New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31

out the consent Of Austria, and strove to detach
from her the minor German States By inc
treaty with Denmark. Scheswie, Holsteln ana
Lauenburg had been coded to Austria and frus-
STA by right Of conquest. the claims OF the fed-
era Diet being ignored. on August A. 1862
Austria. by the Gasten convention, gained
the exclusive occupation Of Holstein, and Prussia
received the same privilege in SchleSWle
The Austrian Governor of Holstein sanctioned
early in 1866 the holding of an ant-Prussiah
meeting at Altoona. and this led 10 RAPID eX-
change Of diplomatic correspondence. Austria
began to arm and al tho same time warned me
States Of Germany against the designs Of Prus-
STA. Bismarck strengthened himself AT home and
abroad. In the Diet he moved for mo conVoca-
ton Of National assembly 10 be elected by direct
and National suffrage. An alliance between Prus-
STA and Italy was concluded, and the army was
placed on a war footing After the failure N the
Peace Congress Austria transferred the Schles,
wig HOlstein question - the Federal Diet. ana
the Prussian troops marched into Iiolstein. The
Federal Diet took sides with Austria, and or
dered the mobilization Of the entire Federal
army and Prussia declared that the confedera-
ton was dissolved Bismarck had led Austria
from one folly 10 another, and now turned upon
her and crushed her I'm a single campaign.
THE TIDE OF POPULAR FAVOR TURNS.
When Bismarck left Paris in 1862 to enter the
Ministry he said 10 a Russian ii ~ that before
long he Would be the most popular man in Prus
passed; IN the Chamber he had proclaimed the
law Of might and had appealed from majorites
to iron and blood; I'm the course OF debate he had
treated the representatives Of the people with
arrogant contempt. and he had never manifested
any such sympathy for popular rights; he had
brought Germany To the edge Of n fratricldal war:
he the most unpopular man in his country
A young student turned the tide in his favor. As
Bismarck was walking home one afternoon in
MAY Karl Blind shot at him twice within few
PAGES without hitting him. The Count seized him
by the throat and handed him over 10 the police
after receiving "A slight wound. He hurried nome
where he was expecting guests. ana Kissing ms
wife said: My child, have been shot at but
it Is nothing" While they were at dinner the
King came - congratulate him on his escape, and
the spread like wildhre through the city
In the next month the Prussian columns were In
notion and I'm a few weeks the first news Of
victory was received. Berlin was ablaze with
enthusiasm; 'Ich bin Elm Preussc echoed IN
every street; great throng beset the palace.
and thunderstorm coming on during his speech,
Bismarck exclaimed, THE heavens are firing
salutes" There was revolution in public opin-
ion in his favor and the current grew stronger
after the close Of the seven days campaign ana
the Peace of Prague
GERMAN UNITY.
During the next four years Bismarck garnered
the fruits of Sadowa He had brought Prussia
to the front rank among the nations. and had
affairs Of Germany. He had dissolved the old
German Diet and placed Prussia az the head OF
a North G. rman Confed ration. The Constitution
was adopted on April l6. 1867, and Bismarck
was appointed Chancellor The duchies were
annexed to Prussia. and TO reconcile Europe to
the conquest the de;hrOned princes received
moneyed compensation. In advocating universal
suffrage for the Rechstag he recognized
that It was an outcome Of the very reform which
he had opposed In 1873 But he did not regard
IL as triumph OF democracy; IN introducing
the Parliament into the mechanism OF the North
German Confederation he left it under the control
of the Government. In recommending the con-
stitutiona scheme 10 the Imperial Diet, ne SAID;
Let us put Germany into the saddle. She VIII
he able 10 ride well enough Germany was
nut into the saddle" and Bismarck was APP
pointed Chancellor Of the North German CON
federation. Toward the south he advocated
policy Of reserve holding that community OF
Institutions and interests would ultimately draw
the states together and complete the union ol
Germany.
FRENCH DIPLOMATS OUTWlTTED'
France was Bismarck next dupe In diplomacy.
After the battle Of Sadowa the French Ambas-
sador handed 10 Bismarck an outline of a secret
treaty I'm which France stipulated for the restoFa
ton Of the boundaries II 1914 But the Prussian
Prime Minister was now a German statesman !
He realized that the cession Of inch of Ger !
man territory To France would rouse all Ger !
many against him. But he was not ready fos |
war on the Rhine. By all the arts OF diplomacy, |
all the traditional methods OF discrimination and