The sun., 1894-01-28

| ascended tho throne Gen. Count Wadersee,
Bscnme ot chs ie9 Of Re sSnsro pta va
de5see was the head Of ,ooN.is tho war parry. f9,
| court. which, Bismarck complained, interfered
with his Diplomatic plans The EImpetoft I, tItTS ana
adjutants TO writing .warlike articles for
tenn sg pts 10 force the ChsneeoTs foreign policy
| were pubshed in the Nordaeutsche i00emeine
ali we're inspired Indirectly by tho Chancellor:
| Nevertheless. WRldersee had enabled the old
group SScG HDt sqry Snn
| Arnim to get the Enperor's ear and To- whisper
to him stories 81 EsmareGs GSttIht sTShltraTnsss
issy Sa gpGT aspire 70 be ike frederick the Great
rid rid Of Prince Bismarck"
Between waldersee and Boetticher and their
gradually to associate with the men whom
Prince Bismarck had always found his most
6ltsT antagonists notably s wth htrI the erSs bnh
great IRausncc over his M%issty' ThSnE E
and the International Labor. conference
pointInent OF Herr Won Berlepsch, to be Minis
ter OF Commerce In Bismarcks stead was
fidencc. but, according to the Blum Bismarck
narrative, It was comparatively insignificant.
such Incidents had become very numerous in
The work Of the bismarck haters at court
did not begin to produce great results until
roilyine his majority the Prince, ielt that he
caused @ him By the becEbitinF Of Bosttlcher and
other members of the Prusstan Cabinet. he
'a DE &as hf ft.dSFSE dSdPE %Esm fS the SFd5 m s
cate piilGlallg with his Majesty only y,
Chancellor: in other words only through him.
self His decision was supported in general
OTder or Of s9 The ct H B
marcks decision. He wished to abolish the
marck refused to give his endorsement The
conflict on this point became steadily keener
may ps,we Sest be- told in BUNS words G ior they
give the first complete and authorized account
Of the old Chancellor's fail. ,,-,,--
Deputy Wndthorst leader Of the ,CIercalsl
long audience. It is not improbable that the
marck the support OF he Ultramontane party
in exchange for certain sarvices ana mat TINS
his differences with. his imperial master.
Equally well founded Is the assam ption that
MndthHIs did mot obtain the desired answer
there was given out an account OF this inter-
view which certainly would not have be;
the agreement which he had proposed.
Moreover. the accepted account OF the inter
true and untrue details were SO mingled as to
drive the Emperor to an immediate rupture OF
reported I falsely that Prince bismarck had in-
vited the Clerical leader to n confdential in
teryew. while. on the other hand; Windth9rst
the privilege Of an audience; 1t was said also
that the question Of the Guelph Fund was dis
the case. one thing Is certain that
the persons who were working for Bis
marck's dismissal and since the failure OF his
negotiations WinlthOrgt of the tOrp-
most OF them took pains TO bring the sub
stance OF the interview to fhe Emperor snoT NJ
impression that the Chancellor had not been
disinclined to make an alliance with the Cler..
As soon as the Emperor received this in:
the civil Cabinet. with the command: Tho
Emperor demands from Prince Bismarck that
he IS to TecSve DepSes for the
purpose OF discussing politics with them
Prince Bismarck replied N Nsubstantihaiiy thus;
own house. Then. on March 10, Very early in
psSred pea H Whiie Prince 8Sr Bis@arck TS was sStRil
In bed. Prince BlsmaTek dressed quickly
the. Prince. excltediy what his negotiations
with Windthorst meant, Bismarck replied that
En- peror then said with EN- phasis that he had
the right to be informed In advance OF nego-
tiations between his Chancellor and party
reiuted with the declaration that he did not
allow anybody to regulate his Intercourse with
scene continued thus;
Not even II I. as your sovereign. command
:. The commands OF my master cease at my
wifes Threshold replied Bismarck firmly.
70 Emperor William |. 70 serve his grandson
did he retain his Office lie was ready and will
ing. however: to retire at once II he was not
agreeable to the Emperor.
Early on the morning Of March / I the FIN
peror sent Gen. Won l!ahncke. chief Of his
military Cabinet. with the commission: The
Emperor expects the Prince ; request to be
allowed to retire. Bismarck answered the
lie would regard his conduit from the
purely political point Of view as entirely CON
empire. We're he to desert his post at thattim"'
Moreover. II he asked TO be retired he would
state OF affairs. 1t was within the EmpeTors
power to dismiss him at any time The Em-
peror OF Austria was accustomed to say. when
cided to relieve this or that man OF his Offices.
He. Bismarck. could not consent to close his
1uences he must regard as the greatest mis-
fortune which could oyertake our people
After Gen. Won liahncke had been thus dis
chief OF tho civil Cabinet. Won Lucanus. with
the direct command OF the Emperor that Bis
marck submit his resignation before certain
hour, This was not the only commission.
however. The EmpcEor's neGotlator informed
the Prince that the Emperor offered to make
him Duke OF i4auenbuIG. TO this Prince lis
marck replied: might have been that long
ago il | had cared for it, Herr Won llcanus
thought that he might also give the assurance
that the Emperor would pledge himself to
grant the Prince sufficient money to support
properly his ducal rank. The Prince rejected
this offer decidedly. saying substantially: |
have such career hehind mo that can hard
ly be expected TO close II running after q gra-
tuty like mail carrier on New Years bay
"Of course. Prince bismarck had nothing TO
say against tho EmpeTors definite command,
communicated by Lucanus. that lie should
nIni must hand In his reIusst to be retired.
Ito did not feel now even those conscientious
scruples which he had communicated TO Gen.
Won Hahncke. and which the Emperor in the
consciousness Of his own political talents
must have considered entirely insignificant,
as he still persisted In retiring Bismarck.
After receiving this distinct command the
better be well out oL f. ITO Object;
prepare in q few hours the paper which tho
Emperor demanded from him. lie told Herr
Won lncanus no was willing to sign his dis
missal at once. but for his request to be dis.
missed, whicn would bs the last state paper ~
n Minister who had played a somewhat meri-
tortous part in Prussian ami German history,
he must have more time, That much no owed
TO history, lie felt that history must know