The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
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At the time when William renewed his
acquaintance in the capital OF Westphaia
with his old tutor the Socialist and labor
problems were engaging the attention OF
Germany and likewise of all Europe. Bis
marck was in favor of "a continuance OF
harsh measures with regard to labor and
OF persecution Of the most relentless char
acter so far as the Socialists were con-
cerned. Hintzpeter. full of his former SYM
pathy for autocracy and socialism at one
and the same time. called Williams at
tention to the fact that Bismarck's policy
had merely had the effect of vastly in
creasing the strength of Socialists as a
factor i'm German politics and of rendering
the labor difficulties more acute. He there
fore suggested 10 the Emperor that he
should endeavor TO solve both problems
by means of an International congress UNI
der his own presidency, al which means
should be devised for reconciling the in
terestS of socialism with the state and
those of capital with labor. William, with
all his common sense and c~leverness. has
Queen Louise, a very strongly developed
tendency toward idealism. 1t was to this
ton of the professor particularly appealed,
and the more he considered the matter
and the more he discussed 1t with his old
tutor the more convinced he became that
1t was I'm his power TO solve the difficulties
Of both socialism and labor and thus to
earn the gratitude of the entire civilized
world.
BISMARCK AND WILHELM.
Prince blSilldltA lAllliituldltl1 IGdllLCu lie
Utopian character of the scheme, saw it's
impracticability and proceeded to condemn
it with more than his ordinary irritability
and brusqueTie. Finding, however, that
the Emperor was not to be argued out of
the idea of holding a conference. he pro-
ceeded to ridicule it and TO cause it to be
scoffed at and treated with derision as the
VapOrings of an inexperienced and too
generous-minded youth in German as well
as foreign papers, when Miinam Knew de-
rived their inspiration and financial sup
port from the chancellor's palace in the
Wilhelmstrasse. All this served to en-
bitter the relations between the Emperor
and the prince. The latter perceived that
the Kaiser was getting beyond his control
and was becoming subject to other
menced 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 prolonga-
ton of the exceptional measures against
the Socialists, which were just expiring.
The chancellor was determined that they
should be renewed, while the Emperor felt
that. with the Congress coming on. he
would be Handicapped in his role OF arbitra-
tor, and his good faith would be justly Sus-
pected by Socialists if he were TO consent to
the continuance of repressive measures
against them that were beyond the La WIS of
the land, and, as such, strictly speaking,
unconstitutional. Finally William, discov-
trln& lndt blSIldIth was NEGOTIATING with
the various parliamentary le~aders-notably.
with the late DR.. Windhorst, leader of the
Catholic opposition in the Reichstag. with
a view to the prolongation of the anti
Socialist measures, in defiance OF his wish
es-made up his mind that the time had
come to dismiss him. and called for his
resignation for having ventured 10 ne
gotiate with the party leaders of Parlia-
ment without his knowledge or consent. in
order 10 obtain their support for a measure
to which the Emperor strongly objected.
That was the real .ause of Bismarck's
the matter, and had not Empress Frederick
engineered the meeting in the Westphalian
capital between her son and his former
tutor. Bismarck might have died in office.
Empress Frederick was shrewd enough TO
keep in the background all the time. She
took no part in the fight between her son
and Bismarck. and was particularly hare
with the professor. 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 IL was. The international
labor congress resulted I'm a fiasco. and the
Emperor became so embittered by the fail
ure OF the Socialists TO appreciate his kind
regards them as his most dangerous enc
mics. As foreseen by EmDress FREDERICK
with Prince Bismarck once in retirement
the Kaiser proceeded TO reverse the entire
Bismarckian policy, and. realizing that
among the errors into which ne had been
led by his chancellor was his harshness to-
wards his mother took the first stems to-
wards a reconciliation with her. and estah-
lished the most anectionat tie relations which
lasted to the end, ana which have contrib
uted 10 brighten the eventide of the life
or the lamented Empress.