The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-08

tie.
1t was with fresh pictures of hun
CRY, money mad Berlin, torn by throes
of Cabinet crisis, that I came to
Saabor Castle to ask Princess Her.
mine wife of Wilhelm II, whether the
war lord would answer the call, re-
turning to a German throne or aid
ing his sons to restore the glory OF
the Hohenzollerns.
Two days ago Germany thrilled at
the word that Crown Prince Wilhelm
had left his island exile at Wieringen
Was it in answer to word from
Munich? Was he plotting war plans
at Doom? Why had the Kaiserin
leaving Holland. come to Saabor?
Old World Drawing Room
Quiet sunlight flooded an old world
drawing room as Prince Hans George
Won Schoenich Carolath, son of the
Kaiserin, ushered me into the pres.
ence of the woman who. If monarch ist
dreams came true, might be Empire S.
mother of Germany.
Across the fome-like silence room
motherly, plainly clad woman sat
knitting. Her neat and simple dress
was of thick stuff suited to the au.
tumn air Her stockings were OF cot
ton. The yarns in her Arm, capable
hands were destined to become a
sweater-for the poor of the village,
she explained.
Princess Hermine rose as I stepped
across the room, and graciously Of
fered her hand, in the European fash.
ion, to be kissed.
Princess Chats Freely
Then resuming her knitting she
chatted freely. grave when she talked
Of the SORROWS of Germany. grave still
/ but with twinkle OF amusement In
her eyes. as she spoke Of reported
plots aimed at the return Of the Ho
| henzollerns.
mo active politics are played al
Doorn," Princess Hermine answered
when asked what relationship the ex
Kaiser had to the present crisis. 1.-The
! greatest reserve is maintained there
as TO developments in Germany. II
does not thus signify we do not fee
for the German people. 1t is to the
/ contrary-and Hermlne's voice car
ried sincere emotion-we feel the Ger
man nations sufferings as though
they were our own.
Darkest Fears Surpassed
at view the German crisis with the
deepest gloom. AS you will recall,
told you when you visited Doom
Castle last spring, the situation war
ranted utmost pessimism. Today
must say that my darkest fears al
ready have been surpassed.
Yet even today 1 can scarcely be-
lieve that the climax has been reached
THE collapse OF the mark contin.
ues. Apparently there is no hope OF
hating IT, Unemployment and misery
increase......"
Then she paused and looked up
answering the unasked question
what would the Kaiser do. The
answer was a shrug, the strangely
vivid continental shrug Of hopeless
ness. No solution could come from
Doom in the time of the peoples
sorrow. The hands Of the former
monarch are tied.
Turning to the family life OF the
Hohenzollerns. she revealed clearly
complete harmony exists between the
Kaiser and his children. She told
how the crown princess and her
castle few days ago, and added:
THE crown prince Is our cherished
| guest at Doom each month"
Father and Son Agree
Hermine declared tie father and
son had both enjoyed these brief In
! terludes In the monotony Of exile,
and said that there were no differ.
Gnces between them on political ques-
tons.
Talking OF economic conditions in
Germany. she pointed out the greatest
suffering had fallen on the middle
classes, giving an example Of the
plight of the British born philosopher
Houston Steward Chamberlain, son.in-
lew of Richard Wagner, who lives in
extreme poverty at Beyreuth. Her
mine disclosed that the Kaiser has
been aiding Chamberlain despite the
fact that the Kaiser himself Is not
living in plenty.
Returning to Doom
Hermine is returning soon to Doom.
ticking her youngest daughter. who Is
years old, with her. and arranging
for the return of two of her boys to
IIoorn at an early date.
There the children's education will
go on under the eye of the KAISER"
and "Kaiserin," who declared she
wanted to teach them 'that practical
charity, which comes from sacrifice ="
So, as the Kaiserin talked of fam
lily things, the day wore on and the
interview came to an end.
Bavaria beats the war drum. But,
beyond the frontiers, the Kaiser does
not answer the CALL An old man, in
Holland garden, merely is waiting
for his family to come home--so it
seems.
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