SOME MORE ABOUT THE KAISER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17017, 14 December 1920, Page 5

SOME MORE ABOUT THE KAISER.

Some new and curious facts aa to the exact manner in which the ex-Kaisei bolted to Holland in November, 1918, are divulged by <?ount Dotlef Moltke, an offioer of his euite, in a pamphlet which has just been published in Germany (writes H. W. Wilson in th« London "Daily Mail"). An attempt was made by the German Government to induce him to abdicato on November Ist, when he refused, declaring that if he went chaos., would follow. On November 3rd he paid hie last visit to the front, and the Allied airmen improved the occasion by making an attack on his train. He waa not in it at the moment, .but there waa A stampede of frightened people from it, including the cook of the Imperial dining-car. Two days and telephonic communication with Berlin began to break down, and the Kaiser "took to sending aircraft there. But these did not return. Hβ was isolated. And the German. Government called more end more peremptorily for his abdication. 'On November 9th he considered the use of armed force against the revolution in Germany, but had quickly to abandon that idea. He hoped, however, after the armistice to ride back at the head of the German army," till he was bluntly told that "the army will not march under your Majesty's orders," and was warned that the revolution was mainly against himself. At last, most reluctantly, he sat down and wrote an abdication as German Emperor, but on condition that he remained King of Prussia and led # "the ■unbroken army" back home. This waa ae far as he could be induced to go. To'his dismay there came the news that the German Government, to get rid of him, had published the news that he had abdicated and that the. Crown Prince had also renounced h:s rights, two hours before he had signed his provisional abdication. There was consternation at Spa. The Kaiser was furious. "Hβ repeatedly asserted that he- wee still King of Prussia and would not leave the army." But during the afternoon there came in news that mutinies had broken out on the German front} while the Spa garrison flatly declined to fight for him. fie still determined to remain at Spa, , but in the night of November 10th changed his mind and decided to fly to Holland. As he passed the last German post he -was received, not with military honours,, but with snouted reproaches. The main facte of his journey through Holland are known, but it has not been noticed that his progress was watched by thousands of the Dutch with jeers and hooting, and suggestions that he ought to bo hanged. Uy arrangements which had evidently been previously made with the Dutch Government he was carefully protected and ignominiously conducted to his present safe asvlum, where he enjoys an income of £i 12,000 a year. It will be observed that he is still in theory King of Prussia, and may at any moment reassert his royalty.