The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02
BISMARCK TO STUDENTS
The Ex-Ohanoellor Advises Ger
=: many's Coming Leaders.
OPPOSED TO WARS OF CONQUEST.

The Veteran Statesman Urges His Hearers
to"HoId Fast to what We Have"-Party
Divisions Necessary for the Pcrpetuation
of the Empire.
FREDERICKSBURG, April 2-Among the
many thousands who visited Frledrlchs-
ruhe yesterday was "A deputation of 4, 900
students from different universities OF
Germany, who came in honor of Prince
Bismarck's sOth birthday. They took up
positions in front Of the terrace, and when
Prince Bismarck appeared he was greeted
with deafening cheers. The spokesman
of the students then read an address of
congratnlation, and presented the ex-
chancellor with birthday gift subscribed
for by the students. This is handsome
shaft Of marble, iron, silver and gold, with
symbollcal figures, and surmounted with
the German eagle.
Prince Bismarck having inspected and
admired the monument, which occupied
prominent place In corner of the terrace
advanced to the balustrade and, amid re-
newed cheers and clashing of swords, re-
piled to tho address of the students In
the course OF his remarks Prince Bismarck
said: ""
Your masters paid me tribute of &C
the visit OF the university professors in the
morning.; your greetings are to me q
pledge of the future-that until the mid
die Of the next century, when / shall long
have been dead, you will continue to ut
ter the snme feelings which you proclaim
today, What German is enthused about
In his youth he never lets drop altogether
in his mature age. That which the gov.
eminent OF Emperor William / installed
into our hearts will always bear forth its
fruits, no matter what shape the institu-
tions OF the state may take. The national
feeling remains ever when one emigrates.
/ have today proof that hundreds OF thous-
ands of Germans in the Cape of Good
Hope, in America and in Australia cling
with equal enthusiasm to the old father
land.
I'VE had to fight hard battles for our
national Independence The prologue was
the H0lztcin war. We had to embark in
the Austrian war in order to arrive at
definite entente with Austria and to OBJ
tain, so to speak, judicial separation from
her After Sadowa everyone foresaw
war with France. 1t was however, not
advisable to undertake such war too
soon, but to wait until the fruits of the
north German union had been duly gar
ncred. After that war there was talk that
in five years more another war would fol
low. This was to be feared, and | used
every endeavor to hinder it. We had no
ground for it. We had what we wanted,
and to continue fighting out of sheer de.
sire for conquest appeared to be Bona
partist instability and not our German
way.
"sSince our house was built have been
a friend Of peace, and to that end have not
Stunned small sacrifices. | yielded in the
Caroline and Samoa islands questions, in
spite of the great value we attach to col
onial expansion, In order not to have to
make war There lies the advantage Of
the German characterize find satisfaction
in the recognition of the value Of our OPP.
pressons without seeking dominion and
privilege in political affairs.
II should like above all to ask you young
gentlemen not to give yourself too much
to the craving for critciaing. Accept
what God hath given you, and what we
have laburiously won before threatening
with guns the rest of Europe 1t is true
that there still remain UNSUITABLE claims
worthy of effort, but not too soon or too
hasty. Let us hold fast to what we have.
THE greatest sacrifices made for the re-
establishment OF the German empire were
made by the German princes, the Prus.
slams not excluded My old master hest
tated long before he consented to give up
the Independence Of his state to the EN-
pirc. Let us be thankful to those princes
for having made sacrifices to the empire
which must have come hard TO the reign
ing dynasties after their history.
You will say that am an old consery-
alive, but, repeat let us keep together
what VIC have. There have always been
conflicts in and fn,lay'a ,,,,t,,
divisions are the after effects of tho old
fights in the peasants wars. Without
fighting there is no life Without our in.
teTnal conflicts we should eventually come
to the condition Of the Chinese and lapse
into fossilizcd state But in all our
struggles we must have n rallying point
for our ourselves. and that is the empire.
not as some wish it, but rs IL is. ask
you, therefore, to join me in the cry, Long
live the emperor and the empire"
After the cheers for the emperor had
been given by the students and the throngs
beyond hearing OF the speeches the stu.
dents sang the Bismarck song in stgntor-
ian voices and with great enthusiasm
The prince attended by Count Herbert
Bismarck, then descended the steps and
spent ten minutes walking about among
the students and converslng with mum
the prince took beer glass from set pre-,
sented TO him by the students and having
filled 1t with beer he raised it aloft with
the words: "Nivat academia; viyat mem
Drum quo libet,'
The populations then began to march
out of the grounds singing Die Wacht
Am Rhein," Deutschland and other
patriotic songs After each song there
was prolonged cheering and further clash
ing OF swords the prince leaning'ovcr the
balustrade, waving his hand and smiling.
Then the idea apparently struck him that
the people In the meadows, who had not
been admitted to the castle grounds, had
not received sufficient notice He rene
died this by asking for his field glasses,
and took IA long survey of the multitudes,
who thereupon greeted him with rounds
OF cheers and the waving of handkerchicfs.
To this Prince Bismarck responded by
waving his helmet.
AS the students filed slowly out Prince
Bismark threw handfuls of flowers and
bouquets among them, which were en-
Enthusiastically scrambled for and carried
off as mementoes The mugs in which
the beer was served were also carried off
During the evening there was a great
torchlight procession. The Sachcnwald
was illuminated, and Prince Bismarck
and his family watched the proceedings
from the terrace.
At the royal castle in Berlin last night
there was grand banquet in honor Of
Prince Bismarck, attended by both the
emperor and empress. Aftcrward the
attended special performance
al the court theater. .......