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EX-CROWN PRINCF.
AMAZING INTERVIEW.
WHY GERMANY LOST.
In the course of a lengthy con véruation which a correspondent of the Associatel Press had with the ex-Crown Prince, in the pastor's small cottage in the island of Wieringen, the latter, in reply to a question, said:-
I have not renounced anything, and I have not signed any document what- EVER. However, should the German Government decide to form a Republic similar to those of America and France, I abalt be perfectly content to return to Germany a simple citizen, and shall be ready to do anything to assist my country I should even be happy to wark as a laboare in a factory. At present everything in Germany appears to be in;
a state of chnes, but I hope things will | right themselves."
Asked what he considered the turning the 'rown Prince point of the war. said: -
"I am convinced we lost the war carly. in October, 19)4 I considered anr posi tion hopeless after the battle of the Marne, which we should not have lost if, the chicles of war tieneral Staff bad nati suffered from Derves. I tried to persuade; the General Staff to asck peace then, oven at great sacrifices, going so far as to give up Alsnoe-Lorraine, but was told to mind my own business, and to confine my activities to coumading my armies. 1 have proof of this.
this!
Replying to a question what finally brought about the downfall of German military
Hary power, the Prince declared that s the revalution, which had been induced
by four years of hunger songst the civil-
laus and the troops in the rear, together
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fighting My soldiers." be said, "whom I loved, and with whom I lived continuous. ly, and why, if I may say so, loved me, fought with the utmost courage to the end, even when the odds were impossible to withstand. They had no rest, and Bometimes an entire division numbered only 600 rifles. There were opposed by fresh Allied troops, among whom were American divisions containing 27,000 a picou."
Describing how he left the front; the Crown Prince declared:
I was with my group of armies after the Kaiser had left Germany, and I asked the Berlin Government whether they desired me to retain my command. They replied negatively. T could not continue to lead armies under the orders of the Soldiers and Workmen's Coug and, therefore, I came to Holland hindrance. Ne shooting or bombing ne curred, and I quitted the army with the greatest regret after participating in trench life with the soldiers so long have not been to Germany since a year) and, from the beginning of the war, only took throw or four fortnights' | leave."
NLVER DESIRED WAR." Speaking of the beginning of the war' the Crown Prince asserted
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Contrary to all statements hitherto ade abroad, 1 unver desired war, and I thought the moment quite inopportune. I was never consulted, and the report about a Crown Council being held th Berlin to decide on war I deny on my oath. I was enjoying a stay at a water ing-place when mobilisation was order My father, also, I am sure, did not deré war. If Germany had sought the host opportunity for making war sbo wo have chosen either the time of the Bogr war or the Russo-Japanese war. From the beginning, I was certain that Eng. Speaking of air raids on unfortified Land would enter the conflict, but this cities, of the fierce submarine warfare, view was not shared by Prince Henry the bombardment of Paris, the deporta and other members of my family. People ton of women from occupied districts to credited me with warlike intentions, but work in Germany, the Prince said he am only a soldier with a desire to see always entirely disagreed with these the army kept thoroughly efficient, and policies.
A PRINCELY PHARISEE.
I worked hard to bring this about. The air raids on London and other! People blame me for the failure at
at towns and the big gan bombardments of Verdun, but I refused twice to attack Paris were useless from a military point ," he declared, and, in fact,
there with the troops at my disposal, of view submarine commanders' orders!
were
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On the third occasion, my attack was silly. #uccessful for the first three days, but were read differently by various officura, was not properly supported. I thought who went much too far. As regards air the Verdun attack & mistake. We should raids, suggested, two years ago, an inter- have attacked eastward of Verdun, where national agreement confining air activi- there was a great probability of success."
esa. ties to the actual war zone, but my The Crown Prince was rather bitter re- opinion was entirely disregarded. I was garding the work of the General Biff told my job was to command armice." which, he asserted, was responsible for a In connection with Germany's action number of mistakes, including this year's in Belgium at the beginning of the war, great Murch offensive, which he was the Crown Prince said the German ordered to make againal his own opinion, General Staff had informed him that Sir but was compelled to obey. The Prince Douglas Haig was in Belgium in July, declared that Ludendorff was the main- 1014, making a complete military survey spring of Germany's warlike activities, for future operations. When it was sug while Hindenburg was a more figure gested to him that the German Staff did bead. Ludendorff and his Staff, he said, the same thing, the Prince said he did German diplomata, the Prince Continually under-estimating the not know. enemy forces, and nover believed Amo declared, made
awini mistukes in rica's contribution of soldiers was being unable to see the point of view of great as it actually was. He declared the races where they were stationed and himself an admirer of President Wilson, in misrending opinion in other countrion. who, he felt naured, would bring about Referring to the notorious Kaiser telo
the Prince 4. pence of justice for the German people. gram during the Boer War .... Any humiliation of a ation contain said: father was mado to send ing 70,000,000 people," he remarked, the telegrown Princo is living the
by his political advisors." would only leave a feeling of
simplest life, strolling Such a nation cannot be crushed »nge.
the about Island, Referring to the armistice terms, the chatting to the peleante, and learning Crown Prince said he thought they were Dutch from a small boy who speaks Eng very severe and almost impossible of axelish. He says he is interned, although cution, as the Entente was taking away reality he is not interned, an all the large portion of the monna of transther German officers, have left. Holland. port. Asked whother Germany, If viele does not expect the Crown Prinotes torious, would ecvaror terms, the Prince posed even to come to Holland, but belinves abo believed such will remain in Borlin to superintend the would not have been the case. When
education of her children. The Proo
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the treaty of Uret-Literk was mention spoke to the correspondent of the Asso- ed, the Prince said it was hard boesner ciated Press for two hours quite frankly,
Rugsin the Germans were confronted but he requested that some questions. with Balshevismi.
which were discussed should not ho published. Reuters, Special Service.
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