The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-04
NO RECONCILIATION.
The Emperor and Bismarck Still
Enstranged.
THE IRON PRINoEsTILL oBDURATE

Count Herbert Bismarck May Re-
turn to the Diplomatic Service,
but the Father Declines ITO Save
the Emperor from the Conse.
[ quences of His Own Folly"
BERLIN, June At has just been
learned that another attempt to recon-
cile the emperor and Prince Bismarck
has miscarried. Baron Stumm, of
Neunkirchen, and Baron Lucie, of
Treves, have been working to this end
for some time. TO them is due, it is
said, that the emperor extended such
hearty congratulations to Count Her
bert Bismarck and Countess Margaret
Hoyos when the betrothal was an.
nounced recently. Rumors were started
from semi-official sources that Count
Herbert was about to return to the dip
lomatic service or to the ministry of for
eign affairs, and everything seemed ripe
for reconciliation.
When the queen regent of Holland
arrived she also labored with the en-
peror for the reinstatement in favor of
the Bismarcks and succeeded in bring
ing the emperor and Count katanzan, a
near friend of the Bisinarcks, together
for discussion of the ex-chancellor's
standing with the court. The emperor
showed himself to be willing to treat
the father and son with favor, to return
the latter to the foreign service of the
empire and to consider, it is said, the
succession of the prince to his old post
The first conditions were, however, that
Prince Bismarck should cease at once
his virulent newspaper attacks on the
government and should call upon his
sovereign at Potsdam.
Bismarck Would Not Agree.
When Count RantanZan communicated
these conditions to Prince Bismarck the
ex-chancellor, despite all arguments, re-
fused utterly to consider them. The
''new course" the prince said, had in
volved the empire in difficulties from
which the emperor and Caprivi must
find their own egress. Count Caprlyi
had shown himself incapable, had
alienated, without gaining II point else
where, the regard Of the car, and by
his apparent support of Austria in the
Balkan had driven Russia to the Kron-
stadt alliance.
+ All this had been done with the ap-
proval of tlie emperor, who now was be-
ginning to be alarmed by the natural
hostility of the czar, and was casting
about for somebody to help repair the
damage and save him from the I'M
minent danger of attack from both
sides. After the insults which he re-
ceived from his sovereign on the fatefnl
April 16 and II, and the affronts to
which he had since been subjected, he
could not ''tind particle of inclination
fn hA nYn from tba a.
quences of his own folly"
.'He has chosen course other than
mine," said the prince, land could not
go with him even il wished. With ali
loyalty say that he must find his way
without my aid.
The Prince May Do as He Plceses.
AS regards Count Herbert, the prince
said that his son might follow his Owl
bent. Under Caprivi, however, he could
never serve, as that would be not only
inexpedient, but highly ridiculous. This
decision is regarded as final, as the EN-
peror, after this rebuff, will hardly b.
| able to make further advances. Th'
prospect that Count Herbert may return
| to his office is received with disfayo
here, as the count was always danger
ous diploInatist for his country wher
not acting nnderhis father instructions
The Wohlgemuth and Samoa Incl
dents We're evidences of his diplomatl,
clumsiness which have not been for
| gotten. With the emperor for "A maste
| and Count Herbert for servant, ii il
feared that the country would be in
volyed constantly i'll diplomatic perils
Nevertheless the report that Count Her
bert may succeed Marshal Won Biher
stein in the foreign office is kept afloa
by some strong influence, ind ii is ap
pretended that the report will be realizet
soon after the marriage in Fuime.