Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28
PRINCE Won HOHENLOHE'S MEMOIRS

Il S6iQ kuat only tQS monarchy was 0aUgef-
GUS in France? that Germany could always
maintain benevolent attitude toward the
republic. and that she could quietly look
on when the English and the French loco
motives anywhere came into collision"
On October %, 1888. Prince Bismarck said
at F'rfedrichsruh that he had recently had q
visit from Mukhthar Pacha. who wanted
him to use his influence against British
vised Mukhthar that 1.-The Turks should APP
ply to France about Egypt. In Bulgaria
they should help themselves, and IL the
English bothered them about Armenia they
adding a very vulgar paraphrase. Bis
marck also spoke of Gladstone as IAN
orator. but q stupid fellow"
Prince Hohenlohe had an audience with
who spoke Of the good relations with
France and smiled. He then referred to
England and lamented the radical ten
denotes there" He was afraid that a repub-
lican movement would get the upper hand
In England. I'VE shall have hard work
keeping our places" said the emperor. and
1t Is necessary that at least three empires
unite to defend the principle Of monarchy
o ns has so poor opinion Of
vain and reckless and thirsting for mill
tary glory. He wanted war because he
was growing old. He would never be
Of STAFF. Moltke had rendered a bad service
to the German army in giving hir the
post" Bismarck said at Friedrichsruh De-
cember IA, 1880: IF there is war, 1t re-
mains very doubtful whether at its close
We shall be able as one of the conditions Of
peace to insist upon Russia changing the
principles Of her internal administration
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Prince Hohenlohe learned from DR.. Won
MIGUEL that Bismarck's wrath was chiefly
due to the emperor's refusal
basmarcks to give effect to the secret
Wrath. treaty which he had ar
ranged with Russia and
which would give the latter free hand In
the east. while Russia pro contra bound
herself to remain neutral in war with
France, even if Austria interviewed in the
east.
Count Herbert Bismarck first appeared at
the "Ordensfest," January q, 1894. He ar
rived in 'huitressortcaleche' with Henckel
Won Donnersmarck. The emperor would not
speak to him. Bismarck's friends maintain
that the emperor had caused H. Bismarck
to be told that he would converse with him.
1t had been hoped that a rapproachment
would be brought about 1t failed"
1.-The emperor was at Marschalls the FOR
eign secretary's) today and cursed 'schimp-
fle' at Herbert. Nevertheless, the emperor
sent an aid-de-camp with wine to Fried
ricksruh to express to Bismarck his joyful
satisfaction at his recovery!
''On the 9th Prince Hohenlohe witnessed
Bismarck's triumphal entry from the win
dows of the Russian embassy, where he
was lunching with Count Schuvalon 1t
is certain" adds the prince, that the en-
peror has acquired popularity by the recon-
Citation
prince Hohenlohe said to the emperor
that rabid Bismarckians were not content
with the visit and had demanded that the
emperor should go to Friedrichsruh. L
hat hut thew
will have to wait long time. He had to
come here.
Prince Hohenlohe was present at a fam
lily supper at Berlin Castle January %,
1889. The present emperor. speaking of
France. expressed the opinion that Bou-
LANCER would certainly succeed. He looked
forward to seeing Boulanger pay visit to
Berlin as the Emperor Ernest He would
appoint Radziwill and Lehndorff to be in
attendance upon him. Students OF Euro
pean politics will be interested to learn
what Prince Hohenlohe will say of the
war in sight" in 1875. There is little on
referring to an entry Of September. 1873.
says: ''It reads like an apocalyptic vision
of the year 1905, which brought the Alge-
ciras conference"
Herr Won Radowitz first raised the war
scare by something which he had said to
the French ambassador in Berlin. Bis
n1arck could not endure Gontaut-Blron,
then French ambassador In Berlin, whom
favor as a French monarchist with the old
Emperor William and more especially with
the Empress Augusta, Bismarck further
observed: Beyond doubt Gontaut had ex,
pressed fears of war in St. Petersburg, and
by throwing out hints had mentioned the
Empress Augusta as his authority"
The prince refers to Blowitz. the late cor
respondent Of the London Times (there are
thirty references in the memoirs): Bio
WITT asserts that France Is expecting war
Everybody in France, especially in govern
ment circles, is, he tells me, convinced that
Germany cannot continue to endure the
burden Of her ornaments. The only choice,
therefore, will be between disarmament or
war. AS Germany Is not disarming she
will make war. Blowitzs article in the
Times Of July %. 1875, gives expression to
these anXieties.-
The reason for the violent anger of the
kaiser because of the publication of the
memoirs of his ex-chan-
Alexander Won cellor is due, 1t is said,
Hohenlohe. by those who affect to
know, to the well known
independent spirit of Prince Alexander Won
Hohenlohe, Of whom it is said: HE Is
functionary, but under the veil of the
'kreispresident' is scarcely concealed
man of very high spirit. endowed with the
temper of a fearless critic. Very often in
the course or the last Few years ne mas
held the opinion, and others besides. that
the policy of Germany was bad, and he
has said So" This is only one reason,
there Is another.
The Gazette d'Augsburg declares that:
eff Herbert Won Bismarck were living he
would publish very probably the third vol
ume of Bismarck's souvenirs, the manu-
script of which Is deposited in the strong
box of the Bank Of England. This volume
relates to the events which preceded the
retreat Of the chancellor. and, according
to the will of the latter. shall not be pub
lished until after the death of all those
who have played a part, or to serve to
defend his memory
This last condition has come" says the
Gazette d'Augsburg, but Herbert Won Bis
marck Is dead and his heirs are minors.
with the exception of the Countess Won
Rantzau, who probably does not possess
the necessary authority to act
A cable from Berlin on the 26th instant
confirms almost textually the foregoing
statements of the Gazette d'Augsburg. The
kaiser is represented as employing all the
methods of his police to discover the cir
cumstances attending the publication of
the memoirs, which appears to have been
conducted with great secrecy. The fear of
the publication Of the third volume of
Prince Bismarck's memoirs weighs heavily