The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-05
KAISER AND HIS
CHANCELLOR ARE
" REAL CHUMS
They Write Every Day When
Apart-If at Home Mon
arch Visits Daily.

Rerlin. Special: Emperor Williams at
tachment to his chancellor, Prince Won
Buelow. is no ordinary friendship
such. for instance, as that we the
old Emperor William and Bismarck. 1t
Is the friendship, close and intimate. OF
two men attracted by mutual regard
esteem and community of thought and
mind. "Bernard,' the emperor calls
the chancellor, and they converse III
the familiar second person.
When the emperor is away from
home, as he is now. frustrating on the
Island of Corfer, a regular courier
service is established betwee them.
Prince Buelow has been on a Naca-
ton, too, of late, sojourning in Rome.
where he has bought "A palace to live
in, after his. services as chancellor are
no longer needed, in the native land OF
his accomplished wife. who before mar
riage was Princess Maria de Campo
reaIe Every day papers, state and per-
sonal. pass between emperor and cham
cellor.
If the prince is in Berlin and the en-
peror is absent, an imperial messenger
leaves Berlin every day MIN a pa.ch u
letters and papers ard |mpah
them is a letter of explanation from the
chancellor. The papers are returned
to the chancellor with the emperoIs re-
marks, and those who are quallfled 10
give an opinion are unanimous in de-
claring that these private letters are
among the most pointed, regnant
amusing and wholly delightful political
documents which the world has ever
had hidden from it.
Talks With "Bcrnard."
When the emperor is in Berlin or
Potsdam never a morning passes mat
he does not drive to the chancellor's
palace to talk things over with Der
nard.' This is kindly consideration for
a man overburdened with staff affairs.
The emperor humbly believes thai his
time is of less value than the time or
the chancellor and calls on him. rather
than have the chancellor waste the pre-
cious moments by calling at the impe-
rial castle.
Principally at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon the empero drives up to the niue
garden wicket of the chancellor's gar
den in the k~oniggratZer Strasse. He
marches alone under the trees where
Bismarck used to mediate his great
plans, and when he arrives at the gar
den entrance TO the chancellor's palace
there is Buelow standing bareheaded
waiting to receive his imperial master.
or course their meeting is cordial. it is
more, 1t Is affectionate, fraternal.
The chancellor begins work at 8 and
by the time. the emperor appears he has
n goodly collection of newspaper clip
pings to place before him.. There are
said to be great statesmen in America
who. affect to ignore the newspapers;
don't read them. The two men at the
head of affairs in Germany are deeply
concerned with the press. And on his
side the emperor lays before Buelow q
number Of clippings which his officials
In the imperial closet have collected.
1t is an Interesting picture. these two
men deep in newspaper cuttings, and
the made would be Well
worth hearing. 1t is perhaps we'll for
the peace and tranquility of mankind
that they are not known. that they
never will be known.
Exchange Of Letters.
Then the emperor tells Buelow of the
letters which the mails or couriers ave
brought him. If they are important let
ters, he shows them to the chancellor
and they discuss the answers to be
sent. Nothing is held back. at least in
tentionally.
One ~unavoidly thinks of the Tweed
mouth letter. This was certainly not
shown to the chancellor. a lot of trou-
BILE would have been saved had the
wise diplomat of Wilhelm Strasse seen
II.
After they have discussed their news
papers and correspondence their con-
Versation turns to current topics.
When the weather is fine the two
friends take a walk in the garden,
which lies behind the foreign ministry.
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notes containing notes carefully pre-
pared for him by his trusty henchmen,
Won Loebell or Hanann. The letters
from ambassador and ministers of lega-
tions are compressed here into handy
form, and the points" stated in a clear,
succinct way for his majesty's consid-
Grafton. In his statements to the en-
peror. Buelow shows extraordinary
facility IN dealing with situations.
Nothing, 1t is asserted, could be more
Fascinating than the chancellor's way
Of placing the affairs of two heini-
spheres before his master and all inside
of half an hour.
On the return to the chancellor's
working room various papers are there
for the emperor's signature, and the
talk is a Of the talk in
the garden.
1t often happens that the emperor
does not bother to announce his COM
Ing. Sometimes he drives up and
marches straight into the chancellor,s
room, brushing aside" the ~obsequfous
turnkey and others who would show
him the way.
French engineers have lately made
successful tests OF wireless telegraphy
between the lofty o~bservatories on the
crown of Mont Blanc and the Valley Of
,Chamounix. 1t had been feared that
the absence OF moisture in the frozen
surface might interfere with the earth
connection. but no such trouble was
experienced. The only difficulty arose
when the alternating current dynamos
OF the electric light system in Cha
imounix were at work. At such times
the wireless messages could not be sent
nor received.