Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-23
YOUNG GERMANY.
Princes Fritz and Frederick Charles
and Those Naughty bismarck Boys.

! Princes Fritz and Frederick Charlie.
and Those Naughty Bismarck Boys
| Berlin Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
No sham IS quite so revolving as this o
| the life and deeds Of princely persons
Nine out Of ten Of the intelligent Ameri-
| cans man meets in this country, as well
as in America, speak Of Prince Fritz and
| Prince Frederick Charles, his cousin, as
great generals" They believe because
the names Of these persons were signed TO
| reports and Bulletins, that they were the
real directors Of the armies at whose head
they figured. There is no such delusiOn
here. If the German armies had been left
to the guidance Of these peTsOCages, the
sum total of the campaign would have been
vastly different. They never directed a
movement; not the deploying of a cor
pOrals guard; MOltke and his staff
conceived and executed every detail of
every movement, the princes not being
trusted Tith the most incOnsequent point.
The chief Of the stall of each army was
its actual commander, the royal princes
merely serving as figure heads to impress
the people with their dependence upon
ROYALTY for success in battle. SO it goes in
nearly every department Of public admin
iStratiOn; some royal im6ecile figures as the
responsible head, while the work is really
done by brilliant men who are, COMPARE
lively, unknown. Bismarck and MOltke
are about tire only exceptions, with possibly
the KIngOf SaxODy, who is said to have some
military talent,aHd who handled the Saxon
corps in the late war very effectively under
MOlLke's plans. Everything is done, how
ever, 10 impress the reality Of the services
of the princes upon the nation. When
the lac war was ended, great re-
wards were given the PruSsian princes
and the imperial cousins down to the
lowest grades. The twOpTinces, Frederick
William and Frederick Charles were
created marshals Of the empire, and award
ed large allowances from the French iu-
dcmnity, while the staff officers who had
really manUuWed the armies were ad-
vauced a grade and received few empty
decorations, Won Multke, Won Manteuilel
and Won Bismarck being about the only
mail ed exceptions, Bismarck receiving the |
title of prince and 4 half million Of dol |
lars, MOltke the dollars without the title. |
! know Of no princely person in Germany |
who is regarded Is 4 spOtleSs person, not |
thai they are reprObated for excuses. | |
find generally that the public make no crit |
icism Of their laXities.
THE TWO BISMARCK BOYS
are perhaps the most vicious Of their kind, |
and yet in the towns where they have
played their most scandalOUs pranks, they
are spoken Of with a sort Of admiring awe.
Count Herbert, who has been in during
bis winter mission, has introduced more |
han PTuSsian diplomacy into the by no
means grateful Bayarian court. There is
10 end 10 the scandals circulating concern
ne that young gentleman, the hundredth
,art Of which would serve 20 Danish him
rom selErespeCting communities in any
,ther country. His younger brother, |
jOunt John, is too young TO conceal his
Ncpsses, and too blunt, even if he were |
IOs. lie is Of the impression that hiS
lther holds Germany in icC-simplc, aud If
hat doesn't give him the right 20 DO as NE !
leases, what cam So he does as he plaaSes,
nd he plcasCs tOdOCNacIly what the WOTldin |
eneral holds 20 be very low and very lie
asing. His hauuts are more notorious for |
YiCIOusnesS than aTiStOCratic Sc
fusion. His habitual state is not one 20
him to polite attention, and il
le face is, as Mr.. Beecher searchingly says
some Of his character analyses, an in
ex of mans ruling passions, Count John
Ould be about the person to bring on a
rOOkl IN witness stand. Herbert is rather
nc looking as his race 90, but John is \
unDy, blear Of eve, scOrbUtic Of visage,
ID coarse Of manner generally. The pair
Va the Prince, their father, Unceasing
Ixiety, not only for their notorious prO1l-
.cies, bul for the difficulty he finds in
.eping them on terms with their army
ID diplomatic associates. He has been
irving TO marry Count Herbert to pretty
luntess Of the Protestant party, but l am \
Id the father refuses. The consent of "
e lady is never asked in affairs of this ID
nd. e.