New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-05
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
,,c VISIT TO BERLIN-HIS NEW DEPARTURE
II" IN pIrRI IC AFFAIRS

frCa Z Of
-. h, ,lood and by marriage to the Ehpo,o'
Economy and nothing could be more natuiai " Wv
-. ,I,on a ionrpey to congratulate inc hN'P ~,
ON attaining his eigEty-eighth or'nC"' to
Oroen,s attachment to eVerytnns Iao
S Tho German element i'll the royal nouso
ho,1 il in some ways, as powerful 10 81 Co..
Us ~ that George who Thought IL u soon "s ~,
on,lartv to declare himself the hrSV A'"e - as,
P..,o ,vas an Engishman. In Prince Aibcr's
time the Teutonc influence over 'ho .os
as all Int suureme The Prince OF wales wac
-. mn under it, His education was pianhcu
- corm,r lines: with in some RESPECTS Qua result"
YIso,Ls Gcrman if anything, better IMAM Ene,i'"'
,.h lose accent and less trace OF foreign iuio"'
German and not English is the ian2"aso vi YIN
mon conversation among the royai fanny, ~
s;stor will be Empress OF Germany Ouo'p' W
Uobenzolcrn between them are W i"'o ~
two chief nations of Europe; over inc i"''"'o'O
the land and the mistress of the sea. Inc p'o'. PEI,
Gown Princess of Germany. indeed. VIII presently
80. ;ne,once an actual potent authority, I'M
.,.ns.Iv GREATER than any influence or autnor"y
h;oh her b-otber or any descendant Oh hoi
hro,bcr who NAV sit on the English THRONE 10 ih''
evor 70 WELD For she, and not the Crow" 80
is understood to have the strongest VIII anu ".
.,orest head for affairs in that Imperial ho"se"oi
And there are many other reasons' moro " 80;
domestic. which would be ample TO account io' WHO
present visit ,,.s .ho sc;enti6c
aooL;ny the simplest sufficient cause docs
80. hold Nobody doubts but the Journey oi 'ho
,,;ao of Wales to Berlin at this moment means
,,oro than an act of civilty or an act OF renusnP
arising ont of his personal relations WIN 'i'
E,,neror In the world which dipiomatistS oie".o
for themselves the highest Importance Is "i""s' "
tacbed to interviews between royai pois'"e
They make no doubt, in this case, that INC 'iSi' "
The Heir to the Grow of Great Britain ana iioN'"a
g.. .b, Fmperor of Germany is the seal puoiicis o..
" w. ant reconciliation between the Cabinets OF
.ha two countries: OF rather between the Ehghsn
C,not and Prince Bismarck. 1t dccs not matier
IL. ,h. Prince of Wales has no political posliloh
!, F,gland or that. according to Prince bismarchs
rece,t definition Monarchy has no real eNis.cn'o -
a couptry where Ministries arc put i" anu W."
ont by Parliamentary majorltes. Inc "
which is only fgurehead, when iciehS ""o
not govern may sometimes be rs uselui ioi "pio
n,atc ,ur,oses as the monarchy which both reignS
and governs. ,s.. +o
wbon ,be future Sovereign of England chooses 10
.,L down 70 the footlights nobody cares to dstin-
.,sb closely between his real position anu his
.nnarent positon. 1t is not the moment W assn
whether he is King by the grace OF dod OF oy AU' VI
Parliament His position is representatives ii' 70
tho hest possible delegate for the PURPOSES "
ceremony 1t is certain he would not h''Vo s' "
Dcr in DISPUTE
had not been settled. The journey conla not nave
-, 1ortokep without the assent of the Cabinet
II wac not resolved OH, still less announced, unti
Prince Bismarck had publicly declared that inc
misunderstanding between the two countries was
nj an end 1t is sufficient measure OF inc s'en'"-
canoe of this visit that it would nave oeo" i,,'
possihle had Prince Bismarck ana Loru uiuh'i III.
been still exchanging dcances in the hochslas anu
the House of Lords. Undoubtedly II Is coiIpii-
ment of a very marked character. IL inc ri.noo
were not still a young man. and II the Emperor
- t ,,o,srable by age as we'll as by character
and achievements it is a compliment when wouio
not and could not have been paid. The VISIT cannot
he returnCd- that alone would be, IN ordinary cases.
decisive argument against it. Oh course IL may po
returned nv proxy. The Crown Prince OF Germany
may come over here again as he has come oeioro'
But that is not quite the same thing
Nor are anv of these considerations less to the
,out because of what Prince Bismarck chose 10 say
ON Monday in the Reichstag, ON tho very Jay WIG"
the official announcement appeared. On the mere
rumor of the Journey the press OF Berlin haiied IT,
in tho words of q Berlin telegram, " as gratifying
sign that the pending differences between INC wv"
kindred nations have at last been successfully
arranged, It is curious, the condolences that
,ccur on grave occasions and how they give rise 10
other condolences. Prince Blsmarcks speech
about dynastc ties might seem, on the race oi w.
mt ON tho Princes visit 1t does not appear to have
hen ANYTHING of the sort Herr Richter, the leader
of the Prussian Liberals, had committed what the
German Chancellor thought the indiscretlon OF
arcuing the English case while negotiations with
England about colonial and other matters were SUN
going on He had deprecated what ne calied INC
creation of artificial differences between Two
peoples related by the ties of race OF dynasty ana
of common struggles at critical PERIODS Oh tne
worlds history. This was more than the Chancellor
could stand. He protested in, a. usual, Language
of the most energetic kind He wondered what
could have induced Herr Richter to " drag in" tue
tic. of DYNASTY when questions of foreign policy
were being discussed. No Englishman would have
done IT, declared Prince Bismarck, and If he had he
vould only have elected protest against German
or any other foreign influence; which Is perfectly
true Then comes the master sentence OF the
speech
Herr Richters reference to dynastic ties compolss
me to meet him with the assurance that always anu
in ali circumstances the weight of our herman
dynasty. and especially that OF our imperai
dynasty. will be thrown into the scale on tne slde
Of national interests and not on the side OIL prncey
relationship
II hidden reference is to be sought beneath
these words or between these lines. IT Is not 30
much to the temporary presence OF the Prince oil
Wales in Berlin to the permanent presence there
of the Prince of Waless sister. What Prince BIS
marck means tho herman puoho '" ""uo
that the policy of the Court will remain .just as
vigorously German. far rs hescan control 1t. IN
the next reign as it is now The fact that the next
Emperor of Germany has an English wife, and!that
his English wife Is supposed to have groat weight
I'm her husbands councils, will have no bearing on
any controversy says the Chancellor between
Germany and England.
1t must occur to anybody who looks on at the
spectacie that the part tho Prince of Wales s now
encouraged to play has of late become more and