Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-20
BIsMaRCE's FALL.

Another link In the chsin o; rocou-
cil.aton between tho Germsn emperor
and ez'ohnncellor, says Dispatch
from Froirichsfuhc, has been forged
amid the almost frantic cheers oi au
enthusiastic crowd. Yesterday, Feb.
fuary 10, the kaiser paid Prince ISIS
marck n visit aud was received with
the greatest loyalty aud c5rdialiiy, aud
10 became apparent once moro that the
rays Of tho imperial tun we're much
enjoyed by the aged statesman, who
has ~ long languishcd In tho chilling
shades OF dlspleasuro, at the very clofo
Of a stormy life.
The circumstances that led 80 the
fail Of Bismarck may be- traced back to
bis contest, over twenty ycais ago,
With Count Arnim, onu u tho most
Influential diplomats at that timo anu
tho special protego Of Empress
Augusta. Blamarok was thon In the
zeuitn Of his glory aud, suspoellng
Amin Of plotting against him, resolved
10 overthrow him. The count, who
was the German ambassador 70 France,
was sceused Of having stolen certain
oiliclal documents and published their
contents, ami also Of having delayed
the negotiations with the French gov.
ernmont Tor the payment Of the lat
insialmont Of the war indemnity. Il
was generally considered, however,
that his greatest oiieuse was his indo.
ponienco Of and opposition 20 the
chancellor.
Blsmarck's persistent efforts result.
cd finally In the old emperor giving
his consent to the arrest Of TIE count,
which speedily followed. Ho was
placed on the bench Of the accused In
a common criminal court aud sen.
fenced 10 ninB month"; impflson.
mont lie fed 20 Austria, where
his continued inirlguss against
Bismarck brought him another
sentence by German court 10
Ave years penal servi,uie; but as he
remained outside the boundaries or
Germany, the sentence was never en-.
forced. lie died In exile.
ButCount Armin had many iglonds.
They formed u combination for the
evident purpose Of ovorlhrowing Bis.
marck. The empress secretly en-.
courag,d the movement aud the
Catholics, socialists and Pollen com.
blned on that issue, esch for reasons
OF their own. a special organ, Dio
Roichsglocke, was started for the put
posc Of slanderlng the chancellor and
other party organs Joined In. being
subsidized by his powerful antagonists,
AZ long Us the old emperor lived,
however, Bismarck's position was i'm.
pregnable. Once he lett Berlin and
remained away for ten months, but he
was recalled and found himself again
In position 10 shape the fate Of the
empire.
The change came with the accession
Of the present emperor to the throne. lie
lent a willing ear TO the enemies OF tho
"man Of ifOn," aud took from tho ilrst
a firm stand. WalIuTsee and Boptu.
cher, both men in trusted positions,
openly cOunseled his msj esiy to brcak
with Bismarck. II was then that tho
much worried statesman conceived the
idea Of proposing that no minister
should DO allowed 20 communicate
with the emperor officially oyctp,
through tho chancellor. The c0nsutu.
ton, ho sail, supported this rule, but
the emperor refused 10 consider the
proposition, Bismarck then entered
into secret negotiations with wluIt.
horst, tho leader Of tho clerical party,
probably promising that group certain
concessions Ia exchange Tor their cup.
port. The emperor grew Suspicious
anu demanded to know :ho object of
tho negotiations. He also demanded
that Bismarck notify him whenever
no intended to discuss politics with
party leaders To all Of lhl.
Bismarck contomptuously replied that
the commands Of the emperor ceased
10 be binding ut this threshold OF hl
wife; ho himself was the only mll,cr
I'm his ywn house. Ho would, how,
ever, be- willing TO resign his OH 20 at
the pleasure Of tho Foyetelgn. william
accepted this answer without objection
but Blhmarck then refused to resign.
His refusal was followed by q com,
mand 10 DO 80, which, Of course, hu
Obeyoi. On March 3, 1890, BlsmareI