The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-25

ish the taxes. without which the army
cannot be maintained. They care not IL
the empire be left dcfeDseiess.
| asked IL he thought the Socialists car
ried on their propaganda on a great scale In
the army as in England. or at least in Lon
don, where Socialists enlist for the pur-
pose. and where the public houses fire.
quented by the guards are the headquar-
ters and pulpits of socialist and anarchist
missionaries. He thought it was not so In
Berlin. The garrison OF Berlin 10 collected
from all over tue empire. The men from
Cologne have little sympathy with the
Pomeranians; the BavArian and the Saxon
do not fraternize in such matters Ii there
be q danger it would be, for example,. In
Hamburg. where the Socialists are strong.
and q Ham burg regiment might be poisoned
by socialism. So might others.
His old partially for Russia came out IN
the remark that whatever might be Ger
many's troubles from socialism they would
source. This In answer to my question
whether, if socialistic agitation became
aggressive and disturbances arose In Ger
many, her neighbors. east and west. might
not seize the occasion to attack her, but
his faith in rhe good faith of the Emperor
of Russia " as not to he shaken. The state
of things In Russia seemed To him TO
forbid such suppositlon. The party of
Anarchist. or NihIlist, ia much the same
every where. If it Is u danger TO Germany
it il equally q danger to Russia; perhaps .
much greater danger. The Gar Is not the
man to lend q hand TO the enemies of order.
of society. liz was hardly worth while.
after such q declaration as that, TO press
the military point of view. As 70 France.
and what she might do in similar clrcum-
stances. Prince Bismarck omitted to ex-
press any opinion. The world knows well
enough already what his views are of the
political methods that have. during his
time been In vogue in that country. There
is no reason to suppose he has changed these
views.
Author as he is of that universal suf.
frage. which he gave because it GOULD not
be withheld, Prince Bismarck's faith in
the specifics of modern radicalism. or of
modern democracy, has very definite linn
its. He repeated in different form one or
two remarks made during his journey last
year. at jena and elsewhere. which go to
the root of things; radical in that sense
only. Nobody ever doubted that he be-
lieved in the business of government to
govern. maxim which radicalism both In
Germany and in England is doing its ut
most to discredlt. But how are you
to get your governing government What
IL 1t to be, no are to compose lit There
has grown up of late" said Prince Bis
governed from below. That cannot be-"
1t is On apothegm which Socialists and An
archists, and those political parties In all
countries which hope for power by pander-
stone himself might reflect on il. should he
find time amid his present somewhat en-
occupations"
In this view of socialism. as in ell Prince
Bismarck said. two traits were visible. He
was perfectly ready to own mistake IL he
thought he had made one and he was per.
fectiy loyal to himself and his policy when
he still believed himself in the right; no
matter what turn events or opinion had
taken. l doubt whether the opinion of
others ever gave him much concern except
as force to be calculated and used or
otherwise dealt with. To infallibility.
issss Drstens'on Hs did nos claim 10
for himself. nor respect the claim when
made for another. He scoffed at it. He
listened with approval to the remark which
rightly or wrongly, am not sure-I at
trihuted to Newman in those honorable
days when Newman stood out against the
new Papal heresy of fnfalllbility. "Be.
fore infallibllity can have any logical basis
or become a rule of conduct you must not
only be infaliiole: but infailibly certain
gathered that Prince Bismarck still con-
sidered he was right liz entering upon q
struggle with the paDacy; that the Kul-
turkampf was sound pOlicy;. that the May
laws were we'll conceived, and that his
ultimate abandonment of the conflict and
his compromise with the Pope and the
UltramOntane party were the result Of
events which he was not bound
to foresee. and could not have
foreseen. and which nobody in fact did fore.
see. In other words. he entered upon tho
struggle with good proba bility of sucoess.
and ultimately surrendered to the inevlta-
BILE. The policy of conflict w as q wise one
when adopted. and the policy of retiring
from the conflict was also wise. The stress
of politics. the necessities of public life,
forced him to play off one party against an
Othor-nO new thing with him. indeed-and
finally to purchase support from the Cath
Ollie party by concessions to Catholic de-
mands. When the May laws were passed
their passage was imperative-they were
what Germany at that moment most need
ed. When they were repealed. other OBJ.
jects. only to be attained by consentlng TO
their repeal. had become paramount-they,
and no longer the May laws were what
Germany then most needed.