THE HOHENZOLLERNS

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18353, 10 March 1920, Page 7

THE HOHENZOLLERNS

UNPOPULAR IN GERMANY. By Telegmph—Prom Aseoelntion—Copyright Australian and N.N. Cablo Association. BERLIN, March 3. A Btormy debate occurred in the Prussian Parliament on the first reading of a Bill giving the ex-Kaiser tho use for his lifetime of many palaces and other buildings, leaving him an exceedingly rich man. The Socialists attacked the proposal to permit Wilhelm to retain most of the wealth that his ancestors had wrung from the nation he had led to destruo tion. His six sons were well able to work. Wilhelm’s was the largest German family which had not lost a single member in the war. One speaker described the Crown Prince as a young man with a predilection for the fair sex, who had taken out n patent for cuff links. The Conservatives’ main argument was that although Wilhelm made mistakes he meant well by his people. The debate proved that the Hchenzollerns have lost influence, and retain few friends in Germany.