New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

90, but his own takes no thought Of the past. and
believes in q future guided by himself as vice
cerent of God on earth A monarch in that mood
is himself the greatest peril to his country.
Count Herbert Bismarck's resignation followed
naturally upon that of his father lie had been
his fathers right-hand man and was looked to
as his successor in some distant future. He was
personally liked by the Emperor and trusted
in business 1t does not seem to have occurred
10 the Emperor that Count Bismarck would stand
or fall with his father. Why not stand fall
with me? his wondering majesty is reported to
have asked. He stood out against the sons resolve
10 share the fathers fate, Offered him leave of
absence, and declined to accept his resignation.
But the Count firm. and the Emperor finally
had to own that fidelity TO father might be as
strong motive as loyalty 10 a sovereign
Count Waldersec, who has been the head. or
one of the heads of the opposition to Prince Bis
marck. instead of sezing this moment to strengthen
his position, thought it a good opportunity 20
have quarrel of his own with the Emperor
The quarrel was not serious, and touched nothing
more vital than a question of military ehquet'e'
But Count Waldersee, to his masters as'ohlsh-
ment insists on q leave Of absence. ana goes 10
Cannes and San Reno on account OF his health.
BY such slight signs these does the Ohiel OF
Staff venture to express his dispeasure with his
august master: by these and no othcf'
Finally, 1t is the hour for us Americans once
again 10 remind ourselves of one other thing that
Prince Bismarck has been q steadfast friend to
America through his whole public career. lie
kept Prussia benevolently neutral when Napoleon
tried to organize a European cabal in favor OF
the Southern Confederacy. But for Prince Bis
marck in Germany and Disrael in England, that
perfdous scheme might have succeeded
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when the Emperor asked my counsel. l set my
face against it, as an act of enmity to the Initcd
States. and had only to remind the King that
friendship with the United States was policy
traditional with Prussia from the day of Frederick
the Great In lesser matters he was equally
stanoh He rcnounced and rebuked his own OF
fcer in Samoa sooner than tolerate acts leading
TO a possible quarrel with the United States, and
his hand is visible through the Samoan Treaty, a
hand them as ever, outstretched in cordial good
will TO America and Americans
The Prince of Wales's visit TO Berlin continued
for some days after he was officially supposed 'o
he gone Now he is actually gone Inc I'm
peror has showered attention on him as II nc
were the present instead of probably the future
King of England. That unlucky speech OF INC
Emperor at dinner about the united British hee'
and German army, with its not less unlucNy rel
erence to Waterloo, gave big offence to france
and French comment on IL has continued all TINS
week The Prince Of Wales at first was praised
for taking no notice in his reply Of his nephe"
extraordinary language Now IL seems 10 DC
thought that he should somehow have dlssoclaIeo
himself from it. nobody quite explains now
The foolish story that Prince Bismarck refused
70 see the Prince was but short-lived. He saw
him twice. and the Prince was his guest at lunch
con- The French detect politics in this also qul'e
wrongly, for of politics the Prince Of Wales
never to be suspected. IT, W. D