St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
HOW BISMARCK RESIGNED.
Another and Dramatic Version of
the Historic Scene.


a Swiss paper receives the following
interesting particulars on the subject Of
Prince Bismarck resignation from a
man who is alleged to be initiated into
Berlin Court secrets as no other has been,
and whose information has always proved
correct:
"On Saturday, March Is, 1890, toward
clock in the morning, while the Prince
was still in bed, he Was informed that the
Emperor was waiting to see him inCount
Herbert Bismarck 5 apartments in the
office of the Secretary OF State. When
the Prince entered the room the Emperor
received him with the following words,
spoken in tone of the most vehement
reproach: You a short time ago forbade
the Ministers to make reports directly TO
me, but | absolutely wisi' that my Minis
tiers present themselves personally TO me
\ our Majesty, answered the Prince, 'by
virtue of tho law | alone am authorized
and charged to make direct reports to
your Majesty; this is absolutely neces-
sary if the proceedings OF the Govern
ment are to have a firm and united char
acter. If, within the last few weeks,
some Ministers have got into the way of
making reports to your Majesty, it is i'll
opposition to the law which gives this
right alone to the Chancellor Of your
Majesty. But as soon as your Majesty
orders me | will yield to your wishes and
propose a change in the law Also iii
the workingmen's question:, continued
William H., still i'll Oh excited tone, my
plans meet with your persistent opposi-
ton. | look to the measures which |
consider useful being carried out thor
oughly.' i do not oppose the improve
monts which your Majesty thinks of in
PRODUCING was the reply, but my years
of experience tell me that some of them
need certain notifications which are alb
solutelv necessary, and | shall have the
honor of submitting them to your Ma
jesty' no, no; no notifications, inter
rupted the Emperor, i wish my orders to
be carried out just as give them. The
severity of this expression Of his will at
last exhausted the Princes camness. 1
think can perceive that my services are
not fortunate enough to please your
Majesty he said, and that some thoughts
exist Of getting rid Of me-
1.-The Emperor here made a contirma-
tory gesture with his hand; if it was
unknowingly, it was not less significant.
In that case tn re is nothing else for me
to do but TO hand your Majesty my
resignation. | would only like to beg
your Majesty to let me remain in Office till
May, so that | may personally defend the
Military bill in the Reichstag. | fear
my successor would find it difficult to
break the opposi ion in Parliament and
carry the bill While the Chancellor
was speaking the Emperor shook his
head several times, and said at last, No,
no.. The prince bowed without sayinga
word, and waited for a sign from the En-
peror to withdraw After few painful
moments of silence the Emperor said,
still most excited: There is still a word
to be said about your mysterious ne
gotiations with DIR. Windthorst. | know
you receive him in your house, and |
forbid these meetings. But now the
Chancellor, who the whole time had kept
his temper with the greatest trouble,
broke out and said: Il know quite we'll
that for some time | &aye been sur
rounded by spies and tl&ebearers, who
watch every step take. 1t is true, and
again say it is true, that | have in
vited DIR. Windthorst in order to discuss
things with him, But it is not onl y my
right, it is my duty, to have communi-
cation with skilled politicians, whether
they be members of Parliament or not,
and nobody, not even your Majesty, will
be able to prevent me from doing So
After these words, spoken i'll the great
est excitement, the Emperor dismissed
his Chancellor with simple movement
of the head.