Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
BISMARCK HOLDS BACK.
He II Suspicious Of the Kaiser's Ad.
vances.

NenSe0s
A Berlin cable dispatch, copyrighted by
the United Press says: The arrival Of Count
Herbert Bismarck and Count Kantzau, his
brother-in-law. in Kissingen yesterday Is
not expected to help much In bringing the
emperor and Prince Bismarck together.
Many hope, however, that stronger in
fuences will prevail and the reconciliation
will soon be accomplished.
Emperor Franz Joseph and the king Of
Saxony have sent to Kissiugen sympathetic
inquiries after the ex-ehancellor's health.
and have suggested the desirability that
Prince Bismarck make the next advances.
The grand duke Of Baden and the king Of
Nuremberg are working with energy to
the same end. Still Bismarck holds back,
seemingly reluctant to answer the eYnpe-
rors advances. before extorring such Lom-
age As no sovereign has ever paid a subject.
kilograms from Kissineen represent him as
irritated and suspicious. He 10 said to re-
gard the attentions now bestowed on him
by crowned heads as too osten tatious. They
are suggestive. he thinks. Of q plan to ex-
tinsuish him entirely as a political factor.
He il recovering his strength quite rapid
ly now, and Ii sensitive about being treated
as an honored memory. He means to re-
assert himself as a powerful element in
German politics. This il the sentiment on
which his son and son-tn-law. 9TH others of
their circle. rely to keep him "a, the old line
OF opposition to the government. 1t will
bitterly disappolnt the whole country, re-
emperor's overtures be rejected. The news
papers Of all political tendencies praise the
emperor for having taken the Initiative. and
agree In hoping that the prince will not
the end Of the feud between Berlin and
Friedrichsruhe.
Comment Of the, Press.
The Munich AlgemeinS Zeitung. Bis
MARKHAM. says:
Germany has not had such a Joyful sur
prise for many years. The people will never
forget that the emperor took the first step
toward lifting a load from the hearts Of all
patriots"
The Vossische zeitung makes this COM
ment:
THE emperor's action was q necessity.
Out of respect for the national reputation.
Prince Bismarck should not be allowed to
descend Into his grave without receiving a
tory might have accused Germany OF send
ing Prince Bismarck to the tomb laden with
the ingratitude OF his feIlow-countrymen.
The emperor has drawn the sting from
Opinions Of this kind might be quoted at
any length. They are not calculated TO
soOthe Bismarck's resentment at being
treated as q dying man. There Is, in fact,
little chance Of his submission to the en-
reconciliation with this end In view will
surely miscarry. II the ernperor's kind mes
sage result In soothing the prince. and In
ducing him to moderate the bitterness of
his attacks on the government no more
can be expected. The official newspapers
here. however. affect to expect more. The
official journals in Austria-HunSary. which
were quoted here generally yesterday, also
try to affix in advance the stigma of shock
ing ingratitude to the princes action in
case he should not accept the position OF q
venerated but WORKOUT statesman. The
Pesther Lloyd says:
III, after the emperor's magnanimity,
Prince Bismarck renews his hostility to the
government, 1t would sink him forever In
the estimation Of the public
In view Of this line Of comment II Is not
surprising to find Bismnrck's friends du-
bious whether the approaches to q reconcilia-
ton, which are known TO have been opened
by Chancellor Won Caprivi, are not inspired
partly by a desire to weaken RistnarcE's
criticisms of the governments economic
policy, as 1t is about to be developed in the
Reichstag.
According to the last dispatches from KIs-
singer, the text Of Bismarcks reply 70 the
emperor's message remains unpublished.
Its general tenor is believed to indicate that
the efforts to reconcile the two men will lie
futile.