The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-06
PRINCE BISMARCK WAS
 INSULTING TO EMPEROR
NEW AND IMPORTANT LIGHT THROWN ON MEMORABLE
 RUPTURE.

RccoIIectIOns of the Late Chancellor
 VOn HohenIohe Published, 1t, is De-
 lleved, With Consent of the KaIser--
 Man of Iron Spoke DeprecntingIy to
 Diplomats of His SOvereign--BOth
 Very Bitter-CIash over WorkIngmen
 Emperor Would Not Begin His
 Reign by Shooting His Subjects.
 Berlin, Oct. 5--The recollections of the late Chancellor von Hohenlohe have been published at Stuttgart by direo- tion of his younger son, Prince AleXan- der von Hohenloe. They include ex- tracts from Von Hohenlohe's diary con- corning the differences between Prince Bismarck, the chancellor and Emperor William which led to the formers re- tirement. It is considered highly prob able that the recollections were pub lished with the consent of the emperor.
 Von Hohenloe wrote March 2l, 1890, as follows:
 Berlin-Arrived 1:2S a. m and went to the house (of the Duke of Ratibor), where I found an extra containing the emperor's letter to Bismarck and the announcement that he had been created Duke of Lauenburg. l heard that Bis marck's retirement was caused by a genuine breach between the emperor and himself. The way in which Bis- marck treated the emperor, his dis courteous comments about the emperor, made in conversations with diplomats, and the unfriendly attitude of both, was observed when they had business to- gether and made separation unavoid- able. The emperor had already, some weeks ago, spoken with Caprivi on his eventual appointment as chancellor This Bismarck had learned, so the sit- uation could not continue any longer"
 The emperor, Von Honhenlohe con- tinued, learned that Bismarck was complaining to the diplomats regarding his majesty's policy toward the question of improving the condition of the work ingmen, and sought to bring influence to bear against conference.
 The relations between the emperor and Bismarck were also embittered through the question of the cabinet or der under which the ministers and the emperor came into direct relations. Bismarck was advised that the minis ters were seeing more of the emperor than he. Bismarck grew jealous, and 1t became, said the emperor, question of whether the Bismarck dynasty or the Hohenzollern reigned.
 Von Hohenlohe relates haw at the palace, thfee nights later, great good humor prevailed among the members of the higher official world over Bis marcks disappearance
 The emperor on April 2S gave Won Hohenlohe an account of the events leading up to the final break They were driving from the railroad station at Hagenau to Won Hohenlohes hunt ing lodge. and for an hour the emperor went over the whole story. Won Ho- henlohe three days afterward wrote memorandum, of which the following is an extract:
 Bismarck wanted new socialist law and, when the majority parties refused to pass It, to dissolve the reichstag and take energetic measures in the event of strikes and disorders. The emperor would not agree to such course. He said he would not begin his reign by shooting his subjects. He would be willing to proceed against colors, but not until he had heard their complaints and had tried to satisfy their just de- mands. The emperor ordered decree calling the workingmen's conference Chat of 1S9O) to be drawn up and laid before the council of ministers, which Bismarck strenuously opposed. He re. fused to have anything to do with it. Nevertheless, the emperor submitted the question to the council, which ap. proved of the decree, notwithstanding Bismarck's opposition"
 The newspapers tonight print freely from the recollections, treating them as local documents of great importance. |