Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-09
HATEVER may be the deci-
wv sion of the In~terallied Coun-
Gil regarding William Hohen-

Gil regarding William Hohen-
zollern, there is much in his present
situation which suggests the DISPOSE
ton which the Allies of another
century made of Napoleon Bona
parte. The late Emperor of Ger
many also may have his Saint
Helena and end his days in exile on
some far distant isle.
Although the proceedings against
the Kaiser are without precedent
and represent u new effort to pre-
vent the recurrence of future wars,
he, like Napoleon, is arraigned at
the bar of the Nations as an arch
disturber of the peace of the world.
More exactly the situation of the
War Lord suggests that of Napo-
leon just before his exile to the
Island of Elba. The Allies had made
good their invasion of France in
1914. Two million men were at
hand to crush the remnants of that
Grand Army which Napoleon had
led into Russia. The Man of Des-
tiny, betrayed by many of those
whom he had advanced to riches and
power, was on April 6 constrained to
abdicate.
The allied sovereigns," to quote
from the document penned by Bona
parties own hand, having declared
that the Emperor Napoleon is the
sole obstacle to the re-establishment
of a general peace in Europe, the
Emperor Napoleon, faithful TO his
oath, declares that he for
himself and his heirs the throne
of France and Italy. and that there
is no personal sacrifice, not even that
of life itself, which he is not will
ing to make for the interests of
l France"
| The Allies meanwhile had taken
possession of Paris and there they
held a council as to what should
be done with Napoleon. The treaty
which they finally drew up provided
that he and the Empress Maria
Louisa should retain their titles dur
ing their lives. To him the sover-
eighty and the right of ownership
of the Island of Elba was assigned
with an annual income of $500, 900,
to be paid by France. The private
property of Napoleon, however,
whether as extraordinary or as pri-
vate domain was to revert to the
crown.
Mock Sovereign of Elba
The Allies of that day believed
that they had settled the affairs of
Europe for good and all in the con-
! VI hlIlo IlOCh S"ONeTelRnIX
Although for twenty years the mill
tary operations of Napoleon had kept
France in a mad whirl of glory, and
had terrorized the continent, wise
ones believed that the star of the
Man of Destiny had set forever. The
affection which many of the French
people had for him, the dislike
which they felt for the Bourbons,
and misunderstanding among the
Allies themselves made it possible
for Napoleon to return and to con-
duct that brilliant yet unsuccessful
One Hundred Days Campaign which
ended in his overwhelming defeat
at Waterloo.
When the time came to decide
upon the fate of Napoleon after he
had broken his Elba parole, much
harsher conditions were imposed
Only a slight change in affairs would
have resulted in his being landed
on the coast of England and taken
to London for trial, as is now pro-
posed in the case of the whilor
Emperor of Germany.
Napoleon became the prisoner Of
England by surrendering himself
to her. The Kaiser in the first
gloom of defeat when he fled from
Germany had intended, according
to all accounts, to surrender himself
to the British. The reputation of the
jewellers on John Bulls Island fol-
justice and fair play is worldwide
This IL evidenced not only by the
original plan of William Hohenzol'
lern but also in the correspondence
between Napoleon and the repre-
s~entatives of Great Britain.
The Kaiser took refuge in Hol'
land; the deposed Emperor of the
French upon the Island of AK. III
the offing were warships OF Grea'
Britain. Before the break of day
on the nth of July, 1915. the Dukt
of Rovigo went with a flag of truce
to inquire If u French or neutra
vessel conveying the Emperor ant
bound for the United States coult
pass unmolested. AS this reques
was not granted and he feared cap
lure by the troops of the restored
regime of the Bourbons, Napoleon
decided to give himself up to thu
British.
There was no trial in the sens
of that which is now contemplated
for the head of the H~ohenzollerns
Napoleon was regarded as the com
mon enemy OF Europe. and ever!
unit had been so cmbroiled tina
there was none which could b.
called neutral. The Allies were con
! tent to let England dispose OF 30
aparte as she W He'd.
The result Of the deliberations O