The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-21
A RISING WAR CLOUD,
That it Will Burst Over Europe
is Almost Certain.
BlSMARCK'S RESIGNATION
Causes Many.a ConJccturcs - The
Young Elnpcror's Ambitions May
Lead to COmplications-Wnr
Party in tho Asccndcncy.

LONDON, March 20.-ls the peace o
Europe to DO involved by the resigna
tion OF Bismarck? This Is now an ab
sorbing question. Those vcrsed in Eu
ropean affairs have foreseen as newt
able this step, but its effect is a different
matter. The Iron Chancellor held the
will Of tho grandfather, Emperor Will
lam, in the hollow Of his hand. With
him, Bismarck's word was law. Whether
under tho influence OF his Empress and
her party, tho invalid Emperor Fred.
erlck would have changed this, cannot
DO conjeclured. but 1t was tho gossip
OF Europe that tho present young En-.
peror, before his accession, had rs his
intimates q party headed by Count Won
Waldersee, known to bo inimical to
Bismarck, and was regarded rs q war.
like party.
The French prcss was in fever of ex.
element over the accession OF the young
Emperor, regarding it as certain war. In
this feeling all OF Europe nervously
shared. To still this feeling, it required
repeated pacific utterances on the part OF
the young Emperor, and the apparent
continuance OF Bismarck in his position
as confidential director Of affairs. Buta
most signiticant thing was the elevation
OF Count Won Waldersee to high posi-.
ton in the army and one which must
have been bitter pill to the Iron Chan.
cellor, and one he doubtless swallowed
with but ill-grace.
The German press is kept under such
close supervision that the true state OF
Affairs there is not known. While every.
thing that Germany does is regarded by
France with the keenest interest shown
BY, columns OF German gossip daily pub.
lished in the French papers, involving
tho most minute personal details con.
cerning the Emperor and those around
him, much of which is 30 colored by
bitter prejudice as to make clear iudp. |
ment uncertain by the unprecedented |
student Of European attairs.
at the same time it afforded an ink. |
ling as to the drift OF affairs. The con.
tinued pacific tone OF the new ruler final. |
ly calmed Europe at least to the belief |
that war was not Immediately inevitable,
but at the same time both Germany and
Franco went faithfully on with the per.
lection OF their armament and the in.
crease OF their armies, and while talking
peace and Quietnees, the young Emperor
showedhis thoroughly warlike tendency
oy his intense interest in his immense
armies and personal participation in
their manoeuvers. Then, too, while his
first utterances were pacific, at the same
time he showed bold and aggressive
spirit and a disposition to control his
own affairs, which brooded ill for the
continuance of amicable relations be.
tween himself and the Iron Chancellor.
From time to time several thingsleaked |
out which indicates there can be no
doubt there would have been rupture
long before between Emperor William
and Bismarck but for two determent
conditions: .--l
First-The Chancellor regarded him.
sell, and was regarded, as the creator OF
the Empire.
second-The burden OF the debt OF
gratitude Of the Hohenzollern family to
Bismarck rested heavy on the young
ruler and he could not afford an issue
with the Chancellor too soon; as it
might place him in an unpleasant posi-.
ton before his subjects.
Bismarck is for peace and William
wants 10 be second Frederick the Great.
That there will be war between France
and Germany there can be no doubt,
and it will be abort and saneuinary.