The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-26
GERMANS HONOR THElR GAM.
THE BIRTHDAY WEEK OVATION
NAUGURATED.

bers OF the Rrussian Diet and Many
Members of the Reichstag-The
Prince Appears Unexpectedly at
the Railway station in the Full
Uniform OF n GeneraI-He Bursts
Into Tears on Abiding to Emperor
William /.
Friedrichsruhe, March 25.-Prince Bis
marck received the members Of the Prus-
sian diet and many members of the Reich
stag to-day.
The members Of the Prussan lower
house were the first to arrive. They were
welcomed by Count Herbert Bismarck.
who asked them to wait at the station for
the arrival Of the members OF the upper
house.
In the meantime Gen. Count Won Wald-
ersee, in the uniform of the Uhlans. group
ed small circle of distinguished persons
about him on the platform. Count Bis
marck, while busying himself. with the
/ assistance Of Count Limberg in completing
the arrangements for the conveyance Of
/ the visitors to the castle evoked great
laughter by remarking: LAS the Reich
stag are not here officially, they must
travel in ordinary carriages and not in
/ saloons"
Count Won Waldersee called out for some
bimetallists to complete a group and DR..
Arendt, the eminent. exponent Of bime-
tallism, was found and dragged before
I Count Won Waldersee, who placed him in
/ position and the group, which included DR..
/ Storker, was photographed.
/ Suddenly there was cry, Bismarck
| comes" and to the intense surprise Of
/ all the old chancellor appeared upon the
( platform quite unexpectedly, and con-
/ trary to programme. The prince was at
| tired in a full generals uniform with
| cuirass and helmet He wore a long gray
/ cloak and carried walking stick. though
he did not use it. He walked erect and
with a firm step. He was attended by
his chief forester, Won Lange, and Count
/ Stolberg. Everybody rushed toward him.
/ and the prince said in loud tone, Gen
tlemen, welcome to Lauenberg."
/ To some who were nearest him he re-
| marked: High hats and white ties are
unwonted sights in the Saxon forest
! We are rural here"
Councillor Kleinschmid. a member Of
the Landtag, said to the prince: THE
members Of the Reichstag have not yet
/ arrived"
W l4tl. SdtQ lne eN-cndncellOr. are
they permitted to Gomez"
This remark created great laughter
! Just then the train conveying the mem
| bers of the Reichtsag arrived and Prince
| Bismarck was driven to the castle, the
members walking. The entire delegation
assembled around the terrace facing the
/ lawn. Count Stolberg, Herr Won Koeller
the Prussian minister of the interior, and
| ex-President Won Levetzow walked
! through the castle to the terrace, where
/ each made a short speech of cOngratula-
! ton, to which Prince Bismarck replied in
I a clear voice: Accept my warmest thanks
| for the honor you have rendered me. 1t is
| to me the highest distinction to see such
/ a noble assembly united here. / 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
l share with those cooperating with me-
who are now dead, and above all with
| my greatly worshipped good master under
whom / worked so long" Here the aged
ex-chancellor stopped speaking and cried
bitterly, the assembly in the meantime be-
/ ing greatly affected.
Regaining his cOmposure somewhat the
/ prince resumed his remarks in a voice
/ choked with emotion: What" he said
could l 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 power
/ ful in their countries (cheers) and es-
| pecially the King of Prussia is able to put
! a powerful army into the service of the
/ national interests. This was the aim At
! Frankfort-On-the-Ma and have always
! followed it since
Thanks to our Emperor William ] and
/ his federal sOvereigns more was done than
any diplomat could do. If the emperor had
| not ordered the mobilization Of the armies
| IN 1861 what would have become Of
| Germany? Some one (neaning Prof. Vir-
! chow has said that my actions did not
impress him Well. He and his party never
impressed me as adding strength to the
country. The dXnasties fought harder
with each other than any of the parlia-
! mentary factions fought. We fought Ba-
varia and SaXony yet when the need
arose we grasped each Others brothers
hand and marched together against Fhe
common foe. Among the parliamentary
factions the dissension is deeper and more
heated and common action seems ey-
cluded. Federal governments prove TO be
better for the people than parliamentary
factions. With federated governments ma
tional interests are always above all other
considerations. As long as we can reiv
upon this true national feeling of our
princes, shall not be alarmed for the
future of the empire. / wish this feeling
were more strongly expressed by tho
diets of the German states. We Prussians
the Bavarians and the Saxons, though
having different diets. are always Ger
mans and not like the Inhabitants of Swe-
den and Norway, distinct peoples"
THE diets" he said, "ought to take a
large interest in the foreign policy. They
ought to discuss what is known about in
structions a foreign minister receives and
what he does. In the federal council
the budget for salaries Of foreign minis
ters always offers a chance for debating
the foreign policy. This would tend to re-
vive national feeling in the empire. which
is not, of late, manifesting itself so strong
II as I 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, for the foreign
policy, which, as intended by the con-
stitution, ought to be imperial has been
distorted by bureaucratic malpractices
from the original intention. ] am sorry
/ cannot directly take part In the manage
ment of affairs"
Here the ex-chancellOr was Interrupted
by shouts OF 80 do we"
with wave of his hand, Prince Bis
narck continued. mo. / am nor wei
enough TO cooperate with you practically
fhurrahs and cries Of Eyes. yes you are.nJ