Difficulties are arising in connex: ion with the proposed agreement between the ex-Kaiser and the Prussian Republic as to the disposal of what was regarded up to the end of monarchy as the property of the Hohenzollers. A Bill luced in Prussian National Assembly Provides. that the ex-Kaiser shall receive a lump sum be required to make the extra-of 100,000,000 marks, and li not
ordinary war sacrifice which is demanded of all Germans.
Besides this payment in money, the ex-Kaiser is to retain possession of eight palaces or castles, 83 villas and plots of building land, and a large number of houses in Berlin, Potsdam, Kiel, Ploen, and other places, estates at Oels, Cadinea, Rominten, Urweiler,' and elsewhere, and large tracts of land and forest. It is stated in the Bill that in compliance with the wish of the royal house in the event of the return of the former Kaiser and his wife certain palaces for which they lisd a preference might be placed at their disposal for their lives, the Schloss and park at Homburg, the palace of Cecilienhof with' the new garden at and if necessary also the marble palace there will, as no interests of the State are opposed to the fulfilment of the be number of submarines. We us handed over for their use free of lost a valuable year in which cost. the power of resistance of our In Clause 19 of the Bill an inter-people was very much greater esting fact is revealed, that the royal than it was in the year 1917, for howse agrees that revenues paid the water had now gradually risen by the State to the Crown shall up to our throats and we were cease om Abpril 1, 1920, that is to compelled to have recourse to the say, that the Prussian Republic will have paid the ex-Kaiser his ben able to execute systematically that promised to save us.
in the meantime had revenue as monaih for 17
her defensive plans. months since the sevclntioe. The Bill is very detailed, and deals with the: future possession of all kinds of rights in works of art interests, etc., hitherto in the hands MopeRn inventions beget new. of the Hohenzollerns. manners and new laws to govern the changed customs. The man who nets fish wholesale seems about This Bill bears the signature of to be outclassed by the aeroplane a Socialist Minister, Herr Siide—operator who gathers in wild birds kum, who is in charge of the Prus-by means of a net- So, apparently, sian' finances, but it is maintained think the sportsmen in one locality even by prominent Socialists that of Canada. As a consequence. an it was drawn up by officials of the association of them are sponsoring old regime. Strong opposition is a request to the government to manifesting itself among the prohibit the flights of aeroplanes public, one of the arguments be-over marsh lands, and the use of ing that the former Kaiser acquir-flying machines in pursuit, shooted property not as a private ing, or netting of wild fowl. When person, but as king, and that warned of anything approaching, therefore when he vacates. the these birds do not seek cover, but throne he forfeits all right to the rise immediately into the air and property. obviously became open at once to This agitation is an indication the ingenious contrivances of ait-of a struggle that is bound to come men. Rapid-firing guns, and net-shortly between the Socialist protings attached beneath the body of letariat and the upholders of the the machines would seem to be easy Monarchist regime. The Monarmeans of possible extermination of eliists are showing that they the birds, and this 1t is sought to feel stronger every day, and the avoid. proletariat realizes its danger.
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