Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-19

figure of the second half of the nine
teenth century. Moreover. to go to
Berlin without seeing Prince Bismarck
is like going to Rome without seeing
the Pope. 1t would be a modification
| for me-" 'aa
Prince Hohenlohe, who Is the most
perfect gentleman l know, and has
great diplomatic f,sesse, but does not
employ it In his private relations, es-
pecially when he meets any one who
trusts him, replied that he could
pledge himself to nothing on that
point. "All l can promise you," he'
said, sis that will do my utmost for
your having an audience, but do not
answer in any way for the success OF q
step which l shall take but once, for 1
will not press it a second time"
The LIST of July arrived. Prince
Bismarck had replied in the negative
TO the request for an audience which
had been addressed to him in my name
by Prince Hohenlohe. "He had re-
ceived," he said. hundreds of applica-
tions for an audience. Everybody had
collected at Berlin, and the leading.
personages had all asked to see him.
He could not receive me without re-
ceiviug the others, especially the jour
ualists, and, above all the German
journalists, whom he had always re-
fused to receive, would never forgive
him if he received only me-"
/ abandoned the hope of seeing him,
and felt very much vexed, for by
strange ill-luck l had not even caught
sight of him. But in the afternoon of the
list of July, On entering the hotel,
! Prince Hohenlohe's card was handed
| to me- He had called at the hotel, and
had said on the card that he wished to
! see me as soon as possible, and would
be in the evening at the English En-
bassy, where a reception was to be
| held.
| went to the Embassy, where the
| Prince arrived about eleven o'clock.
What was my surprise when he in
! formed me that Prince Bismarck asked
me to dine with him next day at half
past six, in morning dress. On the I'd,
accordingly, at a quarter past six,
Prince Hohenlohe, as had been ar
ranged. called for me at the hotel. I
was waiting at the door for him, and
we went together to the Chancellor's
Next day everybody at Berlin, and
oil hot -ho6
dined with the Chancellor, and had
staid with him till toward eleven at
night. 1t was commented on as great
event. and the French papers have often
twitted me with this dinner, styling me
prince Bismarck's guest These abb
surd attacks have never impaired the
great satisfaction | feel at a recollec-
ton full of interest. l have since
often opposed Prince Bismarck s policy;
he himself, through a misunderstand-
ing, once attacked me in the Reichstag.
! have blamed him for many things,
and at the time | write these lines Pro-
fessor Getfcken's imprisonment seems
to me abominable, notwithstanding
the attempt to justify it by the Him
spired disclosure of the Indictment; yet
nothing will prevent my declaring that
Prince Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII are
the only men-I have seen nearly all
the great personages Of the time-who
have not disappointed me, but have
even surpassed my expectations
Prince Bismarck appeared to me a
man beyond comparison with any, hav-
ing powerful mind, an unequaled in
telligence. a clear will, strong deci-
sion, a wonderful sagacity, striking
way OF saying things, of judging men,
of foreseeing and directing events. Add
to this great and scornful pride, speak
ing of men with cutting sarcasm, an in
cisive and picturesque style. and abso-
Lutte confidence in his own superiority.
Even his stature exceeded my expecta-
tious, | had never seen him except at
Madame Tussaud's waxworks in Lon
don. where he was represented as a
short man, so that when the door
opened and this giant in uniform en-
tered | was quite taken aback.
My interview with him made great
impression at Berlin. The attitude of
the diplomatists toward me altogether
changed. No idea can be formed of
the ascendency exercised by the Ger
man Chancellor over the eminent dip
lomatists attending the Congress.
Prince Gortchakoff alone eclipsed by
his rivals greatness. tried to struggle
against him. All the rest listened to
him with extreme Difference, and I'M
resistingly allowed themselves to be
led by HMM. De Blowitz, in Har-
per's Magazine.