Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-26
FORMER GERMAN GROWN PRIMO
ESCAPES FROM H0LL AND AND Is
REPORTED B JACK in GERMANY
Peace Conference Consids -
ably Stirred Over Report !;
Believed That He VIII I i
Have Considerable Powsg,
And Many Followers II
Germany. IS. ,.5

Paris, June 26.-Frederick william
Hohenzollern. the former German
crown prince, has escaped from Hol-
land and made his way into Germany.
prince caused considerable stir In
peace conference circles. While It sis
not felt that he lis figure around
which the reactionaries and monarch
lists would gather enthusiastically
nevertheless his act is regarded as an
event of considerable significance In
view of other German recalcitrancy.sssi
Hints have come from Germany
within the last few days that the mill
tary caste there would not be averae
to bringing about a military situation
within the former empire that would
embarrass the Allies in putting the
peace treaty into effect, and 1t seems
not improbable that the move made
by the ex-crown prince is connected
with some such plan. AZ
The former crown prince made his
way into Holland shortly after the
signing of the armistice last Novem-
Der and was interned there by the
Dutch government. taking up his resi-
dence on the Island Of Wieringen, in
the zuyder Zee.
Two days before the armistice was
signed. a decree issued by the German
Baden, announcing a decision Of the
former German emperor to abdicate.
stated:
THE imperial chancellor will re-
main in Office until the questions con-
nected with the abdication Of the
kaiser. the renouncing by the crown
prince of the throne of the German
empire and of Prussia and the setting
up of the regency have been settled"
This generally was accepted by the
public as an official announcement Of
the crown princes intention to re-
nounce his rights to the succession. Il
Later, however the crown prince
denied any such intention in an inter-
view given to the Associated Press
December 3, 1918. At that time the
crown prince said:
II have not renounced anything and
I have not signed any documents
whatever"
However" he continued, should
the German government decide to
form republic similar to the United
States or France, I should be perfect
~ contented to return tosGermany, as
! a simple citizen ready, to do anything
/ to assist my country should even
! be happy to work as q laborer IA q
| factory. ~ a
i, "At present everything ,ppears
. chaotic in Germany but hope -things
I VIII right themselvess' ~ "
/, notwithstanding this categorical
statement. the semi-oficial Wolff
Bureau Of Berlin three days later is
sued what was said to be the exact
text of the crown princes renuncia-
ton of his rights to the throne. This
document read: @N
'I renounce formally and defimtelS
all rights to the crown of Prussia and
the Imperial crown which would have
fallen to me by the remuneration OF
the emperor-king, or for other rea-
sons. sg.s
"Given by my authority and signed
by my hand; done at Wieringen, De-
cember l, 1918.
wilhelm
!; The ex-crown prince has s given
! numerous interviews since his arrival
! in Holland and has complained Of
having been misquoted. AS regards
the Associated Press interview men
toned. however, the correspondent
who obtained it holds an autographed
letter from the ex-crown prince in
which the latter states that in this in
! terview he was quoted correctly in
every particular. ---