The daily banner., 1919-06-27
CROWN PRINCE
FLEES HOLLAND
Kaisei's Eldest Son Back on
German SOiL
news SI|RS PEACE CIRCLES
It is Believed Flight is Part OF
Monarchist Plot to Restore Empire
by Coup.

Monarchist Plot to Restore Empire
by Coup.
London. June 27.-The German
crown prince, Frederick William Ho-
henzollern, has fled from Holland and
made his way into Germany.
He was interned on an island and
details of his escape have not Deeh
received
News of the escape caused con-
siderable stir in peace conference CIR
cles in Paris. While it is not felt
that he is a figure around which the
reactionaries and monarchists would
gather enthusiastically, nevertheless,
his act is regarded as an event OF con-
siderable significance in view OF other
German recalcitrancy.
Hints have come from Germany with
in the last few days that the MILL
tary caste there would not be averSe
to bringing about a military situation
within the former empire that would
embarrass the allies in putting the
peace treaty into effect, and it seems
not improbable that the move made
by the eX-crOwn prince is connected
with some such plan.
The former crown prince made his
way into Holland shortly after the
signing of the armistice last Novem-
Der and was interned there by the
Dutch government, taking up his resi-
dence on the island of Wieringen, in
the Zuyder Zee.
Two days before the armiStice was
signed, decree issued by the German
imperial chancellor, Prince Max of
Baden. announcing a decision of the
former German emperor, stated:
"The imperial chancellor will remain
in office until the questions connected
with the abdicatiOn of the kaiser, the
renouncing by the crown prince of the
throne of the German empire and of
Prussia. and the setting up of the re-
gency have been settled"
This generally was accepted by the
public as an official announcement of
the crown princes intention to re-
nounce his rights to the succession.
Later, however the crown prince de-
MED any such intention in an inter
view at Oosterland, Holland, Decem-
ber 2, 1918. At that time the crown
prince said:
81 have not renounced anything and
! have not signed any documents what
ever.
"Howerer," he said, should the Ger
man government decide to form a re-
public similar To the United States or
France, l should be perfectly content
to return to Germany as 4 simple cftf-
zen, ready to do anything to assist my
country. l should even be happy to
work as a laborer in a factory.
''At present everything appears cha
otic in Germany, but / hope things
Will right themselves"
Notwithstanding this categorical
statement, the semi-official Wolff bu-
reau of Berlin three days later issued
what was said to be the exact text Of
the crown princes remuneration of his
rights to the throne. This document
read:
81 renounce formally and definitely
all rights to the crown of Prussia and
the imperial crown which would have
fallen to me by the renunciation Of
the emperor-king, or for other rea-
sons
'Given by my authority and signed
by my hand: done at Wieringen. De-
cember. l. 1918. WILHELM"
AT regards the Interview mentioned,
the correspondent who obtained it
holds an autographed letter from the
ex-crown prince in which the latter
states that in this interview he was
quoted correctly in every particular.
Since the former crown prince had
been on the island of Wieringen he is
reported to have lived a quiet life,
taking his exercise in walks with his
dogs and sometimes doing manual Ia
Dor in the village shops, where he
made friends of some of the workmen.
Much Of his time has been given to
writing. Some time ago he was re-
ported to be at work on his memoirs.