The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-05
BISMARCK'S RESIGNATION.
CONFTICTISG REPORTS or THE CIUsE
or ms RETIREHENr
Something that Occurred ut Court. his Health,
and the Won kto-ch An,ir arc said To have
lnHucnced Prince Bi-mnrck's Decision.

Influenced Prince Bi-mnrck's Decision.
LoSDoS, April A despatch from Berlin
10 tho ran Mail Gazette saws At the Emporors
request Prince Bismarck caycs his resignation
In abcyancO during his years absence. Prince
Biamarck declares that his proscnt health inca
pacitatc5 him for work and that no foels attend
nnce at Parliament, an niolcrablo burden Gen.
Won Stcsch. Chief ofthc German Admiralty and
Prince Bismarck nrc on good terms. 1t socms
that tho Won Stosch incident was not tho cause
OF tho Princes retirement Tho provoration Is
supposcd 10 b. Of An earlier datc-something
which occurred at court tia understood that
Prince Bismarck will visit England during his
retirement"
A special despatch from Berlin 10 the Tines.
discussing Prince Bismarck = resignation. says:
Prince Bismarcks motive was probably COM
plcx. Ilis health il 10y no means good and his
influence on Prussian domestic affairs very
limited. owing 20 the traditional independence
Of each Cabinet Miniater while tho concentra-
ton Of uiltrs in the hands Of an imperial AL
minstrntion ia inpcd"i. not only bv tho resist-
anrc of tho minor govcrnmonts. hut also by
opposition proceeding from the chiefs of tho
various Prussinn departments. A for instance
two gentlemen appointed 10y Prince Bismarck to
the direction of tho new Central Railway Depart
mpnt naNe su 'pp~sivply resigned bcchuse thoir
communications were slighted 10y tho rail
way departments Of individual Stlt1a. A
wns concluded from Prince Ismarck'- Ian
gungc on the occasion. the Won StOseh ailar
made u deep impression upon him. Gen. Won
StOs IN Is "A & rman. not a Iru4-inn minister; !;
and a. Prince bismarck has always ondcavored
to break Prussen traditions in the organizii-
uon OF German bureaus. and :" assign the chief
Of the German department to strictly subordi-
na,c position; under the ehsolutc control Of the
bearing must have appeared like an attempt TO
transfer the deprecated pruSsan system TO Cor
man institutions. Whcthor the Princes with
ONpf4lODpI Dr
not there IL little doubt It has boen indirectly
o~tLsiOnod by his unwillingncr- 10 endure ON
cial irl,tlon creator than his hoalth could well
'gRRer7iii RERS Times in leading article after com.
mentng on Prince Bismarr!'s will-knpwn DIFF
nru.uer rclntN. IT, int,inll iliirs, says II
cannot b" overlooked that Prince bismarck i
of tho protocol Prince B!snar'k's power nat
urhily prompts men u connet his rntlrrmrnt
with tho greatest event ia contemporary his
Tho Times considers that the idea " srpa-
rating the various Offices hitherto held by rrinr"
B.-marrk Will tnnd To- strengthen the elements
ui Part chlnri-t opppsitiOn. lf war breaks ont
IN Europe Prince Bismar X must return tn the
helm a. W. have no evidence that theirs Ia AN
other statesman In Grrmany. Tho proposed
distribution OF Offices IA indeed described ~,
provisional. which may mean that II il not to
Tx eli u until Prince Hi~marek X returns to take
caro- of the Empire; and there Is ind-putahly
u danger that a struggle Of indepcu lent depart
mcnts. ca'h claiming freedom from The control
OF any other. may provoke administrative unIr-
chy requiring his prssen,c ION IT, 'urr
BERLIN April The Provincial tn'1'esnpri II
cnce. II semi official journal says that Pence
Brmar'k asked tn b. rel eved from hi- ON 'al
po- tlon because his health wl4 seriously Inn
paired. The Emperor = dorls.on ha- npi been
given, hut u prolonged lcayo Of alsen-c will
probably be granted. which will roNeye tht
Prince Oi all participation IN public affairs.
PARIS. April the IsippS asserts that Bis
marck will content himself with AK months
iurlough, lie wish.s 10 leave 70 others the re-
spDnsihilty of deciding the Eastern question.
should Russia determine 10 have war.
The Standards Berlin corrrsp 10 ndent snvs tho
Emperor must decide in regard to Prince
B.smarck's Application within fow days. The
Esi'hstts reissanhl"- ON tho 10th. and its
a--Nnt must hr obtained 10 Arrangement =
which tho ChHn"'ll1r- Ahs.n'c Tor "a yonr
would r 'ndrr necessary. such n long iurluush
must pro luce many In 'onN 'nl"u f'- and ulfl-
c.tin- On the account lrin b" Bi-mhrrk in- sis
upon hsing relieved of all hi- duties, " ,hin- -
spare his powers for the ,ime when Europe may
he IN danger. Tho correspondent r'frrs y an
article In the Berlin IbSie on M subject which
~ con-id.r.d to haye been inspired: The arii ;
clr con 'luire: W. bslirSr the Empirt Will
still have tn stand the sev-re-l tests and tl.nt
the hour of trat may b, nNHr-r tnnn j. gene
rally SUPPOSED Il ~ Bi-Mar' h = iuty - spare
himself Tot that hour