The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-14

nrm, fhrseeetnG, and, above I'LL sPrus-
seemingly at war with his kindly ways and 90
msly the nature OF Frederick the Great, who,
when not the most conspicuous despot, was the
Il RG:i p sssns' s. as% nc sn% S on r., ( E PRINCES. s ssspns.
ter In the .vernacular Of to-day, he would call
him noble and susceptible 70 influence" He
was n beloved and admirable young Prince.
little harm and likely 70 add to bis popularity.
inhuesSs Of tho astunslpph Princess" whom he had
made his wife, was soon evident; His father
for Prussia ana power sosVrIi n "eH pmaspss'esoom in asaHs
With the Prussian burdens. His fret step In
s shis prsp ss,S.pIns was y, e Pra be he ,sosssn Ps,l;,,
tent opposed the army reforms. Cabinet crises
and new elections wero of no avail; Parliament
abdicate when Bismarck came to his rescue.
assumed the oflce OF Prime Minister. and prom.
lscd TO carry through the army reforms without
appropriations and against the majority Of the
Deputies. IL need be.
AT TIE BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT.
81 see far enough from my palace window
head wi win TAIL Fail. and Tir mins Win feli Tf nss T"'f' your
"very we'll" replied Bismarck. "as far ash
S s., %.5s glorious DEATH unless it DO on the
That vas the beginning of. q four years.
he striving to strengthen the army which was
to make . greater. Prussia and q united Ger
and withholdinr the necessary money. For
four years Bismarck faced the storm. arm In
the confidence Of his King
exclaimed Prof. .yirchow: Rudolph Won Gneist
denounced the Prime Minister. for hts blind
proclaimed him notoriou.ly Incompetent and
unlucky." These are but three Of such q bou-
AIM. every gaTe time he appeared IN Psrliamens
during the conflict reriod. Still he. persisted
he took the money, whore he could md y, and
dations Of the empire.
lNoLIsH N PRussrAr IrrkRRsTs COLLIDE.
Now the nrst necessity, for . newborn Prussia
the German Con federation. But Austria was a
ssts were hostile to Russia's In southeastern
Europe. Prussia, moreover. maintained tradi-
was endeared to England By tho Gneipbist as
sociations. was also . friend Of Austria. and an
looked With aversion on every effort that Prus-
Thu. 1t came that the crown Princess
VI %.lt.rs s' of S ass''s ssap.sa e Country, sy.'a e.. f 70.
turo kingdom Of her husbands; thus Il
s.%s ri P4i: :ss . ssH1 s.: : .,; snsIs Sl to .nInl psii ss"
against hi. own father. and against the man
mont In the new birth Of the nation. A strong
Prussia would be inconvenieut for the London
Cabinet; It would threaten. therefore. the
prevented At any cost. even though the Russian
Grown Prince must be turned traitor to ha own
OF domestic life. In tho intsrss, OF " peace and
civilization" this was done. The Crown Princes
transformation under the influences Of his
7. The SUPPLE o, the Berlin Court. tho
a united Germany. In the Wild days OF the con-
dict period he began eonsortins with tho men
ton. and revolution. He gave comtort and CON.
ISOLATION. In company with his wife. to those
mpgwumps OF Psu.sian politics. men q tho
union and consolidation Of dism.m6sred Ger.
theorizinR. and denounolnR.
In 1854 came the schle,wie- Holstein war. the
n mss, open 0,0w .o iSI p. sss s[ Crown Ap PrIh nsw must nss,
lake the neld, but his heart was net In the work
port of the English Cabinet and BY the British
diplomatic efforts put forth In Berlin in tho
Kinr proceeded confidently with his scheme to
tear the -Holstein territory from the
marx. Prussia fell that the territory must DO
hers. to serve As q bond oetween her main ter
ritory and her Rhineland possessions. Hence
she dragged Austria as an ally Into tho war to
prevent the annexation planned by Denmark.
Al the last moment Denmark was abandoned
Alone and was beaten. sehieswiS. Hois,ein was
left dangling between Russia and Austria;
hence the war OF 1865.
THE CROWN PRINCE AGAINST A STRONG rRus-
SLAM POLICY. :
Vow between these two wars the Grown
Prince was drawn on by his wife 70 try to re-
cover for England by intrigue what Prussia had
the Augusten burger claimed the sovereignty Of
Schleswie- Holstcin:. bismarck was willing TO
Controlling military rights in the land for which
Prussia had fought. Under British and Danish
influence the Prince refused to grant these
rights. Bismarck then ended tho negotiations.
But tho Crown Prince and his wife took up tho
cudsel at once for the Anglo Danish pro,eE5 and
thus a%rrsyinr themselves with tho rad:
f Ss:iP.s a.. A aS 5:.,: "a , H. Ss:''': .s,s :si
Nevertheless the great national work went on
following the only course open 70 1.-THE course
war. Even when that war had become ~inevita-
bile the Crown Prince. once Of such martial
i iRs.'"' I The ao" war 9 Sse%ssn Pfus.ia and S S1sssds'
he said. would be . war betw cen brothers,"
He feared the in.sri.rsnco Of fprsisnsrs; He
burger. The unAck now led ed and undoubtedly
unconscious aim OF his policy was to leaye
weak. TO keep Germany divided. aud to pre-
serve unim paired tho power VI Austria, whose
nisiio 70 Russla's In sOuthsast.rn Europe.
"MApa IN ENGLAND"
Under these circumstances IL does not 70.
quire deep research TO Indicate the source .ol
tho Crown Princes opposition to . "fratricidal
war" His whole line Of argument even to the
stock phrases with which he tried 70 stem this
rising current OF events, was absolutely un-
Prussian; The eye Of tho Continental, states.
land %ada ''I BIsmsrcI. suppor.ed By Old William,
pursued his national policy without . turn OF
q deviAtion. He saw his prediction of hearth.
stone intrigue In the Crown Princes family
realized: he know the source and aim OF this
intrigue; and he took care that IL should be
confined TO the Anglo Prussian household. to
whose hands IL had been intrusted. Sothe Wal
between Prussia and Austria came In 1855.
While Prussia WAS getting her troops into the
field for tho campaign Count Fred Frankenbera
was attached To tho army of the Crown Prince
After dining with his commandments In
Brsslau he remarked
Nowhere was able to find any enthusiasm
for tho war"
On June 7 he wrote;
The Crown Prince, heir TO the throne, told
me frankly n month ago his convictions regard.
Ing tho war. He denounced the war and IL
aims and he denounced tho domestic and foreign
policy OF Prussia. He thought We were In the
wrong. Has his opinion changed since1 Has
Austria's arrogance aroused his wrath? Ha,
the prospect OF q united Germany under his
sceptre appealed to his soulf Do the spirits OF
tho Great Elector and the great King now
| inanira him , wnnlh IN Gnd n Wara aalu