The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-30
BISMARCK AND WILLIAM l.
uav stories of the Jealous piferencss
w" RetWeen Them.

stories of the Jealous Differences
NC" Between Them.
.-1.;,.s bismarck and the Hohenzollern"
title under which the BrestGuer
= y :, - has given TO the world new and
~..o1isbing version Of some events in recent
o,~--,an history. At first the articles under
80 had were regarded as a trihe too SEN
..nn. VIZ to be worthy OF credence. Corroo-
S.stive proof Of the truth OF them mas,
a-ar come from various sources
nO"es last two or three weeks, and
IN y. .Io German dailies have been
az - discuss the relations OF the
ofceeaa,ceIlor and William /. in the new
S. "At no time" says the BrestdUer
Hsstt,,no did the legendary relations of
.z-.o.'.'tiisd serenity exist between emperor
~ ~ caancellor. With every new success
auH SJIancallor's desire to rule increased be
ths Sna ..,.osnre. Success and ambition
yo.IIad his Dosition 20 such an unusual hight
s :. haJan to overshadow the throne.
I I1a' William saw this in 1867. aud looked
Ains for a remedy. At that time he said
aoo ~ -,ro1Un nrIuce; "rhis man has grown
~. ~ ', a'-sat for us. We must get substitute,
80 ask your help in my efforts 10 md
&c y The crown prince turner at once 10
Herr Won Gruner, assistant secretary OF the
!.t.-ior in the old liberal ministry. For an
r.pEnnWn
LINER TO Bismarck's position fell through.
W bnoIv however, that ever since this at
70. Prince Bismarck has cherished the
daanast resentment against Won Gruner,
P1,ban the honored old man on his 70Gh
S;rthdav was elevated to the rank OF real
,-ivv councillor, Prince Bismarck did the
PPnnrecedented act of preventing the publ
cation of the event IN the hetcnSCtlSetger,
tb,,s confining the excelleacy of Herr Won
Gr,,,er 10 the limits of the court. We also
I,nov that after this episode the chancellor
go uncertain 10 his office, and regarded
9TH jealousy every gifted and favored min
;ter who might III any way be considered
r;yaI And with some justification, for the
tasiino that possessed the king in 1867 grew
stronger with the next fifteen years The
nosition of the chancellor became ever more
despotic, his irritablllty ever greater, ms
-eearca in Berlin ever more lnfreQuent,
S;e requests for release from his official du-
.;as ever more persistent Why did not the
Zinc orint these requests? Simply on &C
count of the extreme difficulty of finding
man equal to assuming Bismarck's heritage.
"Tbe age of the king was also OF moment.
In 1867 King William might have felt able
10 carry on the government; with the aid
If q new minister. Ten years later, after
his S0th birthday, and with a constitution
shaken by the Modelling attempt at assassi-
nation. such an effort was out of the ques-
ZION Thereto were to be added the mar
valous successes of the chancellor and his
ingenuity in finding way out of the most
daSnerate straits So the emperor eventu
ain resigned himself to his painful position
as the less of two evils. From such con-
sderatons came the famous never If it
was ever spoken, when Bismarck handed in
next to his last request from him for relief
from duty. The last request was refused so
coolIv bv the emperor that Bismarck never
made move toward making another one"
Among the many journals that have
published circumstantial evidence of the
correctness of this new view of an old sub
iact is the FrankfuTter Zeitung.
Gas the relations between Bismarck and
Emperor William l. have become the
subject of general discussion, it may be
interesting to know how fully conscious the
chancellor was Of the sensitiyeness of his
imperial lord as to the common report of
the minister's prsponderance in the govern
ment. Bismarck frequently related to his
most intimate friends this story During
the French war Bismarck and the king sat
one afternoon in the same compartment of
q train taat halted at way station for
water. German peasants were discussing
the war on the station platform, and one
Of them shouted: Yes, yes, the Bis
marckIans are coming The king asked at
once: What did that man sayp Bismarck
answered that he had not understood
There was 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 converse
ton, and, whenever have been in danger
Of hurting the pride Of my old lord, has
warned me: Remember the Bismarck
ans'
The rnanooriac ~ Drive CourN Cornoi1lor
Schneider recently published, contain
numerous Incidents illustrative of the ill
feeling with which William l. regarded the
tendency Of his people to ascribe all good
aud great German things to his chancellor.