The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-18

Busch'e nrst nook IN certain QuhTCorS ulu nOt
prevent him from authorizing. revising and to
some extent debating the second work. " Our
| Chancellor tUnser Rcichskanzlerl. published,
as we have said. In 8
II.
At another interview In the course OF the
same month February, 1870. the CONVERSE
ton turned on the condition Of the Emperor
wilhelm 1. The Prince observed: He has
lost In energy and intellectual power. and has
thus become more open to improper influ-
ences." Busch inquired about the successor.
and how the Chancellor then stood with him.
We'll" he said. quite we'll. He is more
human. so to speak. moro upright and modest
his character resembling that Of his grand
father and OF Frederick William I. He does
not say: I have won the battle. l have con-
Quoted the campaign but L know that / am
not capable OF doing It; the Chief Of my Gen.
eral STAFF has lone 1t. and he. therefore. de-
serves his reward The Most Gracious KAISER
wilhelm l. thinks quite differently. He. also.
cannot tell exactly an untruth. but he will
have II that he has done everything himself:
he likes to be in the foreground: he loves
posing and the appearance OF authority. The
Crown Princess. for her part, Is unaffected and
sincere. which her mother-in-law Empress
Augusta is not. It is only family considera-
lions that make her troublesome. formerly
more than at present. 1t was toward the close
OF this year 1870 that the first treaty embody-
ing an alliance between Germany and Austria
was signed, In a conversation with Busch on
March9. 1880. Bismarck referred to this impor-
tant event. and explained that he had thought
1t indispensable to forestall an apprehended
coalition between Russia. France and Italy.
"Andrassy." he said. quite agreed with me.
and the Emperor in Vienna was. perhaps. even
more strongly in favor Of the alliance. But our
Emperor was not. He raised really brutal OBJ
~jections, and wished to sacrifice the welfare Of
the Fatherland upon the high altar Of his Rus
sian friendship. although the Russians had
been as perfldious and insolent as 1t was pos
sible for them to be-also toward Austria, so
that the unQuestionably Russophil Arch
duke Albrecht afterward said to An
Grassy: L rejoice now in the alliance with
Germany. as the Russians are the most I'M
trustworthy intriguers.' At that time I may
have written. 1 should say. a thousand
pages. working day and night. using all sorts
OF arguments. and begging and praying. but
without the slightest result. And yet there
was no time to lose. Andrassy wished to re-
tire. He. like myself. was tired, and he could
afford to rest and be lazy. He had already pro-
vided himself with a successor. but considered
It an honor to conclude the treaty himself. Nor
could 1 remain forever In Vienna. Yet. IL It
were not now concluded with Andrassy. 1 felt
the treaty would come to nothing. as the
others had no heart in it. Moreover. the Rus
SLAMS might, after all. be able to come to terms
with them against us. But the Most Gracious
did not understand this. Even in Berlin he
continued to hang back. At length he ap-
peared to yield. I begged for leave OF alb
sence. and it was granted in a par
ticularly official tone. Hardly had I
turned my back when he issued a va
riety OF contradictory orders. and I was
Obliged to send Stolberg to him In order to
bring him round again. Stolberg behaved
very well. and was not at all servile. And 90
the thing was at length done. and / believe It
will last. The Austrians cannot help them
selves now. and. taken altogether. the En-
peror Francis Joseph is honorable and trust
worthy 80 he" inquired Busch. Il mean
our Emperor. did finally sign it? Until now I
thought. in spite of what the press said. that
he had not done So" Yes" replied Bis
marck.' The has signed it." And 1t is"
pressed Busch further. "a formal treaty. no
mere protocol. as was stated?" The Chan
cellor smiled. as he answered in Low Ger
man: Dat kann ich Sc Mich seggen" II
cannot tell you that. well" persisted
Busch. Il observed that your Serene
Highness referred to 1t several times as
the treaty. 1eS,' ne returned. Out
that'must not be written. You must not let
that be known. 1t will be all the same to me.
l even wanted a public treaty" Toward the
end Of the second OF these volumes. among n
number Of letters Of which Bismarck. near
the close OF his life. allowed copies to be taken
by our author. will be found one penned by
the Crown Prince Iafterward Emperor Fred
erickl on Oct. 4. 1870. Just after the draft
OF the Austro-Germ alliance was signed
Count StolberR will have already informed
you prior to the receipt OF these lines Of the
course OF affairs up to the signing OF the
draft treaty by the Emperor. I therefore say
nothing more about this very exciting crisis.
the result OF which. I confidently anticipate.
will be OF far-reaching Importance for the
position OF Germany. ] must point out. how
ever. that his Majesty is quite miserable. and
keeps on repeating that he has dishonored
himself by his decision. and has been disloyal
to'his friend. the Gar; so that one clearly sees
how f~earfully dihicult the decision was for him.
with his extreme conscientiousness."
From time to time during BIsmarck's life
there were. and occasionally since then there
have been. rumors that the German imperial
Government might exercise It's preroHatiVe,