1t actually proved to be-
 Frederick William declared him self to De an admirer of President Wilson, who, he felt assured would bring about a peace of justice for the German people and concluded:
 Any humiliation of q nation con taming 70,0eo000 people would only leave a feeling of revenge. Such 8 nation cannot te crushed D
 The armisticc terms are very ae- were md almost impossible Of eNecu- ton, as the entente powers are talk ing away a largo portion CT the means of transport. "
 Asked whether Germany fl victor ious, would not have imposed even more severe terms, he expressed the belief that such would not have been the case.
 When the Drest-IitoYsk treaty was mentioned he said it's terms were hard because in Russia the Germans were confronted by 1ho Bolsheyild.
 With regard to air raids on iii fortified cities. the fierce submarine waralare, the bombardment of Paris and the deportation of women from the occupied districts to work in Germany Frederick said he had en- tlrely disagreed with these policies.
 The air raids on London and oth- CT towns and the Die gun used against Paris were useless mlitarily and ill fact silly" said Frederick William.
 "Orders to submarine commanders were read differently by various officers, who went much tco far. Reeardng air raids, ! suggested two years ago an international agree ment confining aerial activities to the actual war zone. hut my opinion was entirely dlsregarded. l was again told my job was to command my armies.'
 In connection Vith Germans ac- tions in Belgium at the beginning Of tho war, the eX-crown prince said that the German staff had informed him that Field Marshal Haig was In Belgium in Jnly. 1914, making com plete military survey for future oper- ation When it was suggested that the German staff had done the same thing. Frederick said he knew noth- ing about It.
 German diplomats. he declared had made awful" mistakes, being unaslc to sec the viewpoint Of the countries where they were stationed and misreading opinion in other countries. Referring tO the notori- ous kaiser telegram during the Bocf war, he said:
 Ny father was made to send this tcleeram by his political advisors.
 The former crown prince is liVinS very simple life now. He strolls aiont tse island. chats with pleas ants and is learning the Dutch lang uage from a small boy. He says he ig intcrncd. although not in reality utcrned. as all of the German o1ii- COTS have been permitted 10 leave
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