THE EX—KAISER’S FUTURE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3350, 1 December 1919, Page 3

THE EX—KAISER’S FUTURE.

HOPES OF MONARCHISTS. RECEN’I‘ VISITORS TO ;\MERO'NGEN. ' Amerongell_, the ex-£Kaisel"s asylum in Holland has been the scene of events which direct attention to the «hopes and intrigues of the German Monarchists. Tl-ebitsch Lincoln, formerly M’_.T.’. for Darlington, the self-confessed (‘r.2rmax.agent, who was recently released from custody in England, called at Amerongen, an incident which gav use to a, great crop of rumours. Lincoln did not, however, see the ex-Kaiser, and his mission, in all probability was for the purpose of obtaining matter for publication in the press. In this he failed. It is known, how.2vel°, {Let wlli?e the Monarchists in Germany do ‘not consider the time ripe for {L revival of Hohenzollern claims, they -have been somewhat disturbed by reports that the ex-Royal family is contemed to settle down in Holland, and they have recently bombarded both the former Emperor and Crown Prince with infformation purporting to show that the greater part of :he population of Germany‘ will, Sool’l.-‘.l’ or later, press ‘for a limited co!lstitutfl.oual lllCl3lal':3hy with a l—lohenzolle.~:n kin;',.

The ex-Kaiser, ‘how:-vc-1-, while keep—! ing in close touch with a.l'Ea.il‘s, has apparently decided t) pl'e:+~.-rrve silt;-nce both for his own sake and that of the ex-Crown Prince. Reccntw one of the Berlin Mnnurchist nexvspmae-2-g sént a special envoy to Alncrrm;§<:ll, ‘supported with pleas from one of the exK'cliSm"s most truster] SI1p1)o.r1‘01's, urging the ex-Kaiser to nanku a statement, but the envoy, who spollt. 2. collsiderable time at Ame:-011,<,>;en Castle, had to return to Berlin un-

authorised to speak. V One of: the many German l.\’.'on£xr-I chists who have been recently in Holland explained, the situation ini these. V\'ol‘dS'2-—“II1 Gel'inan_V flie }_)l'é«i sent Socialist Government is unlikelyb to remain long in power. The struggle will ‘ultimately settle (lOW‘I to a contest between the extreme Lefrs and the Monarchists. Tn this I thillk the latter are Ibouncl to win. The Hohenzollerns are still ‘imnzensely popular, particularly the ex-‘Cromi Prince, Prince Henry of Prussia, the ex-Crown Princess, and 110?‘ children. The latter are living I.llim(il<*.s;te<l and courteously treated at Potsdam. Perhaps the ex-Kaiser himself will never return to the throne, but the b‘(‘.]lUf of our party is that one of the Hon‘ellzollerns will, sooner or latm-, rule Germany again, and tlia;-_ with the consent of the Allies, who would ap;precial:e« the efforts of snrzli a Govern‘ment in combating Bolshovism.’’ [ The ex—Kaiser refused to break his .long silence, even at the belies‘; of the iii/iionai-chist loadérs of Gm-inaiiy, so talit Lincolnis failure to obtain a niziii-2f‘os~to lis not surprising. The Dutch Gm-'ei-11-ment maintains a strict control over lvisitors to the castle, who must. re’ceive special cards from the Govern.iment, counter-signed by the i:3u.rgoinasiter of Amerongen, before able to pass %the guards. Lincoln received no 511911 1 card.