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vENS,. Feb 2o.-Nowhers In Europe. out
side Of Germany. In 40 lively an interest taken
| to-day In the return vlsit yesterday paid by
the Emperor William H. to Prince Bismarck.
Coionel-G Genersl In the Prussian army and ex-
Chancellor OF the empire. as here In the capl-
| tai OF Austria Hungary. and nowhere perhaps
in Europe. outside OF Germany. is thetrue sig
niHcance Of this event so accurately and so
vividly appreciated. The peace and the pros
perity Of the German empire are vital factors
now in the problem OF Austrian politics Thirty
years have not yet elapsed since the long duel
between Austria and Prussia for the pre-
dominance over the fortunes OF the Teutonio
race was finally fought out at Sadowa. On
that field Prussia. guided and inspired by the
genius OF Bismarck. broke down forever the
predominanes in German affairs OF the house
| Of HapsburR.
There was a moment. four years siterward.
just before Prussia took up the gage OF battle
against France. when Austria, by an al
lance with Napoleon. might possibly have
renewed the struggle with Prussia; but she
| gle successfully only at the expense. not alone
Of the unity Of the German race. but Of her
own eventual safety against the growing and
aggressive advance OF Russia upon western
Europe After Sedan and the coronation OF
William I. at Versailles as German Emperor.
Austria was left to accept one Of two alterna-
tives. either to attach herself as an ally to tho
new German empire or to accept q series
Of distractinR and disinteRrating contests
nth Ia hn n al of
certain new nationalities along thn line OF the
lower Danube and the Balkans. and to accept
these contests under conditions which In
volved the eventual collapse OF Austria Hun
gary as Q great power Francis Joseph and his
advisers adopted the former alternative.
since 1870 no Austrian statesman has
atte pied to play the role OF Count BeusL
and Prince Bismarck, as Chancellor OF
Germany. virtually shaped the foreign policy
on the lines of which Austria Hungary has
ever since moved, very much to her own
advantage IL must be said. and much also to
the advantage OF Germany. The position OF
Austria in the Triple Alliance bears witness to
the supremacy OF Prince Bismarck at Vienna;
but It IL quite certain that the reconciliation
Of the ex-Chancellor with the German En-
peror. announced to all Europe three weeks
ago by Prince Bismarck's visit to Berlin. and
conspicuously ratified yesterday by the visit OF
the Emperor william to Friedrichsruh would
not be hailed to-day at Vienna with much
qualification II IL involved Q real return OF
Prince Bismark to the head OF affairs in Ger
many or any real Interference with the
policy adopted by tho Emperor William
when no startled Europe BY accepting
on the 18th March. 1890. the withdrawal from
power and from Berlin OF the great Chancellor
who had made Germany an empire and raised
the house Of Hohenzollern to the first rank
N M % tha eovaraiUn IN mi nfE
But when Prince Bismarck accepted he now
historical case OF steinber Cabinet ire
ported to have been a. single bottle which
Major Won Moltke carried to him from the
En peror. and cam, up In person to Berlin to
kiss the imperial hand thus held out to him.
the great Chancellor showed himself to be
really the greatest OF Germans by admitting
that his young sovereign had been right and
that he had been wrong on the issue over
which the rupture OF their public relations four
years ago took place That issue was tho
subordination OF Prince Blsmarck's essen
TALLY diplomatic administration Of the foreign
policy OF Germany. ct least for . time. to tho
development OF q new line OF commercial
policy upon which the Young Emperor had
set his heart. There really was no
essential antagonism between the objects
aimed at SO persistently by Prince Bismarck
and the objects aimed at by his young SOW
between them than question OF objects.
The only important divergence involved an
attempt on the part OF Germany to feel the way
toward q policy OF liberal ommerclal rela-
tions with France. as we'll as with other Conti-
mental powers The young Emperor believed
1t practicable. Prince Bismarck. knowing
France Infinitely better than the young En-
peror. believed this impracticable. and he
would not tolerate even the effort to break tho
continuity OF his own policy. directed with
success down to 1890 to the ons end OF
"isolating" France from all the other powers
As the young Emperor persisted In his own
scheme. Bismarck, intolerant OF opposition
and remembering his past triumphs over
the predecessors OF young William. to
which Germany owes so much, offered his
resignation. and went OF like Achilles to
his tent fully expecting that tho whole con-
mercial scheme OF the wilful young Agamem-
non would sooner or later come TO grief as
ompletsly rs that part Of 1t which included .
commercial understanding with France
This at least 10 the view given me In a
very interesting conversation OF the misun-
derstanding OF 1890 between Bismarck and |
the Emperor by one OF the clearest headed |
and best informed OF Austrians. whose opin-
ions on matters OF grave European impor-
tsncs have more than once sent to you. |
have rarely found him mistaken either as to |
MS iacts OF as 10 MS lnterences. ana, accent |
ing his view OF the differences between Bis |
marck and the Emperor as accurate. l repeat |
that the cordiality OF the present reconciis- |
tion between the sovereign and his mighty |
subject seems to me q most signal proof. not |
OF the patriotism only. but OF the mag nanim- |
ity OF the founder OF German unity. |
For the lapse OF four years to-day leaves |
the Emperor In tho right and the great ex-
Chancellor In the wrong as TO the substantial |
and supremely important success Of that COM |
mercial policy Of William H. which Cen Won
Capriyi was summoned by him on the with |
drawal OF Prince Bismarck 10 carry out That |
q man like Prince bismarck. 10 such clrcum-
stances and at his age. should admit himself
to have misiudRed the outlook OF great na-
tional undertaking urged upon him By q
ruler who. In comparison with himself. might
almost be called q schoolboy. Is . triumph OF
public spirit and OF true manhood which really
crowns with an almost unexpected lustrs q