Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-17
BISMARCK'S STATUE
Unveiled in Presence of En-
peror and Vast Throng.
Eloquent Eu|ogy Of the Iron Chan
celIor by Won Buclow.
Emperor Himself Places The First Wreath
Upon The S.aiuc.

Berlin. June 16.-The Bismarck statue
was unveiled, today, in the presence of
the Emperor and Empress. Prince Her
bert Bismarck, Count Won Buelow.
Prince Hohenlohc, the ministers and
the members of the Legislative House
and the memorial committee. There
was an imposing array of officers, Off
Gals, veteran association, students.
etc, and an enormous gathering of
people A thousand school children
sang in chorus and DR.. Won Levetzow.
Conservative leader of the Reichstag,
delivered a brief eulogistic address.
Count Won Buclow, the imperial chan
cellor, then said:
Among the whole German people
there is no one but knows that no yes
tige of the iron chanccllor'S days upon
earth will disappear; that the admira-
ton and gratitude towards him will in
crease while German hearts beat or
while German fists are clinched. Bis
marck's was a leoninc nature. Upon
earth he stood amid the dust of battle.
Battle brings with it just opposition,
unjust misunderstanding, honorable
cnmity and blind hatred. When the
dust is dispersed there remains only
the memory of unparalleled deeds and
of peerless personality"
Count Won Beulow eloqucntly sketch
ed Bismarck's stupendous work in es-
tablishing the empire. that aspiration
of centuries for which the nOblest
spirits had striven in vain and for
which a long array of martyrs in the
German cause had fought and suffered.
Continuing, Count Won Buelow said
I'm every respect we stand upon his
shoulders and not in one sense only do
we accept everything he said and did.
Only fools and fanatics would maintain
that Bismarck never made a mistake
or that the laws he laid down must be
applied 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,
transitOry ideas or Anticipated theory
but only the practical and enduring in
terest of the committee should gov
ern the national policy.
What his whole work teaches us is
that it is essential in politics always
clearly to recognize the limits of the
attainable and to stake all upon the
attainment of what will be Of advant-
age to the country. Bismarck was
what Goethe was in the domain of
mind. He is our guarantee that the
nation can never surrender its right
to unity. independence and power.
Saving in middle Europe we have
no alternative but always to he 'en
videttc'. We are strong enough, how
ever. to maintain our independence on
every side. Divided by opposing prin-
ciplcs in politics. economies and creed
the empire will never be without inter-
national conflicts. but these will no
longer be able to shatter what was
forged 30 years ago. 'Exegi monu
mentum acre percnnus." q have
reared for myself monument more
enduring than bronco.
May the name of this great man
always go before the German people as
pillar of fire on good as in evil days.
May our German people face their flu
ture in peace, freedom. well-being and
glorious house of Hohcnzolern. on
whose shoulders the nations future
rests"
Count Won Buclow concluded his
speech by calling for three cheers for
the Emperor and the Fatherland.
The 5000 people present then sung the
national anthem. and at a signal from
the Emperor the veil fell from the
statue and the fountains started play
ing amid the ringing cheers Of the as
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