The excitement in Germany over the disposal of the property
of. the House of Hohenzollern seems to have died down since the Prussian Diet, on Friday,October 15th, passed the Settlement Bill by a large majority. Sonic of the Democrats and the Socialists voted against the Bill and the Communists were at first obstructive. It was agreed that if a settlement had been reached in the law courts, the Hohenzollerns would have lost much less—an admission of the confiscatory character of the agreement made with them, only justified by the nature of much of the property. which would be .useless to a private owner. The ex-Kaiser is left with potential homes in Germany as well as a large stun of money. We cannot imagine his wishing to return to live in a Republican Germany, and the Law for the Protection of the Republic already makes it possible to refuse permission to any of the former reigning families to live in Germany. Apparently this does not satisfy the Socialists, who are introducing a Bill into thc ReiChstag to enable the Government definitely to forbid the ex- rulers to return or, if they are in Germany, to expel them.
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