Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-15

/ accompanied by bismarck, Won Room an G
| Moltke, was in the field with the German armies
! from the beginning until the close of tie CON
test receiving at Sedan, Sep.ember2, 1870, the
| surrender of Napoleon. On the 9th of October
/ he made his headquarters at Versailles IN the
| palace of the former French Kings. and it was
| here, on the 18th of January, 1871. that he was
/ proclaimed Emperor of Germany.
After signing the prelim!naries of peace,
February &c, he took occasion to express to the
Emperor of Russia his warmest thanks, and
/ also to assure him that Germany would no,
| soon forget the service he had rendered by
/ maintaining his strict neutrality during the
progress of the war between that country and
| France The treaty was ratified March and
| 2; the Emperor William left Versailles on the
nth, entered Berlin on the 18th, and on the 21st
| of the month he formally opened the first
| Reichstag OF the new empire. The definitive
| peace with France was signed at Frankfort
May TO- and on July appeared the Emperor
proclamation Incorporating lsaee-Lorraine
with the empire. August 10, 1875, he unvailed
Banders colossal monument Of the national
hero Arminius, on the summit OF the Groten-
burg, near Detmold.
Shortly following that event he exchanged
friendly visits with the Emperor of Austria. and
in October was at Milan to return visit of the
King of Italy. The significance of his desir to
cultivate the friendship of Victor Emanuel
was that he left no stone unturned that would
aid him in his prolonged and bitter contest
with the Roman hierarchy. And this poiicy
was still further carried out in 1876, when he
joined the Enperors of Austria and Russia in
project of reform suggested to Turkey for the
pacification of her then revolving provinces.
In 1877 Bismarck, whose foreign policy had
made him famed as one of the beSt-skilied
diplomatists in the world, now found time to
turn his attention to a few domestic problems
and to undertake their solution. The two most
important of these were: First-The adoption OF
protective system which should protect Ger
many's commerce and trade from the powerful
competition of foreign countries: the other
was the taking of steps to improve the condi-
ton of the working classes. The latter move
ment was started by the Socialists, and in spite
of all opposition in the shape of stringent re-
strictive laws gained in favor that the willy
and polite Bismarck saw that the governments
must itself sanction and direct the proposed
reforms, or be forever aienated in the hearts OF
its people.
In these struggles, which can here be only
alluded to, Kaiser Wilhelm was steadfast in
his support of his Chancellor and Minister and
in the most solemn manner he at various times
proclaimed his faith IN the correctness of Bis
marck's social and political views. But King
William, ruler, did not always find his pol
icy approved by his people or his Cabinet; but
firm in mis- belief that he was keeping within
the limits of the Constitution. and conscious OF
his deep-seated interest in the welfare of all
his subjects, he called about him men, as adj
ylsers, who did understand and approve of his
measures and with whose assistance he estab-
lished national policy which united Germany
and thus placed it among the leading Powers
on the globe
Says DIR. Moritz Busch: liking William, the
German Emperor, created and recognized our
constitution by giving it his approval. He
has faithfully observed it, has always ruled
constitutionally; but he has never consented to
be a mere royal figure head, without any VIII
of his own and in whose name ministers govern
who are mere creatures and servants of the
majority Parliament q
self be metamorphosed into a mere principle,
but is determined to be a living Prince, stand
ing in direct relations to the people and its
representatives.
In his personal appearance Emperor William
was man of large and powerful frame: the
features of his face being square and massive
and all Indicative of the firmness of character
which ever marked his conduct as a man and
Sovereign. Always of an active temperament,
yet strictly temperate ana simple in his style
of living, he managed to preserve naturally
fine and robust constitution to an advanced
age, holding to the very last rare physical
vigor together with uncommon intellectual
powers. His private life was quiet and passed
without useless ostentation or display.
When in Berlin he occupied 4 small palace at
the corner of Inter den Linden and Opera
Place, his presence here was made known to
the people by hosting from the roof OF the pail
ace the red flag with the Landwehr Cross. He
rose, ordinarily, between six and seven o'clock
in the morning, and instead of indulging until
ten in the luxury of morning gown and Slip
pers, dressed at once, and Immediately after
breakfast went to his work, which occupied
him by far the greater part of the day. His
favorite place of abode was at his rustic castle
at Potsdam and upon which he expended moro
money than upon his city residence in Berlin.
Weisbaden. Ems and Gastein were his favorite
health resorts.
He was friend of the chase, and In his
younger days always participated in the grand
hunting parties formed for his pleasure, and in
which he invariably came out with the record
clnging to him of being a skilled and lucky
sportsman. He was married June II, 1929 to
Augusta, daughter of Grand Duke Charles
Frederick of SaxeWeimar, and who still sur
wives him. She was born September 30, 1911.
His son, the Crown Prince that was, now the
King and second Emperor of United Germany
Frederick William Nicholas Charles. was born
in 1881 his daughter Princess Louisa, was born
in December, 1888, and in 1856 became the wife
of Grand Duke Frederick of Baden.
It was the Empress who really kept up the
royal style, never for an instant abandoning
her role, and always endeavoring to make it re-
semble as cleary possible that of the old
French monarchy. The Germans and Berl1ners
never learned to understand her, and she has
always been looked on by them rather as
Russian-which she is by descent-than as
German.
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