St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-30
FAREWELL TO BERLIN.
Prince Bismarck Retires to
His Country Seat at Fried
riehSruhe.
Patriotic Germans Cheer Him
From the ChanceliorY to
the Station.
Ministers Of State and For
eign Diplomatists Form
Guard Of Honor.
Final Sitting Of the. Labor
Congress Called by Kaiser
William.

BERLIN, March 29.-Prince Bismarck
left Berlin for FREDERICKSBURG, his coun-
try seat to-day. Yesterday he visited
the imperial mausoleum at Challotten-
burg, in which the remains of Emperor
William are inferred, and placed a
wreath upon the coffin of his old mas
ter. Prior to his departure from Ber-
lin to-day he paid farewell visits to the
royal princes. Later in the day thou
sands of persons gathered in the Will
helmstrasse and along the route to the
railway station to witness the final
scene in the Bismarck drama. Wear
ing the uniform of the cuiraSsiers,
Prince Bismarck left the palace OF the
chancellor at o'clock IN the afternoon,
and entered an open carriage tilat Stoou
in waiting. As soon as he appeared ne
was greeted with stormy enthusiasm.
The windows of the houses in the yicln-
ity were crowded with spectators. Ihe
entire route was Il sea OF waving haho-
kerchiefs. The crowd was so dense that
the ex-chaneelIor'S horses were com
PEELED to walk the entire distance from
the palace to the station. There was
continuous.
War of Cheering.
Following the princes carriage came
another carriage occupied by Princess
Bismarck and other members of the
family. A third carriage was filled
with members of the American lega-
ton. A number Of other carriages
filed with friends and admirers of the
prince closed the procession. When the
party arrived at the station squadron
of cuirraSSierS with band formed a
guard of honor. All the ministers, the
diplomatic corps and the court and state
officials were waiting to bid farewell TO
the prince, and there was great mass
of people outside the station. Mountains
of bouquets for the prince and princess
which were gaily decorated
in honor of the occasion.
Prince Bismarck in a hearty voice
bid all farewell, Mr.. Phelps, the
American minister, and Chancellor Won
Caprivi being among the last 10 shake
hands with him. Many tears were shed
and it was altogether an affecting scene;
At $40 the tram started amid renewed
cheering, singing and the strains OF the
band. In connection with the regard
evinced by Prince Bismarck for Mr.
Phelps. it is worthy of note that Tues
day last he denied himself to all others
ana received the minister at private
audience. They spent large part OF
the afternoon in discussion, the OBJ
ject of which has. excited curiosity
here. Runner says that the prince made
q careful statement Of recent events
with a view to the future. The real
history of the chancellorship crisis is
still Wrapped in Mystery,
which the emperor shows no intention
to unvcil. The Intervention of the
Grand Duke of Baden and other infiu-
entail personages has, to a large extent,
stopped the newspaper polemics on the
subject. The North German Gazette,
Prince Bsmarck's organ, announces. on
behalf OF the prince, that the addresses
and assurances of sympathy received by
him have been so numerous that, with
out official assistance and in the trouble
and confusion incidentto his departure,
it is impossible to reply to them singly.
He requests the sendeIS collectively to
accept his thanks. The appointment or
Baron MarSchall Bieberstein as foreign
secretary of state. has not yet been
SdIttlett, ouC lDo aPPOitrI' ~
In 1S42. He is a hard worker. The
baron was formerly public prosecutor,
and has never been in the military
service, though he has had long career
in the reichstag. He is good debater,
and has represented Baden in the bund-
esrath since 1888. He is an affable man
and popular favorite at court. He has
a strong tendency toward state social
ism. The Cologne Gazette saws that he
is Intimately acquainted with Prince
Bismarck and his policy. His appoint
ment. the paper says, is guarantee OF
continued peace, He will make the
change in the diplomatic service. 1t is
Stased that the emperor accepted Count
Herbert BSmarck's resignation with
the greatest reluctance, because Prlnce
Bismarck trained nobody but his son
thoroughly in
His Policy and Ideas.
This reason IN many quarters is held
to Justify the emperor's action as an an
icipation of the fast approaching inev-
liable retirement or death OF Prince
Bismarck, and the necessary release
of the ministers from the BiSmarcklan
bondage and jealousy of Count Herbert.
The final sitting of the tabor conference
was held to-day. Minister Won Ber-
lepsch made long address. He said
he believed the delegates had arrived at
decisions which would form the basis
and develop the idea of protecting and
securing the material and moral welfare
of the workingmen, and that they had
found common standpoint Tor
solution of social questions
by individual governments accord
stances. He reminded the delegates
that the well-being of the workingmen
depended largely upon the govern
ment's safeguarding the existence and
prosperity of industry. In conclusion
the minister conveyed to the delegates
the emperor'S Warmest thanks for their
wise and searching laborS, and his de-
sire that Gods blessing would help the
seed that their works might bear frdit a
hundred thousand fold. The address
was greeted with loud applause. Sir
John Gorst thanked the emperor for
summoning the conference, the issue OF
which had been extraordinarily gratlty-
Ing. He hoped this would not be their
last meeting. When millions OF chll,
dren were rescued from misery, and
millions Of women were
Restored to Domestic Life.
they would remember WIN thanh'
fulness that this great good was IN
itiated by the emperor. After other
delegates had thanked Baron Won
Berlepsch the conference was formally
closed. The decisions Of the conference,
which will soon be published, in addi-
ton to those already announced by
cable, recommend the optional estab-
Iishment of courts of arbitration con-
sisting of representatives of the EN-.
ployers and the employed to settle labor
disputes. and the general observance OF
Sunday as holiday in all trades. But
where continuous work is unavoidable
it is recommended that each employe
have at least every alternate Sunday free
Various delegates made minor reserva'
tions. For instance the French dele
gates did not insist that the day Of rest
Should be Sunday, but none OF tneSe
reservations affects TO any considerable
extent the decisions of the conference.
M. Delahaye, on behalf of the French
socialists, handed in statement OF his
Al, lni,