By the royalist demonstration at Potsdam this week, Germany has given western Europe another scare and revived the rumors of a Hohenzohern estoration current at the time of von Hindenburg's election. It seems that during the unveiling of a tablet to the war dead of the Kaiserin Augusta Guard, General Sixt von Armin made a sensational address in which he committed himself and his audience--including the Republican troops--to unbroken fidelity to the Kaiser.

As defence minister Gessler, the acting chancellor was on the platform, as well as President von Hindenburg, arraved in his old uniform resplendent with spiked helmet and imperial decorations, a great bowl has naturally gore an from the Socialists and Liberals at the impropriety of Republican offieia's participating in an anti-Republican demonstration.

Since both executives declare that von Arnim's remarks came as a great surprise to them and since it is rumored that the President has reproved his former colleague, the tumults and the shouting will probably die away in short order. Nevertheless it is a sign that the crown and the sceptre still occupy an important place in the German mind, despite the smug assurance of the American press in the universal popularity of republicanism been overthrown by a majority of their subjects. The Ce man revolution was no exception to this rule, for it was effected by a minority party, the Socialists, and acquiesced in by the rest during that period of national demoralization which followed the unsuccessful termination of the war. Since that time the monarchial reaction has been steadily growing.

Whether there is any immediate possibility of a return from Doorn is another question. Germany is still weak and seeking concessions from her erstwhile fees. It is worth noticing, however, that while Dr. Luther and his associates are negotiating for permanent peace at Locarno, his substitute is dedicating a monument inscribed "Out of our bodies there will arise an avenger"