▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁t issue ) ▁that ▁the ▁disease ▁was ▁not ▁demon stra b ly ▁cancer ous , ▁that ▁an ▁operation ▁for ▁the ▁ext ir p ation ▁of ▁the ▁l ary nx ▁( pl anned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁May ) ▁was ▁un just ifiable , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁growth ▁might ▁well ▁be ▁a ▁ben ign ▁one ▁and ▁therefore ▁cur able ▁by ▁other ▁treatment . ▁ ▁The ▁question ▁was ▁one ▁not ▁only ▁of ▁personal ▁but ▁of ▁political ▁importance , ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁uns ure ▁whether ▁any ▁one ▁suffering ▁from ▁an ▁in cap ac it ating ▁disease ▁like ▁cancer ▁could , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁H oh enz oll ern s , ▁occup y ▁the ▁German ▁throne , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁talk ▁of ▁a ▁ren unci ation ▁of ▁the ▁succession ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁prince . ▁It ▁was ▁freely ▁hint ed , ▁moreover , ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁do ctors ▁themselves ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁political ▁consider ations . ▁At ▁any ▁rate , ▁Mor ell ▁Mack en zie ' s ▁opinion ▁was ▁followed : ▁the ▁crown ▁prince ▁went ▁to ▁England , ▁under ▁his ▁treatment , ▁and ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁in ▁June . ▁Mor ell ▁Mack en zie ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁for ▁his ▁services , ▁and ▁appointed ▁a ▁Grand ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House ▁Order ▁of ▁H oh enz oll ern . ▁ ▁In ▁November , ▁however , ▁the ▁German ▁do