St. Paul daily globe., 1892-08-01
PROTESTANT EMPIRE.
That Is What Prince Bis
marck Says He Is Sworn
to Found.
He Wants a United Party
Formed Against Catholic
influence.
The Iron Prince Is Received
at Jena With Great Ap-
plause.
General Impression That the
Irish Members Will Unite
For Home Rule.

JENA, July 31.-Prince Bismarck was
enthusiastically greeted on arriving
here. Today he made a tour OF the town
in carriage, the university students in
full strength forming a guard of honor
and lining the whole route on his drive.
Replying to an address presented by the
representatives of the university, Prince
Bismarck Sketched the events preced-
ing the founding of the empire, and
added that he had many difficulties to
overcome with the late emperor,
what he might call behind the scenes
diplomacy, which was sometimes harder
than foreign diplomacy. The defeat of
France, he said, was a necessity, be-
cause if she had not been humbled she
would have hindered German unity.
People said that the Bismarck policy
had luck? He wished he conld say that
other ministers and chancellors were
lucky. He advised his countrymen to
produce strong parliamentary majority
so as TO prevent abSolutiSm of govern
ment by bureaucracy. Some found
fault, he said, with his criticisms, but
he would continue to speak his mind
whatever the consequences might be.
There were many thousands of Wis
ltorS iii Jena today, and fervent ell
thusiasm prevailed everywhere. Early
this morning choir assembled under
the windows of Prince Bismarck's room
and sang Luther'S hymn, Elm Fest
Burg" Later Prince Bismarck drove
to the market platZ, where 1900 pe0-
pie had assembled, being arranged in
tiers around the square. A corps of
students guarded the platform in
the center of the square, to
which Prince and Princess Bis
marck and Count Herbert
Bismarck and his bride were escorted
by Rector Brockhaus, Prof. Haekel and
other chiefs of the university. The
assemblage sang a number of patriotic
songs and received the visitors with en-
thuSlaSm. The cheering and singing
suOsldlng, the burgomaster, in propos-
ing The health of Prince Bismarck, con-
trasted the state of Germany at the be-
ginning OF the century with that of to-
day. and alluded to the battle of Jena
and the downfall of Prussia, concluding
with the words:
AFTER Bismarck, no second Jena de-
feat is possible
A student then addressed the prince,
saying among other things that all the
students of Germany would carry for
ward his work.
Prince Bismarck in reply delivered an
important political oration. He said:
Il have sworn 10 found a Protestant
empire. 1t is therefore out of the ques-
ton to try to rule with Catholic party
as the chief factor. We must
take the present Catholic party as
an example and must initiate them and
form united party against Catholic
influence. L say nothing against the
supremacy of the Catholic party, or of
Catholic influence, or of foreign infiu-
ence. 1t would even be preferable to
have papal nuncio in Berlin. so that
irresponsible party leaders should not
as at present give colored and untrust-
worthy reports to the pope Referring
to what he called the false policy
OF the government. the ex-chan-
government gains Germanizing in
tluence over the polls that influence is
captured by the Catholic party. He
concluded by comparing himself to
Goethe's Goetz Won Berlichlngen, who,
although faithful subject of the kais-
er's, refused to recognize the kaiser's
commissioners, and when beSieged gave
free utterance to his opinions. He
was today, he said, in the same
kaiser, but he had the right to
express the sharpest criticisms on the
kaiser's advisers. This speech was re-
ceiVed with enthusiastic cheers. A
commers, or beer-drinking entertain
ment, was then begun. Prince Bis
marck lighted his long pipe and con-
versed without reserve with those
around him. The commers concluded.
he returned to his hotel, driving
through the principal streets, and
being everywhere enthusiastically
greeted. At a lunch given at the
hotel in honor of Prince Bis
marck, there was present the burgo-
master, members of the university SEN
ate, students. delegates and the NUM-
cipal authorities. Prince Bismarck
toasted the ladies in speech in which
he said he had received such proof of
the conviction of the ladies that he had
no fear for the future of the empire.
The prince and party departed for
Schonhausen at 3 p. m. They were ac-
companied to the railway station by
large crowds, and there was tumultuous
cheering in honor of the eX-chancellor.