The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-30

fdealisrn. It was 20 this phase Of his
nature that the recommendation OF lEe
professor particularly appealed ana til@
more he considered the matter the NOR
ne discussed il with his old tutor, the
more convinced he became that It was IN
his power to solve the difficulties OF both
socialism and labor ana thus 70 earn tile
gratitude of the entire civilized WoTid.
Prince Bismarck immedlatet4 feall1-.l
the Utopian character of the scheme saw
its ilnpractica bility, ana proceeoeu 70
condemn IL with more than his ordinary
irrita5ility and brusquerie- fln1lils,
however, that the emperor was not 20 ne
argued out of the idea OF holdinB a con-
ference. he proceeded TO ridicuie ~ am
to cause X TO be scoffed at ana Ifealct-
with derision as the VapOrtngs OF an IN
experienced and too generous Lillu1l
youth in German as well as foreign pa
peTs. which William knew derived lhels
Inspiration and financial support IRON
the chancellors palace IN the NlinelM-
stTasse- All this served 10 embitter lle
relations between the emperor and the
prince. The latter perceived that the
kaiser was getting beyond his control ana
was becoming subject TO other influ-
ences. while the emperor now commenced
to appreciate the extent To which he had
been made subservient TO the policy and
to the wishes of his chancellor.
Meanwhile the necessity became appar-
ent of taking some immediate step one
way or another in connection with the
prolongatiOn of the exceptional measures
against the socialists. which were just
expiring. The chancellor was deter
the emperor felt that with the congress
coming on ne would be handicapped IN
his role of arbitrator, and his good faith
would be justly suspected bS socialists
if he were to consent to the continuance
of repreSsive measures of the land. and
as such. strictly speaking, unconstttu-
tionai- Finally William, discovering that
Bismarck was negotiating with the Varl-
Gus parliamentary leaders, notably with
the late DR.. WindhOrst, leader of the
Catholic opposition IN the reichstag, win
a view to the prolongation OF the anti
socialist measures, IN defiance OF MS
wishes, made up his mind that the time
had come to dismiss him, and called for
his resignation for having ventured 10
negotiate with the party leaders of par
lament without his knowledge OF con-
sent. in order TO obtain their support Tor
a measure to which the emperor strongly
objected
That was the real cause Of Bismarck 5
fail, despite all other stories current
about the matter, and had not Empress
Frederick engineered the meeting in the
his former tutor. Bismarck might have
died in office. Empress Frederick was
shrewd enough to keep in the background
an the time She took no part in the
fight between her son and Bismarck ana
was particularly careful to avoid iden.i-
flying herself in any way with the pro-
lessor. The result was that the kaiser
did not dream of ascribing to her any
responsibility for the mistake into which
he had been led by his former tutor For
a mistake It was The International Ia
bor congress resulted in q fiasco, and
the emperor became SO embittered by the
failure of the socialists to appreciate his
kindly intentions toward them that he
now regards them as his most dangerous
enemies AS fOreseen by Empress Fred
erick with Prince Bismarck once in re-
tirement the kaiser proceeded to reverse
the entire Bismarckian policy, and re-
aliziug that among the errors into which
he had been led by his chancellor was
his harshness towards his mother, took
the first steps towards a reconciliation
with her and established the most affec-
tioDate relations. which lasted to the end
and which have contributed to brighten
the eventide Of the life of the lamsnted
empress. A-AtIACHE-