The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-12
BISMARCK MAY DE PREMIER.
Nearer the ChnnceliOrship Than
Might lie Supposed.

Globe Democrat Special Cablegram.
Berlin, November 9.--That the relations
between Prince Bismarck and the kaiser
are improving Is shown by the fact that
the government here has just given orders
for the oonhscaticn by the police Cd SEN
sational pamphlet mpugntng the ex-chan-
cellor's financial integrity. and has ike
wise ordered the arrest OF its author for
libel.
| The author is a ncbleman and territorial
magnate of the name Of Baron Diebat-
Daher a member Of the old Junker party
who processes TO give some very curious de-
tails in regard to the present fortune Of
th0 chancellor. According to the
pamphlet, which Is entitled Bismarck
and Bleichrceder," the prince received from
the Nation in 1870 two estates OF no great
value, which, coupled with his own pa
ternal estate, brought him a fair though
comparatively modest income. He there
upon accepted the offer of Baron Bleiehroe-
der Of Berlin and New York to undertake
the management and cafe OF his private
monetary affairs with the result that he
has now fortune Of s35 900 900. This, ac-
cording to the author, was made in the
main by a stock exchange speculation
based on the knowledge which the prince
derived from his position at the head OF
the German government. and which he
confded 10 BleichIoeder
IT must be borne in mind that these
statements are made not by some irrespon-
sibe scribbler or irresponsible pamphleteer.
but by ncbleman possessed of an ancient
name large estate. man with recog
nized position, and who has hitherto been
a leading member of that politica! party
III the ranks OF which Prince Bismarck
made his political debut. 1t is scarcely TO
be believed that he should have put these
charges against the prince into print UNI
less he had some very strong evidence on
the subject One thing at any rate is GER
tain, namely, that Prince Bismarck's for
tune Is a very large one indeed. at pres
ent and that Its origin can not be ac-
counted for either by inheritance or by
gifts from this Nation. Secondly, that he
placed the Bleichr3eders under lasting OBJ
ngaticns TO himself when he condded to
their firm the entire negotiations and man
aeement In connection with the payment
by France Of the enormous war indemnity
OF 1870 while here at Berlin everyone
KNOWS OF the attentions and regards which
he manifested for the banker and for his
children. In fact, 1t Is no secret that Bis
marck compelled Count Hatzfeldt. now
German ambassador In London 10 divorce
his American wife for the express purpose
of marrying Baron Bleichroeder's daughter.
a matrimonial project which, however. was
frustrated at the last moment by the beir-
ess insisting on marrying a very much
younger but more handsome. but penniless
guardsman, Baron Uechtritz. from whom
she is now, however, divorced
Had this pamphlet been published a year
ago 1t Is unlikely that the government
would have taken any steps against the
author That 1t should have done SO now
tends 10 confirm the runners according to
winch the German emperor is meditating
a revival of the Bsmarckian policy in the
striotest sense of the expression He wishes
to put down parliamentary opposition. to
crush the socialists by the sternest mill
tary measures, and, finally, to put down
rartiouarism which is the German phrase
for local independence. In short, the Ger
man emperor, instead of being prfrfiiis
inter pares, the chief of confederacy of
independent sovereigns, would like to reign
rs an absolute monarch by right divine.
But who is to carry out a Bismarcktan
policy amendeded and revised unless it be
Prince Bismarck himself? 1t is impossible
10 take tho policy without the man. an trnt
after all. II the emperor is really In earnest
Prince Bismarck may be nsarer the German
than is usually supposed 40
be the case.