A GERMAN WAR INTRIGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 213, 7 September 1921, Page 7

A GERMAN WAR INTRIGUE.

KAISER'S LOST PRESTIGE. A memorandum drawn up hy Prince Rupprei'ht of Bavaria in July, 1017. and now published, shows that even at that time the other German dynasties were already counting upon the overthrow of the Kaiser. The Prince, whose observations were intended for the Bavarian Minister-President and ' subsequently Chancellor, Baron Hejtling , . says: "As a consequence of circumstances which need not be discussed here, the Kaiser has lost all his prestige, and dissatisfaction goes so far that seriously-minded people are doubting whether the HohenzolU-rn dynasty will survive tho war. Individual Federal States must make every effort to avoid bein? involved in Prussia's domestic crisis.'' In another passage the Prince attacks the ''Mainnionism'' of Berlin, and writes: "During the past 20 years our entire foreign policy has been conducted in the interests of industrial and commercial magnates. Not Germany's welfare, but profit, was the standard, and. in Berlin the people talked about nothing but business and pleasure." The main theme of the memorandum is the necessity of seeking immediate peace, and. if necessary, making considerable sacrifices to obtain it. Some immediate purpose is no doubt intended to be served by the publication of the document at this particular moment, as Prince Rupprecht is an important figure in the intrigues and counter-iutrigues of the German Monarchists.