The evening world., 1894-01-27
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haps, draw nearer to me. but 1t will then
be tool ate to help you"
At this the Chancellor sorrowfully re-
tired, and returning home found the aide
de-camp there. to whom he handed his
resignation. which the Emperor kept for 1
several days before formally accepting Il. K
Those who had counted on the tame
submission of the ex-Chancellor reck.
koned without their host. He had hard
~ left the capital when he began
campaign OF criticism and disclosure
That soon made him a thorn in the side \
OF the young Emperor. On June 70. 1891.
bismarck received a deputation repre-
senting 10000 citizens of Berlin, and adj
dressing them. said:
Now | have no responsibility. and m n
| can freely have my say. 1 feel pret
ty much like Prince Metternich. Hay
SAID that he had descended from the
stage to the pit and that is lust now
the position | am also In. There are
many people who will not grant me
this, but every one who has bought a
ticket tor pit seat is surely entitled
to criticise. Only he must exercise his
flsht decently and not with shrii1
whistle. / feel 1t to be my duty to ex-
y
to hear II, both at home and abroad
ana not to hold my peace. An old
proverb has n that when God places
any one In Office he also deprlves him
OF his intellect nj
LET me tell you, however that am
just exactly the same man 1 was three
months ago. and lay claim to the same
amount of intelligence as 1 then DOS
sessed. Nor will / yield to dictation.
though l should have to stand alone. II
Is the duty of a man like me to be free
with his opinion, even in the highess
quarters. and these are just the very
quarters where such a duty becomes
, imperative. A good minister ought nor
to regard the frowns OF the monarch
whom he serves. but out with his opin.
ION to him. frank and free. In the
event or an adverse decision he NAV
'heh choose whether he will yield or
go.
BISMARCK TALKS FREELY.
i pity this young man." said he. .He
Is like young hound that banks at
everybody that smells everything. that
touches everything, and that ends bv
causing complete disorder in the room
III which he Is no matter how large II
may be. think he Is the victim of cur
rent history, which he might have
curbed by reign of tranquility In the
beaten track and by allowing Germany
10 enjoy the advantages gained in 1870
II one stone is moved all the other
stones OF the edifce will fall This young
Emperor is a terrible shaker OF columns
he Is fond OF history. He wishes to live
in history, but he does not know nor I'M
l.arl nd .
| centuries"
During June. 1890, 1t was believed in
Berlin that the Emperor had sent an in
timation to Bismarck that II he did not
stop his press utterances the result
would be serious. Bsmarck's answer
to this was to call to Friedrichsruhe
Herr Won Butcher ito assist in arrang-
Ing the Princes papers," Herr Pos
chinger was there at the same time, en-
gagged in getting together material for a
biography which should be also made
the vehicle for Bismarck's condolences
Instead of ceasing his activity 1t looked
as II the Prince was getting ready for a
campaign on large scale. Journalists
continued to visit him. They were cor
daily received, entertained for days at
time and informed of much that had
ueeIi HltHtTtO u secret
Finally. in February. 1891. it was ru-
mored that he would be prosecuted. AT
the same time he sent four large boxes
of papers to England, as II to get them
safely out of Germany in the event OF
his premises being searched. On Feb. II
an extraordinary session of the Royal
State Council was held at Berlin. and in
the midst OF its deliberations the EN-
peror suddenly appeared and Joined In
the discussion. 1t soon leaked out that
the talk was about the threatening atti-
tude assumed by Bismarck and its pos
sible effect on the foreign relations of
the Empire. The Emperor expressed his
condemnation OF Bismarck In the sever
est terms.
BISMARCK THREATENED EN-
POSTURE.
Five days later ii was asserted that
Bismarck was in possession of letters of
the Emperor which would damage him
if published. These were written during
the short term Of his father Frederick,
manifesting an ardent desire to succeed
him and specializing upon his death. The
policy of prosecution was dropped for
the time being.
Bismarck had been candidate for the
RelChStaE, out TOOK no part IN tne cam .
paign, and made ii appear that his name
was used without his consent In Gov
eminent circles it was regarded as AN
other threat" The Princes attacks on
the Government when not open were
covert, He gave no sign and made no
speech for months al time, but all
the while Emperor William knew HE
work and felt the weakening influence
of his activity.
1T last William issued a warning. IL
appeared in the official North German
Gazette in July, 1892. after an unbroken.
stubborn silence by the direct organs Of
the Government for more than two years,
TREATED HIM LIKE AN EQUAL"
Commenting upon this, the Berlin eor- {
respondent of the London Times said
that there was no installing the mean
ing Of this warning, and that 1t was the
ultlmatum which preceded a declaration +;
of war.
1. was ABOUT this time that Count
Herbert Bismarck was married 10 coun-
tess Mqfgaret HoypS. and tina ~eiat5e