Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-13
. VANS AREN' 7
I. IOUS To SET
W A MONARCHY
Not for at Least Two Gener-
atoms viii the People Be
Ready for a King Again,
Says Prominent Hun.

Berlin, March l2.-The kings
party in Germany, which is seeking
the reservation of the monarchy,
has failed to arouse any enthusiasm
either for the proposal to put a
Hohenzollern again in power or for
the enforcement of a BaYarian or
Wuerttemburg prince.
Opinion seems to prevail that the
revulsion against the old regime
brought on by the debacle of war
cannot be wiped out in less than
several generations. Even the men
who stood close to royalty before
and during the war, with the eX-
ception of certain militarists whose
prestige and influence mostly has
vanished. are only lukewarm to-
ward the monarehist movement or
fatty oppose 1t,
There is. however. no apparent
inclination to blame the former
emperor or crown prince for the
damages Germany has endured,
except among the extreme radicals
and some of the socialists, and
these generally lay the fault to the
old form of government more than
to the emperor personally, or to
his associates.
Germany Forced Into War.
Everywhere in the provinces,
throughout Bavaria. Baden. East
Prussia, Wuerttemburg, Upper Sii-
esia, among business men and
peasants alike. the opinion Is firm
ly held that Germany was forced
into the war by England and
France, and this has tended to keep
alive the Hohenzollern popularity.
A prominent Bavarian manufac-
turer told the correspondent the
"Bavarians will always believe the
war was forced on Germany" Bus
mess men in Baden, property own
ers of Upper Silesia. officials and
farmers of East Prussia with whom
the correspondent spoke, confirm
ed the prevalence of this feeling
that Germany was not responsible
for the war.
Not Ready for Monarchy.
Regardless of this belief. how
ever, the Germans are not ready to
restore a monarchy" said a man
who was closely associated with
the emperor during the war. "Per-
haps in forty or fortyfive years,
yes, then it will almost certainly
be re- established. You say you
have heard the opinion that Ger
many will have a monarchy within
ten years, but believe that is not
possible. Not before at least two
generations have passed will the
people be ready for a king again,
and then never for monarch with
great power. It will be a limited
monarchy, and very limited. Agi-I
tation now is untimely, and use
less"
Those who favor the restoration
of the monarchy, and those VINO
believe it will be restored but do
not favor it, say the present gov
eminent "is too weak and there IS
no responsible head who can uniry
Germany as it was before the war.
The people, who were long accus-
toned to royalty. need a direct
ing social head If not powerful
monarch" it is argued, and such
a ruling house would not destroy
the principle of democracy which
has been grounded since the war.
Rivalry and jealousy of power
which have always existed between
the states and particularly between
Bavaria and Prussia. will not pre-
vent the restoration Of the mon
archy after a number of years, said
a prominent Bavarian. although In
his opinion the former emperor or
crown prince us out of the ques-
ton"
I'VE cannot have a government
torn forever by political dissensions
and prosper" he continued, we
do not like Prussia and Prussia is
not over-fond of us. and East Prus-
sia generally is understood to Just
tolerate Berlin. but we all reailze
the necessity Of standing together.
We have the factories here. the
agriculture in East Prussia, ana
Prussia has the railroads. our
interests are so closely allied there
can never be any successful sepa-
ration. In my opinion a monarchy
is the legal solution of our polltl-
cal difficulties, but not a monarchy
esta blished at the behest OF Prus-
STA"
He added that the next monarch
must be from Bavaria or Wuert--
temburg royalty. which always nad
been popular with the mass of the