St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-23
Prince Bismarek's Newspaper
Organ Speaks in a Sullen
Tone.
The Kaiser's Intermeddling
Induced the Iron Chancel-
lor'S Retirement.
He Will Not Accept the Title
Of Duke of Lauen-
berg.
Germany Left at the Mercy
Of a Self-Willed Auto
cpat.

BERLIN, March 22.-The North Ger
man Gazette, Prince Bismarck's organ,
tonight supplies some much-desired
light on the causes leading to Prince
Blsmarck'S resignation, Selling the oc-
casion to contradict the statement of the
Hamburg correspondent that before the
late crisis reached It's climax, the chan
cellor had already made application for
leave to resign, and had Withdrawn it
and endeavored to reconcile himself to
the situation, but without success. The
North German Gazette says that this,
like the reports regarding the princes
opposition to the labor programme,
is entirely erroneous. What has hap
pened is this: The chancellor did not
wish to depart from the cabinet order
of 1852 relating to the intercourse be-
tween the Prussian ministers and the
sovereign, but desired to retain his con-
troll and right of cooperation. The in
tercOurSe between the emperor and the
secretaries of state is regulated by the
law Of 1852. 1t was only within the last
few weeks that Bismarck felt it neces-
sary to refer to that regulation. He
ance indispensable. and did not wish to
be
Party to Its AbrogatiOn.
The opposition he encountered in this
matter finally brought clearly home to
him the necessity for his resignation.
The negotiations between Prince Bis
marck and DR.. WindthOrSt with refer
ence to the Guelph fund and the atti-
tude of the Clerical party in the reich
stag were only connected with the crisis
so far as that the chancellor refused to
subject his intercourse with the depu-
ties to any control. No steps have been
taken by the emperor personally or by
the sOvereignS of any of the federal
S tates to induce Bismarck to remain
at the head of the ministry of for
eign affairs. The tone of the
Sullen, smouldering anger which exists
in the Bismarckian circle. The papers
have hitherto avoided touching the dam
gerouS and delicate question OF the
emperOr'S interference in ministerial
responsibility. but the Gazette's frank
ness will lead to discussion which may
awaken the emperor TO the fact that
personal, direct system of government
has not yet obtained q supreme hold
upon the German people. The COM
placency with which Bismarck's retire
ment is now generally regarded may
soon be replaced with regret that the
country is left at the mercy Of a self
willed autocrat. The cabinet order of
Sept. 8, 1852, has always been held by
Bismarck as interpreting the Prussian
constitution to mean that the president
of the ministry ought to
Appoint His Own Cabinet,
choosing men having political opinions
and principles in harmony with his own.
The emperor refused this reading and
maintained the right of the monarch to
appoint ministers having direct re-
sp0nsibility, not to the president, but to
the crown. The appointment of Baron
Won BerlepSch as minister of commerce
was the thin end of the wedge. The
direct instructions that the emperor
gave to BerlepSch affecting the economic
policy of the empire evoked warm re-
mOnStrance from the chancellor. The
emperor, III written communication,
sent by him to Bismarck early last week,
explained his views of mOnarchical
prerogatives, his conviction that the
chancellOrS claims were an encrOach-
ment on the rights of the sovereign,
and, finally, his determination to eXer-
else a general and absolute control.
About the same time, direct overtures
to WindthOTSt and other leading Cleri-
Gals, from persons i'll the emperOr'S en-
tourage, aiming to take the guidance Of
negotiations out of BiSmarck'S hands,
produced the climax of the crisis. On
Saturday he got, as he probably de-
sired and expected, an intimatiOn OF
BiSmarck'S resignation, and on Tues
day, in a closely written document of
twenty folios, the emperor received the
chancellOr'S reasons for resigning. 1t
was hoped that the emperor would as
sent to an early publication OF
This Great Historic Apologize,
but its noD-appearance beside Thurs
days rescripts implies that the emperor
considers it private state paper. Bis
marck has not parted with the emperor
either in the SulkS or in apparent anger,
for after his decision to retire became
definitive, the emperor consulted him
with regard to the choice Of his sue
cessor, and followed his recommends
ton of Gen. Won Caprivi, The new
chancellor yesterday held long inter-
view with Bismarck, and tonight dined
with the prince and princess in
their palace. Since the crisis
was disclosed, and especially since
Bismarck's resignation was announced,
Princess Bismarck has held daily re-
captions which have been crowded. All
the officials Of Berlin yesterday filed
through the salons. The retiring chan
cellOr appeared for short time in the
afternoon, and seemed more alert,
cheerful, chatty and bright than for
years. The National Gazette asserts
that Bismarck Will not accept the title
of Herzog Won Lauenburg. The Bis
MARKHAM sentiment certainly is
that while responding to the en-
peror's expressed desire, as phrased
in the reScript, "DaSs hire rath und hire
thatcraft hire tru und hingebung auch
in zukunft mir und dem Vaderland
NIGHT worden," Bismarck ought to ac-
cept no favOrS or dignitieS from the en-
peror. He starts for FriedrichSruhe
March so. The work of reforming the
| ministry will not be hurried. Count
| Herbert Bismarck, however, persists in
| his intention to withdraw from the for
| eign Office at the earliest possible mo-
| ment, and this obliges the emperor to
! make an immediate
Selection of His Successor.
Herr Maybach offered to resign, but
the emperor objected. Herren Miguel,
Bennigsen and Hinzpeiter are talked of
as probable ministers. Count Eulen-
berg, now civil governor of Hesse-Nas-
| sau, who is an advocate of reforms i'll
the internal policy, is mentioned as the
successor Of Herr Uerrfurth in the
ministry of the interior. Freissinnigen
Missionaries dream of the possibility of
their party being represented in the
| government. Nothing is certain ex-
cept that ministers must be sub