The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-26


to be separated or to be regarded as sepa-
rate, notwithstanding the pressure and re-
markable friction existing on that subject.
The Saxon representative must therefore
always be instructed from the view point
of Saxon interests in his relations to the
Reichstag and Bundesrath. SO must IL be
also with the representatives OF Prussia
and Bavaria On the other hand. no
Bavarian, Saxon or Prussian Minister can
be permitted to free himself from allie
glance to the empire. Applause.
"This inseparable connection of mutual
interests has been provided for in the theo-
retical bureaucratic fiction that two separate
governments existed side by side. An i'm
perial government having no relations
with the individual governments must be
absolutely imaginary. 1t could have no
possible existence, at any rate, according
to treaty provisions. Certainly such state
of affairs might exist for little time, but
there is no real ground for it in
the constitution and therefore" Here
the speaker paused and then added:
Gentlemen, I could say much more If /
were strong and rough. | am weary old
man. Loud cries of 'No, no. L am
grateful for your patient attention and still
more for the honor you have shown me.
l regret that / am not in position to
work with you in Parliament, cries OF
mot as much as we do but l am not
strong enough to stand the conflicts of life
in Berlin. Much laughter.] In many
respects l have become old, but at the
same time I have obtained comfort and
desire to close my life in the house 1 now
inhabit, but my thoughts perhaps are
more with you than is fit for man of my
age [cries of "No, no. "; but 1 cannot sud-
denly abandon all my old thoughts simply
because I have grown old and am in bad
health
"You have not forsaken me and / cannot
give better expression to the feeling that
have inspired by requesting you to con-
tinue to think of the empire, even in the
Prussian Diet, and to not forget that when
there you are guarantees for the en-
pire, and that the King is also your En-
peror and has duties toward the empire
and toward the federal states. Remember,
also, that you must help him to execute
not only policy for Brandenburg or Prus-
STA, but also an imperial German policy.
With this thought I beg you to join me in
cheers for his Majesty. Long live his
Majesty, the Emperor and King"
The toast was received with thunders of
applause, and when the enthusiasm had
subsidized three cheers were given for Prince
Bismarck, VINO in response said:
Gentlemen, l thank you for the honor
you have done me. 1 thank you again and
l wish that l could give you all bed, but
[ was obliged to take this house as 1 found
it, and I never thought 1 should end my
days here. l have always felt too old to
undertake additions to the buildings 1
can even console myself with the senti-
ment that for a loving pair there is room
enough in the smallest cottage [great
laughter, since there is not room enough
here for 400 of my fellow-countrymen, who
all love each other. "
This happy response from the old Chan
cellor, whose eyes were now twinkling with
merriment, was greeted with the loudest
and most prolonged applause.
The crowd then gave three tremendous
"hochs" for Prince Bismarck. Then
Prince Bismarck led the cheers for the
Emperor, which were enthusiastically
given. At the luncheon Count Stolberg-
Wernigerode, who recently resigned the
presidency of East Prussia, proposed Prince
Bismarck's health in a short speech.
The special train returned to Berlin at
$3.50 P. N. Emperor William is expected
here to visit Prince Bismarck tomorrow,
and brilliant military suite will accom-
pany him. Prince Bismarck received the
deputations to-day despite the unceasing
warnings of his physician, DIR. Sweninger,
and his secretary DR.. Chrysander. and he
will practically celebrate his eightieth
birthday with the whole of the German
people.
Their desire to testify their love and adj
miration of the unifer of Germany is spon-
taneous and general throughout the coun-
try. The deputation of the commanding
generals of the German army will wait on
Bismarck April 1 as the bearer of good
wishes and likewise of a fine gift Spleen
didly mounted addresses will be presented
to him on behalf of the Conservative, Ma
tional, Liberal and Anti-Semitic parties on
April 1.
The National Liberal Club will also give
a banquet at the Kaiserhof April l, at
which the eulogy on Bismarck will be pro-
nounced by DR.. Boetticher, the leader of
the party. The Conservatives will have a
"commers" at the Feen Palast at the same
time, and the Bismarck committee will
have similar celebration, but even on a
larger scale, on the evening of his birthday.
The grandest celebration of all seems to be
the one arranged to take place around the
vicinity of the Germania monument, in the
Niederwald on the Rhine, which will be
participated in by representatives of thirty
six cities in the Rhenish district, men be-
longing to every political party. The
central part of the celebration will be at
the foot of the monument itself. A grand
''commers' in the evening and the illumi-
nation of the hills and mountain peaks
near by, together with great fireworks on
the Rhine, will also take place.
In the Black Forest similar ejoicing will
occur. All the SUBMITS of the mountains
in that region will show bonfires on the
evening of March 81. Hamburg's mu-
nicipal celebration, outside of that ar
ranged for by the German university stu
dents, will be very extensive. A political
committee has assumed charge of ''com-
mers" to which everybody is invited on
the night of March 80.