The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-17
Berlin BOurse Has Had the Blacklist
Week i'm Its History, and Senti-
ment Is Still PanicIxy.
SLOW PROGRESS AT PEKING
FEW MORE MINOR POINTS HAVE
BEEN AGREED ON.
Pingree's Condition About the Same
Russian Docks Closed on Account
of Labor Riots.

| BERLIN, June 16.-The Bismarck statue,
| facing the column OF Victory, in front of
| the Reischtag building, was unveiled at
midday, to-day, in the presence of the EN-
peror and Empress, Prince Herbert Bis
marck Count Won Buelow, Prince Hohen-
lobe, the ministers and members of the
legislatives houses and the memorial COM
mittee. There was an imposing array of
officers. officials. veterans associations.
students, etc, and an enormous gathering
of other people Emperor William inspected
the Guard of Honor and then took his place
thousand school children sang in chorus
and DR.. Won Levetzow, Conservative leader
of the Rechstag, delivered brief eulogis-
tic address. Count Won Buelow, the i'm
perial chancellor, then spoke as follows:
Among the whole German people there
is no one who does not know that no vestge
of the Iron Chancellor's'' days upon earth
will disappear; that the admiration and
gratitude towards him will increase while
German hearts beat or while German fists
are clenched. Bismarck's was a leonne
nature. Upon earth he stood amid the dust
of battle. Battle brings with it just op-
position, unjust misunderstanding, honor
able enmity and blind hatred. When the
dust is dispersed. there remains only the
memory of unparalleled deeds and Of peer
less personality"
Count Won Buelow then eloquently sketch
ed Bismarck's stupendous work in estab-
fishing the empire. that aspiration of GEN.
turies for which the noblest spirits had
strived in vain, and for which long array
of martyrs in the German cause had
fought and suffered. Continuing he said:
"Only fools and fanatics would maintain
that Bismarck never made a mistake or
that the maxims he held down must be APP
piled in all circumstances. Rigid dogmas
do not hold either in political or economic
life. Bismarck himself did not lay great
stress upon the doctrine he taught us, that
no personal fancies, transtory ideas or
antiquiated theory, but only the practical
and enduring interest of the community
should govern the national policy. What
his whole work teaches us is that ii is
essential in politics always clearly to recog-
nize the limits of the attainable and to
stake all upon the attainment of what will
be of advantage to the country. Bismarck
belongs to no party; he belongs to the
whole nation. In the domain of politics
domain of mind. He is our guarantee that
the nation can never surrender it's right TO
unity, independence and power. Living in
middle Europe, We have no alternative but
to be always 'en vidette.' We are strong
enough, however, to maintain our inde-
pendence on every side. Divided by oppos-
ing principles in politics, economics and
creed, the empire will never be without in
ternal conflicts, but these will no longer be
able to shatter what forged thirty
years ago. Exegi monumentum acre per-
ennius. q have reared for myself a monu-
ment more enduring than bronze)
May the name of this great man always
go before the German people as pillar of
fire, In good as in evil days. May Ger
man people face their future in peace free
dom, well-being and strength under the
leadership of the glorious house of Hohen-
zollern, on whose shoulders the nations fu-
ture rests
Count Won Buelow concluded his speech
by calling for three cheers for the Emperor
and the Fatherland
The eight thousand people present then
sang the national anthem, and at n signal
from the Emperor the veil fell from the
statue and the fountains started PLAYING
amid the ringing cheers of the assembly.
On the pedestal OF the statue there appears
the single word Bismarck" Emperor Will
liam alone mounted the steps and deposited
the first wreath at the foot OF the statue
He then turned TO Prince Herbert Bis
marck, while Deutschland ueber allies
was sung The Emperor and Empress then
inspected the memorial and the various
deputatons laid mound OF wreaths at the
feet of the statue before their Majesties
took their departure