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PRINCE BISMARCK.

that Emperor William, of Germany, had
accepted the resignation of Prince Bismarck.
1t was stated in well informed political
circles that his retirement was caused by a
difference between him and the Emperor.
It arose from the Chancellor'S refusal to
accede to a request made by DIR. Windthorst,
the leader of the clerical party in Germany,
to restore to the Duke of Cumberland, the
claimant of the throne of Hanover, the
larger portion of the Guelph fund.
The attitude Of the Emperor in opposing
Prince Bismarck in this matter is taken as
an indication Of his desire to conciliase the
clerical party. If the Government is to Sc
cure working majority in the new Reich
stag it cannot well get on without the party
of the Centre which DR.. Windthorst con-
trolls.
At a Cabinet meeting the day previous
the Kaiser placed his ultimatum before the
Chancellor on the labor question, and the
latter promptly resigned. Next morning
the Kaiser sent to the Chancellor's to effect a
compromise, but he refused to yield an iota
of his original position.
AN the members of the Prussian Ministry
resigned at the same time Prince Bismarck
rendered his resignation.
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until two o'clock the same afternoon, after
which all were allowed 10 pass.
The resignation of the Ministry was merely
the customary formal act, but 1T was re-
ported that Count Herbert Bismarck and
Minister Maybach really intended to resign.
Herren Rickert and Goldschmidt and other
Freisinnige Deputies were invited to the
Court banquet the same night. Never be-
fore had a member Of the FrelSinnlge party
been thus honored. 1t was stated that the
Freisinnise Professor Handl and Herr MIGUEL
would be invited to enter the Cabinet as an
earnest of the Emperors desire to legislate
for the people.
The Chancellor's action is generally ad-
mitted to have been brought about by the
Young Emperor's determination to have
free Eand in the management of State affairs
rather than to any difference of opinion re-
garding any social problem.
The Emperor called meeting of the conf
manders of the various army corps the next
morning, and had conference with the Min
lister of War in the afternoon.
Why Bismarck Resigned.
Prince Bismarck has been Chancellor of
the German Empire since January 19, 1871,
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Prussia
since September 90, 1862. His son, Count
Herbert Bismarck, has been Secretary OF
State for Foreign Affairs since 1888.
that Emperor William II and his Chan
ceuor were not in harmony. There
has been no open conflict of wills, but
it has been the general belief that
Prince Bismarck had merged his will for the
time in one more impetuouS if less stubborn.
Just before the recent German elections there
were rumors that the Chancellor intended to
resign because of his disagreement with the
Emperor's labor rescripts, but it was stated
Later that tie Prince had listened to the ap-
peals of the Emperor to remain at his post.
After the elections, in which the "Cartel"
coalation suffered disastrously, it was thought
that the Prince had regained control over the
Emperor. At the earnest solicitation of the
Emperor he returned 70 tkeeost from which
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His return to the helm of the ship of state
was marked by a bold stroke of parliament
ary strategy. Realizing the overwhelming
nature of the Government defeat in the cleo
tions he OF once set to work to bring
about an alliance between the shat
tered "Cartel," or Government forces,
and the Centraiists, OF Catholic party,
and within a week the Government
found itself at the head of majority much
larger than it had in the preceding Parlia-
ment. He believed that the Emperor's labor
rescripts, the plan for labor conference
and his attempts to concllate the
Socialists were the chief causes OF
the Governments defeat in the elections.
I'm 1885 he declared that an international
labor conference would be 'prOposter-
Gus and wholly unavailing" as cure
for industrial evils. Emperor Fred
erick expressed the same opinion in
has changed his views upon this question.
Having found that the Emperor had de-
termined to carry out his radical policy,
against his Chancellors advice, Bismark has
resigned, after having secured a Government
majority in the Reichstag. He has before
in the time of William I-carried his point
by threatening to resign.