Evening journal., 1890-03-31
BISMARCK FORCED OUT.
Alleged Reason Of the Princes
Resignation.
TIE KAlsEE HAD TIRED or HIN

A Pathetic Story az the T1strangemeni
Between G~rmany's Emperor aud the
Great Ex-chancellor- Blsmarcls's Ply.
sicai viger Apparently uaImpaired.
xrw YoRx, March sl.-The Herald SAYS:
No German newspaper knows-or knowing,
dare print--the story OF the cLancellor's re-
tirement Only foreign papers dare do it,
and here it is Prince Bismarck has not
gone willingly, bat has been forced against
his viii to resign the chancellorship Of the
state be served 50 we'll When he came &c
the helm in Prussia in 1862 the power Of the
crown had never been so limited nor so cav.
alierly treated by parliamentary parties
especially Dy the extreme Right and the ex
treme Left Today the authority Of the
crown ia Prussia rests upon rosk II has
not been so respected as it has been during
the reigns OF the last three sovereigns since
the days Of Frederick, and that it is so re.
spectAd at this time is due-as il wah then
to the genius Of a single man.
PreJudiced Against Bismarck.
Now every party is by itself so weak that
only by the courtesy Of the crown and it,
friendship can it hope TO achieve power
The dread Of displeasing the monarch is SC
great that there is no possibility Of indie
pendent thought or action on the part oi
any fraction in either langtag or reichs
tag. They are none Of them strong enough
to tell the truth. They help 70 conceal til,
true facts OF the present situation. The
truth is the kaisers mind has been pre-
5udiced against his faithful old servant II,
is persuaded he can govern better without
a chancellor.
The beginning Of the Trouble.
The kaiser began 10 treat the prince coolly
e0on after the latter's return 20 Berlin. This
GOODNESS increased rapidly. The prince
sounded the emps ror. and finally asked will
characteristic bnntness: "Am | IN youl
wayN To the princes astonshment his
majesty gave no posit We denial on the spot
hut seemed Inclined TO temporize Then tn,
prince intimated his willingness to surren
der all his offices except the direction OF for
eign affairs His majessy was very willing
70 do this. but the veteran chancellor sooi
became convinced that division OF hi,
functions atsAbis especial juncture would bs
extremely dangerous.
The Chancslior's Proposition.
Hence he suggested 20 the kaiser the ex
Eediency Of postponlng all action in tht
matter until the reichstag had come to
gether or until midsummer, so that the
chancellor might control the debates on the
socialistic question, the increased estimatel
70 be demanded for the army and the in.
crease Of pay for government officials IN
Germany and especially Prussia, the hardest
working. best informed, most conscientious
and trustworthy set Of ofiieeholders IN the
world
Forced 70 Resign.
Ip to ten days ago this arrangement was
agreeable TO the kaiser. Then be sent 10 ths
prince certain orders that he knew the lai
Ter would rather resign than execute. Whe1
the prince presented the matter anew Is 1f
sovereign, orders we're repeated. wifh fAs
knowledge that the chaneellor's resi- -naEita
would follow The chancellor, thourA 81
course greatly excited, kept bis head am
did NOT send in his resignation az once. Hi
MAJESTY became impatient, and the question
MsS several times put 70 the chancellor.
Nky lo ycu NOT send ia your rcsgnntlonii
Es sAs SnAns@ll0r had continued 10 keef
5000 a. wraid have said III do net send /,
1eeaH'e t1 10 coward, no FalstaI, to run
1Nay ft41 As1 La tuckram. 10 take ni,
savs ass a. the Socialists and the striker
segln q thrsassu-
%-~ Tlred II the chanesuor.
Eat kEs ma 5sstyis resolution was not to b
shaken. As soon as be thought he could dc
better without the chancellor he withdrew
from hlfn He spoke 70 the chancellor with
the greatest franknrss, and managed tc
bring about several occasions when he might
do 30 hy allowing things to be done calcu.
lated to provoke an outburst from the
chancellor The latter, aware too late ol
how matters stood, sought 70 effect a com
promise by asking leave Of absence foi
six months In vain. His majeStys mind
was firmly made up The kaiser was tiree
Of the chancellor, and looked forward with
out regret 10 the time when either natura
causesor circumstances should tear him from
the post he has honored.
A Pathetic EstranSsment.
There is no sadder story on history's pagl
than the estrangement Of the iron chancel
lor from the reigning scion Of the roya
house to whom he had devoted his gloriou
gifts during a lifetime exceeding by severa
years the usual period allotted TO mankind
It is not that old age has dimmed his eyes
ciouded his faculties or impaired hi
strength, so / am assured by one OF his oil,
Friends who had speech with him the othe
day. He was in the undress uniform OF hi
new rank, tall, erect quick IN movement
his eyes clear, his complexion that OF al
Oxford undergraduate in training for tn
boat race.
stin staiwart and Strong.
He rides for an hour OF 50 every day am
his figure is stalwart and strong, without
superhuous ounce Of flesh. His eyes protrud
sligbtly-as phrenologists say is always th
case with those whose memory is prodigiou
and have the bright light that shines i
the eyes Of men whose courage never fail,
He looks what he is--the very essence an
embodiment Of modern imperial Germany
of that Germany to which he has been
miracle worker, lamp Of Aladdin, TO /
broken and cast out Of the window as
worthless relic Of the blood and iron are /
the last
Terrible as has been the ordeal Of the la
ten days it has not broken, nor even be-
him He stands there erect, like an oak Il
lightning has scared but not destroyed. Ii
virtues and his faults-which were in I
main but the excess Of certain of his qua
fies-were alike ever at the service Of
country.
Il never aspired,n he told my friend, :
any absolutely independent position
He has undoubtedly covered with I
shadow Of bis iilustrious name the mistal
Of Others for which he was not persona
responsible.
Bismarck viii celebrate his seventy-s
entieth birthday April /.