Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-25
WILL NOT TRAP HIN
Opinion . % Williams Telegram
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Ex-Empatss IS sTItl HOSTILE
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Ex-EnPaEss IS sTILL HOSTILE

% lopt<1 ~ r0of<fo4<1o1 - I<fii1
durine TIE p4ss fsw days nsn b<en the
prckabis oo<ccms q Emperor Williams
szfsupt - elect ; reconciliztion With
Psincs Bismarck The nttef. Z vii ee
rrnsubersd. wcne . klszlnEtD some
tins aso - take the s2rs<a While
ths<> hs rs taken siek. seriously. - Il
hss h>>n sid. and Enpessr William.
uko uss attending the Aussll2n nAnsu
vsrs IN the vicinity q Gurnk autographed
him expressing his sympathy for ham IN
his linew and Offering one u the Ina
pe<izl castles 70 him ~ residence. u
having becn said that the sanitary COZ
,iitso1 1t rrincs bisnarck's residences.
Fsisdrichsruhe. near Hamtsr.. were not
What they might be This incident
under souc circumstances would have
been scarcely more than noteworthy.
but in siee q the relations existing. or
rather she Don- sxisteacc Of relations be
tween tho emperor and the sx -chsncelior
Il has assumed important proportions IN
the political world The advsrszries Of
Chancellor Won Csprivi openIy proclaim
that ths emperor cent the telegram TO
Prince Bismarck without Count Won
Caprisi's knovledes This IL strongly
denied By the chanceilor's friends Ia
order 10 ascertain he exart facts. rep
resentafise Of the United Press went to
Carlsbad. who're CnancelIor Won Caprisi
Il soioufning. 10 iuteryie~ him on the
subject
Bismarck Was Danxcrously III
The chancellor Was found attended by
Colonel Ebemeyer. his adjufAnf in the
Lowe Market Platx. Both we're attlred
10 plain ciothea They had been break
fasting ia the Freundschafls Saale.
The chancellor. when Questioned. eour-
teousiy declined 10 talk on the subject
Subsequently, the representative u the
United Press had conversation with
Colonel Ebcneyef. who SAID that the
fact that Prince Bismarck was danger
ousiy VI only became known 10 the en-
poror through Chancellor Won Capriyi.
who saw the telegram announcing the
fact that had been sent by DIR. Sehwen-
ninger. the princes physician. 10 the
United Press. The chancellor then
caused Inquiries % be made. bllt he ex-
periencsd the greatest difficulty in as
certsiuinx the truth. Privy Councillor
kinderlon finally Learned the real condi-
too Of the prince and brought the news
TO Chancellor Won CapriTi. who was
then az Stuttgart Count Won CapfiFi
At once informed Emperor William.
whose tirkt impulse was 10 telegraph TO
the prince. After considering the prob
able consequence Of such q step 10 all
their bearings. the emperor decided TO
postpone any action until he should
have chance to confer With the king Of
Ssxony.
William Sent Telegram.
Upon meeting the king Of Saxony at
/ Guens. Emperor William was urged 10
execute his hiEa-minded inspiration
| without delay. and sent 70 Prince Bis
mzrck the telegram Of sympathy, In
I which be rendered the use Of one Of the
imperial castles A copy OF the tele-
1 gram Was ssnt to Chancellor Won Ca
I priv. who desires the world 20 know
that he zduires Prince Bismarck with
/ out reserve. and that like every German
patriot. be harbors no iIl-feeling against
his predecessor. even though he has
been the object Of persistent attacks by
i quite natural that Prince Bismarck
should c1asider him inferior to himself
az chancellor. and holds that any other
bt3A rAALEt't4AI@ 80" ~ sAt[ts EAlINts E-I-
haps. Viscount Herbert Bismarck would
. meet with the same criticism from the
ex-chancelIor. In the chancellors cir
/ cle no jealousy exists toward the prince.
whose return to power either as holding
osice or advisor 10 the emperor. il con
/ sidsrsd impossible. Before going 10
! Carlsbad. Chancellor Won Caprisi held
( a council of the ministers. 20 whom he
communicated the condition Of Prince
Bismarek's health end the emperor's in
tentloce.
fsmp>ror's Action Approved
Every one approved Of hts maiesty's
proposed action. and 10 was even sng-
+ gesfed that the emperor upon his re-
turn from Hungary might. II Prince
f. Bismarck desired him % DO 81. visit him
At Kis>ingsn. The emperor has sent
Prince Albert of Prussia 20 explain his
motive to Empress Frederick xho is
so}ourning af Hamburg The ex-
empress remains hostile 10 the prince a.
. politician against whom she has also
some bitter memories bus she Wit not