The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-08-03
Won BUELOW JOLL|ED
HIS WAY into POWER
How a Young German Became
First Prince and Then
Chancellor.
a FAVORlTE WITH WOMEl
Was of Great Service in Strengthening
Out Complications Caused BY
the Impulsive Emperor's
Speeches.
a FAvORlTE WITH WOMEl

Berlin special: From plain herr (mis-
teri to Prince Won Buelow in seven
years Is the story of the rise to rank
and power of Germany's imperial chan
cellor and prime minister, whom Kaiser
Wilhelm elevated to the dignity of
princehood the crown princes wedding
day. European politics are believed to
contain no example of a career so me-
teoric and Prince Won BueloW, who is a
modest man, is perhaps the most aston
ished of all at the Sky rocket speed at
which his imperial minister. has pushed
him up the political ladder. He has at
tanned, as reward for services, which
even his most enthusiastic supporters
do not brand as particularly brilliant,
the rank which Emperor William, the
kaiSer'S grandfather, considered good
enough to confer upon Bismarck for
the h%erculean work OF creating the Ger
man empire of today.
The commonest remark of the German
man in the street" Is that Prince Won
BueloW is more fortunate than deserv-
ing. He has played Germany's diplo-
matte game with considerable astute-
ness since he was called to the premier
ship in 1900, but his administration has
not recorded II great historical
achievement for which his countrymen
think the title Of prince should have
been forthcoming. What they do admit
is that he has made the biggest kind Of
a personal hit with the emperor and
Yields over him more influence than
anybody in Germany. Indeed, it is
doubted if there is anyone else h ex-
ercises any influence over William II.
at all. Won Buelow "jollied" his way
into power.
Strong as a P~eacemaker.
Prince Won Buelow is suavity itself.
His great forte is compromise. He is
~ 80 "a
tongue and p~leasingly hammered. He
is a capital joker and story teller and
the kaiser likes nothing so much as
a companion who can amuse him and
keep him in good humor. When he
was foreign secretary eight or ten
years g Won Buelow contrived to
learn that his impetuous young master
could be handled" if it were done
adroitly. He set about to learn lust
how to approach him and in what
manner he could be made most tract
able. 1t is related that he found q
pretext while foreign secretary to come
into daily contact with the emperor
and improved every opportunity to pen
citrate more deeply into the kaiser's
character and increase the store of his
knowledge how to deal with him.
Won BueloW's greatest services to the
kaiser a undoubtedly been as
peacemaker and "smoother-over'' Of
the rough spots caused by the emper-
or's impulsive speeches, kilograms and
interfering acts of one kind and an
other.
Count Won Buelow is nearly 81 years
old. He is a handsome man and is
said to owe a good deal of his political
success to the fact hat he is a favorite
with women in the royal and political
set.
A Big Fortune, Too.
By a dramatic coincidence Won Bue-
lows. rank and his already large for
tune have been increased almost stimuli
~taneously, for the day before the chan
cellor was raised to princehood he be-
came entitled to the sum OF $1,375, 900,
left him under the will of his kinsman,
the late Herr Godefoy.
h Won Buelow palace in the WILL
helmstrasse is one of the most elab-
crate private homes In Germany. 1t
once was the residence Of Bismarck,
n Prince Won Buelow's private study
Is the same room used by Bismarck
for working purposes. The white
hall' Of the Won Buelow palace in the
Wilhelmstrasse was the scene Of the
congress Of Berlin in 1878.