The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-28
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THE GETUgx or sTsNAEGg.
TIE reconciliation Of Emperor William
snd Bismarck il . noteworthy event: ss 10
the vsssst sn1 noss hlxh~nIDdsd oct Of
the Young smr<ros's rssga. Bismarck IS
nsss bis ssgbfsesh yeas; his bodily health 10
broken. and IL would hare bees . rnoss
angsseions act for tbs yosng emperor 20
hsse. allowed Gernsny's. II not Eareps's.
ersndest old man 20 have gone 70 bis grsvs
without bidding bin ball hesstiIy before
he wss obliged 70 say farewell
Tie yoang ~mpegor's byesk With Els
1nsres ~ss most snposlsie act. Bismarck
rss the real srchisect 81 tbs German
empire. Without Bismarck the young
emperor would neysr have had "a imperiai
throne 70 oeeapy: IL II quite possible that
without Bismarck Austria wonld today be
tbs dictator 81 the policy Of tbs German
STATES. ~ she sas befors Eadowa: 10 IL
quite posslb.s that Francs would to-day be
holding the left bank Of the Rhine; IL Ii
certain thst there would hsvs been no
such thing - united Germany: there
Of an Italian king and court At Rome there
would. have been French garrison hold
ing up on its bsyonets the temporal power
Of shs pore over the states Of the church.
To bismarck Europe owes not only
united Germany but united Italy. for it
ws, Bismarck rather than Napoleon the
Third that made Italy free and united
under King Victor Emanuel. Napoleon
began the work. but stopped short 1t Sol
ssrino In 1870, and filled Roma With
french hayonets TO maintain Pius the
Ninth. IL Was bismarck that after Ha-
dows kept his word With bis ally, Victor
Emanuel. aud restored venstiA 10 Italy 4;
II was Bismarck that In 1901 permitted
King Victor 70 occupy Rome.
cav3ur was very great man. bat when
be died In 1856. his dream Of free aud
united Italy with total separation of
church and state was far from fulfiiimsns.
for Napoleon the Third WAS weak. vacit-
lasins and tsesehsrous politician, and
without Bismarck the vision of cavonr
would never have materiaiIzed I'm this
century. bismarck did not forget the
Italian army that spent its blood freely NJ
ca tozra. which while . military defeat
Was really . great political victory, for
Bismarek made Austria give up ysnetia,
and his victory over France compelled the
withdrawal OF the French bayonets from
Rome, 90 that to Bismarck free eonssl-
tntionai government owes not only the
German empire. but free. united Italy.
II lie safe 10 cay tina, bismarck IL the
greatest practical brain the world has seen
since Napoleon Bonaparts. whom In intel.
iectuai quality he greatly resembles. he
differs from Naro greatly in moral
quality. for hs was always q patriot; he
Was man of religious faith: he never
made war awe from patriotic impulses
be knew that united Germany was irapos-
sibls until Austria and France were both
beaten Ia hattie; by his diplomatic genius
he held Russia snd France quiet until be
crushed Anstris in IsfS, aud then Ia 1876
hs by the same diplomatic genius per-
saadcd Russia 10 hold Austria BY the ear
until he had crushed France.
Then Bismarck organized by the sams
wonderful diplomatic genius the smplrs OF
Germany and he assured it's security by
his framing Of the triple alliance of
Italy. Austria and Germany. Aussria's
hate and fear of Russia forced her to iotn
the alliance and Italy. out of gratitude,
lee alone Interest. could net do less ia an
toin IL. So long as Bismarck remained
Chancellor France had no chance 10 se-
cure an informal alliance with Russia
Bismarck had once been ambassador a,
the court 81 st. Petersburg. and he vas
liked aud trusted by the Russian govern
mant
Since BismaFek's enforced resignation
from the chsaocilorshsp the situation oi
Germany has grown worse rather than
better. Tho young emperor has alisnAsea
from himself the friendship Of Russia
France has succeeded Ia coming to a cor
dial understanding with that grea; power
and the peace of Europe, which Bismarck
always successfully struggled to maintain
unhroksn aimee 1871. IL tAreatsnsd by 4
prospect OF war Italy is disturbed by
alarming internal discomfort: her uilitary
~" 4aASs a8Sass sGH eA &g5sk1 cal
not reduce the national military expsnas.
ture without breaking sith the tsipls slis.
anee and risking French invasion. A Ka.
sian tiees has appeared on the MeaI,eyra.
mean Ia considerable foree> The hostility o
the French press 20 both Italy and EnglanJ
IL 50 furious and catspokea thai Englaal
has begun 10 ss0engshea Der military
forces tn Egypt. anticipating a summons
on the part q France SO esaeaa,s Exyp;
Russia has nothing 10 here from Germany
eF Austria. tor che srutafaliy says thas
from tie day whoa shs cen gress Of Berllr
robbed Russia az almost everything
wrsssed from the Turk a. San Stelano. ths
Russians have eonaise4 al the Austrian
insFiguss in Scrvla and Bulgaria ID sawar;
The exsrs efaFts 81 sssess his legitimate
lnaasaes on the Raisan peninsula So
sialssna has greatly Increased in Germany
It's aslitarassn be1amss nors oppressive
ieEoaEa sax&siea ara service than eva
before. AMI Il IS perfectly e;ea;
HAT vhase war il threatsnsnr. Ger
Egay AID Aex a.4aes Aaskg&a ans