The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-12-12
BEMLRCK As 4 JOKER
nc Humorous Side Of The Iron Han--
Hlfh Laughing md Joking.


olMuAECk - nunuutA4tl Otu DluN III
EIson q q funny mani This Is the subjec
Of the latest German work concerning tn
grizlled and furrowed diplomat Of tn
Wilhelm slrasse.
Perhaps the most interesting part o
the book relates 10 Bismarck experience
IN Frankfurt ~ Pfussian delegate 10 IL
German diet IN the years Immediately
succeeding 1850. In those days Bismafcl
did much laughing and joking with /
purpose. Probably no jokesa and laughtel
IN he worlds history have been 90 plainly
significant Of great coming events. They
ioreshad0wed Duppel and KoniggratE and
Sedan, the partition Of France and thu
uniaontion Of Germany.
q The appointment Of Bismarck - Prus'
sian delegate In Frankfurt caused tho
German press 10 raise . big hue and cry
agninst him q an inexperienced, head
strong young man, . mere "dlplomatic
Suckling.p When Bismarck arrived IN
Frankfurt, moreover, he got . cold shoulder
nom his retiring CHIEF, General Won 70
chow, who kept him. quite uniformed
conce.ning Dc run d affairs thsfe, and
''thus dspliva bis diplomatic sncklilg,
- I have BEEN called" .Vrote Bismarck,
''of his proper nourishment." A soon q
Won Rochow sOt out Of thsway, however,
Hismarek let himself out.
The Austrian delegate considered him
self the only big man in the whole con-
Germ, and showed his conceit by knocking
about IN . sloysnly costume, presiding
over he diet IN . mannerleaI fashion, and
allowing himself all sorts Of petty privi-
legea which delegates from the little Ger
man states didn't dare ask for. Now,
Prussia wished 10 Be . big power in the
diet, TOO, and Austria was doing her best
10 keep her doyn amongthe littls powers.
Bismapck,S mission was to Get a. much
influence IN the diet fuR Prussia e Count
Thun, The Austrian delegate, was main
tanning for Austria, As the diet rarely
took hold. Of questions Of great import
anes, he i"diRloU Stic sucking" had to
grin most d his advantage over the willy
old Austrian count ina ridiculously petty
warfare. In his Official dispatches 10
Berlin, Bismarck describes his antagonist
mus: - - .;s.is
Ooent mum ma somewhat q . bump
nons aPpeAiAnee' WITH .. tcnch q the
slcnne sone. Aoout Nun ,hnt the SINS
when ne commits IN The latter capacity
ne NE % make up Tor IN his own eyes
and IN those o. his countess BY strictly
observing The precepis q the Catholic
church. sss :. .,s.. =. I .i.-sa.
hafon Nell yon Nellsnbnrg, Count
1nans hshthand man. u thus bit on:
a clever publieilt, = the sAying d;
ne 2 neazly 9, 'Nrite1 poetry occasionally,
= sentimental, tans 70 Weeping readily ct
the theateg, has an ePpeArance Of good
insure and asFeeableness, drinks more
than he can stand and d said tohave had
tamlly miaoltuneE"
" the dlet q lqrge he wrote TO q
tElend tsso.t - a ma =
aits1ha men q the minoE statea are mostly
mere earicatuEes Of perwig diplomatists,
Ehp = pncP put On their Official yisaee Il
A@1ely beg obthem . light 70 my cigar
and who stndy their words and looks with
keEensburg care when they ak for tho
hey Of thslaVatoEy. ~gss
81 biamaFek's behavior when he made thu
tEst call upon Thun was typical. The
servant showed him directly 70 The study