New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10
THE SUPPRESSED BOOK.
BERLIN SOCIETY AND TIE ROYAL FAMILY
A GREEDY EMPEROR AND Az UNHAPPY ENPRl-ss-
THE ROYAL FAMILY.


A GREEDY EMPEROR AND Al UNHAPPY EMPIRES
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
The pamphlet on Berlin Society" which the
German and French Governments have agreed IN
suppressing is essentially malicious and sometimes
sIauderousy indecent. Outside OF France and Cor
many il is accessible, and people begin to wonder
why it was thought neodful TO advertise its
mahce SO enormously by an impotent suppression.
In It's tissue OF malicious and sneeIIng criticism
there are some grains OF truth-cnOHgh 10 give
pquancy 10 what wOuld otherwise be merely
stupid. The writer of Count Paul Vaslli's' let
ters Is reported TO be Frcnchman Of humble sta
ton who having been employed reader 10 The
Empress Augusta had so ittle sense OF deceucy as
to serve up with the s3uce OF cynical abusc those
whose bread be had eaten and whose wage he had
spent Foreigners VIII take acute interest in his
unfrlendly estimates of the Emperor aul the royal
family and will know how 80 make the proper al
owances for the malignant spirit which prompted
them. The TRIBUNE Is able now to give below a
few Of the more piqUant portraits-here published
for the fIst time IN ths country. Passages elini-
mated from chem not III FOX publication In any
but French eyes:
TIE EMPEROR WILLIAM
The Emperor William is. without contradiction.
among his people the most psUulaR prince gag in
our time. BESIDES his military successes he rs very
aniahle man. very patcmal IN hls kindness. With
Ogt having a remarkable intelligence. be has a
quick eye, and possesses the Talent To discover the
people WHO May become useful To hIu, 10 push
them forward and to sustain them toward aud
against all. He has no vanity. disappears at the
rIgHt moment. Keeps IN the background behind his
Chancellor. and whatever he ray suffer from the
mposIOus will of the lJster he ban 100 much dignity
To 1t lac world behold H. lie Is ambitions, but
brutaIly ambitious, through sentiment Ot cOvct-
for the possessions of lil7 urehbOr mtUaiN
ne has the same appetite a. physically ne would
always have more than that which lie possesses
already; and even TO tins day he cannot consol"
himself IN thinking that ne ana not take SaXony III
lie is absolute in his principles 10 his viii he has
some tavOrltes, INIT never permits them 10 INK
themselves L. olltlCs, reserN lng that part eN
clusivciy for his Ministers. The Emperor " lliam
believes IN the inefhciency OF his oldest sOn and
wishes that the whole Oh Germany should think as
he does.
tisn. he bushes himself about the Government
more than anybody suspects when 1t Is some hing
that concerns himself be Is stubborn and persistent
IN the determination to triumph; III any other event
lac leaves everything 10 others. The army mas in
hIIn stout champion. ad II y The only thing which
lac has not pei mtted Bismarck TO medde with. lie
has never approved the conduct of the Crown
Prince during his short regency III 1875.
The treaty of Berlin dlspleaSed MN he would
have liked to smaller Bulgaria, and was III
dignant AZ the emancipation OF the Jews IN Ron
mania. That these two points have always dis
pleased him, is what he assured one OF my friends
one day IN moment OF expansion. Perhaps IL was
out of spite for not having been consulted IN 80
grave a circumstance Perhaps 1t was truly his
political conviction which Is the anlnnus Of this
pIautivc rccr.mnatOn. Above all he has been
very happy IN Es life and he knows how 70 apprecl-
ate this blessing In public he never speaks Of poll
ties. but is essentially man OF the world HIS
courtesy Is extreme Gnd unaffected lie knows that
he owes everything TO others and does not diSdaIn
nobody to forget the fact that 1t his name that
covered all that done. In fine he Is really kind.
truly frank OF medium intelligence of somewhat
narrow mind a very wCll-dcvelOpel, good COMMON
I'll Ip Is an
which can only inspire sympathy and respect ID his
people, and Ec viii hold place among the great
sOycieigHs, without ever having been great man.
THE IMPRESS AUGUSTA.
The Emuress Augusta has ce' tain natUraln"ss
of mind She fancIe5 tbat she has more than Is ia
reality the She Is a person who las had some
ardent friends. some passionate admirers and some
hitter d'trlctors. Those VINO attributed 10 her
grtsit intel geuce were wrong: those who sad she
was yicIons aud malicious y ere equally wrong. She
has no intelligence beyond comparison she Is not
wicked. but sine is treacherous and Affected she
the world that she is learned literary, "a, courO OF
all hat passes IN she world OF science and arts mud
also 10 make herself popular. But she Iacks i Dig
uty she conides her secrets to her mald of honor,
Mile. de HcyndOrtt. who dey0tcs herself. together
with several ladies' 81 tle upper cas- To all sorts OF
press. Snc surrounds herself with courticTs and
with iarores who are tine Ecs to speak Ill OF their
procedures. She is good woman alter all, very
charitable but made very ua' 'I!ouS 3y her choct'
% appear rem ar~tbe. Her heart is excellent her
kindness D. uubouu0ed: but sn" D. ignorant 40 the
arr OF gy me and uIs thc talent TO deprive hrr heiie
factions Ol their whole v.riue IfrySOiae FROM
ain.aa. sly. she obtains always jusJ the upFuslte.
and produces the Impressions just contrary 60 what
SHE desires. FcW p .oplc love hcr, and in c5u-e-
picnee she las never been appreciated
they believe uri,her iu hrr philanthropy. her
ciarI,y, nor n any of the qualities OF winch she
rga lv Is pos c>d She IL -e, every 1ur.iruu' the
Emperor down To- her servants. An unhappy craa-
tur. Out unhappy above all through her own fault.
when she disappears th"v viii Uttrr sigh of r. tcf.
and attcrv ard realizing their Joss aai m hiirer
pIec.ati0u OF thaU mich B., gone they Will regret
her.
THE GROWN FRINGE.
The Prince Rova. j. not a man OF action be is
y4.tr-t0HUEis Iu the fullest sens" of the word He
lives only tJ bis wife. and h- ,d"ics hl- children
with the exception OF ms oblt~t son, whose bold
mind cXctcs bis fears. j j. subject of Ipuala Al
Court that h's political IDEAS h,iUug 90 tie realm
OF dreams. tiis passionate admiration FOR the
Princess has made his heart entirely English.
The Emperor and Bismarck iooN uppu thc Prince
us t0pian lu his views: he loves the ants. ca
couraees Ls'ts-LHei. and should not BE- aston
lshed 10 learn that hs ideal - tle chHlJc,er nj
AUGUST. lie protects few dlmlnUtlye irgiis. WiO
even were they united on one lNc mn5t ccutcS5 no
are not equal to the great one. When he aSccnds
the throne politics VIII undergo a transformation.
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