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Show EFFORTS PUT FORTH TO SAVE FORTUNE I DF EX-NUSER BELL; I r Newspaper Says Move is Made I I In Behalf of the Man Who 1 I s "Ruined Germany" j I I PRUSSIAN EFFICIENCY ' 51 .IS SEEN IN MEASURE II Bill Provides that Former Em-I Em-I peror Shall Receive Great m Sum as Compensation 1W BERLIN, Tuesday, Feb. 3. Efforts to keep intact the fortune of former M Emperor William are condemned in a long editorial printed by the Vor-I 11 m waerts Ibis afternoon. The newspaper) I sn5s tnis inovcme,nl is in behalf of "a I I 1' man who ruined Germany." j I "The bill now before the Prussian '5 s?' diet represents a mastrpfugii, of rilifj m Prussian -efficiency," 'say's 4hc 'edilo- 'fl 4 rial, "for the financial status of Count:1 $ if Hohenzollern is placed on the basis 12 fl of his right to property while nothing -x is said as to his guilt or the polIMeaT ! situation. It is perhaps well to reuiem-1 ber that the national constitution 1 j3 gives the government the right to: V t seize private fortunes." , l Details of the measure are given-' I . by the newspaper which says para-i ( grapli four of the bill declares the roy-j 3 al house will give "in the interest of I 3i j the general welfare" certain poises-1 I I i sions such as real estate, works of art;. 3 i and valuable articles but provides the; ff former emperor must bo paid 100,000,-j m 000 marks In compensation. j |