Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-23
BISMARCK TALKS.
What He Said TO a Gathering of
His Admirers.
CRIFICISING THE NEW REGIME
Charges That the Constitution
Has Been Violated.
THE GRE AFTER PRCS STA.

BERLIN. Aug. 23.-Prince Bismarck is
still taking the waters at kIssingen. on
Sunday last party OF 100 OF his admirers
from the Thuringia district in central Ger
many arrived at Kissingen for the purpose
OF paying their respects TO the aged eN-
chancellor This party upon their arrival
were Joined by $40 people visiting hissingen
occupied by Prince BISMARCK and p resent
ed an address TO him. In reply 20 this ad-
dress Prince Bismarck dwclt strongly upon
the subject OF German unity.
He said: Since ISL We have been COM
paratively undisturbed by our French ncish-
bors, whom providence placed where they
Tie days have long gone by when France
regarded a campaign IN Germany a s"Tt
OF pleasure excursion. France knows well
enough now what we are made OF Ne
must give up carping and caNilling at the
resenpt state OF things. l refer TO the semi
ofncial utterances directed toward the at
tainment Of a greater Prussia The ma
tional liberals in ls4s had a cut and dried
plan OF this sort. In creating the unity OF
the empire L sought TO preserve everything
that was IN any way compatible Herewith.
The enthusiastic demonstrations / have
received In the German states. outside OF
Prussia, have proved that my policy was
right To these Prussians who are not
content and VINO wish TO put every body
else IN their pockets. l say: You are real
many outside OF Prussia / am sorry TO see
in the decline of my life the constitutional
principles being undermined by people who
are trying to procure the Capitalization OF
imperial power. Do you believe ID would
be an advantage if the right princes OF
Thuringia were replaced by an imperial
governor? a German clines to dynasties
and the dynasties. too. cling to Germany.
All accusations against me are pure in
ventlohs IL / wished TO combat the pres
ent government l would make tour OF
Germany and summon popular Assem- plicss
everywhere and speak all ] had in my
heart against the government Nv heart
llurNerRFS 4 LaI moi a
TO lie even as a diplomat The people r., v,
begin TO see what / meant three years
ago. when L said her constitution ought
70 De the hrst object Of care | obse-p..
that the post Of imperial chancellor has
been separated from the presidency Of th,.
Prussian council of ministers
Il also observe that at the recent CON
ference OF The finance ministers 81 the :. n
eral states at Frankfort the presidents
chalr was occupied by the secretary Of the
iihperlal treasury. who is subordinate
burea ucrat. The emperor and chancellor
are only the executive organs OF the bun
desrath and re!chst8E. Neither of them
has a right TO attempt more than to pub
hsh the law. enacted by those bodies The
chancellor ought To have influence in the
bundesrath only by means Of PrIssian
votes. If apart theTefrum he takes the lead
ana his secretaries are placed over the MN
listers OF federal states a breach OF con-
stltuuonal rights which must b.. opposed
AN end must be put to this system The
Constitution is good. II cost hard work and
blood and lives enough. II makes me aux-
must do what he can 10 direct our policy
into the right path. All tn, diets ought To-
be more active I'm this respect. The nation
al cause ought 10 be the first aim OF every
federal legislator"
Prince Bismarck concluded by decl airing
that he had spoken out of the fUlln-ss of
his heart He had. he said. no connection
with any newspaper. He paid his debts in
the same coin as he WAS paid.
Ar English Criticism.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Times today pub
fishes a dispatch from Berlin. commenting
upon what it terms Prince Bismarck =
scarcely-veiled attempt. in addressing his
visitors at kiSsingen. to excite the indiyid-
ual diets against the new regime. The
Times correspondent declares that the
princes statements Were mislea ding, and
rebukes the charge of unconstituItionalism
He recalls the fact that IL Prince Bis
marck himself who separated the Offices Of
the chancellor and the president of the Prls-
sian council of ministers. The correspondent
attributes the princes outburst at kissin-
gen to the bitter jealousy he feels In finding
that Germany does So well without him.