The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-26
NOT
ALARMED BY
HIS FLIGHT
Extra Precautions Taken 10
Hold Former Kaiser,
NO TROUBLE EXPECTED
Not Believed Military Clique
viii EmbarraSS Treaty.
(By The Associated Press)

tBy The Associated Press)
PARIS, June 26.-Freder.
ick William Hohenz0llern, the
former German crown prince,
has escaped from Holland and
made his way into Germany.
News of the escape of the
former crown prince caused q
considerable stir in peace con-
ference circles. While it ID
not felt that he is q figure
around which the reaction
aries and monarchists' would
gather enthusiastically, never
theless his act is regarded as
an event of considerable sig.
nificance in view of other Ger
man recalcitrancy.
Hints have come from Germany
within the past few days that the mili-
tary caste there would not I've averys
to bringing about a military situation
within the former empire that would
embarras the allies in putting the
peace treaty into effect. and il seems
not improbable that the move made
by the former crown prince is con.
oected with some such plan.
.he former crown prince made his
way into Holland shortly after the
signing Of the armistiee and last
November was interned there by the
Dutch government, taking up bic
residence on the island OF Wieringen,
in the Zuyder Zee.
Abdieaiios u Qusstioa.
There is seemingly 4 question % 10
whether the crown prince has abdi-
Gated. Shortly before the srmisties
was signed, decree issued by the
German imperial chancellor, Prince
Max Of Baden, announcing . decision
OF the former German emperor 10 abs
dicate, stated:
The imperial chancellor will ~
main in office until the question cons
nectcd with the abdication OF tho
kaiser, the renouncing by the crown
prince of the throne Of 1.-THE German
empire and OF Prussia. and the set.
ting up OF the regency have been sst.
tied"
Accepted ~ Renuaeiauea.
II was generally accepted BY ti,s
public as an official snnouncemeSe
OF the crown princes intention 70 ~
nounce his rights to the successioa,
Later, however. the crown priueo
denied any such intention In an IL.
terview given TO The Associated Pfe6e
correspondent at Oosterland. Hollsnd
Dec. J. 1918 At the time the crown
prince said u have not renounco1
anything and have not signed my
documents.
However" he continued. ."shouM
the German government decide -
form republic similar 10 the United
States or France. should be pes.
feetly conten, to return to Germany
as a simple citizen"
Notwithstanding this categorical
statement. the semi-oiiicial Wolff b..
reau OF Berlin three days later issued
information OF the crown princes re.
nunciation OF his rights to the throne.
As regards The Associated Press
interview mentioned, however, the
correspondent who obtained il holds
an autographed letter from the ex-
crown prince, in which the latter
states that in this interview he wss
quoted correctly in every particular.
Lived Quiet Life.
Since the former crown prince hss
been on the island Of Wieringen ~
IS reported to have lived a quiet life,
taking his exercise in walks with his
dogs and sometimes doing manual 10.
Dor in the village shops, where be
made friends OF some Of the work.
men
Much OF his time has been given "a
writing. Some time ago he was re.
ported TO be a, work on his memoirs.
A venture into business wa1 re.
ported several weeks ago in official
dispatches from Holland received By
the state department 4, Washinstos.
|, was announced a company md
been organized with "Mr Frsdafiek
William Hohenrollern o. the MAN.
ager,' TO use the ealcareous sands OF
the island Of Wierinsen In the max.
ing Of pottery. II was said the ios.
met crown prince was . lsrGs n.
vestor in the enterprise.
| One Of the pieces Of pottery 10 ~
put out by the NV company. sccoe1.
ing TO these dispatches, 10 . tile Dees
trait Of the former crown psiHee. y
outing costume, shown sgaian :