The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-31

ssrstzhse revolution He had bean APP
pos nsed envoy to tf,e Diet At Frankfort In
ISL as d reward for his loyalty.
After displaying marked ability ~ . DIP
sosrar he was cent ~ Ambassador to g.
Petersburg. where he remained TIL 80.
Then WIlI.am / succeeded - fse throns
az Prussia. ard Bismarck returned 10 Ber.
In "a the head Of the ministry with shs
great plan Of German ratification taking
shape in his massive BRAN.
crea ted count upon being called 70 the
premiership. the Liberals regarded his APP
pointmenf as a d;rec. menace 10 their
aims. He was me bssr hated nan IN the
king9om-was booted and h-ssed al on
the ssreets-urtll the time came wsaen he
triumph OF the PrEssIan arms gave ma
tsriai evidence OF his fsrsss!ng 1azseity
and genius.
TIE Schieswick- Holstein war was the first
serious test Of his poEcy. II wss six
months campaign undertaken by Aus
ira and Prussia to wrest those duchies
from Denmark. On the pretenSe OF broken
engagemeR%s Denmark was Inundated
very quickly, but the allies were soon
haggIsng over the spells. There was no
alternative but TO fight one another. ard
then commenced that fierce struggle. end
Tag with SaGowa on July :. 1876, which
blossed out the military glory OF AVfsria
ard added imperishabie fame 10 the Prus-
G.an eagles.
Bismarck in his plans for German unity
had a strong soadjutor in Won Moitke-
The first arranged matters 10 suit the i'm
psral fancy, the second disciplined the
army un,iI IL was B. great ds1th-dealing
machine When the jealous Napoleon III.
saw ut TO strengthen his power. a. he sup
posed. by a revival Of the martial spirit
of the French, and hastily declared war.
he had done exactly what those two cool,
willy Germans desired.
With the result of this memorable con-
fiict OF Is1e-I the world Is familiar. The
German empire was proclaimed in the pal
ace OF Versailles, and the title Of Prince
Bismarck choenhausen. chancellor OF the
German Kingdom, was conferred upon him
at the close Of the Franco Prussian war.
His fame was now a the zenith He was
recognized everywhere as the diplomatic
giant OF the century. for he was really the
handspring and ruler OF united Germany.
When il was announced in 1871 that
question would be put to the government
I'm the PrIssian upper house as 10 the use
made OF the Guelph fund ttne sequestrated
fortune of the ex-king Of Hanoyer). Prince
Bismarck intended at first TO answer it
himself He would make a clean breast
ef IL, he said, at the meeting OF the Frus-
sian cabinet that preceded the sitting. and
then submitted to Herr FT:edberg, the
minister Of justice. a number Of drastic
expressions which he intended 10 Use, with
the question whether they were insults
in the eye OF the law. Herr Friedberg
was obliged to aps wer in the affirmative.
The prince lost his temper little. and
declared that In that case ne would rather
not furnish any answer. IN The new IN
periai chancery great precision was the
order OF the day. A; that time Prince
Bismarck was very Inaccessible 20 oEdih-
AIRY mogtals, and 10 extraordinary ones as
well. Even the ministers. unless the-r
visits were announced in good 'iIue before
hand had often 10 wait In the anteroomS
for hours.
Unpunctualiiy the prince could not en-
dure once German grand duke re-
quested an Interview The prince sent
the answer that It would be high honor
for him 10 receive the visit at in The
evening. When the hour approached. he
shrew of his undress uniform while q re-
port was being delivered 10 him. and had
himself dressed In a new ore with decora-
tons AZ 9;l5 his royal highnesa tile grand
duke had no, yet appeared. Tho prince
said 10 his valet, Bling me my undress
coat again and put away the b2st one,
ana sat down al his writing table. TIE
grand duke arrived Immediately after, but
the prince is said 10 have done hrs best 10
curtaii the conversation. When the prince
went to Narzin, the chief of the imper-Si
chancery followed him thither. Seldom
did that unfortunate officer get 10 psd
before 4 o'clock in the morning. Great as
the mass of work was, he was not even
allowed a clerk. At first, indeed. there
was one al varzin, who also had his mells
at the common table When his time was
I'D and he had to make way for another
subordinate he had the nalvete to pro-
pose to the prince an exchange OF photo
graphs in remembrance OF their work to-
gether" After that no assistant clerk FOR
the chief OF the imperial chancery ever
went 10 EarZln
For twenty years he ruled the empire
with a rod OF iron. But as the years went
by the despised people began 10 make
themselves feit- He was disinclined 10
admit the fact, but the death OF Kaiser
Wilhelm opened his eyes to the stern truth
that unless something unusual occurred
his influence in the empire would speedily
end.
The Crown Prince Frederick and the
prime mi mister had been at swords point
for years. There were various reasons.
one was the opposition OF the latter TO
the marriage OF the crown prince 20 Vic
toria, eldest daughter OF the queen OF Eng
lana. Frederick only lived a few months
after Ma accession TO the throne. IN March.
lSSS and then Bismarck depended on the
hoy William for A continuance of his
power. But the new kaiser vas NOT IN
cllned 70 sustain the old chancelior's
ideas. and when bismarck, feeling the in
gratitude Of his royal master. offered his
resignation IA Il rebuke il was promptly
accepted on March N, 1897. Europe was
a~,ounds1 al the news BismarCk's down
fail was complete and almost as pathetic
thal OF Wo!sey.
Since his retirement his birthdays on the
Chanceilor's estates at Schoenhausen Var
5.n or Fr.earichsyuh have been kept Al.
teasts. wijh always crowd OF no,a6les
calling upon Jtn % extend co1gratuia-
tons The latter chateau IS SLED WITH
presents and presentation pieces. ,augib 3
pItsof % re nrn9 Place Re .5nE he!d n the
hearts o. Ais coaRtTymen. s4ch as paF-
'Tai-S. marble buses. illuminated ad-
dresses. s,vpv dinner services. sets e
massive gold drinking caps ari :anka.ds.
cloc@s ard gorgeous furniture c: every
description.
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