The sudden and unexpected return of the German ex-Crown Prince
to Germany may or may not be con- nected with these Nationalist movements. In the early hours of last Saturday the ex-Crown Prince left his Dutch place of exile, and with the help of the necessary passports from the German Government returned to his Cfirman estate after an absence of five years. Why the German Government should have given him passports is not dear. They may not have felt strong enough to refuse them, or it may be that they thought the Crown Print.e too unimportant a person to make much fuss about. If the second explanation is the true one, the German Government have probably acted wisely as well as deliberately. The Crown Prince has- no ability, and the only qualities which would enable him to take the lead are those that are invented for him. The less publicity he receives, therefore, the better. The Ambassadors' Conference have taken an unwise step in protesting against his return. What should we do if Germany refused to give him up ? Such protests are merely reproducing the ridiculous impotencies of "Hang the Kaiser."
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