The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-01
BISMARCK THE MAN.
The Deeds and Sayings of the Iron
Chancellor.

Otto Edward Leopold Won Bismarck
Schoenhausen, greatest living European
statesm an, was born on All Fools day.
In the German National Museum, In
the bold handwriting of this tremendous
| Teuton, is an album, in which OTTO Won
Bismarck's life is thus recorded:
"Leopold Edward Otto Won Bismarck,
horn at Schoenhausen, in the Altmark,
April l, 1916.
Member of the United Russian
Landtag, 1s47
Royal Prussian Envoy to the German
Bundestag (Diet), 1851.
Ambassador to the imperial court OF
Russia, 1S49.
Ambassador to the imperial court of
| France, 1862.
| "Royal Prussian Minister Of State,
September 20, in the same year.
| chancellor of the North German Con-
| federation, 1867
| "Chaucellor of the German empire,
1871 IA
The above he wrote prior to his collision
with the grandson Of the man for whom
he solicited Germany, or doubtless he
would have inscribed, with the same
majestic breyity this:
Dismissed from Office March IS, 1890. f"
| Bismarck came of fanny Of the lower
order of the Prussian nobility and several
of his ancestors had distinguished them
selves in war. His youth was marked by
his proficiency in study and his fondness
| for athletic sports. History was his favor
ite study but he became SO proficient in
the languages that he surpassed Beacons'
field and Napoleon III. in this respect.
At the age of seventeen he began the
study of law at the University of Got
tingen and he found time III the midst OF
| his legal studies
| TO FIGHT 2S DUELS
in one of which he received a soar which
was visible on his face all his life. He
began his public career as member OF
The Prussian House of Burgesses in 1S47,
and four years later waslchosen member
of the GerInanic Diet. 1t was here that
the mower of the man was first exhibited
for he early outlined the doctrines which
be later put into practice and which re-
shifted in the unification OF Germany.
He was the leading spirit in the move
ment which resulted in the cession OF
the Schleswig Holstein provinces from
Denmark and when Austria and Prussia
disagreed over the division OF tine spo1ls
and Austria was defeated at the battle OF
Konnigratz in 1866. Bismarck's plans
found O realization, for Prussia was en-
abled to place herself at the head OF the
North German Confederation from which
Austria was excluded. Four years later
came the war with France, in which
Bismarck was the central figure in the
nolitical aspects of the conflict as Won
Moltke was the great captain. The re-
sult Of that war, SO disastrous to France,
WAS the still further realization OF the
Bismarkian idea and at it's conclusion the
world saw the formation Of the present
German empire with the king of Prussia
on the imperial throne. France was
forced to cede the greater part of Alsace
and Lorraine and pay a war indemnity
| of 81. 900, 900, OC0, but to the iron chancel-
lor the great result was the unifcation of
tho Fatherland. In the years which fol-
| lowed until his retirement in 1890 as the
result of disagreement with the present
omneror, Bismarck as the chancellor of
the empire did work as far reaching al
MOST in it's results as the unification of
| Germany. He formed the triple alliance
With Austria and Italy and Euilt up the
German army until it became the great
est military force of modern times. At
the same time he was engaged In pro-
noting the commercial interests of his
country and secured the passage of pro-
t.,ct;ye tariff laws. All this was not done
without fierce opposition but the iron will
and the ability of the man generally
enabled him to carry his points. Since
1901, he has lived in retirement, receiving
n,sny tokens of the ELECTION of the people
he served SO long
Tn the earlier months after his retire
ment considerable friction existed be.