Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-10-11
ONLY HOPE FOR
EUROPE IS FOR
j. s. To ASSIST
GERMAN STATES
Situation win Never Be
Genuinely Remedied Until
America Takes a Hand,
EX-CroWn Prince Says.
FORMER HEIR TO THE
THRONE IS IN EXILE
Regrets That He Cannot Go
Back to Germany to Aid
in Reuniting His Country;
On a Dreary Island,

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 10,-Regret
that he cannot go back to Germany
to aid in reuniting his country, is
the principal emotion of the crown
prince. in exile in Wicringen, Hol-
land, according to an authorized
interview with him, to be printed
tomorrow morning by the Balti-
more Sun. The cabled interview,
which is copyrighted by that pa
per, was given to Henry l.. Men
cken, the critic and essayist, who
has been in Central Europe for
several months.
Mr.. Menckeu comments on the
dreariness of the island, which is
entirely cut off from the mainland
for weeks during the winter. His
narrative proceeds:
Looks Like u Big Boy.
But this deadly isolation has
failed to make any noticeable inn
preston on the spirit or frame of
the princel There are touches Of
gray in his sandy hair, but he still
is erect as a drill sergeant, and
as quick in speech and movement.
Very tall, slim and 1.-THE, and now
smooth shaven, he looks much like
big boy.
But certainly there Is nothing
immature about his ideas. Among
all the Germans / have talked to
during the past six weeks, ranging
| from high officials to newspaper
editors, and from university pro-
| fessors to business men, l can re-
| call none whose views OF past aud
present events contain less of illu-
sion. He discusses the war objec-
! lively and with shrewdness, and
accepts his present position un-
| complainingly 1t is uncomfort
able but SO is every other German
position.
Germany he said, faces stu
| pendous tasks AMI almost intol-
cradle burdens and 1t is naturally
hard for any German to stand by
without taking a hand. | sim
| cerely wish ] could be more ac-
| lively employed, hUt certainly have
no desire to eomplicate the present
situation by raising factional ques-
! tions. 1t would be absurd, of
course. to say dynastic considera-
I tions do not interest me. but they
assuredly take second place in my
! thoughts. In such days as these.
| am, first of all, German clti-
zen and soldier. AS such, my duty
is precisely that of every other good
German-to subordinate personal
fortunes and even personal opin
IONS to the common good. What
we need today above all is ma
tional unity. A thoroughly united
Germany would be unbreakable.'
THE prince takes a philosophi-
cal view of the eXtravagant tales
about him, circulated in America
during the war. For example. the
stories of wholesale burglaries In
France. He collects such fables
l.with humorous interest and was
apparently delighted with several
collected from the archives of the
Creel Press bureau.
"Nonsensical Libels."
Such nonsensical libels,' be
said, do not annoy me half as
much as their authors probably
think. Abuse of that sort goes
with the trade L was born to. If
Germany had won a sweeping VIC
tory, I'd have got as crown prince
far more than my fair share oil
the glory and applause. In de-
feat. 1 get, perhaps, rather more
than a fair share of the blams
and execration, both at home and
abroad, but such are fortunes OF
war for commanding officers.
doubt that any sane American ser
iously believes today that | was
guilty of the fantastic crimes laid
to me during the war;
Like most other Germans, the
prince believes the European sit
uation will never be genuinely rem
edied until the United states takes
hand in it. 1T rather surprises
me- he said, that the United States
as a nation shows little concern
about the immediate future here
Things 90 steadily from bad tc
worse. / don't mean in Germany
alone, but everywhere on the con-
tinent.
1.-THE entrance Of the United
States into the war threw the bal
ance toward the allies and wa
largely responsible for their vic
, tory. The United States opposed
the treaty before it was signed ant
, has never ratified it since. ] an
in hopes that the view of 1t thu
indicated will generally win owe
those who still believe 1t can b
executed. Failing in that hope,
can see no way out save through
a catastrophe. That catastrophe
remember, is not remote; 1t lie
directly around the corner
1.-THE prince told me he was YER
eager to see the United States
but, that he said. must wait fc
better times. This is no day 10
Germans to be travelling. Their
is too much work to do at hone
| a nd Too nttla n1nneY.n