The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-29
What Bismarck,s Friends Say.

Especial 20 THE HERALD-Examlner Dispatch.
LONDON, April 2S.-[By cable to the New
York Sun. "A German nobleman whose
title is of Bismarckian creation, whose re
lations to the deposed chancellor are con-
fidential and financial, gives this version
of his masters retirement as one which
will no doubt prevail in his memoirs
"When the Franco German war closed in
1871, the great man begged the EmperSr to
let him resign on the ground that he had
done his task and deserved rest This
wish was refused When the Emperor
six years after was recovering from an at
tack made upon his life tender scene took
place between him anu his prime minister,
and with tears in his eyes the venerable
William made him promise never to leave
his side while life remained. The third
and last scene took place two years ago
when Bismarck knelt at the bedside of his
beloved master and before God swore that
he would give the last breath OF his body
in the service Of the present Emperor,
should Fritz not survive. That Bismarck
meant what he said on each occasion is be-
yond question, but it is equally true that
he was not accustomed to accept orders
that had not been first approved by him
self
when old Emperor William died, the
first act of his successor, Frederick. was to
friends who had distinguished themselves
for public spirit. One of these was Won
Bunsen, a conspicuous member of the Lib
eral party, and noted for philanthropic
work. Bunsen had travelled much in
America and England and is warm advo-
cate of constitutional government and had
dared to speak and write publicly against
some Of the governmental bills.
''E'or this crime and no other the diving
RIM =,
GRATED his chancellor would resign. Bunsen.
Of course, was not decorated. He received.
however, especial distinction at Bismarck $
hands OF another kind, namely, persecu-
ton that deserves chapter byitself. That
the present Emperor has no sympathy with
such methods, may be gathered from the
fact that he sent this same Bunsen
warm telegram Of sympathy when
the latter'S son, a naval officer
died last month and shortly after
ward accorded the sorrowing father
private audience in which he abuncantly
showed that, much as Bismarck had taught
his mind, his mind and his heart had not
been hardened by the process. Bismarck,
by the way, did not says The King shall
see me AGAIN. lie roi me reverra) natural
as the expression sounds, but he did saw
that the Duke of Lauenberg would be a
good title under which to travel incognito
Which of the two is the least respectful to
the master for whom he proposed to draw
his last breath, l cannot tell.n
Another Berlin man close to Bismarck
says: "As soon as the Emperor saw the
impossibility of inducing Bismarck to
leave his will to the royal will he did not
make the slightest effort to retain his
chancellor. This is what has especially
hurt the pride of the old statesman On
the other hand, the Emperor was most con-
slant and condescending in his efforts to
induce Count Herbert to remain. He called
daily to see him; he embraced him on
nearly every visit and urged with almost
impetuosity that Herbert should yield. 1
think Count Bismarck might have been
forced to do so despite his loyalty to his
father. which made him reluctant to serve
any one who even Internationally hurt his
fathers feelings, were it not that Count
Herbert's health has really been hurt and
it is absolutely necessary for him to take
long vacation"
To US in particular Bismarck's retire
ment means the removal of the chief obsta-
Gle to the American hog entering the
Emperors dominions. Malicious people
say that Bismarck's objection to our pork
was not so much that of a consumer as that
he himself raised pigs for market and
needed protection against our pauper-fed
grunters.