The New York herald., 1922-11-12
DOORN WOULD LIKE
TO GUST EX-KAISER
Villagers Object TO His
Presence as Bringing
About Heavier Taxes.
HE PAYS NONE HIMSELF
Never Gives Tips and Turns
Away Poor Germans
From His Door.
ASKED TO AID TOWNSMEN
Gets Letter Suggesting lie
Chop Wood and Sell Cord
age for Charity.
ASKED TO AID TOWNSMEN
Special Gable TO THE NEW York HERALD.
Cnn1lrinht 1909 ht, Tile Nr.u Nnnl. HIM Al n

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1929. by THE NEW YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, Nov. IL.
Although by all indications the for
mer Kaiser intends making Doorn-
huis the center of the social life of
Utrecht province this winter to keep
the Queen of Prussia" from longing
for her children or her Silesian home,
William is not likely to gain much
sympathy from the villagers. In
fact, there is already a strong move
ment to oust the ex-Kaiser from
Utrecht, on the grounds that his pres
ence is too costly. the inhabitants be-
ing compelled to pay heavier taxes.
This opposition started when VIII
liam's lack of generosity began TO be
noticeable. With the exception of a
few tradesmen, nobody in Doom ever
has received a tip from tine one-time
monarch. Just once he gave evidence
of generosity, when he presented to
Amerongen a small hospital shed, but
he made no provision for its mainten-
ance and to-day the villagers are pro-
posing to close it rather than pay the
few cents extra taxes Doom could
have had a similar establishment. but
profiting by Amerongen's experience
it refused to accept 1t.
The greatest complaint, however. IS
that the ex-Kaiser is not even charitable
toward the many German poor who
cross the frontier. often making the
journey to Doom afoot TO plead foi
aims from the man they once held III
highest admiration. OF course, William
a. Ix..4vsa ,f.f ffs.fk af hE
mark he Is hardly able to meet expenses,
hut the villagers want to know what
has become Of the funds deposited be-
fore the war in American banks besides
the million Dutch forms supposed to
have been received for his memoirs.
Whenever German arrivals ask for
few fiorins Williams court officials
promptly notify the Dutch police. whe
are compelled to prefer charges OF
yagabondage, and the unfortunate but
disillusioned Teutons instead OF spend
ing aims spend ten days I'm the Doom
jail. Naturally all expenses of trial and
confinement must be added TO the tax
lists.
The villagers say. however, that that
IS really not an important Item as COM
pared with the fact that William himself
has not paid a single penny in taxes
since he invited himself to spend the
rest of his life In Hollsrd. The Govern
ncnt has shown exceptional, lenity III
view of the former Kaiser's income. a.
expressed in marks, but the public are
beginning to be aroused, especially as
the Hohenzollern table always is lavish
ly supplied for a few Utrecht or Doom
guests. who are always ready to accept
tho invitation OF the quondam ruler
So animated did this opposition be-
come during the preparations for the
wedding last week that Williams mail
contained nearly 100 letters all signed.
asking when he intended to share
Doorn's tax burden. One missive humor-
ously suggested that he might make rep
aration for three years of unwelcome
tenure by few hours OF wood chopping
daily. selling the cordage for the benc-
ft of Doorn's poorer families and other
provincial charities.