Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-28
The IRON CHANCELLOR.
A Great Journalist ID scribss Prince Bis
marck ut the Berlin Congress.

When ! started for Berlin, or rather
| when Prince Hohenlohe had encouraged
me to go. had said to him: docs
your Highness think the Chancellor
will grant me an audiencep In the
first place, am very anxious to know
a statesman who is the great historical
| 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 u modification
for me-"
Prince Hohenlohe. who Is the most
perfect gentleman | know, and has
great diplomatic f',esse, but does not
employ it in his private relations, es-
trusts him. replied that he could
pledge himself to nothing on that
point. ''All | can promise YOU" he
| said. 'is that | will do my utmost for
| your having an audience, but do not
answer in any way for the success Of a
step which shall take but once. for
viii not press it second time"
The LIST OF July arrived. Prince
Bismarck had replied in the negative
10 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-
tons for AN audience. Everybody had
collected ut Berlin. aud the leading
personages had all asked 90 see him.
He could not receive me without re-
reiying the others. especially the jour
iais's, and, above all the German
journalists, whom he had always re-
used to receive. would never forgive
him II he received only me.
abandoned the hope of seeing him,
and felt very much vexed for by
strange ill-luck had not even caught
sight of him. But in the afternoon OF the
lst OF July. on entering the hotel.
| Prince Hohcnlohe's card was handed
10 me. lie had called at the hotel, and
had said on the card that he wished to
see me ~ soon rs possible, aud would
he in the evening ut the English En-
hassy, where "a reception was TO be
held.
Went 10 the Embassy, where the
FRINGE 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, mt quarter past six,
| npf
ranged, called Tor me at the hotel.
was waitin. Mt the door for him. and
we went together to the Chancellor y
Next day everybody at Berlin, and
very soon all Europe. knew that had
dined with the Chancelor aud had
staid with him till toward eleven al
night. II was commented on as grea
event. and the French papers have Otter
twit,ed me " it'll this dinner, styling m,
Prince Bismarck's guest" These alb
snrd attacks have never impaired Tho
great satisfaction feel at a recollec
ton full OF interest, have sine,
often opposed Prince Bismarck's policy
he himself, through misunderstood
ing, once attacked me in the Reichstag
! have blamed him for many things
and at the time write these lines Pro
lessor Getfcken's imprisonment seem
to me abominable Notwithstanding
the attempt to justify It by the ill-in
pired disclosure of the indictment; We
nothing will prevent my declaring tina
Prince Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII. ar,
| tir., .l,f. 4
The great personages Of the time--wh,
have not disappointed me, but hay.
even surpassed my expectations.
Prince Bismarck appearel to me
man beyond comparison with any, hav
ing "A powerful mind. an uneoualed in
telligcnce clear will. strong deci
sion, wonderful sagacity, strikln!
way of saying things, of Judging men
of foreseeing and directing events AID,
TO this great and scornful pride, speak
ing of men with cutting sarcasm, AN in
cisive aud picturesque style. aud abso
lutte confidence in his own superiority
Even his stature exceeded my expecta
lions, ! had never seen him except a
Madame hssaud's waxworks in Lon
don where he WAS represented as
short man, so that when the doc
opened and this gian! in uniform en-
tered ! was quite taken aback.
My interview with him made a gres
Impression at Berlin. The attitude o
the diplomhtists toward me atogethe
changed. No idea can be formed O
The ascendency exercised by the Ger
man Chancellor over the eminent dip
lomatists attending tho Congress
Prince Gortchakoff alone eclipsed b,
his rival greatness, trieu 10 struggl,
against him. All the rest listened I,
him with extreme Difference. and un
resistiugly allowed themselves to b,
led by him. M. De Blowitz. in Har
per's Magazine.
Applying the Bastinado.
witnessed this punishment in iron
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