New Britain herald., 1922-11-17
A Hohenlohe Scores Grown Princes Memoirs

himself of the accusation that hs
 tried to incite the war when he in-
 terfered in the famous zabern affair
 by depicting the incident as a harm
 affair was deeply discussed through
 out Europe because 1t threw the po-
 llticai situation In Germany sud-
 denly into the ilmelight and illumi- mated the overwhelming preponder-
 ance of the militarists and the im-
 perial governments submission to
 their demands. The impression made
 was more lasting because of the in-
 reference of the Crown Prince. who
 unreserveedly took sides with the
 military clements. At the time the
 whole affair was recognized. and probably not unjustly. as an attempt to bring about immediate war. Peace had lasted too long for certain mili- tary groups. and they desired war for their own advancement
 For this reason few will believe tho author when he tries to justify his attitude at the time, his famous tele- grams on the subject and the wrong label which all the blind pacihsts in Germany and their evil echoes in foreign countries" attached to him. It would have left far better im- pression had he admitted that he had acted foolishly at the time. He might even have excused himself by saying that he was then nine years younger.
 Again, there is the Princes famous statement about the joy of being able to ride to real cavalry attack at the head of his Hussars. Thi statement he avoids remembering perhaps for the reason that the ques- tion would be so obvious why, in August. 1914. where there was still use for cavalry. he let the oppor- tunity go by.
 Perhaps the most interesting. part of the book is that in which he tries to explain his political views It is interesting in that we Germans are given an opportunity to see what sort of man might have ascended the throne if the world war had not overturned the monarchy and his father had passed from this life in peace. It would seem almost impos- sible that any German could wish for this man on the throne after his own presentation of his views.
 At the beginning of the book lo speaks of his relations to his father and the difference between them in character, temperament and na ture." He mentions his own "freer attitude toward life. unhampered by tradition" and of the expression of opinions and actions of his father which seemed to him strange and ncomprehensible. Attempting to ex- plain this, he says that he himself, following his natural inclination, was perhaps more under the in fuence of reality than the Emperor and conversed with less prejudiced persons. and, above all. listened to them" He adds that the chief char acteristics of his father were his frank, perhaps at times all too free candor. and his accommodating trust"
 In various passages he emphasizes his political views, which he holds to be more modern than those of his father, and lays especial stress on his first acquisitions during the years he spent working ana study ing in the ministries. It was then. he says, that he began to compre- bend the importance of the press, in which "the pulse of the times was and. after blowing through the papers from Kreuszeit- nng to Vor,Duerts, he found that "the problems of the day were consid- erably different from the Emperor's views of them." Involuntarily the impression is received that the author seeks more favorable press