Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-01
WILL FENCE KAISER IN
HIS HOLLAND ASYl UNI
Willinm's Furniture Has Arrived
at Doom, Effects Insured for
$4,000, 900; 20 Write
Memoirs.

The Hagne, Feb. 29--There 4 nich
An sir ~ perrnsnency IN the extensive
preparations nc Doom u receive the cx-
Kaiser when he leaves Amerongen that
IN the preparations alone would sccfu
20 be ample Confederation of the belief
generally acoepted that Wilhelm HoLen-
zoIlerp viii spend the remainder ~ bic
days unmolested IN Holland
Tho Dutch will acccdo 10 no allied de-
nsnd concerning the disposition Of tho exs
kaiser,. but viii adhere strictly 10 the
law and custom governing the case, which
means that they will provide asylum for
him 80 long as u is not abused. In puff
sunnce Of such a decision long since reach
cd and periodically reiterated in notes 70
The Ais, Holland is permitting Count
Hohenzollorn 10 feather his nest NJ D0otn
~ his personal liking In preparation Tor
AN indefinite stay.
When the ex- Kaiser moves from Ansron-
zen 70 Doom be viii preside 10 Lonesome
grandeur and splendid iEolation over D
silent court, whose stiffness VIII he broken
only by the sentries' tread. A fifteen foot
fence Of closey woven heavy wire strung
on strong steel uprightB, with three strands
wickedly barbed atop, ~ nov being com
p'etod. II was worthy Of a Wild animal
cage and the panorama 81 the estate re-
minded one u vast roo, With white
kennel M the centre ~ acres n roaming
grounds about IL.
There has teon dug q deep, vide rooat
inside the fence, into which water hos
not yet been turned. Far IN the interior
through trees enough % keep the refugee
choppiDg for years, there rires an exc
trnr1cly modest two story bouge, which
Is misnsmed a castle. II H. the last word
IN urgA4F xseffseaf 80 ~rI s.fa4.-reass
Into 10 eleven high ceilingsd rooms are
being moved furniture and personsl be-
longngs that just this week hsvo been
insured for SfOC0,0O Some e TN.
comes from the Benfinck castle 40 Arneron-
gen, but most ~ u il being Transferred
from the imperial residences 10 Germany.
Bg. IL the cx-Kaiser gsins hornelike
surroundings BIZ his transfer he win l0svc
companionship, for whereas uow be hss
his own staff and the family n Count
Bcntinck within the same wslis with
himself, he viii b. alone 40 Doom With
two members ~ his personal stsf and
one servant
A correspondent asked a Dutch Csbi-
ne. official II Holland would Kermit VIII
helm q, some future date % travel ~
other countn@s. particularly ia spain.
where be IL credited With desiring 70 70,
hn1 As~t " wv tNfhtFA AlNl-ff~a ~ Blp~
cisl replied that he could nOt say th@s
the Dutch would not permit the refugee
20 move az some future date when t8s
wars wounds might be more nearly bsai-
cd, bat said that time and circumstances
would guide their policy when the g,se-,-
ton arose
This official said, however, thar the
ex-ka,ser did not ds1iie % travel Tor
a long time, but preferred seriiGssOn ana
rest. When asked how he crnplosed lls
time now thar tree telling has fallen ~
tho official replied: livery one else -
writing memoirs, why rot he too?'
The townfolk Of Doom are iubslant,
while tho~~ a Amerongsa are downcast
at tho forthcoming transfer Tor the ilo-
hcnxoii~rn presence means more trade for
the shops and sgeils the tourist iafiCx.
There seefris 20 be no resentment q the
former War Lord presener, nor, GA tiss
other hand, any inclination 20 extenu2ie
his culpa piiity. The Dutch are stIl Deistgza.
as they were throughout the war.