St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-11
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

BISMARCK never had more use for
that iron will of his, nor has 1t ever been
displayed to more brilliant advantage,
than in his efforts to bring abOuta meet
ing between the emperor of Germany and
the car of Russia at the German capital
For reasons best known to himself. but
which may be readily guessed by those
who are familiar with the great
chancell0r's diplomatic methods, Bis
MARCK was extremely anxious to have
Russia'S ruler to visit his own royal
master at his capital. The main ob-
stacle in the way of gratifying this de-
sire was the Discrimination of the ear
to risk his royal parsonage into the
keeping of the German chancellor. 10
a man of his arlstOcratic education II
was a bitter dose for the car to have
his personal feelings in the matter
subordinated to the imperlous will
of the German chancellor, and
the fact that BISMARCK has had
his way about it is royal
tribute to the greatness of his intellect
ual force. The man who can not only
control his own emperor and dictate the
policy of the empire, but who can force
the autOcrat of all the RusSiaS to bow in
submission to his will, must be mar
velously great man. He says it, and it
is done. With his word backed by that
imperiOus will he has accomplished
more than the great NAPOLEON ac-
cOmplished with his sword, backed by
the most powerful army that ever in
vaded Russian dominions. Notwith-
standing the many protests and excuses
offered by the car for declining the
German emperOr's invitation to visit
Berlin. ard Notwithstanding the inter-
ference of other nations to prevent the
meeting of the two rulers. still. ALEX
ANDER is going simply because BIS
MAECK has said it shall be.
IT IS safe prediction that when the
czar reaches Berlin he will do all that
is required OF him in fulfillment of Bis
MARCK's plan. The man who forced
him to come to Berlin will force him
into submission to whatever terms are
deemed to be eXpedient. Thus it is
that the coming meeting between the
rulers of the two greatest dYnasties on
earth will be an event of al
most unprecedented consequence to
the European powers. All the
world is assured that BISMARCK
has in mind some gigantic plan
for remapping Europe, by which the
power of the German empire will be in
creased, and possibly its territory eX-
tended. In order to carry out this plan
it is important to have the active CO.
operation of Europe. and it is to this
end the visit of ALEXANDER to Berlin
has been arranged. When the ear az
TiVeS. he is to be treated to the
most magnificent military display
that a European ruler ever saw
in a time OF peace. This cannot
fail to impress him with Germany's i'm
pOrtance as a military power and to sug
gest to his mind the necessity for hay
ing such warlike neighbOr for an ally.
When this impression has once been
created, it will then be comparatively
easy work for the OvermaStering mind
of BISMARCK to bring about the alli-
ance which he has been seeking to form,
and to make out Of Russia a cat's-paw
for pulling German chestnuts out of the
fire.
Nor will the United States be a wholly
disinterested spectator of the gorgeous
pageant at Berlin. 1t means something
OF interest and Importance for US as
we'll as for the European nations. 1t
has been the dream of BIsMARCK's life
10 make great maritime power of Ger
many; and through all the mutations of
German politics he has adhered to this
idea with unvarying loyalty. He has
brought Germany up from being a ma
ton without seaport to being nation
second only to Great Britain In the
strength of its naval equipments and in
the extent Of its commerce. There are
certain possessions in the Western
hemisphere which have fascination for
the German chancellor; and, nOtwith-
standing his positive knowledge of our
adherence to the MONROE doctrine, he
has been venturesOme enough to rush
in and assert German supremacy where
other nations dared not question Ameri-
can rights. In view of recent occur
rences in Samoa and elsewhere, the pro-
ceedings at Berlin for the next few
weeks will bear careful watching from
this side of the water, as well as from
the various European capitals.