The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
Showing the Unique ReIationship BE-
tween the Iron Chancellor and
His August Master.
AN AUTHORIZED PUBLICATION
LETTERS SELECTED by BISMARCK
SOME TINE BEFORE HE DIED.
Neither the Emperor Nor the Prince
Were Impressed by the French
Capture of Mexico City.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE correspond
ence between William and Bismarck and
other letters from and to Prince Bismarck.
which have been translated from the German
by j. a. Ford, will be published in New
York and London tomorrow by the Fred
erick A. Stokes Company. These letters, IL
is said are published by the late Prince
Bismarck's express desire. as he thought
they would show better than could be done
in any other way 1.-The unique relationship
which existed between him and his august
master" The prince also desired that GER
tain of his personal political letters ex-
changed with his contemporaries should be
made public, as they were to serve TO au-
.thenticate and to supplement- his biography.
The prince himself selected these letters.
which were found after his death carefully
arranged in portfolios.
The work is in two volumes. The corre-
spondence with William is contained in
the first volume; in the second volume is
the correspondence with other political per-
sonages. Among the letters in Volume !.
dated at Coblentz. jan %. 1885, is one from
William /, Prince of Prussia, to Bismarck.
in which William refers TO the marriage be-
tween Napoleon III and the Countess Mon
TITO, as follows:
THE Montijo marriage sets me agreeably
at rest because no European princely house
need unite itself with the damned parvenu-
/ am curious to sc how this episode will
agree with Napoleon politically and cor
porally. Only no sleeping on our side, but.
also. no nonselsical writing. like the Kreuz
Zeituns' which is completely crazy crazy Yours.
An idea of the manner in which Prince
Bismarck solicited audience for an am
bassador may be gained by the following
letter:
Berlin. Jan. q, '6s.
Your Majesty have the honor to place
before your Majesty the most humble in
qury whether your Majesty will be pleased,
perhaps tomorrow or the day after, to
grant the English ambassador, Sir Andrew
Buchanan. the audience which he solicits
"N. BISMARCK"
Marginal note by the King: 81 will receive
him to-day, at 1880. of course not In uni
form
CAPTURE OF MEXICO CITY.
The capture of the City of Mexico by the
French troops in 1868 did not, apparently.
impress Emperor William or Bismarck
| forcibly. to judge from the marginal notes
they made receipt of the news. Bis
marck, July u, 1863. wrote as follows:
Your Majesty have the honor most re-
| spectfully to submit communication i
have just received from Rouher respecting
the taking of Mexico and a report from
Rothschild. V. BISMARCK"
Remark in the Kings handwriting: He
| is fortunate"
In Bismarck's handwriting underneath:
"Pourvu que celia dure
That William 1 had firm hold of the
helm of state may be judged from letter
which he sent TO Bismarck on Jan. "a, 1868.
reading:
81 want to remind you i'm connection with
to-day's battle, that to-day is the birth Of
| my grandson, my second successor, If God
| so wills. which might perhaps be mentioned
in patriotic sentence, If 1t could be made
| convenient.
Good luck to you. Make 1t very clear
| that the second Qower) house is abusing
| country. that the upper house has also used
| its rights and has placed itself OH the side
| of the government; defect in the constitu-
ton; that here also the King has only TO
| consult his royal duty, and works the ma
| chine without a budget until the account
| is subsequently laid before the second
| chamber and voted. WILHELM"
GRATEFUL TO BISMARCK.
That William was also grateful TO Bis
marck for the latter's services is distinctly
shown by his Majesty's letter OF Feb q.
1871, dated from Versailles. He wrote:
"I have been unable to come to you yes-
| terday and to-day so take up nv pen to
| congratulate you on the prelimlnaries 10
| the peace which i again owe 10 your cir
cumspection, resolutsness and persc,xerance-
| but most of all, and my thanks herewith
express 20 you in highest appreciation for
this difflcult Work. III Bordeaux ltne rrencu
| national assembly was sitting at Bordeaux
| listens to reason. we shall crown what las
| indeed been a bloody, but glorious and
honorable work which Providence set us 10
| achieve. / thank Providence for granting
me such an advisor and such an army. Your
| most grateful King WILHELM"
| throughout Volume IL shown Bismarck .
| devotion TO the King of Prussia and the
Kings great ability TO guide the policy ot
| his Kingdom and influence the politics OF
| other countries
Volume III of the letters. is equally In
| teresting and furnishes the true explana-
| ton of many hitherto misty Incidents or
| the past They include many interesting
| letters exchanged between Baron Won Man.
| teuffel then Prussian prime minister aid
| minister of foreign affairs, and Bismarck
| and between Bismarck and the Crown
| Prince Frederick of Prussia. Gortchakon.
| Gen. Won Room, the minister OF war; Count
| Won Arnim, Prince Hoheniohe. King Lud-
| wig of Bavaria. Count Andassy and In fact
almost all the important political person.
| ages connected with the recent history OF
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