The sun., 1919-04-01
EX-CROWN PRINCE
'BLACKSMITH'S AID


lets. On returning he draws or
paints.
The chief ambition Of many Of the
island fishermen and their wives Is
to possess q sketch or portrait Of
themselves done by the imperial ar
list. His sketches, which are BY no
means bad, take up several hours Of
his time. He varies this work by
debating or personally pennins mat
ter which Is going into his memoirs,
md he reads or studies for several
hours as we'll.
TO keep himself in physical trim he
occupies himself, besides walking,
with jumping fences, and often works
In the village blacksmith shop, swing.
ing a hammer with uprolled sleeves
and with lusty blows and doing what
ever he is permitted to do by the
master Of the sm;thy. Into this he
enters with boyish enthusiasm. The
smith declares that this quick learn
Ing pupil would make a very good
apprentice.
The evening he devotes to reading
ana to playing the violin. His house
hold is composed Of valet, maid and
the Baron Won Hausnfeld, former
Vice. Consul in Limboure, and Major
Won Hummer, former commandant at
Charlevllle, who ia with him tenn.
porarily.
The ex.Crown Prince discussed
past and present calmly and tried to
look at the future philosophically. II
he has any illusions about his situa.
tlon or about conditions In Germany
such as affect him now or may pos
,ibly affect him In the future, he did
not betray them. He declared that
he had both feet upon the ground and
was not fooling himself. He ex-
pressed the ardent hope that the Ger
man people would soon find them
selves and begin the slow, laborious
work necessary to build up the nation
gain. When speaking Of his country
and his family he could not conceal
the longing look In his eye or the note
of melancholy in his voice.
His Hopes Are Modest.
As to expressed hopes, dedres and
plans for the future, so far as any
Of those may be left to him
they were modest and simple, tc
say the least; he endeavors te
give the impression that he coult
be happy without crown or throne
With his inclination to interest him
self in everything around him. his as
sumed democratic manners and his
ability to mix, the ex.Crown Primes
won some popularity with the simple
folk of this island. where houses ant
people look as II they had been take,
from children's picture book. "Ar
obliging. good natured boy" Is tn,
way Burgomaster 'Peerboom Of Wier
ingen characterizes his enforced
guest. 1t was through the burgomas
ter's courtesy that I finally succeeded
in reaching the Grown Prince.
From what we had read ant
heard we thought We had to lool
after a barbarian" said the burgo
masters son. Instead VIC find hin
rather amiable."
The burgomaster said that william
has caused no trouble. has compiled
with every wish and has been YER!
adaptable. The Government has KEEP
two detectives on the island. Wha
other measures have been taken ar
not known. The Secretary Genera
of the Ministry Of the Interior, Kan
who has both the Kaiser and tn
Crown Prince in charge and through
whose courtesy was enabled to g
10 Wieringen, also expressed surprls
at finding the ex-Crown Prince SO dit
ferent from what he had been pic
tured. He says that young william
wants are few and that these ar
easily complied with.
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