Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-26
American Officials
Advised That Ex-
Kaiser May Try
SON NOT LOOKED
ON AS RADICAL
Former Hun Prince
Unlikely to Lead
Revolt at Home
By Associated Press.

oAAos JullC ~. SbSl
ick William Hohenzollern,
the former German Crown
Prince, has escaped from
Holland and made his way
into Germany.
The news of the flight of the
former kaiser's son reached the
French capital this morning and
was promptly bulletined by the
newspapers.
Stirs Peace Circles
News of the escape of the ex-
crown prince caused a considerable
stir in Peace Conference circles.
While it is not felt that he is a
figure around which the reaction
aries and monarchists would gather
enthusiastically, nevertheless his act
is regarded as an event of consid-
cradle significance in view of other
German recalcitrancy.
Washington, June 26.-Conf1den-
tial reports that the former Ger
man crown prince and also probably
the former emperor would attempt
to re-enter Germany after the sign
ing of the Peace Treaty, were re-
ceived recently by government off,
cials here. This became known to-
day after an Associated Press dis
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crown prince had been received.
Details of Escape Lacking
Details of the manner in which
the escape was effected were lacking,
but the fact that the former prince
had succeeded in crossing the border
into Germany seemed we'll estab-
lished.
Hints have come from Germany
within the past few days that cle
military 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 eff
feet, and it seems not improbable
that the move made by the ex-
crown prince is connected with some
such plan.
Interncd by Holland
The former crown prince made
his way into Holland shortly after
the signing of the armistice last
November and was interned there
by the Dutch government, taking up
his residence on the Island of Wier-
ingen, in the Zeyder Zee.
Two days before the armistice was
signed, a decree issued by the Ger
man Imperial Chancellor. Prince
Max of Baden, announcing a de-
cision of the former German en-
peror to abdicate, stated:
The Imperial Chancellor will re-
main 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 set
ting up of the regency have been
settled"
Denies Intention
This generally was accepted by
the public as an official announce
ment of the crown princes inten-
ton to renounce his rights to the
succession. Later, however, the
crown prince denied any such inten-
ton in an interview given to the
Associated Press correspondent at
Oosterland. Holland, on December
3, 1918. At that time the crown
prince said:
II have not renounced anything
and 1 have not signed any docu-
ments whatever.
However" he continued, SHOULD
the German government decide to
form a republic similar to that of
the United States or France, l should
be perfectly content to return to
Germany as a simple citizen ready
to do anything to assist my country.
I should even be happy to work
as a laborer in a factory
AT present everything appears
chaotic in Germany, but l hope
things will right themselves.
Proof of Remuneration
Despite this categorical statement,
the semiofficial Wolff Bureau of
Berlin, three days later, issued what
was said to be the exact text of
the crown princes renunciation of
his rights to the throne.
This document read:
II renounce formally and definite
ly all rights to the crown of Prus-
sia and the imperial crown, which
would have fallen to me by the re-
nunciation of the emperor king, or
for other reasons.
Given by my authority and sign
ed by my hand: done at Wieringen,
December /, 1918.
WILHELM"
Holds Proof of Statement
The ex-crown prince has given
numerous interviews to various cor
respondents since his arrival in
Holland and has complained in some
instances of having been misquoted.
AS regards che Associated Press in
terview mentioned. however, 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.