The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-26

Hints have come from Germany within
the past few days that the military
caste there would not be averse to bring
ing about 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 sign
ing of the armistice last November and
was interned there by the Dutch govern
ment, taking up his residence on the is.
land of Weiringen, in the Zuyder Zee.
Two days before the armistice was
signed. decree issued by the German
imperial chancellor, Prince Max of Bad
en-, announcing a decision of the former
German emperor to abdicate, stated;
"The imperial chancellor will remain
in office until the questions connected
with the abdication of the kaiser, the
fenouncing by the crown prince of the
throne of the German empire and of
Prussia, and the setting up of the regen-
cY nave been settled.
This generally was accepted by the
public as an official announcement of the
crown princes intention to renounce his
rights to the succession.
Later, however, the crown prince de-
nied any such intention in an interview
given to the Associated Press correspon-
dent at Oosterland, Holland, on Dec. 3,
1918. At that time the crown prince
said: Il have not renounced anything,
and / have not signed any documents
whatever
However" he continued, SHOULD the
German government decide 10 form a
republic similar TO the United States or
France, | shall be perfectly content to
return to Germany as a simple citizen,
ready to do anything to assist my coun-
try. ] should even be happy to work as
laborer in factory
"At present everything appears cha
otic in Germany, but hope things will
right themselves"
Despite this categorical statement, the
semi-official Wolff bureau of Berlin, three
days later issued what was said to be
the exact text of the crown princes re-
munclatlOn OF MS IlgHts 70 lhe tHIOle.
This document read:
Il renounce formally and definitely all
rights to the crown of Prussia and the
imperial crown, which would have fallen
to me by the remuneration of the en-
peror king, or for other reasons.
Given by my authority and signed by
my hand; done at Wieringen Dec. |, 1918.
"Wilhelm."
The ex-crown prince has given numer-
GUS interviews to various correspondents
since his arrival in Holland and has com
planned in some instances of having been
misauoted. As regards the Associated
Press interview 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.
Since the former crown prince had
been on the island of Wieringen, he is
reported to have lived a quiet life, tax
ing his exercise in walks with his dogs
and sometimes doing manual labor 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 reported to be at work
on his memoirs.
A venture into business was reported
several weeks ago in official dispatches
from Holland received at Washing
ton, d. c. IL was announced company
had been organized with "Mr. Frederick
William Hohenzollern as the director.
manager" to use the calcareous sands
of the island of Wieringen in the max
ing of pottery. II was said the former
crown prince was large investor in the
enterprise.