The Washington herald., 1919-07-28
USE FOR RESULTS
CROWN PRINCE HAS LIFE
MINUS JOY UNDER DENSE
SHADE OF PAPA'S THRONE

| individual or of any class OF So
| ciety, and otherwise also he was
different from papa. ~
He seemed to be happy and with
out a worry. Hundreds of hands
wire everywhere and at all times
! eager to pad the tonneau of the
heir to the throne and to Cushion
his travels with soft tires. Ap-
parenty he fitted from joy to Joy.
There was no cloud visible in his
sky. He exercised his hussar regf-
ment. which he earnestly loved and
by which he was loved in turn.
AZ ensign he was happy with sports,
gambling and filtration. He stunned
no physical daredeyiltry and was al
ways fit Hunting was his great pas
! sion. As a hunter he was not a
driver like his father, who brosght
| down more animals than Frances
| Louis XXI That was not sport to
the son. but was merly shooting. In
Siesia- scotland, Italy and British
flnoia the son INDUCED in real hunt
ing. and told about il in his hunting
diary, published seven years ago.
This book alone should convince any
unpretudiced person that the author
is neither rascal nor barbarian, but
a talented human being, with clear
eyes. fresh mind ana d IovaDie ma
ture-
Picturesque Description
In the garish white sum-" he wrote.
are hundreds OF brown fellows and
sharp. strange smell, like a mixture
OF garlic. sandaIwood and charcoal"
IN thls ineisiye phrase, charged with
the breath OF life, he describes n
afternoon in the jungle. The book
Is clear mirror Of a personality not
great but attractive in its wholesome
quaity, and the narrative is artistic
10 degree not usual in Germany.
IN this mirror the author does not
look coquettish, as in his photo
graphs. and as often. indeed IN real
lie. with his conspicuous sport tran
pings. but he looks unassuming and
modest.
Hunting was for him won6,rs.II
/ combination Of fighting. Of enjoyment
OF nature and Of self-analysis. He had
looked forward TO a hunting trip in
! America. Ambassador Gerard can re-
! caItthat he was accustomed to sneak
OF that projected pleasure with the
7 eagerness of child in anticipation 0f
= Christmas. Hunting. horses. the
charm OF women and the diversions
OF the theater were his chief joys.
! he was no stranger to the feelings
( OF the people. Once he invited 100
! Children of humble station to holiday
! celebrations in Dsnzig. where he was
! rcstmental commander 1t was
( simple, pretty, characteristic scr. and
nothing more.
! One should not think OF the Crown
/ Prince as a dwarfling in mind or as
( an ungainly figure physically, with q
Teceding chin and features fit only for
/ the pen Of the caricaturist and the
amusement OF the beholder. Fred
| erick the Great, the one genius OF tee
house of HohenzoIlern. had this same
chin. and the Crown Prince resemJ mJles
. Frederick otherwise. but only out
wardly. unfortunately. The carl
/ caturists make a silly looking person
II him, exaGgerating the tilt at which
ne wore his cap, frightened his waist
and set of his uniform, like g sports
man rather than as a soldier
Wanted TO BE Different.
why did he do these things. II
was because he wished to diferen-
| tiate himself from the externally
solemn pOmp and the theatrical cor
:
| branded the great Bonaparte as a
parvenu. For all modern art, which
he did not know at all, he had only
| coarse abuse. and he posed as the
| repository Of the peace Of the world
On the other hand, the son would
! have liked nothing better than to
ride in person in every dangerous
race. He made a collection Of pic
! lures OF Napoleon. patronized the
most daring dramas. visited Theater
! Director Reinhardt at his home.
{ eavesdropped many theatrical re-
! hearsals and praised "the blessings
! of war"
Undoubtedly he felt instinctivcIy
the evils and dangers Of the war
| policy pursued in Berlin, and he OBJ
served the ever-recurring sequence
| of bold offensive and fearsome re-
treat. Thus he was misled into the
error Of suppOsing that only the re-
! treat was to be criticised and not the
misjudged offensive. But to what
ever lengths his Judgment led him
| in that respect. only in the war he
! learned to hate war.
| The father placed him in the leader
ship of an army, although he had
never been glad previously TO see him
in the limelight. Usually in such cases
a place with the most competent OF the
General Staff would be assigned to the
heir to the throne. With this crown
prince a man was associated who made
himself blamable for the bloody fail
ure at Verdun. He was not permitted
! to be connected with movements whose
military success was assured in ad-
vance. and the people did not associate
him with the victories of the German
armies.
As for himself he never thought he
was a great general but he modes;ly
bowed to the win of the military su-
perors and did his best Once he
showed proudly a letter in which Gen.
Won LudendorT had praised him. In
his own way he looked after his SOL
diers, furnishing them. unfortunately,
with large supplies Of alcohol
! He sighed loudly because his counsel
was never needed. and because almost
every one OF his opinions was rejected
at the great headquarters, and he com
forted himself with all manner Of
amusements, which became much too
Conspicuous.
Peculiarly Unfortunate.
Shy by nature. a decent gentleman,
averse to lying, hypocrisy and boast
! ing. physically brave. longing to do
good. but brought up among bad sur