St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-14
BISMARCK AND WILLIAM.
The Old Chance.lor's Alleged Ac-
count ofthe Split.

The Ola ChanceaiOr'S Alleged AC-
count Ofthe Split.
LONDON, Nov. I3.-The war CORE
spondent of the Daily News reports an
Interview with a confidential friend of
the u erIDan emperor. in which the lat
ter said: Bismarck, who knows Ber-
lin court secrets as ITO other man knows
them. and whose information is always
correct. gives the following exact ac-
count of his quarrel with the emperor
saturday, March -, 1890, at S O'clock
in the morning. while / was still in bed,
l was informed that the emperor was
waiting to see me in Count Herbert
Bismarck's apartment at the office of
the secretary of state. When ! entered
the room the emperor received me with
the following words, spoken in tone
of the most vehement reprOach: a
short time ago you forbade the minis
tiers to make their reports directly to
me, but / absolutely wish that my min
listers shall report themselves personally
to me-
"'YOur majesty answered /. by
virtue of the law | alone am authorized
and charged to make direct reports 10
your majesty. This is absolutely neceS-
Sary if the proceedings of government
are TO have a firm, united character. If,
within the last few weeks, some minis
tiers have got into the way of making
reports TO your majesty, it is in Opposi-
ton TO the law, which gives this right
to the chancellor of your majesty alone
But as soon as your majesty orders NE
| will yield to your wishes and propose
a change in the law In a still eX-
cited tone his majesty said: In the
wOrkingInen's question. also, my plans
met with your persistent opposition. l
look TO measures which l consider use
full being carried out thoroughly
al do not oppose the Improvements
which your majesty thinks of introduce
ing was my reply; but my years of
experience tell me that some of them
need certain notifications which are
absolutely necessary, and / shall have
the honor of submitting them to your
majesty "a
mo. No. No notifications inter-
rnpted the emperor. L wish my orders
to be carried OUT Just as ! gave them
1.-The severity of this expression of
William at last exhausted my calmness,
and | said: i think l can perceive that
my services are not fortunate enough
to please your majesty, and that some
thoughts exist of getting rid of me-
The emperor made confirmatOry geSt-
uTe with his hand, upon which | con-
tinued: In that case there IS nothing
else for ME TO do but to hand your mai
eSty my Tesig nation. ] should only lik e
to beg your majesty 10 let me remain in
Office until May, so that l may person.
ally defend the military bills in the
reichstag, as fear that my successor
may find if difficult to break the OpPo-
sitiOn in parliament.
while i was Speaking the emperor
shook his head several times, and at
last said No, no. / bowed, without
saying word, and waited for sign
from the emperor to Withdraw. After
a few painful moments of silence his
majesty said, in still more excited
tone: There is still a word to be said
about your mysterious negotiations with
Dr.. WindthOrst. l know you receive
him in your house. and forbid these
meetings.
During all this had kept my tenn
per with the greatest trouble, but now
broke out and said:
81 know quite we'll that for some
time have been surrounded by spies
and talebearers who watch every step l
take. 1t is true-again / say it is true
that ] have invited DIR. WindthOrst in
order to discuss certain things with him;
but it is not only my right, it is my
duty. to have communication with
skilled politicians, whether they be
members Of parliament or not, and no
body, not even your majesty, will be
able to prevent my doing so.
After these words, spoken in the
greatest excitement, the emperor dis
missed the chancellor with a simple
movement of the hand, and so ended
this fateful scene between the young
sovereign and the old chancellor, and
gulf was formed which can never be
bridged.