Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

| marck's protest against his so doing Well in
| formed persons express doubt that the diff
| ferences between the emperor and Bismarck
can now he arranged, though few believe
| that the chancellor will voluntarily desert his
| post at this time
| The Cologne Gazette says Political consi1-
| eratons forbid in the most positive manner
| an alliance between Prince Alexander and
| Princess Victoria, as tending to an imme-
| diate disturbance of the relations between
| Germany and Russia. In any case it would
| be impossible for Prince Bismarck, in view
| of his attitude toward Russia until now, to
| continue to conduct affairs We're Prince Alex
ander to become IA member of the imperial
| house. The proposed betrothal having, dur
ing the past few days, been impaired to
| Prince Bismarck, the chancellor explained
his views frankly and openly and requested
permission to resign i'll the event of the EN-
peror approving the alliance. Until this de
cision has been arrived at the crisis will con
tinue.
The National zeitung says: 1t is sef-evi-
| dent that the proposal is bound to be regarded
| as a matter affecting the European policy of
| Germany, and Prince Bismarck would there
| fore oppose. AS i'll Germany the monarch is
| the supreme leader Of the state, the family
| connections of the dynasty can never be
without Importance, and for this reason
especially the creation of dynaStic alliance
must not lie contemplated which in the pres
ent situation of Europe would embarras5 that
German policy for the support of which the
reich.'tag has just given 100000 men and
800, 900, 900 marks. TO admit the possibility
only of the effect of sA.ritlce of this kind
being weakened by personal wishes regard
ing this matrimonial alliance would be to
mistake the position of our imperial house.
The consent of the emperor to the alliance
will surely he refused
LONDON, April GA dispatch from Berlin
to The Daily News says: at is stated that
Emperor William leaJ n written document
setting fourth his political views, in which he
strongly insisted upon the maintenance of
good relations with Russia.
LONDON, April 6.-For the moment Prince
Bismarck wins his contest against the mar
riage of Prince Alexander to Princess Vic
toria, but it is feared in Berlin that he will
lose in the end with the result of transferring
the matter from the imperial household to the
foreign office 1t is asserted that the late En-
perOr William promised Prince Bismarck
when the marriage was first spoken of as agree
able to the then crown prince and his wife,
and as Il matter of affection on the part of
the Princess Victoria and her sutton, that the
wedding should never take place. Now that
the subject is brought up again with a view
of carrying the matter through to the end of
making the ex-ruler of Bulgaria part of the
royal and imperial house, Prince Bismarck
has insisted upon Il renewal of the imperial
pledge, with the object of testing to the full
est extent his influence with the present en-
peror in opposition to that of his wife The
emperor, moved by the representations of
the empress, hesitates to forever blight
the hopes of his daughter, while yet he can
not bring himself to the point of disregard
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