The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-09
BISMARCK'S REASONS.
How and Why the Iron Man Had to CO
The Empress Mother Could NOT =
Help Him at All.
ALL THE TRUTH COMES our.

LONDON, Jan. s--The following account
of the circumstances which brought
about the resignation of Prince Bismarck
is published by the Times this morning
and vouched for rs accurate:
France now begins for the first time
to understand the cause of Bisnarcks
fall, and the circumstances, unknown TIL
of late, which accompanied it. These
revelations arc such as the chanceiiors
bitter enemies never ventured to discuss.
The iron rule of Bismarck has of late
been an obstacle an embarrassment ana
cause of irritation to everybody and q
constant difficulty in the dispatch Of pub
lie affairs. Latterly he had seen none OF
the ministers of whom he was chief, had
listened to none of their objections, and
gave positive and definite orders, as if the
opinions of his associates in the govern
ment were OF no value. He was aimOst IN
accessible, and RECEIVED those only whom
his caprice invited around him. He toler-
ated no objections, listened with condo
scending smile, which condemned before
| hand the ideas submitted to him by MS
young master, the emperor DE even
ceased really to work, while complaining
bitterly if the slightest decision was come
to without consulting him, and yet pro-
fcssed himself overwhelmed with labor
whenever documents were sent to him to
! sign. He had become n terror to all VINO
were obliged to come near him: Nobody
vcnturcd to contradict him; even the En-
pcror William saw him only occasionally,
either because his master was afraid OF
disturbing or irritating him. at last the
moment came when his pupil--n0w his
master-confronted the fact that he was
not master, but only chief servant. Inc
long restrained imperial discomfort broke
into open quarrelan poured forth in such
torrent that the chancellor, taken by
surprise, and Disconnected, suddenly
said: Then ! can only offer your majesty
my resignation.
1.-THE emperor was silent and Bismarck
withdrew. Two hours aitcr%ard, the res
ignation not having arrived, the emperor
sent an aide de-camp. The chancellor
greeted him very aifably, being convinced
that the emperor wished him to return
and to reconsider his idea of resigning,
but to Bismarck's horror and surprise, the
aide camp had been sent to demand
his written resignation. The prince, very
uneasy, made the lame excuse OF not hay-'
ing yet drawn it up and deferred the mat
ter till the morrow. Next morning the.
aidc-de-camp reappcarcd. This time Bis
marck was calmer, but again made the
same excuse, saying that before preparing
a written resignation lie was bound to pay
IL visit Accordingly he did pay visit.
which, Incredible as it may appear, was to
the Empress Frederick. Yes, in panic at
his fall, this man, who but the day be-
fore had been the great chancellor, now
stopped before her whom he -had.s long
humblcd and explained the danger of the
empire involved in his fall, and the fatal
consequences which the young emperor
riskcd in thus ovcrturning the empire.
He begged her mnj esty to intervene and
prevent the disaster to Germany and the
rcnorsc that her sovereign would feel at
this ummeritcd humiliation of his most
faithful servant. The empress heard him
out. She saw him humiliating himself be-
fore her, the man who had hated implaca-
bly, her husband and herself and who had
sown distrust between father and son.
No doubt she enjoyed the spectacle of see
ing ut her feet this bitter enemy, now dis
missed by the very son whom he had reck-
oncd on making his tool against her, and
in single sentence, becoming an en-
press, Il mother and 4 woman, she returned
to this cringing diplomatist all the insults
he had cast upon her. / much regret
being quite powcrless. should have
been extremely glad to intervene with my
son in your favor, but you so employed
all your power in cstranging his heart
from us, making his mind foreign to mine,
that can only witness your fall without
being able to ward it off. When you are
no longer there my son will perhaps draw
nearer to me, but then it will he too late
for me to help you.
The prince withdrew with doyncast
head, and, returning home, found the
aide e-camp, who, for the fourth time,
had come for his resignation, which the
fallen statesman handed to him