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

q - 80 s,s subject which was nothing less
-. history II the last four wears during
u. ;. As5 ruled over Prussia Much o. what
800 repeated in The Tribune no very long
-. s@t.r Al that he said. or al that !
-.r1s remember put down in writing that
g., before slept II contained however SO
.s .bs- obviously was not meant for print
80 co,le never be printed that. after using as
- ss thought could properly be published,
; sssrroved my manuscript. I had said 70
49,, Bismarck as left. somewhat toward .
- !, ,he morning. that he knew he had
,.e, talking 70 e journalist, and yet had said
So thines he could not wish made known 10
.se 1pblic. He laughed and answered: We'll
a, sc vour business 70 distinguish
,, .s therefore still nv business 10 dis.
,,nspish may perhaps say little more than
rco,ld while both the Emperor and the Prince
,,.-e alive bur not much For. in truth. !
80 rs,-s- o,Iita Understood Why condolences
c.sss 70 he confdelces because those who I'm
varied rhen Or those whom they concern are
6.ss = man who quits this world leaves his
-.np,at!or. i he has any, behind him. Indis-
c,.-iors ma AFFECT his memory they might
N,ve affected his living fame In this case they
roDld exslt Count Risrnsrcks fame. but II
wight Be a. the expense Of Others whom ne had
=, desire 10 bslittle - keep for the most part
~ esnera,itles
% -he King n spoke 1ith astonishing free
so-,. vet never 2 wore 70 tnjUre the sovereign
whom he served I will quote once more sen
s.rce have repeated before now:
~Tou are Republican. and you cannot fully
understand The loyalty cherish 10 King 20
whose ancestors my ancestors have been loyal
FEY hundreds q wears
Yet Il comes - this-and q This truth History
hath
Count Bismarck and his august master there
was a long continuing conflict II the King
hao Won. there would have been no Austro-
p-ussisn war nor anv Franco German war. nor
xry German Confederation. nor any Germany
q. ue know German to-day When. there
sore. The present German Emperor puts forward
tis grandfather IS the author Of these great
changes he is making for his grandfather
false claim While he vas still Prince William
Ct Prussia r said
-henever hear great event in ny grand
..the-s reign discussed, never hear his name
mentioned. bur always Bismarcks When
come 70 TIE throne Il Is nv name you will hear
es the sutho- II the policies and deeds Of my
reign"
william tbs Second has kept that pledge. but
that is 70 reason why he should Try TO reVrite
the history Of his grandfsther's time or 70 rob
Prince Bismarck OF the renovn which belongs
70 hin and which the world awards him. Pow
e-ful as h Is. n Is not powerful enough for
thai
This IS E DEPRESSION. but Il will ser--e 70 bring
out the main fact that there was e contest be
tween The King and Bismarck in 1866, and that
not the King but Bismarck came our triun-
phsnt In the long way with Parliament the
King and his Minister were together and the
King was as LOYAL 70 his Minister as the Minis
ser was 10 the King But vher the critical
moment came, II still has 20 be said that Bis
rnsrck's was the seeing eve and the deciding
voice. and his. not the Kings was the directing
r,i-d
Over the heads q the Parliament and people
q Prussia, and against the wish Of the King
who only a. the LAST moment and by one last
argument had been persuaded 10 consent. did
Bismarck pursue his way
i was not said Bismarcl. till had con-
wheel The King that his honor as soldier was
involved that - would agree 70 the var with
Aastr1a 10 political argument moved him
The VISION Ct : united Germany With himself at
ire head ri z German Confederation did not
dazzle him
AusIr!s IS NY brother, he said. the war
would 5s tratr-cidal The Emperor and are
hound together b. many ties. bv MANY inter
ests above FL BY affection and by loyalty
sao1.d think Il treacherous TO attack z SOW
e'e'gn who has given me many proofs Of good
VII ano 10 whom 7 have given pledges Moth
'ag all induce me 70 do IL
YET continued Bismarck. he had allowed
n % take step after step. each one Of which
'ec inevitably 70 v'ar In The long conflict with
'ne Ear--ernen7 hs was Nth M Only by his
support vas that conflict maintained or victory
p0ss4ole- no money "ss voted Tor four years
We -alc hands O. the public revenues but the
government had n Be carried on III part BY
l0Aey supplied out q that ROYAL Treasure
LII which to- generations the Kings Of Prus-
x nave boarded Tor k,nglv purposes The
preparations to- war were nourished from the
SS'@s source The war with Denmark vas paid
" % certain extent our 81 the same rovsl
purse The Lsndtag never assented 70 rhs
oo-'eSV g-Eolste,n enterprise nor would vote
So--'-ry t-sler 70 carry j. on Before that
80 became Minister. IL September 1862 nv
~ sct was 20 announce 10 the Chamber thai
proposed 70 govern without q budget The
~-=-noer protested against that as ,irconstitu-
- WHICH o. course - was Six months
sc ne Chamber Invited the King 10 dismiss
- - -----SteFs lie replied that his Ministers had
--s e~--'-asI-es and week later, instead Of dis
80 1---.o-f-c-1 Inst ne proposed 20 gov
err without e Parliament
Al this time 7 was rrensrinz -or n-sr nth
1S---2 after Deuna-k The King must have
nav = al meant, but he did not stay
- '-=ho nor withdraw his confidence from US
Aiie- the peace with Denmark there NJ. ~
-1Iss' any reason tcr military preparations ex-
:. 1-s''-z- But the King stin allowed me 10
--'- II Jsnusry- 1855. the Parliament again
a.. vie budget The King rejoined by seiz
as On the public revenues n the name ~ IN.
staiE The public knew. nothing Of what Rad
-.-na Iae Parliament knew nothing. I, IL
oeea possible 10 take Parliament into nv
s----7aee lie budget would have been voted.
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