The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-20
The German Emperor aud the King Of
Ttuiv.

Italy.
The Emperor FRrEpRI,H Wilhelm ar |
rived in Milan on Monday on visit to
King NlCToR EMANt III. Having been
ordered 10 take "A little trip for the benefit
of his health, and being anxious to COM
binc business with pleasure, no has gonc
to repay the call which the King OF
Italy made to him at Berlin. The fact has
thus nothing particularly important in It's
nature; yet the diplomatsts and especial
ly the ellen zeal politicians Of both countries
have already made a great noise about this
interview, and they are likely TO make
sill more whom IL is over.
The first question which arose about il
was wheiu the meeting should take place
The most yirilent representatives of the
German Protestant party maintained ;lat
the Emperor ought TO 20 straightto Rome;
while the Catholics argued that, should lac
do so, the Pope would certainly not re-
cevc him, and he, too would have to dis
regard the Pope and that this would
create scandal, by which the Catholics
were not likely to lose anything. Mode
rate couusels having, however prevailed.
il was decided that the Protestant monarch
had no business TO insult the Roman Pom
tin or to expose himself 10 an insult on
his part aud Milan was selected rs the
place for exchanging the courtcsies he
tween the two soVcrelgus.
The second point WIS whether BI~NAR'K
should accompany tho Emperor on not.
Tho German Chnu, ellor l. so intensely
hated 10y an good Catholics that II was mr.
missed that visit TO Italy would not be n
very safe thing for him 10 undertake, even
on tho supposition that it would not cX-
tend beyond the borders of LomharCv;
and though BISMARCK is not man pau
ticularlv afraid of pistols or daggcrS, he
thought .t adv isable to plead rheumatism
and TO let the Secretary of state, VoN
BrLow, go with the Emperor, rs there
were no particularly important business
| transactions TO be anticipated.
Thus lar all the details Of this interview
have been settled TO the general satisfac-
ton If all but thc most extreme members
Of the two parties. The Catholics will,
| however. have the chance of saying that
the German Emperor did not dare 60 show
himself in Rome; and the telegram of u
| day or two ago announcing that, on the
ntercession of the Pope The term OF i'm
| prisoumeut Of Cardinal IrpocnowsKI had
been RENTED one year, Will be uudoubt-
,dly adduccd a. q further proof that
| FmEDRCH WILHELM was anxious TO win
the favor Of the Ponun rs lar MS possible
noforc he had the courage 10 put his foot
on Italian territory.
To sensible people, however, who arenot
Interested In the petty details of the great
church struggle, all that he ultra-Protos-
tant aud ultra-CatLolic press and politi-
clans Will say is by no means so Interesting
as the contemplation of the picture Of
these two royal friends exchanging COM
phmcnts. There are no two otEer SOW
eregns who, while so thoroughly unlike
each Other in their private character, are
50 remarkably like in their public career.
The one il above all gentleman King, II
re qd'dntUOmo; the other is stanch old
corporal. The one is rassionately fond Of
shooting and hunting, and mOrganatic
marriages; while all the enjoyment of the
other consists in reviews of soldiers, in n
little game Of cards now and then, ana in
the sooIoty Of "Mcin Ncbes Gnsichcn." Tho
ono 10 an amiable. courteous, ana iovial
nobleman; the other is a stolid, rude, and
parsmonious landed proprietor.
So far there is nothing in common be-
| lN''H ih'iH ~ mum lhhtAi0s pNA INV AAhN
them as kings. Both are men very iu-
differently endowed by nature, yet both
have achieved the greatest results of con-
temporary European history-thc unitlca-
ton of their respective nations. The one
is the creature of CAvouR; the other i,
/ the creature Of BISMARCK. The Catholic
Church has not many sons rs devoted as
VICTOR EMANUEL, yet he has constantly
fought both Church and Pope; going so fan
that when he was sick, some difficulty wa'
; experienced in getting prelate who would
3 consent to administer absolution to him
The theory of divine right has certainly NJ
stanchor supporter than FRIEDRICH VIII
HELM, yet he kicked out all the German
princes from their hereditary domains
utterly dlsrogarding their claim TO divine
| right, and quite forgetful of the fact tina
when the idea Of German unity first bcgaI
= TO make progress he opposed il and said
"God had made the Hohenzollorns kings
2 and that WAS enough"
, Each OF these two soveregns has thu
achieved an object which but a few
years ago was the dream Of the lib
2 ernl enthusiasts whom they imprsone,
: and prosecuted. Possibly in their inner
most thoughts they admit that the
, have not done all this. VIcToR Emanuel
z At all events, has more than once de
I clarcd thai he did not aud would no
fight the Pope, and that it was tn
r Parliament and the Ministry tina
0 fought him. And FRIEDRICH WILHELM
n too, preiends that he respects q
: profoundly as ever the divine right @
! such German sovereigns as are still left I
sit on their mock thrones. Nevertheless
& both OF them stand before the tribunal G
10 history M the two sovereigns the create:
l. | aetsof whose reigns are In thorough ooI