The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
BISMARCKS POWER WAVES
HIsLATEsTINTBRTIEW, WHIOH DOES
NOT TObOH P0LITICs.

Hh E0HcrutNa w Inv NNNo y-huTIy l
Gone. and the Fuiuinat,ons from Fried-
riohsruh Apparently Are Things or the
Pnst-Hts Dayp or Rest ana Memories.
BERLIN, July l5.-The English used 10 say
that Bismarck furnished moro newspaper copy
than any other man OF the century. The Ger
mans expressed the same idea by declaring that
"rivers OF ink and mountains Of type " had been
used to relate In newspapers the details OF his
daily lie.
But conditions have changed in the Bismarck
family and in Germany. In Furnishing news
paper copy the young Emperor has taken the
place Of the builder Of his empire. William ii.
IL now the man who wears out the type and COD
sumos the printers ink Of tho European news
papers. Bismarck has become what his people
call q "still man." He growB old almost in
silence. among his decrepit dogs, among his
familiar servants, with q little group Of faith |
full followers who mako hardly moro demands !
upon the attention Of the world than does he.
His mind 10 as vigorous az ever; his grasp Of the
situations that reflect the turmoil Of the world
10 az Arm and comprehensive as ever; his body
10 sound and his stride through the Saxon forest
10 as long as ever. But, despite all this. he can
not but feel that the world 10 slipping along
without him; that the procession Of events 10
moving far from the point at which he left 1t.
He cannot but feel that he 10 q lonely old man, |
whose occupation 10 gone.
Probably few persons who have not followed
closely tho course of life at Friedrichsruh, az
reflected in tho German press bulletins. have
realized In the last months how witt has been
tho change in that little court which for years
after tho Iron Man stepped down outstripped
the bespanRled encourage of the German EN-
peror In power and influence upon tho opinions
and affections Of tho German nation. The Bis
mnrck nterview-how rare 1t has bccomei For
I've years after the old Chancellor's fall he
seemed to hold the attention Of the world
almost as he did when all the wires
Of European diplomacy met in tho Will
helmstrasse. A word with the exile of
Friedrichsruh could be had for little more than
the asking. Every emergency in domestic or
foreign politics brought forth the warning. ad.
vice. or prophecy Of his Hamburger Ndchrich-
ten. Tho pilgrimaRes to Friedrichsruh were as
regular and c~easeless a. the movement Of the
seasons. All the world watched Bismarck, and
Bismaro watched all the world. He had even
his own semi-oficial press which trumpeted
abroad a. In former days the convictions he felt
On all public questions, and his enemies-the
Richterites, the Social Democrats, and the Cler-
~icals-replied with the force and bitterness which
had made his thirty years In offic1 q conflict
without pause and without quarter. The Con-
tinent rang with the combat between Bismarck
and Caprivi, Bismarck and Boetticher. Bis
marck and Marshall. But the vigor died out
Ot inc HBut y year bBO. SApElNl Weut oo"h III
the midst of the conflict Boetticher and Mar
schall have Just zone, but they succumbed to
old wounds and were not sacrificed on the field
of battle, a. Bismarck was wont to sacrifice his
ANTAGONISTS. Tho Emperor simply left them by
the wayside as he turned back to follow the limo
Of march which had been pointed out to him long
before from Friedrichsruh.
Nothing could illustrate better the present
conditions in Friedrichsruh than the Tienno
Nn,,. Errrfs Dr.sas'a accoupt of N recant Wait
which o friend Of the editor paid to Bismarck.
The visit must have been made in the midst of
the last Berlin Cabinet crisis, as the date Of pub
location 10 July IL, yet politics had no part in
the conversation.
"The Prince feels WELL" writes the corre-
s~pondont. "save for the pains in his face. which
are persistent and not to be got rid OF. At times
the neuralgia 10 so acute that for the moment he
- hardy able to speak. He 10 compelled occa-
sionally to use hot-water bags on the affected
part. or to seek the relief of alcoholic drinks.
Otherwise. as said. the Princes health is excel
lent He takes his regular meals with q good
appetite, and tho keen discrimination OF q well.
trained eater and drinker. He walks q mile OF
tES SysFI sh aaE sa sna r Por tSs a WsioS IS now noe a IN al
e e.3 s saasi,1S s9s q f sis aa sa% ss ass more moe nosi Rs%Ss
Whether he will make a journey or not this
luger wishes him TO go 70 Gasteini or some s,heI
e sssSss sSi Sls p 20 h.s sA' fh but pr aas S esie Sn" 10 he &c
S Sa.S an stt.n and ths itsI he has OF ds 3 iis%pE Ei%1 HafifPe sve &c
tho pleasure OF q summer IN VarZin.
~ 4 had wings 70 fly through the air 1 would
Very often in his conversation Prince Bis
parck recalled memories OF Emperor William L
When one of his guests seemed rather slow
asrct. reH%ssrfsd,. with . wave OF his hand
toward the half-hlled bottle:
life I have not let a champagne bottle go other
wise than empty from the table. The old EN-
Slways had a half bottle O, Bordeaux and IA hall
bottle Of champagne on the table before him
Seldom the eSa urSan ~ What What wv was T lett he wouis
put away. with bis own hands. for next day,
SSS,sis ME- : SIs S e Si,. "SfS Fl sa, :,} IGs S Si
: :ss : 4u g %. ssfs sPsh ai:fsisai gut s=sa tS%a'%Sa to tn
found IL hard 70 part, not only with ais Old ad
yissTs and servants, but also with old object.
with his coats and trousers. Ii used 70 requir,
any amount OF strategy on the part 81 me scr
T TanaS NJ sSs 1 smsg sh 0i in a new one SS' S ii
his noticing i. When he noticed the chang,
s s1sfG not Se infr S'ass VI Il was naeessapy for tn
Empress to interfere TO induce him TO put OF
~ can sympSthize with him in this. ]. too
love the old things and the familiar ones; Whel
let them tear IL down, but build a new on
beside II. With my servants and salaried Incl
Il Il almost the same IND 4 hard TO par
rather than make changes among them. Som
pay be disagreeable now and then; some ma
be reported TO me as no longer 1T; but beiOr
Icouid discharge anybody and get a new Derso
IN his place I would have to consider 1t a lon
time. In fact, j can remember only one time whe
dismissed anybody except for disobedienc,
and the disobedlent must always go al once. !
that case q stableman who had got drunk wa
offensive 20 my wife.
This love OF old servants Is a popularity {
the Bismarck family. When ] came into charR
of affairs at Schoenhausen i found persons ther
whose families had served there three gener!
tions back. One man, who W orked In our famil
fifty years, still draws his pension from me.
"'Such were the old times; they are gon
have changed ALL"
ALMOST sUFFOCATED By GAS.