The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-12
THE DIARY.
Why Bismarck Declared it Bogus.
Letter of the Chancellor Analysing
Gehncken's Publication.
He Shows It Gould Not Have Been
Written Daily.
inaccuracies That Do tho Emper-
ors Mind Great Discredit.
The Iron Chancellor Shows His Usual
Indifference TO Popular Criticism,
But Sets Himself Right on
Few Points.

ODCdlcnCC 10 YOUR ulUJthtD NoulHlahNh
(be this noted ! have the honor TO make
the following report with reference to the
alleged diary of the late Emperor Frederick,
MS published in the DrHschc Rlmi,chdH
consider the diary in its present form
not to be genuine. II ia true that his
majesty, the then crown prince, in 1870
stood outside tho sphere Of political
negotiations, and was, therefore, liable
10 be incompletcly or inaccurately
informed about many incidents. |
possessed not the permission Of the King
10 talk viii, his royal highness on esotcric
questions Of our policy, Hs his majesty, on
the one hand dreaded the indiscrect rcve-
lations which might thus be made 10 the
English court, that was full Of French
sympathics, and, on the other, was appre-
hrnsiye lest dctriment might thus accrue
o. our relations with our German allies by
reason OF the iar-rcaching aims and the vi
olencc OF the means which were recon-
mended to his royal highness by political
counselors Of doubtful ability. Thus the
crown prince stood without the sphere Of
all business negotiations.
Nevertheless IL IL scarcely possible that,
II the impressions which hc received had
TACT, and especially Of time, could have
crcpt into his diary II seems rather as ii
the daily notes themselves, or at least
intcr.addiuons TO them, had originated
with some one in the encourage of tho
crown prince. At the very beginning Of
the diary i, is said that ON the l3,h OF
July 1870, looked upon peace rs secured,
aud therefore wanted Ia nturn tD Var
gin, while, as q matter of iact-whiCh can
he proved 10y documentary evidence his
royal highuoss already knew then thlt
regarded var as necessary, and was rc-
solved only 10 10 90 NarZln after retiring
from office 81 u were avoided, and his
royal hlghurs, was nc ono with me about
this. as appears from the alleged entry ON
the 10th ui july where ~ isElid that the
crown prince completely agreed with me
that peace and concession were already
impossible.
Nor is it right that his Majesty, the
King, had not much objection To the
mobilization. His majesty continued to
believe, rs the crown prince knew, that
DC could still preserve peace aud spare the
nation ltho calamity of war. Ills majesty
was IN Brandtnburs aud during the whole
OF the railway journey from there 10 Scr.
lin wiihsiuOd my advocacy Ut mobilization.
But after hearing VI. Uliiycr's speech,
which was read 10 him nc the Der.
lin station, and commanding Il 10 be- rad
to him q second time, lac concluded IL us
tnntamounl 10 q French declaration ui
~Nr, and the King himself. without moro
ado, and pruptio mniu, decided to moli.
lie. II WA then that the crown prince,
who had alUHly The day bylort agreed
With mo as Geo the necessity ui % complete
mobilization, put an end 10 nll further
waycung by announcing The royal decision
10 the public 3. e., Ia the Ollie b, present
with the wuulF, "krIrg, muhil'
Further judging from conversations
which then had with the crown prince.
Il is not possible Tor his royal hl,hups a.
have iui,scyu after This war pause 30 ihe
era Of battles and lIpDdsh,d las recorded
under date Ut August ". seeing that his
royal highnyss SHARED the general cuuyic-
ton, and expressed II too, that whatever
might be- the ifsup ul ihis war. % would
iuaurumiv % s.ri,s II Vars. aud that %
Marlitv cDuluty WIS inevitable.
The assertion ui thv diary that his flyll
higln'a could have Thought of employing
iHrrr against our JIii 4. uul col ihu- break
ing ihr tul.irF which have been liih-
fully kept hy them md scaled with their
very DIuud. b. rI.uuu.IIiuu ui thr dr-
ceased prince. Such Ideas which ave
equally contemplate from tho standpoint
81 honorable iC.i.ng uII ium that ui rul.
icy, may have found advocates among trr
,'''"I"A' 'i .N' crown pnhcr, hui iI.N
were iup dnHuu'ub.c 90 lind 1000 echo boo
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