The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-23

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London, Jan. 3.--The following
account of the circumstances which
brought about the resignation of
Prince Bismarck is published by the
Times and vouched for as accurate :
France now begins for the first time
to understand the cause of Bismarck 5
fall and the circumstances, unknown
till of late, which accompanied it,.
All these revelations are such that
the ex-Chancellor's bitterest enemies
hardly venture to discuss what a
shadow he cast in his descent from
power. The iron rule of Bismarck
had been an obstacle and an embar-
rassment and cause of irritation TO
everybody and constant difficulty
in the despatch of public affairs.
Latterly, he had seen none of the
ministers of whom he was the chief ;
had listened to none of their objections
and gave positive and definite orders
as if the opinion Of his associates in
the Government were of no value.
He was almost inadvisable and re-
ceived only those whom caprice in
yited round him. He tolerated no
objections, listened with a condes-
cending smile which condemned be-
forehand the ideas submitted to him
by his young master, the Emperor.
He even ceased really to work, while
complaining bitterly of the slightest
decision that was come to without
consulting him and yet professed
himself overwhelmed with labor
whenever documents were sent to
sign. He had become terror to all
who were obliged to come near him.
Nobody ventured to contradict him.
Even the Emperor saw him only oc-
easionalIy, either because His Males
" was afraid of disturbing him or Of
irritating him. AT last the moment
came when his pupil-now his master
confronted the fact that he was not
master, but only chief servant. The
long restrained imperial discomfort
broke into open quarrel on minor
question and poured forth in such a
torrent that the Chancellor, taken by
surprise and disconnected, suddenly
said; "Then | can only offer Your
Majesty my resignation.
The Emperor was silent and Bis
marck withdrew. Two hours after
wards, the resignation not having ar
rived, the Emperor sent an aide-de-
camp. The Chancellor greeted him
very affably, being convinced that
the Emperor wished him to return
and reconsider his idea of resigna-
ton, but to Bismarck's horror and
surprise, the aidede-camp had been
sent TO demand his written resigna-
ton. The Prince, very uneasy,
made the lame excuse of not having
yet drawn it up and deferred the
matter till the morrow. Next morn
ing the alde-de-camp reappeared,
This time Bismarck was calmer, but
again made the same excuse, saying
that before preparing written resig-
nation he was bound to pay visit.
Accordingly he did pay visit,
which, incredible as it may appear,
we can vouch for, to the Empress
Frederick, at which, in panic at
his fall, this man, who but the day
before had been the great chancellor,
now stopped before her whom he had
SO humbled and explained the dan.
ger to the empire involved in his fall
and the fatal consequence which the
young Emperor risked in thus over
turning the founder of the Empire.
He begged Her Majesty to intervene
and prevent the disaster to Germany
and the remorse that the sovereign
would feel at this unmerited humlia-
ton of his most faithful servant.
The Empress heard him out. She
saw, humiliating himself before her,
the man who had hated impIacably
her husband and herself, and who
had sown distrust between father
and son. No doubt she enjoyed the
spectacle Of seeing at her feet this
bitter enemy, now dismissed by the
very son whom he had reckoned on
making his tool against her, and, in
a single sentence, becoming an en-
press, a mother and woman, she
returned TO this cringing diplomatlst
all The insults he had cast upon her.
She said: II much regret, being
quite powerleSs. | should have been
extremely glad TO intervene with my
son IN your favor, but you 50 en-
pioyed all your power IN estranging
his heart from Us, making his mind
foreign 70 mine, that can only wit
ness your fail without being able TO
ward it off When you are no longer
there, my son will perhaps draw
nearer 10 me, bat then it will loo too
late for we 10 help you
The Prince Withdrew with down
east head and returning hamr found
tho aIdrdrwmpr who for thu luuuh
lIme had come iur bis lgualipni
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