THE KAISER AND HIS HEIR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1634, 28 December 1912, Page 5

THE KAISER AND HIS HEIR.

HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF. In the; House , of Hoherizoilern history,, repeats itself. The present heir to the throne of Prussia atid the Girmah Empire Crown. Prince Frederick is having the same kind of experience with his father that Frederick the Great as heir to the tlirone hod with his, but with this difference, that Kaiser Wiihelm dares not discipline his 6on with the steijn. .methods E3ector Frederick William employed with his. Times have changed. Thd Prince is.6eif-willed, high spirited, not particularly companionable; he was in a constant condition of quasirevolt against his father's attempts to mould his character into a miniature of his own. In his college days at Bonn the' C rown Priiioe incurred his royal father a displeasure more than once. The. Kaiser kept a sharp eye on the youth's behaviour. The imperial eagle soared ovor the roosting, places of its chicken, •frith an eye specially, watchful for dangerous prey in the form of girls that might fure the fledgling too far awny from tho parental eyrie;,. The time came to select a wife for the Prince. The Emperor had his own ideas about wives, So hauling- eon. The young woman who possessed the qualities' that fitted them to be Empress were paraded before the young man, with much, advice and comment upon the form they showed. To the amazement of everybody, tho Kaieor especially, Frederick Williaih picked out the very girl on whom his father's hopes were set, Prinoess Cecile of MeckienburgScliweriii. But the Eniperor wanted to supervise, tho courtshiri. The Crown felt himself perfectly capable of managing this foT himself. Tho Crown Prince has a keen sense of humour, and a way of complying with orders so lit»r- ---? il is intensely irritating to his rather. The Kaiser makes a great parade of his love for Spartan simplicity, whereas ho is ht heart foiid of luxury. The Crown Price is Sincerely siqrple in his tastes. Ono day the Emperor sent word to Potsdam that lie was going to inspect the regiment of which his son was chief and dine with tho officers. Tho dinner lio sat down to consisted of bean BOiip, boiled pork, and greens. And he had to pretend that he lilted it. The German people don't worry niuob about the mutual dislike between the Emperor and his heir. They like the young man, and consider him quite capable of fighting his own battles.