New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

10 me the same complaint about grand ducal in
'erVentions They never ceased They we're
never relaxed. There was no conciliating these
great personages They had policies and pur-
poses or their own, which we're never those of
germany but always Of some German princi-
panty with which their personal interests were
nouno UP. There is nothing selfish as sec
ono class Royalty Serenity with dukedon,
which pocket handkerchief would cover
Bismarck continued
In the end Austria PLAYED my game for me
She demanded in April. 1866, the rehabilitation
Of the Prussian forces. which had begun to put
themselves on war footing in March Then
knew the Lord had delivered her into our hands
] laid the demand before the King. saying: I do
not know whether Your Majesty is prepared to
surrender the command of your army TO your
brother Of Austria He took fire at once Then
IL was that he felt his honor as soldier was
attacked. From that moment the difficulty was
10 restrain him We were not quite ready It
would have been dangerous TO declare war at
once. II dangerous perhaps 10 let the
moment Of the Kings anger pass, lest counsels
Of peace should again prevail But risk or
the other had TO be taken and | chose the latter
Two months later. June Is war was declared.
and the King issued manifesto to his people
which was everything that could be wished All
the rest was in the hands of the God of Battles
Then pause and a piercing glance: then on
he went
After honiggratz there were the same din
culties. The King could not at first understand
why his career OF victory was be interrupted.
He was King no longer He was Field Marshal.
commanding the forces Of Prussia. He had
great battle. The power of Austria was broken.
Vienna lay at his mercy. Germany was wait
ing 70 know whether Austria or Prussia TO
be her future master,-weli. no. not master. but
which Of the two 70 be the chief State in
Germany. and the true leader OF the German
people What other sign OF supremacy could be
so visible, so convincing. the Prussian armies
IN Vienna, Prussian troops encamped in the
Prater. the Danube bridled and bridged by us
Prussians? When an enemy's capital lay al the
victors mercy, why should he not enter it?
What great soldier ever refrained?
Thus" said Bismarck spoke the King.
ventured TO remind His Majesty of his reluc-
lance TO make the Emperor OF Austria
and TO ask whether, now that he vas vanquished.
he wished him to be Inundated also That
seemed 70 touch him. We talked long. He
surrounded by generals and princes who urged
him but in the end he came around TO my
view which had been his own view before the
So here we in Berlin and not in Vienna.
and please God We shall all be friends again and
some day there will be one Germany and not two.
or twenty. or n1ty, as IN lir1leS past ana To-Day
The fruits OF our triumph are yet TO gather
Twice during this discourse had risen 70 go.
but Bismarck said; NO I have not finished
The third time. IL long past one o'clock, and
I said: IF don't 60 Countess Bismarck
will never let see you again" This amused
him. and he remarked: Il suppose you think
am getting sleepy" But sleepy he was not He
had talked for near two hours with unquenchable
energy and freshness, and with force of speech
IN which no man was his rival G " s.