Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-01
BISMARCK AND WILLIAM /.
NEW STORIES or THE JEALOUS DIF
FERESCEs BETwBES THEM.

"Pince Bismarck and the HOhen-
zollern" Is the title under which
the Breslauer Zslflmg has given 10
the world n new and astonishing
version Of some events In recent
German history. At first the articles
under this head were regarded as
, credence. COrrobontive proof Of
the truth Of them has, however,
come from various SOURCES in the
las, two or three weeks, and all the
German dalles have been forced 10
discuss the relations q the ext Chan
cellor ami William 1 in the new
light. AT no timc,o saws the
Breslauer Zeitung, 'did the Legend
AIRY relations Of unruiiied serenity
exist between Emperor and Cham
oeiiOr. With every new sue
Cess the Chaueellor's desire To rule
increased beyond measure. Success
aud ambition raised his position 10
such an unusual height that IL be-
gan 10 Overshasiow the throne. King
William saw this in 1851 an looked
about for a remedy. At that time
he said - the Crown Princ, "rhis
man has grown too great forus. We
must get substitute, and ask your
help in my efforts ~ find one" The
Crown Prince turned AZ once 10
Herr Won Gruner, assistant secretary
OF the Interior in the OLD Liberal
ministry. For al unknown reason
the plan 20 elevate Won Gunner 20
Bismarck's position fell through.
We know, however, that ever since
this affair Prince Bismarck has
cherished the deepest resentment
against Won uuner, aud when the
hOn0red old man, on his SEVENTEEN
birthday, was elevated t. the rank
Of Real Privy Councillor, Prince
Bismarck did the unprecedented
act Of preventing the publication Of
the event Ia tho Reichanzeiger,
thus clntniug the excellency Of
Herr Won Gruner 20 the limits Of the
court We also know that after this
episode the Chancellor felt uncer-
tain in his office AMI regarded with /
jealousy every gifted and favored
minister EhO might In any way be
considered rival. Aud with some |
justification, for the feeling that !
possessed the King in 1861 grew
stronger with the next fifteen years. /
The position Of the Chancellor ue-
came even more despotic, his irrita-
bility even greater, his presence in
Berlin even more infrequent, his /
requests Tor release from his oiiiclal
duties were more persistent. Why
did not the King grant these re-
quests? Simply on account OF the
extreme difficulty Of finding a man
equal To assuming Risnagckis heri-
tsge.
''rhe age Of the King was also OF
moment. In 1861 King William
might have felt able to carry on tht.
government with tbs aid % the new
minister. Ten years later, after his
eightie,h birthday and with n con-
siituiiOn shaken by the Modelling
attempt at assassination, such an
effort was out Of the question.
Thereto we're % be added the mar
Vicious success OF the Chancellor.
and his ingenuity in finding a way
out OF the most desperate straits. So
the Emperor resigned himself 10 his
painful position Is the less Of the
two evils From such considera-
tons came the famous never IL
Il was ever spoken, when Bismarck
handed in next TO his last request
from him 20. relief from duty. The
last request was refused 80 cO0ily
by the Emperor that Bismarck
never mlde a move toward making
anO. her one"
Among the many journals that
have published circumstautlal evil
dence OF the correctness Of this new
view OF an old subject Is the ErGaE-
firteT Zsiilng, which says:
Gas the relations between Bis
marck and Emperor William |. have
become the subject OF general dis
cussiOn, 10 may be interesting 20
know how fully conscious the Chan
cellor was Of the seusitiveness OF his /
imperial Lord rs TO tine common r.
port Of the ministers psepOndeance |
in the government. Bismarck fire.
quently related 10 his most intialt. |
frieuds this story: During the French |
war Bismarck and the King sat one |
afternoon in the same compartment |
Of a train that halted at a way sta
Nluu loI HAltE. NtILllzlu Nt1sluL- I
were discussing the war on the /
station platform. and one Of /
them shouted: 'Yes, yes, the Bis
marckians are coming The King |
asked AZ one: What did that man |
say?' Bismarck answered that be |
had not understood. There was a
long silence. Then the King said: /
The people should understand that
the troops are mine, not yours
Since then, added the Chancellor,
my wife has often reminded me OF
this little conversation, and, when
ever | have been in danger Of
hurting the pride OF my old lord,
has warned me: Remember the
Bismarckisns.'
The memories OF Privy Court
Councillor Schneider, recently put
iished, cantain numerous incidents
illustrative Of the ill-feeling with
which William / regarded the
tendency Of his people 10 ascribe
all good aud great German things
TO his ChaneellOr.-Asig York Sun.