The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-16
HOW THE KAISER : TOOK DEPARTURE
 FROM GERMANY
Advised Grown Prince to Stick to Post for
 8 While.
HE OFFERED TO BUT
 EBERT SAID "NO"
Whereupon He Wrote "Hindy" of His Deep
 Regret in Leaving.

Berlin, April 1S-(Special Cores pondence)-The Deutsche Zeitung publishes a number of letters illus trating the attitude of the ex-Kaiser and the ex-Crown Prince during the fateful November days of last year The first is an autograph letter from the ex-Kaiser to his eldest son, dated November g, which runs:
 My dear boy--Acter the Court Chamberlain had informed me that he could no longer guarantee my safety at Main Headquarters and that |. the troops also were no longer trust worthy, I have resolved, after a se- wore mental struggle, to leave the Army, which has collapsed, and to go to Holland. I advise you to stick to your post until the conclusion of the Armisice. In Berlin two govern ments, under the leadership of Ebert and Liebknecht, are fighting against each other. I hope to see you again in happier times.-Your faithful and deeply afflicted father,
 WILHELM.
 A Request Refused.
 The Grown Prince, on receipt of this letter, addressed the following to the then Imperial Chancellor, Herr Ebert, on November II:
 The Crown Prince urgently de- sires to remain at his post, to do his duty like every other soldier. He will bring his army back home in 8 well-disciplined and orderly manner, and undertakes to do nothing what ever at this juncture against the present government. What Is the governments attitude in this mat ter
 The next day the following answer arrived:
 After hearing the Minister of War. MaJor-General von Scheuch, the gov ernment must give It's refusal to the request of the Crown Prince.
 Crown Prince to Hindenburg.
 The Crown Prince accordingly de- cided to lay down the chief command which he did by the following letter to Marshal von Hindenburg:
 Highly Ffeld-Marshai.- In these most grievous days of our life, both for my father and for my self, I, too, must say goodbye to your Excellency. With deep emotion I have been obliged to decide to make use of the authority granted me by your ExceIlency to lay down my post as Chief Commander and to take up my residence, in the first In- stance in a neutral country. I have only been able to force myself to this step after hard internal struggles, as 1t is repugnant to my whole nature troops home.
 "I desire, however, at this hour once again briefly to explain my at titude. Contrary to many unjust opinions, which have always tried to represent me as a war instigator and a reactionary, have from the be- ginning adopted the standpoint that this war was for us a war of de- fence. Again and again during 1918 and 1917 I made both oral and writ ten representations to the persons con- cerned that Germany must endeavor by every means in her power to ter minute the war, and satisfied to maintain herself against the entire world on the basis of the status quo.
 "In many conversations with Gen eral Ludendorf I for a long time pleaded for a wise peace by under standing, and expressed the view that the most favorable opportunity for attaining this end was reached when we occupied strong, powerful posi- tions before and also during the spring offensive.
 AS regards internal poitlcs am ] the last person to oppose the liberal development of our Constitution. Only a few days ago I set forth this view in writing to Prince Max of Baden. Nevertheless, when the weight of events hurled my father from his throne I was not only not heard, but was simply passed over as Crown Prince and as heir to the throne.
 "No renunciation was either de- manded from, or made by me. Not withstanding these facts my stand point was to pereevere at my post and my idea was, by holding my Army Group together, to avoid fur ther causes of damage and disinte- grafton for our Fatherland."