The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06


as Shakespeare wrote, did never run
smooth. Bismarck knows this we'll /
Two difficulties which he overcame. ia
preparing and erecting his life long |!
scheme of a united German empire. !
might have proved insuperahie to any /
one less royalty endowed than he IS /
with the genius of craftsmanship But |
many circumstances occurred 10 fselii- !
tate the accomplishment of hi. plans !
Some of these circumstances he had |
adroitiy turned TO his advantage, while |
others he had almost created by hts ex
trsordinary force of will
When--aftero one Hohenzolleru prince
bad been raised. in 1870, 10 the Rou-
manian throne. and il was proposed TO
raise another prince OF the same house
to the Spanish throue-Napoieon Ill,
urged by the French people, seized ups
on q pretext for declaring war. Bis.
rnsrek was ready and eager for the fray
Through his influence the declaration
of war was met by both the north Ger.
man confederation and the south Ger.
man states, with Prussia at their head
France was utterly Frustrated. The
tinal triumph of German arms at Sedan
destroyed the French empire. This
proposal was welcomed with en-
thuslasm by the various nationalities
that had been melted into common
sympathy and welded together BY
great and successful war The details
of government were soon and easily ar
ranged. On the 18th of January. at
Versailles, King William of Prussia
was proclaimed Emperor OF Germany
Not long afterward Count Bismarck
was promoted to the rank of prince.
with the title of chancellor OF the Ger
man Empire.
The difficulties which Bisnares had
overcome IN thus forming an empire,
were but slight in comparison with
those which he has since had and
which he still has to contend against in
| modifying ITS structure and IN extanciN
ing and perfecting its interior plans. In
the first place, he now finds himself.
although only sixtystbrae years OF age.
and IN full mental vlgor, vet physically
sn Invalid, on account of "a wild and
stormy youth, Of brandy, and above all.
| of prodiglous oyerwork 1t will be sur
prising should he ever entirely recover
his health, and attain the robust and
gay old age of the late Lord Palmerston,
the late ex-President Theirs, and the
| Emperor William himself This is one
difficulty for Bismarck-he is not in
good health.
Another difficulty is bis personal SUI
periority. Ia Emperor William, and in
other European s0rereigns, in the petty
rulers whom he has, as il were dispos
sessedi IN jealous courtiers, cabinet
ministers, and parlia mentary leaders
I kwaf H. al Ill L z
colossal statesman has to deal. he hai
found Liliputians utterly incapable o
comprehending the grandeur of hi
views Not TO mention the court in
trigues, the church and state quarrel.
and the other perplexitics Of inierna
administration that have restored ant
even hampered him, he has siriven il
, vain TO induce the king whom he mad
emperor wholly TO merge his royal int.
his imperial authority William accept
with honest pride his now position, al,
5 loyalty recognizes its duties. But he !
stili king of Prussia first and empero
OF Germany next. Bismarck hs. 4
> humor his dynastic preiudices. aud
would not be easy TO persuade him b
any national considerations to go {
war with his cherished nephew, tn
, car OF Russia. Moreover. Bismsrol
has found 1t burdensome TO unite in hi
single person, Ms the empeFors repre-
4 sentative in parliament, the function
: OF whole cabinet. For the reason
I and also because he desires to enlarg
!. the scope of his power he has recent
tried 10 have the Prussian minister
r made imperial ministers. but he ha
D met with so much opposition that h
s has virtually been obliged 10 abandon
Is the idea, at least for the present.
Y But il it is difficult to rule GERMANY
e it Is still more difficult 20 rule a
u Europe by exerting a controlling inilu
II ence over its international relation.
6 On this wider field the difficulties {
= Prince Bismarck extend aud multiply
They cannot be disguised by the rar
l tact which he has shown thropghoE
y the Russo Turkish war in keeping aloe
. from active Intervention, while skill
fully contrlving to be regarded as a pc
= tential arbitrator on the questions sur
y 10 arise from il. But, however man
: and great these difficulties may threa
!. en- 10 be, Bismarck viii not be deterre
q by them from seeking to attain his OF
"a iect For Eugland's influence upon con
r tinental affairs he will probably care a
e little under BAaconsfield's possible a
d tempt to revive the policy Of Canning a
he cared forit under puzzled and vacilat
l. ing Lord Derby He is willing. how
d ever. to have Russia strong up to eel
:. tain point, but not beyond it Yet IA
will be on the alert against any confin
IS gency that might ally Russia wit
e France against Germany. He will con
!, sent to have Russia extend her contro
!. to the Mediterranean on the sole condi
3 ton that in due time he may extern
|" that of the German empire To the Ba
tic. He is bound to make the Germa
empire first>class naval and CONNER
!, cial power, as he has air, ady made il
q tirst-class military and political powel
i And he will fearlessly encounter ali tia
a. difficulties which other nations ma
g place between him and the goal of hi
5 ambition.