The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-24

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letters mas INST 7z=u published n z7Va
volumes ~ C1s sr7dax1ni2 4 -AoE-17
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The lerrers 3ear rlle -arTnaI,iEs IT a
somewhat 1Eoraus celsorslllIl- ne
stamp IT n official publication N-H-
ertt1eless. tilev ara wall worth 1szz1sssil Il
17Iiv Tor the reVelaEl8ns rtley make III
the nature anu personality u F11e en-
perm III whose devotion % 5iszFnazfk
tIi.fa CAN 1e no tfu1bt- The nor 1lIr
raads the nnre one IS attracted % the
first ruler of the Unified German empire.
and ne larter 4DIe il sme 20 Under
stand v1v ne tolerated ne aaves-ss ssIILy
winch Bismarck assumed unto himself
and II wi1icn ne maintained 1lTuss-lE IN
III WIlhelIn's grandson the present KALI
ger IHge1ueft the l-1ToI1e- Wll1etTn-s lt-E-
reFs 70 Bismarck ring with true T1eslu-
snip and however nucn ne may At
times dare had cause 70 distr-IsV his
chancellor policy. E1ey make IL clear
that fer Bismarck tile man ne 1au ne
must winnie s1IIiesf admiration
yar 8 II difficult 70 1erce4ve why VII
helm lad rsasu11 tur Being truly gan
III % aim. Wien Bismarck undertook
eile taaiz 0f uuB1ilaing a Inite.t GEL
many he found himself confronted with
ctIe necessity IF Welding toEet1er
number OF lerrv DT1nclpalitles luf-n
win jealousy and conflicting inreTe5EEs--
ne saT 0puassu 20 dlIu he DE-ere11sznils
On Austria IA vas 1eE-1eflIsllls- Il1sElzAo.=st
1Al1tf-F lftfe--l4Il
before lls 9ianS were rnlrlII--.t- 53it
he Was me decentralization af selr-s9n-
ddsnc= and believed himself zerlai 60
rtIe burden. history cells is auyv ne
81cceaGtesi. first by eIIltIvaCiuE the
c-1ensiailin OF RUSSIA. then nv setting
Austria Nv the anu. finally
r.irauR-1 ais Willy nursing OF ne events
mar ed 20 rIe var WITH 8ra1ra- F1e
srfE1n Of r.lHr var IS Still a narreE IF
debate. hur We 1er= ind nothing eiuCi-
fffll-r azF-1 il1sasfT
which shows char n February ESI0.
tniIr months 5efbT= tlIe official Pr1s-
sian story II dissaIIlIlar our-urE vas
published. ne emperor Iad become
ca'gIlizaur OF ne Enneuzollez-1 caudi--
laGE Tor ne throne IL Spain Bur OF
Information concerning Bisznarclzzs
share II 1reclDitatzuE Ele sangIIiuary
G1uliiEr va <ieau nothing rom the ear
r@suundeHCe- One most interesting LEFT
ter. reVealing The subtle lr1nv If rlIe
chancellor, IOes appear II connection
not with the cause- 1lIr win L1E e01-
alIezL Writing 70 WlIdelm report OF
tzIe aezot-aE-uus cor Ene caultuiarzuu Ut
5esfan- 1e SAYS
with respect 20 me political sit-la-
ION. Z myself took 10 Initiative and
the emperor went ~ further than 70 lfe
plare the II fortune II me var stating
L-1aE ia himself had not wished enr var.
but Vas driven INTO II ~ the pressure
Ut public 1pinlon n France lid not
regard il AS nv arfics 10 paint 1Ir At
ai1ar-1creEIZed as public opinion vas 1uIy
the Artificial product OF certain amir
Sous earer1eS Ut me French press with
a veEv narrow political horizon. L
uere4v r=uiiesf rtIar lahudv IN Germany
wished tor the var especially nor vulIr
naIesTTs and E1aC 10 German y0ves-n-
uIesIE voTid nave considered die Spanish
question N 50 much interest as 5e
worth A war Z continued thar yul1r
nh 1esEv g attitude toward the Spanish
succession question Vas finally DEERE
U1ne1 5T the n1sgIvrng whether il vas
E.EhI. Tor personal anu 1yuaar1c eonsid-
aT-lEuns. 70 mar the szldeav0r OF tIIe
Spanish 1ar-nIl 70 Establish BY mis-
selection 1L xtng, their internal organ
izaEtuu IN a permanent basis. that v8iIr
naIesEv N view Of TIE good citations
existing for 20 MANY ye9rH between the
princes IT the EOneuznIIer1 1uEHe and
ti1e emperor. had never entertained aIlv
1ounr bur thar the herettitarv- lg.iIlce
would zuues@d n arriving Al Il sar-srslc-
-uI-T understanding with MS ma esTT the
emperor raspeeriIlz- The acceptanea ar tie
Spanish a4ect1ons tnar. 1nvever -8lIr
majesty 1an reEaraei This Tot IL a
German or E-IsHiau- BUT is i ssna1-
an Affair."