Evening journal., 1892-08-01
BISmsRCK'S BOLD TALK.
Re Proclaims His Antagonist
to the Methods of the Kaiser.
AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL SPEECH

His Words, 81 Have sworn to Found
Protestant Empire and It Is Useless to
Try TO Rule with Catholic Party a
the Chief Faotor.' wndiy Cheered.
JENA, Aug. Prince Bismarck, with his
party, comprising Princess Bismarck and
Count and Countess Bismarck, arrived here,
the whole journey being a triumphal pro
gress for the prince The streets through
which his carriage passed were massed with
enthusiastic crowds and the cheering was
continuous
When he had arrived at the hotel the
large crowd which had gathered in front o.
the building was so persistent in their
cheers and calls that he was twice obliged
to appear on the balcony and express his
thanks for the splendid reception which
had been accorded him. He said that the
knowledge that his services to the country
were recognized by the German people had
enabled him to bear many suspicious and
shocks
Today Prince Bismarck made tour of
the town in a carriage, the university stu
dents in full strength forming a guard OF
honor and lining the whole route Of his drive.
Bismarcks Reception.
There We're many thousands OF visitors in
Jena and fervent enthusiasm prevailed
everywhere. Early in the morning a choir
assembled under the windows Of Prince
Bismarck's rooms aud sang Luther's hymn,
Elm Feste Burg" Later Prince Bismarck
I II 70 mo-
persons had assembled 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,
Professor Haecllel and other chiefs of the
university. The assemblage sang number
Of patriotic songs and received the visitors
with enthusiastic cheers.
The burgomaster in proposing the health
of Prince Bismarck, contrasted the state of
Germany no the beginning of the century
with that of today, and alluded to the bat
tie of Jena and the downfall of Prussia,
closing with the words: "After Bismarck
no second Jena defeat is possible" A stu
dent then addressed the prince, saying
among other things that all the students of
Germany would carry forward his work.
An Important Grafton.
Prince Bismarck, in reply, delivered an
! important political Grafton. He said: u
| have sworn to found a Protestant empire.
II is therefore out of the question to try to
rule with Catholic party rs the chief fac
tor. We must take the present Catholic
partyas an example and must initiate them
and form united party against Catholic
| influence l say nothing against the SUI
| premacy Of the Catholic party or Of Catholic
influence or of foreign influence
1T would even be preferable to have
! Papal Nuncio in Berlin, 50 that irresponsi
bic party leaders should OF as at present
! give colored and untrustw orthy reports to
the Pope.n
Referring to what he called the false pol
icy Of the government, the ex-chancellor
said that so fast as the government gains a
Germanizing influence over the polls, that
influence is captured by the Catholic party
He closed by comparing himself to Goethes
| "Goetz Won Barilchingen, y who, although a
faithful subject Of the kaiser, refused to
recognize the kaisers commissioners, and
when besieged gave free utterance to his
| opinions He was today, he said, in the
same position, a faithful servant of the
kaiser, but he had the right to express the
sharpest criticism on the kaisers advisers
He VIII Continue 30 Speak.
The speech was received with enthusias-
tic cheers.
A kommers or beer drinking entertain
ment was then begun. Prince Bismarck
lighted his long pipe and conversed without
reserve TO those around him. After the
kommers he returned TO his hotel
The prince and party started for Schoen-
hansen at . p. m. They were accompanied
to the railway station by large crowds, and
there was tumultuous cheering in honor of
the ex-chaucellor.
In his address Prince Bismarck sl1etched
the events preceding the founding Of the
empire, and added that he had many diff
culties to overcome with the late emperor
/ what he might call behind the scenes diplo
macy, which was sometimes harder than
foreign diplomacy.
The defeat Of France, he said, was ne
| cessity, because if she had not been hum.
bled she would have hindered German
unity. People said that the Bismarck rol-
icy had luck. He wished he could say that
other ministers and chancellors were lucky.
He advised his countrymen to produce a
strong parliamentary majority, so rs to
prevent absolutism or government by bu.
reaucracy. Some found fault, he said, with
his criticisms, but he would continue to
speak his mind, whatever the consequences
might be.