Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-22
HOHENzOLLERNS
WILL RULE AC|AN,
HUN AGENT SAYS
Ex-Kaiser However, Refuses
to Break Long Silence as
to Future Plans Of
Monarchy.

Amerongen, Holland, Sept El.--
(By The Associated Press. 1.-The
former German emperor has refused
to break his long silence so far as
the public is concerned, even at the
behest of the monarehist leaders OF
Germany. Ignatius T. LincolnI the
German agent who was at one time
member of the British parliament
and was interned during the greater
part Of the war, returned hastily to
Berlin today with his guest, Herr
Anderson" after a conference at
Bentinck castle this morning.
1t was believed that Lincoln came
to Amerongen in the hope OF OBJ
tanning some direct word from the
former emperor which he could de-
liver to the Hohenzollern support
ers. But if he did, the nature of ii
was not disclosed. Last night Lin
coin informed The Associated Press
that he expected to have startling
statement to make Sunday. But
just before fastening by automo-
bile to Utrecht after the confer
ence, he said he had not been att
thorized to talk, and gave The Asso-
ciated Press the following written
statement:
81 am sorry that I ain unable to
make statement to you before my
departure from Amorengen. The
fact is there is nothing to say. ]
came here in a private capacity and
return to Berlin in private Ca
pacity
Few Pleasant Chats.
IF | may make a suggestion, were
| in your place, / would not tele-
graph anything that could put official
construction on my sojourn in Amer
ongen, as such statements would
most likely be refuted by the per-
sons with whom / have had few
pleasant chats of purely personal
and private nature"
Lincoln apparently based high
hopes on the conference today. 1t
is known at Amerongen that while
the monarchists i'll Germany do not
consider the time ripe for any re-
vival of the Hohenzollern claims,
they have been somewhat disturbed
by the reports that the former royal
family seems content to settle down
in Holland and have recently bom-
barded the former emperor and for
mer crown price with information
purporting to show that the greater
part OF the population of Germany
will, sooner or later, urge a limited
constitutional monarchy, with a Ho-
henzollern king.
William Hohenzollern, however.
while keeping in close touch with af-
fairs, apparently has decided to pre-
serve silence both for the sake of
himself and his eldest son. Recently
one OF the Berlin monarchist news
papers sent special envoy to
Amerongen backed with pleas from
some of the former emperor's most
trusted aides, urging him to make 4
statement. But this envoy, too. who
spent considerable time at the cas-
tie, had to return to Berlin unau-
thorized to speak.
Hohenzollerns Still Popular.
One of the many German mon
archists, who has recently been in
Holland, explained the situation to
the correspondent.
I'm Germany" he said, "the Hon
enzollerns are still immensely popu-
lar, particularly the crown prince.
Perhaps the former kaiser NAV
never return to the throne, but the
belief of our party is that one of the
Hohenzollerns, sooner or later. will
rule Germany again and with the
consent of the allies, who would ap-
preciate their efforts of such gov
eminent combating bolshevism.
Since his departure from England
anG his arrival in Berlin, Lincoln has
identified himself with the German
faction favoring the return of the
Hohenzollerns.
The general impression around
Amerongen is that something i'm
portant politically is brewing in
Germany and that Lincoln was here
to inform and assist the former en-
peror concerning the latest develop
ments.
Bitter Against Britain.
Lincoln expressed the opinion
that the bitter feeling against Great
Britain would not end for long
time. Regarding the United States,
Lincoln said the feeling in Germany
was different and that he knew posi-
lively that efforts looking toward
better relationship were under way.
A London dispatch under date of
July |, said Lincoln would be de-
ported to Hungary. The British
government revoked his naturaliza-
ton certificate early this year, fol-
lowing his conviction and sentence
to three years servitudc on a forg-
cry charge.
Lincoln was arrested in Brook
lyn, N. Y, in August 1915, on a
charge of forgery preferred by the
British consul in New York Lin
coin declared that he was a Ger
man spy and that England really
wanted to try him for this offense.
He was deported May q, 1916.
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