New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Dutch Decree
Fixes Abode
Of Ex-Kaiser
Place of Residence Re-
stricted to Doom and
Anlerongen; Son Will
Make Home at Wierengen

THE HAGUE, March II, (Bv The
Associated Press. "A royal decree,
issued March 16, says the place to be
allotted to former Emperor William of
Germany as his residence VIII form
part of the Province Of Utrecht, and
that it will be fixed later by the gov
crnment. The decree was in conncc-
Allied premiers regarding their recent
note concerning the onc-time monarch
The Premier stated to-day that the
government is considering an official
allotment of land at Wieringen as a
place of sojourn for former Crown
Prince Frederick William. He said
! that up to the present the government
had no indication that the former En-
peror or his son had taken part in
! any political activities whatever
The Associated Press was informe d
effect of the decree concerning Will
lam Hohenzollern will be absolutely to
restrict him to Doorn and Amerongen
and their surroundings, and that one
OF the main purposes of the decree
was to exclude him from any large
towns.
AMERONGEN, March II lBy The As
sociated Press ).-Reinforcement of the
Dutch guard at Won Bcntinck Castle
which since the Middle Ages has been
protected by moats and dfawbridges,
has made the former German Emperor's
refuge a veritable prison fortress, ca
pabie OF defense even in the unexpect-
ed event of an attack bv raiders desir-
ing to free the exile.
The castle is situated in big square
The four sides are moated, while two
of them have additional walls. The
latter two sides are on the public road,
and on the other two sides, which have
to the Won Bcntncks. Constables and
military police patrol the roads with
loaded rifles night and day.
Scntrics Stationed Everywhere
To the right of the main entrance is
a small building. in which rest rein
forcements. Here sentries arc on guard.
Behind this main gateway. distance
of 1870 yards. is another gate, barring
the inner driveway to the drawbridge.
More sentries are stationed here. Still
further on, where the road bends at
yet another gate. there also is a guard.
Then, turning to the right, a driveway
leads to the terrace on which the castle
stands. Police patrol this terrace.
At the rear of the castle there is a
garden, then a moat and then private !
pathway on the dixie, and this is con-
stantly patrolled. Beyond the dixie is
a meadowland crossed by bitches and |
hedges and in the meadow are patrols |
who are particularly warned to guard /
against the landing of airplanes there. /
Only the Bentinck family and the !
former Emperor's few servants have !
permission to enter the castle.
Will Not Involve Holland
LONDON. March 1.-THE Dutch Pre- |
mier has Informed the president of the
upper and lower houses Of Parliament !
by letter that former Emperor William |
has assured the Dutch government that /
he will refrain from all political activ
ity and do nothing which would involve
Holland in any international difficulty,
says a dispatch to the Central News
from The Hague.
WIERINGEN, Holland. March II
tBy The Associated Press).
Dutch torpedo boat which arrived here
Monday, presumably to guard former
Crown Prince Frederick William, de-
parted to-day, by order of the Dutch
government.
Frederick William, who is thoroughly
informed of the progress of events in
Germany, is greatly interested, but
seems not to be perturbed at the falling
fortunes of the Kapp regime. To-day
he boxed with the son of Burgomaster
Perebom who was a good match for
him. but much younger.
No special guards have as yet ar
rived here, and the former Crown Prince
is quite free to move about the island. !
He reiterates that he would like to re- I
turn to Germany some time, but not /
under present circumstances |