The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-31
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HOWEVER

Frederick Wilhelm Writes Let
tsf Saying WIN Of Majority
- Should Be Recognized.
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BERLIN, Jan. 31.-Friederich
WiIhslm HohenzoIlsfn, German sx-
crown prince. recognizes the repub-
loan regime In Germany as the
legally constituted form Of Govern
msnt Of the country he once was
destined to rule al emperor and
king. The former German heir now
Is an sxile upon the Dutch island Of
Wieringen, in the North Sea.
STU Believes In Monarchy, However
Hs sttil believes that the mon
archia1 system docs more for q peo-
Die. Bnt since d majority Of the
German people at .Weifaari chose q
republic, he accepts that an an iron
TACT In the face of which he admits
that HIS own private opinion "cuts
NO fce.~s 81 ~; ~ "Ct - ""NS..
He opposes q coup, by any fac
ton, saying that, his .countrymen
have suffered enough. The Father
hand must not be subjected to any
fresh, upneavab. oi.SFSS = :
Today, / ana able to. reveal the
confession of, faith" Of the former
Kaiser' b eldest SON, written ain his
own hand upon ,Wieringen Island,
which, incidentally. he calls his VOL
untary exile. However, he laments
now, that he. H. forbidden to, help in
the, work, of reconstruction "even a.
. private citizen" ..,.
Has Been Taught Patience.
AS you know" he writes, II have
always represented, the viewpoint
that the monarch exists for the sake
Of the people; not the people for the
sake of the monarch = SO -
He confessea that. these long.
lonesome years have taught me pa
tience; taught me to regard every.
thing from q more objective stand
noinf" - or"E---3- -.iHEr'> -
This document, which is destined
60 create q world-wid sensation, and
bound to- surprise, II not actually
shock, majority Of princes and his
own large monarchist following, Ia q
letter to the famous constitutional
Jurist, Privy Councillor DIR! Zorn, of
Bonn University. who taught young
Wilhelm when the, latter was q
student there. > o. :. ~..
The letter contains tho most friend.
~ and. liberal oppression OF sym
pat5y toward labor oyer uttered By
any mernber OF the Hohenxollern
dynasty. The docuusnt win be pub
hshed tomorrow "wednesday morn
ing In. the Nationalist organ. Der
Wants False Picture Rsctified.
An introductory note viii explain
Shat Prof. Zorn decided to publish
ths letter because It was apt TO rec
THY s'the false picture Of the former
heir 70 the German throne which 10
axistinS In many minds.",-
The letter II dated Wieringen, o.
to6Sr IL. 1871, Il To- believed that
the recent publication of letters that
were exchanged between the former
Kaiser 1t Doom and Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, former commander
In chief of the German army, was
pAft Of the reason Tor exposing the
peeeent Letter to the public.
.,.-..tii..'., Text Of Letter. 80.
ne esut Of tho letter follows:
ny Dear Privy Councillor: In
my lonsline8 I am especially crate
full for every word from my old
friends. Therefore you can mag
Inc how glad I was to hear from
you and with what interest I read
yUur description and comments
upea 50 ltiops hi Germany. Your
Impartial narrative gave rise to
nanny thoughts in my mind just a.
n the golden years of my youth
who your student at the Bonn.
Moreover, meditations gradually
become . life habit with your old
Disciple. A for the crucial ques-
tions In your last letter to mo I
can only ny that I too believe that
ID question Of republic or mon
arol1y must play no part what
sver 1t thie time Of the father
lands gTavest need.
As you know, ] have always
represented the viewpoint that
ynonarchs exists for the sake Of the
q the monarchs. After tho terrible
Of which arc making themselves
feft ever moro and more oppres-
sfvsly, the national assembly elected
hy the German people adopted by
. dectsdon Of the majority the Re-
pubiica form Of government. In
sDfts Of whatever faults ono may
flnd with the Weimar constitution
this b fact. My personal view
hat, tor various reasons. monarchy
DOES moro for the interests of the
people cuts no ice.
ANY form Of government can be
D Messing to the people only IL based
npon the national conviction, 10 ap-
proved thereby and IL firmly an
6hored by a majority Of, the people
IN my opinion. therefore,
q n . crime to intensity class war
Ia Germany today.
Tho majority Of German labor n
much too sensible not to realize that
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