Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
TIE FIRST DELEGATION Of Pilgrims to Freidrichsruhe Ar
 rives and Is Welcomed
BY THE IRON CHANCELLOR
In a Strong, Patriotic Speech. Though Old He Watches the
 Interests of the People.

FREIDRIcHsRUHE, March 25.-Prince Bismarck received the mem bers of the reichstag today. The members of the Pfussian lower house were the first to ar- rive. They were welcomed by Count Her bert Bismarck, who asked them to wait at the station for the arrival of the members of the upper house. In the meantime Gen. Count Vou Waldersee, in the uniform of the Uhlans, grouped small circle of distinguished persons about him on the platform. Count Bismarck, while busying himself with the assistance of Count Lim- berg in completing the arrap gements for the conveyance of the visitors to the castle, evoked great laughter by reinarking "As the reichstag are not here officially, they must travel in ordinary carriages and not in saloons.'
 Count Von Wadersee called out for some bimetalists to complete his group, andDr Arendt, the eminent exponent of bimetal- lism, was found and dragged before Count Von Waldersee, who placed him in posi- tion, and the group, which included Dr. Storker, was photographed.
 Sudd enly there was cry
 BISMARCK CoMRs,'
 and to the intense surprise of all the old chancellor appeared on the platform quite unexpectedly and contrary to the pro- gramme. The prince was attired in full generals uniform, with curass and hell met. He wore a long gray cloak and car ried a walking stick, though he did not use it.. He walked erect and with firm step. He was attended by his chief tor- ester, Won Lange, and Count Stolberg. Everybodys rushed towards him and the prince said:in loud tone:
 "GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO LAURNBERa." :"
 To some who were nearest to him he re- marked:
 High hats and white ties are unwonted sights in the Saxon forest. We are rural here."
 Councillor Kleinschmidt, member of the laudtag, said to the prince: "The members of the reichstag have not yet ar- rived.''
 .sWhat!" said the ex-chancellor, "are they permitted to come?'
 This remark created great laughter.
 Just then the train conveying the men- bersof the reichstag arrived, and Prince Bismarck was driven to the castle, the members walking. The entire delegation k fCount sS.ollberg, Herr Von Koeiler, Ptussian min ister Uf the interior, and Ex- President Won Levetzow walked through the castle to the terrace, where each made a SnOrt speech or cOnSTatulaLiOD, 10 WnlcQ Prince Bismarck replied in clear voice. BIsMARCK's SPEECH.
 Accept my warmest thanks for the honor you have rendered me. It is to me the highest distinction to see such a noble assemblage united here. l should be ashamed if the honor was not for the work l have done, not for my person only. The credit for the present results achieved share with those CO., cooperating with me, fxuho n a vvi greatly worshipped, good master, under whom worked so iong.' Here the aged ex chancellor stopped speaking and cried bitterly, the assembly in the meantime being greatly affected.J
 Regaining his composure somewhat, the prince resumed his remarks in a voice choked with emotion. "What," he said, s'could have done without his aid and that of his powerful army? l would have struck in the same bog that frustrated all previous attempts at German unity. Our dynasties, thank God, are still powerful in their countries, [cheersl and especially the king of Prussia IS able to put powerful army into the service of national interest. This was the aim at Frankfort on the- Main, and have always followed it since.
 "Tnanks to our emperor, William I, and his federal sovereigns that which was done was more than any diplomat could do. II the peror had not ordered the mobiliZa- ton of the armies in 1S66-70 what would
 
 (meaning Professor Virchow) has said that my actions did not impress him we'll. He aud his party never impressed me as add ing strength to the country. The dynas- ties fought harder with each other than any Of the parliamentary factions fought. We fought Bavaria and Saxony; yet when the need arose we grasped each others hand as brothers and marched together against the common foe. Among the par liamentary factions the dissension is deeper and more heated, and common ac- ton seems concluded.
 sFederal governments prove to be better for the people than parliamentary factions. With federated governments national in- terests are aoove all other considerations. national feeling of our princes shall not be alarmed for the future of the empire. wish this feeling was more strongly ex- pressed by the diets of the German states. We Prussians, the Bavarians and the Saxons, though having different diets, are always Germans, aud not like the inhabit- ants of Sweden and Norway-distinct peo- pie.
 "The diets,' he said fought to take a large int terest in the foreign policy. They ought to discuss what is known about the instructions foreign minister receives and what he does. In the federal council the budget for salaries of foreign ministers al- foreign policy. This would tend to revive national feeling in the empire, which is not of late manifssting itself so strongly as could wish. There is no doubt that there are people who labor under the erroneous impression that there are two separate and Independent governments at Berlin. There is but one foreign policy, which, as in- tended by the constitutton. ought to be imperial. It has been distorted by bureau. cratic ma practicea from the orig n al inten.