HOHENZOLLERNS' RICHES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19194, 7 December 1925, Page 9

HOHENZOLLERNS' RICHES.

DISMAY IN GERMANY. AWASS TO THE EX-KAISER. A STUDY IN CONTRASTS. EBERT'S WIDOW NOW POOR, ANGRY PRESS COMMENT. By Telegraph--Press Association— Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Dec. 5. Tho Berlin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says the ex-Kaiser is now one of the world's richest men. It transpires that in addition to the recent tremendous Prussian award he has received since his flight , from Germany more than £85,000 a year. This treatment of the ex-Kaiser is in striking contrast to that accorded to the widow of the late Herr Ebert, the former President, to whom Germany owes an incalculable debt. I rau Ebert has to live frugally on £1 a day, while tho ex-Kaiser and his family have an income from Prussia of £2OO a day. The German press is very strong in its condemnation, says the correspondent. It calls the decision "Royal Highway Robbery. '' It is pointed out that the ex-Crown Prince has also been given a magnificent estate in Silesia, worth £3,000,000, from which he draws a princely income. Prince Frederick of Prussia has also obtained from the Prussian State vast estates valued at £1,250,000. The Duke of Brunswick, the ex-Kaiser's son-in-law, is receiving £3750 a year from Bavaria, in addition to an award of valuable estates. The Grand Duke of Weimar's annuity is £SOOO. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, who was formerly an English Prince (the Duke of Albany), has also won a claim to vast estates, including forests, museums, libraries and art galleries. This is regarded as the most flagrant case of all, as the duke has undoubtedly b|en awarded a quantity of State property on which he had not the slightest claim. A movement for these colossal claims to be settled by Parliament and not by the Courts came too late. The payments must now be made and must come from the comparatively poor people of Germany, especially of Prussia.