The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
WILHELM'S WIFE SHOCKS BADEN
 BY DEMOCRACY
Visits Artists Instead Of
 Commanding Them To Come To Her '}

BERLIN, Sept. 2O.-Princess Herm- mie, wife of former Emperor William, although registered in Baden-Baden as ~Kaiserin," is shocking society in that : historic resort by her democracy. She has several times gone to the homes of Joseph Schwartz and other famous mu- sicians and listened to them sing or play, to the horror of the survivors of the old regime, who insist she should y"command" those artists to visit her. In a recent interview, the princess dis played great interest in the plays of Gerbard Hauptmann, which are de- cidedly socialistic, and even in the plays of Ernst Toller, communist. ' who was arrested because of his ac- tivity with the late Dr.. Karl Lieb- knecht and Rosa Luxemburg in the communist revolution, and who has just been. released from prison. She also expressed dissatisfaction over the de monstration against Toller's play "Hunkemann," saying ethat the public should listen to all sides in controver- sies as to how society should be or ganized to meet modern demands.
 According to the princess, she sui fered so much during the long illness of her first husband, Prince Schoenaich- Carolath, and through her loneliness after his death, that she sympathized with the ex-kaiser, who was in exile, and married him because she felt both needed companionship.
 Nationalist Women Organize
 The announcement of the orgahiza- ton of women's society called Queen Louise Circle" the purposes of which "a nf '. Steel Helmets" organization has raised many protests, in liberal news papers here. The Steel Helmets are uationalists pledged to support mor- archical ideals and a militaristic re- gime. The Queen Louise Circle" is seeking the same ends. It already has several local circles in Berlin and other large cities and is working to extend the society throughout Germany.
 Emmi Riese, in an article in the Vssische Zeiting, says Germans are already too widely split by various DO litical organizations and urges women to avoid the mistakes that the men made in forming rival groups and foS tering warlike spirit. She says that German mothers should not join organ nations which encourage their children to be militant and plans for the poli- tical effort of the women to oppose this spirit and to promulgate the com cept that all men andH women are brothers and sisters, and Should live in peace. t,s.sss
 Tribesmen Like Music.
 Toscha Seidel; the young violinist, we'll known in America, who has just returned from tour of Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea Islands. won such favor in one of the smaller islands by his music, that he had great difficulty in rejecting the swarthy daughter of lamented king and re- fusing to become the ruler of the tribes men, who regarded him as a miracle worker. Sz
 Seidel was the first violinist ever to play for the tribe and was regarded as a messenger from Heaven. The tribe showered him with gifts of spears, furs. loin, clothes and war trophies.
 ga Y |. Kings Home Sought .-4
 Ths : original home qfRthe Saxon Kings, Wettin Castle, On the SaaIe river, is about to go under the hammer after being the residence of royalty since the eleventh century. King Frederick August III, and his family surrendered claim to the property un- der agreement with Saxony, alter the establishment of republic.
 Two bidders are seeking tn" historic pile which stands on high hill over looking the village of Victim. One is the German Warriors association, which desires to convert the palace into 2. home for war invalids. and the other. Victim Village, which wants the bulld- hg for scbcolhouse.