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headquarters in the direction of
Cologne, served notice upon it's off,
GERS that it would no longer obey
orders. Landsturm battalions near
AiX-la-Chapelle had to be ordered
home because they had declared that
they would march of their own Volt
ton if the order were not given.
4 Hopeless Plan
In view of these conditions Gem
eral Groener declared that the plan
of marching against the insurgents
lat home was hopeless. The time was
too short, he declared, to try out
all the troops at the front to ascer-
tain which could be trusted-the
front being SO long and the enemy
so near. Berlin was 400 miles away,
the troops needed more food and
ammunition than could be got to-
gcther, and it would not do TO as
sumo that the resistance to be
offered by the insurgents would be
slight, inasmuch as there were many
men among them who were sea-
soned by four years of fighting.
This bloody civil war would be
taken advantage of by the Allied
armies to advance in the rear of the
Germans fighting for the Kaiser.
Hindenburg agreed with these
views, though it cost him a visible
struggle. He admitted that success
could not be expected in such
circumstances. Plessen, on the
other hand, thought it impossible
for the Kaiser and his army to sub
nit to a handful of revolutionists:
the country would not be able to
understand why the same army
which for four years had been the
admiration OF all the world could
not now whip a little band of reck-
less sailors.
The ext day, November 8 (the
date of the revolution at Berlin)
there was conference with the
Kaiser at 10 o'clock. Those present
were Hindenburg, Groener, Schu-
lenburg, Won Hintze, Won Plessen
and lesser lights. Hindenburg made
the first speech, preceding it with
The tender of his resignation on the
ground that he could not approve
of the line of action already chosen
by the Kaiser, because he foresaw
that it could not be carried through.
Groener also Illuminated the situa-
ton in accord with the description
given above, and also declared that
the campaign against the rebels at
home could not succeed.
These views were not accepted by
Won Plessen and Count Schulenburg,
the chief Of staff of the Crown
Princes army. They thought that
in eight or ten days an adequate
army could be- selected from the
front troops for operations against
the insurgents, but even they adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Prince Max and the False Dispatch That
Overturned the Hohenz0llern DYNASTY

DRINCE MAX OF BADEN, the German Imperial
Il Chancellor, Immediately following the fall of the
House of Hohenzolern issued the following mess
age announcing the abdication of the Kaiser:
''Ihe Kaiser and King has decided to renounce the
throne.
"The Imperial Chancellor zciH remain IN office until
the questions connected h the abdication of the KAISER
the renouncimg of the Groom Prince of the throne of the
German Empire and of Prussia and the setting up of
regency haze been settled
"For the regency he intends to appoint Deputy
Ebert as Imperial Chancellor, and he PROPOSES that
bill shall be brought in for the immediate pronunciation
of general suffrage and for constitutional German
National assembly, zchich zcN settle finally the future
form OF government of the German nation and of those
peoples uhich might be DESTROYS of coming zvithn the
EMPIRE
"Berlin Nozember 9, 1913
THE IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR
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NOVEMBER l Prussian
y Minister of the Interior
Drews arrived at Spa with
commission from Prince Max to
report to the Kaiser about the eX-
tensive demands made in the press
That he abdicate, but not to demand
his abdication. Hindenburg, Won
Plessen and General Groener were
present at the interview. linden
burg cmphatically rejected the idea
OF an abdication and so did Groener.
The latter reproached the govern
ment with having done too little to
counteract the propaganda for abdi-
cation, adding that unspeakable
harm had been done to the army by
1t, lnasmuch as the recruits arriving
from home were infected by it and
exercised a disintegrating influence
upon the morale and spirit of the
older troops.
The Kaiser repudiated the idea of
"DNlS 1eljS anu tulu tllC munster 10
inform the Chancellor that he would
remain at his post and do his duty.
On November and 6 Groener
was in Berlin, where he got the inn
preston that the abdication of both
Kaiser and Crown Prince could not
be long delayed. Being called upon
to tell the Kaiser this, he declined
the mission as conflicting with his
feelings as an officer.
After Groener's return to head
quarters the Kaiser expressed his
purpose, on the m ming of Novem-
Der 8, to lead his armies home in
order to restore order there; and he
gave Groener orders to prepare for
the opers tons
On the same evening there was
discussion Of the matter by linden
burg, Won Plessen and Groener. The
following situation had meanwhile
evolved: news had arrived showing
that the Workmen's and Soldiers
Councils had seized power in all the
large cities. The great magazines
OF military supplies at home/ along
the Rhine line and at important in
tersectlng points on the lines of com
munlcation, were IN the hands Of the
reVolutionists. The army had food
ard ammunition for only few days,
whereas the transportation Of COM
mlssary supplies had already been
stopped at some places, like Cologne
and Munich. The garrison troops
nearly everywhere at home had gone
over TO the revolutionists, and troops
regarded hitherto as fully trust
worthy sent from the front to OPP
pose them at once succumbed to the
revolutionary tidal wave.
Troops on the lines OF commune
cation were thoroughly infected, and
even the army at the front showed
signs OF disintegrating. One division,
regarded hitherto rs especially trust
worthy and therefore selected to
s0Ver the rear Of the General Staff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
By William H. Dreher
Berlin, Au0ust I. I

Berlin, August l. 1913.
" HE circumstances attending the obdcatiou of the KAISER
hare moc apparently been fully cleared up IN all impor-
tdnt particulars. A report printed yesterday 6y the
Deutsche TogeseeHg gires complete
cieu Of ha occurred Headquarters at Spa n the final
dos Of the hoser reign 1t that all the statements IN
the report rouced for By Hdeubg vou Plessen uou
Ht ron MarschaN and Count Schulenbuy far they
concern each OF these As the report reU Iona it is
Qr here III condensed to1m but essential particular has
been omitted.
Ie one capital fact established by the report is that the
announcement Of the kaiseys abdicaon green ont b the
Chonceo Prince 1la~ Of Bade qcas false at the time 7rhe
ras mode, for the Kaiser had really obdcoted and avos
StW fighting against the idea of yeying
What foows here is partly ue7v free translation ood oo,
n sharp condensation Of The report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

With the result that the military
discussion had to be broken off.
The Kaiser then went with those
present into the park, where the
conversation was continued, the
Kaiser going from one group to the
other to get their views. The
Grown Prince also appeared in the
park and begged the Kaiser not to
leave the army, but to go with him
to his (the Crown Prince's) army,
with which he could safely under
take the march home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

this conference went again to his
majesty. He expressed himself
again against the violent act of the
Chancellor and adhered to his posi-
ton that he had declared himself
willing to renounce only the Kaiser
crown. The field marshal then re-
ported the result of the conference.
namely, that there were no military
forces at hand for subduing the
revolution. Hindenburg also re-
ported regarding the protest that
was not to be published, and his
majesty agreed to this. He then
ordered Hindenburg to take SUI
preme command of the troops and
conduct them home.
Finally the question of where the
Kaiser was To so was discussed.
The case against remaining with the
army had grown even stronger in
the course of the day in conse-
quence Of further developments.
The way home had been blocked by
the occupation of the Rhine bridges
by the insurgents. AS the conclu-
sion of the armistice was immedi-
ately to be expected. any front
troops to which the Kaiser might
have retired would be on the point
of starting on their homeward march.
Under these circumstances, and
after consultation with Won Hintze,
the representative of the Foreign
Office and with the other advisers
present, the Field Marshal proposed
that the Kaiser take the extreme
course of retiring to some neutral
foreign country. and suggested Hol-
land as the most suitable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Decision in Doubt

definite decision, however, was
not yet taken. His majesty only
decided that for the night he would
stay aboard his special train at the
Spa station. Won Hintze pointed
out that if the decision should fall
IN favor of Holland it would be
necessary to make preparations for
the trip at once. He was authorized
to make the preparations.
The field marshal left the Kaiser
at 5 O'Clock, not with the feeling
that it was to be final meeting.
but with the belief that he would
see his majesty again the next
morning and receive his final
orders. About 1880 Gen. Won
Plessen came to the field marshal
and told him that the Kaiser had
meanwhile decided to go to Holland.
Hlndenburg asked whether he might
not again hurry to the Kaiser. but
Won Plessen advised against this.
= pun hiS return 10 the tram Won
Plessen suggested again that the
trip be abandoned, and his majesty
consented. The news Of this change
was sent to the General Headouar-
tiers, and the field marshal did
not hear of the kaiser's departure
till after he had left on the morning
of the 10th.
When it was reported to Won
Hintze that his majesty had decided
not to go, he sent Won Gruenau to
HIM to say that a definite decision
must be reached IN view of the
preparations already made. and that
the changes incident upon d post
ponement of his departure would
take away from his journey the adj
vantage of surprise. Under the inn
preston of all that had gone before
this last warning gave the decision:
the start was fixed for 5 O'Clock the
next morning.
Such is the story IN all its. essen
tlat features. The monarchtcal
'TagesSeit'o'g" makes only one
editorial remark; at tie end: ut
authenticity confirms qchat had
long been knotc1l about the treacheru
to the croacn; namely, ut the birth
OF the German republic stands q
nous trous lie."
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still true to your majesty, but t!.ey
are tired and Indifferent; the only
thing they want is rest and peace.
They will not march against the
homeland, not even with your
majesty at their head. Neither will
they march against Bolshevism. -"
The Kaiser next asked whether
the armies would march home in
good order without him. Schulen-
burg said no, Groener said yes.
Colonel Heye answered.: "The army
will march home in good order under
its generals alone to that extent they
are still under control Of their lead
ers. And if your majesty marches
with them, that will be all right
with the troops and will be a
pleasure to them. But the army
will not fight any more, whether
against a foreign or a home enemy"
Where to Go?
Among the various groups in the
park there was talk about where the
Kaiser should go in case he could no
longer remain with the General Staff.
Several individuals recommended
Switzerland, but the field marshal
gave Holland the preference, be-
cause the Kaiser would at least be
received with greater sympathy in
that monarchical state and because
Spa was only about thirty miles
from the Dutch frontier
In the talks about abdication, the
field marshal expressed his indig-
nation over such an imputation, and
agreed with Count Schulenburg that
neither the Chancellor nor the
Reichstag had the right to demand
the abdication of his majesty as
King of Prussia.
Meanwhile, telephone messages
from Berlin. were arriving, urgently
insisting upon abdication. They
came from Under Secretary Wahn-
schaffe, chief of the Chancellor's Of
flee, and from Geheimrat Simons in
Berlin. The Chancellor's Office al
legged as reason for the immediate
abdication the fact there was yio-
lent fighting going on in the streets
OF Berlin; Berlin was flowing with
Blood" the troops had gone over to
the insurgents and a fratricidal war
could be avoided only by the abdica-
ton. After efforts, in vain at first,
to obtain definite information as to
the extent and significance of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

Telephone messages going from the Chancellors
office in Berlin to Great Headquarters Spa demanding
that the Kaiser 0bdicdte Von Hinfze tpo ,cns ,rit
the Kaiser, protested and demanded that Prince Max
the Chancellor, personally the phone did,
but not until after he had giren the Wof Telegraph
Burea" despatch announcing that the Kaiser had ab-
Dictated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

Meanwhile the Kaiser ignorant Of the step taken by
his Chancellor, going about from group group
the park at Spa, trying get the viecs Of his strongest
adherens Whot should he do in this desperate hour?
The Cro,cn Prince Also urging his roval
parent not to Leave the army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

Under orders from his majesty
the Secretary drew up a message to
the Chancellor to the effect that his
majesty, in order to avoid bloodshed
was willing to abdicate as Kaiser,
but not as King of Prussia. The
message continued:
His majesty wants to re-
main King of Prussia, among
other reasons, because his alb
dication would cause at the
same time the retirement of
most Of the officers, and the
army would thus be without
leaders and would disintegrate.
His majesty wants no civil
war. In case Of his abdication
as German Kaiser his majesty
would order Hindenburg to
take supreme command over
the German army, and would
himself remain with the Prus-
sian troops"
Thus the Kaiser was resolved. in
spite Of the pressure from the Ber-
lin government, to remain King of
Prussia and accompany his Prus-
sian troops home.
While the above message was be-
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