Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
ROYAL|STS DONATE
TO WILHELM FUND
Seventeen Birthday of Ex-
Kaiser Will Be Remem-
bered by His Friends.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 5.-Friends Of
former Emperor Wilhelm II are work
ing throughout Germany to raise a
fund to be known as the Kaiserdank,
which will be presented to him on his
SEVENTEEN birthday, January 81. With
this fund he will be able to satisfy the
numerous requests for financial assist
ance that are said to reach him daily.
A special "Verein Kaiserdank" has
been created for the purpose, headed
by DR.. Kracker Won Schwartzenfeldt,
former German Minister to Colombia.
The treasurer Is Lieut.. Gen. Richard
Waechter, vice chairman of the Fed
Grafton of Former Officers. Every con-
tributor Is assured that his name will
be presented to the former monarch on
his SEVENTEEN birthday.
Planned Victory Celebration.
In a printed appeal" which is be-
ing circulated privately among mon
archist circles In Germany, attention
is called to the fact that in the event
of victory In the World War the ex-
Kaisers birthday would have been
celebrated as national holiday" The
appeal then continues:
Many faithful Germans consider
that now, more than ever, it is their
duty toward German honor and dig
nifty to show their gratitude toward a
monarch who for decades, from early
morning until late evening, thought,
worked and worried solely for our
fatherland, yet upon whose head veri-
table mountains of calumny and defa-
nation descend daily
"a birthday cheer should, for while
at least, make him forget his sorrow
But how can we who are impoverished
supply 1t? We know that the Kaiser's
greatest delight consists in helping
others, in bringing happiness to COM
'Verein Kaiserdank,' which desires in
the spirit of the great Hohenzollern
princes to establish community of
interests in German people through
practical manifestations Of brotherly
love, has devised the plan of establish
ing free berths in hospitals and free
board for recuperation in rural districts,
distribution of both to be made by the
Kaiser on his SEVENTEEN birthday"
IAN good Germans in whom graft
tude Is not yet dead" are invited to
become members of the verein, which
aims especially to help those who were
impoverished through war and 1ntia-
ton. Many of these are dying slow
death amid heart-rending material and
spiritual poverty" the appeal points out
Free Board Is Requested.
People who cannot contribute finan-
cially to the scheme are requested to
offer temporary free board to the needy
Estate owners and farmers are urged to
offer free room and board to recon-
valescer1ts. doctors to grant free medi-
cal aid, druggists to furnish medicines
hospitals to set aside free wards.
Word is being passed out that all
men and women loyal to their former
ruler should concentrate on the "Kai-
serdank" movement rather than split
up their efforts.
This will not prevent numerous ma
tionalist organizations, however, such
as those of former officers, to meet
around the festive board on the eve
ming Of January ~ and to send tele-
grams of congratulation to the erstwhile
ruler of Germany. 1t is also apparent
that in a number of Evangelical
Churches prayers will be offered for the
health of the former monarch, though
the heads of the church are for Obvi-
Gus reasons maintaining an attitude OF
neutrality toward such movement.