Show r t s h a h f I H I g IWA WA WEADY f Of EXILE Former Crown Cro Prince Pleads for American 1 Aid to Help Put Germany Germ Ger m many ny on Her Feet Feel L L By Frank Rostock 1 1 lO 7 P r li Asso laUon rr- rr 5 Editor of the Cincinnati Post O a v- v Holland Nov 29 For For over six months the chief task of ol Major von yon former adjutant to the ex crown I prince of Germany has been to chase S newspaper correspondents away from the door of Friedrich Wilhelms Wilhelm's island L home horne As the first writer able to interview to-Interview t the he kaisers ex son In that time al time al t though hough many have hae tried I tried I had some Job j ob getting past ast Von l I I 1 visited the prince on Saturday November November November No No- vember 22 the 22 the first anniversary of ci his arrival on the island I am heartily weary of It all said Friedrich when reminded of the date I had presented myself at the cot cot- I ta t tage age occupied by the prince and his a ids aids Von met me at the gate Who ho are you and what do you want he inquired I tol told him Nobody can Interview Inter the prince replied Von Mulheim l you must t talk lk to Lo o me The crown prince will see you he said aid after alter a few minutes in the house louse I was ushered Into a living room comfortably fu furnished Friedrich Willelm Wil Wll- helm elm entered a minute later advanced oward toward me with outstretched hand and md welcomed me warmly At his heels eels wa was a huge Australian kangaroo kanga kanga- roo oo hound Sit down and nd make yourself com corn rt e he e said said in good good English i 1 win Will talK to 10 you ou anything but politics I TELLS OF RECENT VISIT You visited your father at Amerongen Amerongen Amer Amer- ongen recently tell me something about him I said I Before replying he walked across the room to the mantle Here is his p He lie has changed some hasn't he her heT Friedrich I Wilhelm Vilhelm observed handing me a re recent recent recent re- re cent photograph of the kaiser ex-kaiser and ex The kaisers kaiser's appearance was quite different from the pictures I recently snapped by a Dutch In those pictures the kaisers kaiser's full beard appeared unkempt and he had a haggard and careworn look I In this picture he looked better To the right and left on the mantle were pictures of the kaiser and kai kai- serin before the war also a picture of the crown princess holding her daughter this daughter this being surrounded by individual pictures of ot the sons of the I young oung couple Father has suffered greatly since arriving at Amerongen said Raid the ex- ex kaisers kaiser's eldest son lIe Hc has lost weight but he has haM not lost heart Mother although not In the best beat of health helps him to bear the burden My l mother is an adorable woman and nobody can help loving her My Iy father tather will not see newspaper men Occasionally he will see trusted I I friends Hundreds of ot correspondents have tried to interview him without success Two dressed as officers tried to rush past the guard but were I stopped One American has tried to Interview interview Inter Inter- 9 view him every day for tor a year rear ear I Father ather exercises mainly by sawIng wood and walking S The day will vill come when history will prove that my father was a noble man and that his intentions were al alwa's always al- al always ways was directed toward peaceful development development development devel devel- of ot his country and the thc welfare of mankind Later the prince showed me two pieces of wood sawed by his father lather r Continued on page 2 2 FRIEDRICH IS WEARY Continued from page 1 On one was the inscription One of pieces When do you ou expect to return to Germany I questioned That is something I cannot tell you but when I do go It will be as a private citizen to live and work on my estate and help rebuild my country he said PLEADS FOR AIDI AID I 1 think the United States must bear the brunt of ot tho the work of world re reconstruction recon recon- conI con con- I It can help the world by I aiding Europe and aid Europe by a as assisting assisting as- as I Germany I This can be done by loaning money money to io Germany and investing capital In I her industries Normal conditions cannot annot return to Germany until I she Is Isable isable able to lO resume commercial relations relations' with other countries I I I f feel 1 certain that your countr country be being be- be mg ing practical and sensible will wilt not believe all the things that have be been n nI I spread through propaganda against I me meI Friends In America who know me i I personally know better I hope now i that the war wax Is over the common commonsense sense of or America will wl lead again to friendly relations between the two countries War Var should not continue along commercial and economic lines and the propaganda of hate and slander slander sian- sian der should be stopped d. d When normal conditions return I hope to visit your our country It would especially interest me to see your our great industrial ent enterprises I have always had a great reat Interest and sympathy for your country count and was greatly disappointed die die- appointed when circumstances made America join the entente I 1 have been very kindly received d in Holland especially by the people of ot The These e people are Ju just t. t It struck me that the ex-crown ex prince was very ver homesick on this bleak and desolate Island is In Inthe inthe inthe the extreme north end of Holland where winter comes early earh and stays late The Inhabitants live e by fishing fishing- and farming on the Island and are on coal coat sugar and bread ration rations The crown ex-crown prince Is limited like the others Ills His chief diversions diversion lona are boxing walking and motorcycle riding riding- He Is taking care of two German children who came to the island seeking aid ald Others have hae been adopted by the Wier- Wier |