, 1870-10-23
The Modern FFnteus .-~ Frederick
knpp on Bf~mafk.

Tic Modern IsFnsous --- Frederick
Rnpp on Bi~mark.
From tn Edt'os.
Ihsye neyer known mAn who ia sn full Of
tes0nfccH Il 10. Il ia as it half . dozen ltl-
telecta had served to compose hts heat'.
PLY eieal aud moral courage, sErn~dneas anu
,udomltable will, wit and l4umoE, easac4ty and
reck1eesccss, = certain lntu'ttye compreheu-
zion Of men's characters and calm steadluees,
! do not know which Of these nuaAtiea il naost
wonderfully developed in this modern Pro-
tauy. tLis Decentralization, 10 finish tha Greek
sinsile,-of both CIysaes and Ajsx: lie
knows no practical nor theoretical difficulty.
be really IL great statesman, It would b. given
iuthe tact that lie handles the obstacles thrown
In his way as tho most eticicut Weapons for
attaining his ends. Deaides this, he possesses
a frsnlness douo1y surprising, as 1t always
hits the point, and expseases Itself sometimes
marx speaks English with 4 foreign sceent,
but likes to use It With his English visitors,
and never miases the right word or the right
expression OF falls to give q sharp point to
his sentence He epcEauts ah his yisltDra
with the atFsblo manuer in Uhich he treats
them. They expect to sec q still, reserved
state disci,ery, and they ind ready tinker,
witty companion, WHO langhs az Heartily rs
they do. and with the e1tia it1evefeuce, at
the Official and unofficial 1sonsense whi.h rules
this World-Rho likrs and makes good joke.
and cba:H With them 81 II they were old
clume.
Ii bis uee OF strong expressions Msmark
cannot be aur; ;as.ed py the 1e1.lest radi.sl.
To friend Of uiDe lie said: II you hara
ao,nc business With a high prussian function
arg. ptirs councillor, you must be 40 rough
that to bcst him wonld appear to be the next
And OIL another occa-1uE: You have no idsa
Of the aelf-conce,t OF the whole royal race."
When be returned from his Afat interview
with Napoleon, At Ealta:z, he gare bis oasn.
ion of tue Emperor, who W1a almost deitiod
at the time. in the few woIa.: "A goud fel-
low, but a pocr stick" To the Austrian Min
lister, when this gentleman rather increduous-
lv received one nf DiscpaIk's assertions, he
raid few wesks before the outbreak Of the
| var Of 1866: al never make false a:ata-
ment wheheSer1 can avoid i. 1n your case
1t is not necessary. Therefore, I have no
| earthly interest to deceive you% and Yon cau
| believe NY pur,ls." When I saw him in May
last, Bialnsrk gaye ME sone very in aresting
details abeut his endeavess to bring shout
the var against Austria. II expected, " he
1sGs, tut our Siebe!unE treasure means the
mobilization Of SEQ, Geo men, and it is difficult
to raise it, to obtain tue ordeE-from the King.
| On account Of the secret and open opposition
of the court dragons and Of tue iatnSues and
cotillon Influences Of p,inee,y and noble Old
women, II took three years before
tue King eigned the order Of mobiliza.
ti7n and declared war. T vas like 0
hunter creepirg On his belly to set 4
ehot at the game, but finally struck it afte1
enormous pains and efforts. Nheneret !
thought 7 : had conquered I'll Resistance
new difficulties srrang up Io THIS contt
rathle am indebted for MS sickness, not to
nv open and secret euenies. knew before
hand that in 1866 We tluulI be at the Aus
ttians, Our Generals, With the exception na
the great MoltLe and bulldog S4einmetz,
were asses (EseD hut our fighting naterlal
was excellent each so1dset thought for him
self, and tho subattern officers cannot tot
ana bravery. II. we had heen defeated Al
Konigg1atz, ,Ishau!l have been obliged to leav.
the country. for to the hatred lrichlg enjoyed
OIL the part Of the Liberals was added the bit
| ter animosity Of tho court rabble. An OH
friend a1d General who met mo Oh tho battle
| field Immediately afterthe victory was Won, wa
Perfectly rigbs in saying to me: This time
L,sn.a1E, our soldiers, with their nesd'e-gllns
have fought you out Of the scrApe, which i
much better than ii tho old women, with tloi
sticks, had drivou you ont OF the country. 4
the Luxembourg question, in 1867. tried Wlt
all my power to avoid var viii! Franco, fo
waE il always = poor, losing business, IN
great nations have better things to do than t
Strive fur military 1aure1s. Once so to wal
and wI,tre will ii euds Each gear gained
considsrcd IN immense profit. The Frenc
naa aisU H., ,,st cnT,a ~ asr therefn,
a,,"ht sn ~ y n'y ;ntr to ero;d + Ifibc Franr
% ;nsisf mon a. war M i'ioy sbsll hsye It. but q
} nrabenA that va sha,l hare repetition {
49,, s,,.sao,,nr carl, nt1,cr- l,ke tf,nsa al II
s-u "' ~ no t.st 1nS /, tt,e bec,urins. al Il
, present century"
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sope "As ~ usep PsASe, a"I ny JUG ~. ~.