The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-05-12
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BERLIN. April 81. 1850.


Oace year, just abou. the time
when the trees Unter den Linden
begin 10 bud snl the tame crows in
the Theirgarten straigbten their feath.
ers in view of the coming spring, the
Allgemeine zeitun5 Publishes short
paragraph, varying from ten to twelve
lines, bat containing intelligence that
does not vary at slI, for II always au-
nounccs Prince 6ismarck's Fesigns-
ton. This year the news was few
days late 10 fact no less than q week
overdue. Here it is thought at last,
and if / had only the Ailgsmelne Zel-
tung go By l should desote this
letter To an enumeration Of the many
qualities and merits of Prince Bis
marck, and dwell upon the -ir parable
loss sustained by the German Father
lard through bis retirement. But l
gather from well informed source thar
yesterdays rews, "a given by tne
leading Berlin Journal, though quite
accurate at present, will certainly
cease to be so within the next lew
days. The Emperor has repeatedly
said he cannot and will not do with
out Prince Bismarck as long as be
lives, and the German people say
every day that they cannot spare the
great chancellor as long as his health
permits him to remain at the head of
the State. 1t is said that Prince Bis
msrck has q very decided will Of his
own, and that If he had made up bis
mind to retire from public life nothing
in the world would induce him to
after his determination | do not be-
lieve that to be the case indeed peo-
pie are so completely reassured on the
subject that the news itself has not
created the least ripple on the smooth
surface of German politics. think
you will fnd l am good prophet In
stating that as soon IS all parties a.
gree to revise the existing organlzs-
tion OF the Federal Council, which
they undoubtedly will, Prince Bis
marck's resignation will be with
drawn. Even the Berlin newspspers'
which happen just now to be sadly m
wan. of some topic of interest where
with to entertain their readers, do not
attempt to make capital out of the
event A compromise that will enable
Prince Bismarck to remain in Office ls
so confidently reckoned upon that
such papers as the National Zeitung
sum up the whole incident ia half
column. The Krutz ZeitunJ concludes
a few brief remarks thus: ''Is may be
taken for granted that the difficulty
will be settled and that the Chancel-
lor will remain 10 the service of the
stater The PGSsische Zeitlng says
that Prince BIsmarck's retirement is
altogether out of the question. NOne
of the Berlin papers admit for a mo-
ment, that Prince Bismarck seriously
intends to resign. 1t appears that
on receiving the message
in which his Highness expressed bis
deeire to be relieved Of his functions
the Emperor wrote back TO say that
he could not comply with the Chan
cellor's wish. Thereupon Prince Bis
marck renewed his request and, a.
far as is known to-day, there the
matter rests. imagine that nobody
knows better than Prince Bismarck
himself that, at this momeat, MS
resignation would be calamity for
Germany and a misfortune for the
peace loving States of Europe. But
nave no doubt that the difficulty be
has in making his views
prevail left him no. other alternative
than that he has adopted There are
q number of titled nonentities, some
of them members of the reigning fam
lilies of the small German States, who
have never forgiven Prince Blsmsr
OK for having made Germany the
greatest andlmost powerful nation on
The Continent He aid it without
them, and in spite Of them, in fact.
it never occurred to him that their
advice and opinion were worth ask
ing for. Then their little individual
ties were snuffed out when King VIII
liam was crowned Emperor of Germa-
ny ar Versailles Nothing can give
you an idea of the modification and
spite of these little men, now and
then it overaows, and Prince Bismar-
tx is made aware of its existence.
Fancy what contempt such man
must have for such persons.