The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-26
BISMARCK CREETS FRIENDS
He Makes a Speech of COmminglca
PathOS and HumOr.
THREE CHEERSFOR THE KAISER
The German People, lie Declares, Need
Revival of the National Spirit-IIow
This Can BE Accomplished
Princes Witty Ending.

Friedrichsruhe, March 25.-Prnce
Bismarck received the members of the
Prussian diet and many members Of
the reichstag today. The members of
the Prussian lower house were well
coined by Count Herbert Bismarck at
the station, pending the arrival of the
members of the upper house. To the
intense surprise of all, Prince Bis
marck, the old chancellor, appeared
upon the platform, quite Unexpectedly.
He walked erect and with firm step.
Everybody rushed toward him and the
prince said in loud tone: Gentle
men, welcome to Lauenberg,"
Councillor Klcinschmidt, a member
of the landtag, said to the prince: The
members of the reichstag have not
yet arrived"
WHAT" said the eX-chancellor, 'are
they permitted to Gomez" This remark
created great laughter.
The Ex. .Chanccllor's Address.
Just then the train conveying the
members of the reichstag arrived and
Prince Bismarck was driven to the
castle. the members walking. The en-
tire delegation assembled around the
terrace facing the lawn. Several short
addresses were made, to which Prince
Bismarck replied in a clear voice:
Accept my warmest thanks for the honor
you have rendered me. Ii Is to me the
highest distinction TO see such a noble as
sembly united here. | should he ashamed
If the honor was not for the work | have
done, not for my person only. The credit
with those cooperating with me- who are
now dead, and above all with my greatly
worshipped master under whom ! worked
so long.
Here the aged ex-chancellor stopped
speaking and cried bitterly the assem-
| bly, i'm the meantime being greatly
affected. Regainng his composure the
Prince resumed his remarks in a voice
that choked with emotion,
What" he said, could have done
without his aid and that Of his powerful
army? would have stuck in the same
bog that frustrated all previous attempts
at German unity. our dNnastlcs, thank
God. are stlll powerful in their countries.
| lCheersl And especially the king OF
| Prussia Is able to put powerful army In
the service of national interest This was
/ I
have always followed IT since. Thanks TO
our Emperor william | and his feder-
nted sovereigns, more was done than any
diplomat could do. If the emperor had not
ordered the mobilization of the armies
| in lSG6-70 what would have become of
GCrmanyp Some one Uncaning Profess
| sor NrChow) has said that my actions did
not Impress him well. lie and his party
never impressed me as adding strength to
! the country. The dynastics fought harder
with each other than any of the parlia-
mentary factions fought. We fought Ba-
| varIa and SaNony, yet when the need arose
we graspcd each others brothers hand
and marched together against the common
foe. Among the parliamentary faction
the dlssenslon Is deeper and more heated
and common action seems excluded.
Need OF National Feeling.
"The diets" he said, "ought to take n
| larger interest in the foreign policy, They
ought to discuss what Is known about the
instructions n foreign minister receives
and what he does In the fodarcl council
the budget FOR salaries of foreign min
listers always offers u chance for de-
batting the foreign policy. This would
tend to revive national feeling in the em-
pire, which Is not of late manifesting it
| Is no doubt that there are people who la
Dor under the erroneous impressions that
there are two separate and independent
governments ut Berlin. There Is but one,
for the foreign policy which, as intended
by the constitution, ought to be imperial,
has not been disturbed by bureaucratic
malpractices from the original intention.
am sorry cannot directly take part In
| the management Of affairs"
Here the ex-chancelor was inter-
rupted by shouts of $50 are We" with
"a wave of his hand, Prince Bismarck
continued:
No, l am not well enough to cooperate
with you practically, but my ideas are
with you, perhaps more than Is proper for
an old man like myself. But cannot help
myself; l cannot drive away what has be-
come an habitual interest through lifelong
! work. cannot now express my feeling