The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-05-16

that he should "carry on the finance
of the State without the conditions
provided for in the Constitution"
Some years before, when he first pro-
posed such a course to Frederick Viii
liam Nv, the king replied to him, "My
dear boy, that is all very fine, but it
is too expensive for me. man OF
Napoleon's kind can afford to make
such ter-strokes, but not l." But
Bismarck gradualls, cajoled him into
his policy, and when he was succeeded
BY his brother William l, grandfather
of the present Emperor, he found a
more willing ear, and then entered
deliberately on his course by means
straight forward or crooked, open
handed or under handed, to override
everything to make the personal gov
eminent of the king supreme. just
what George III, century before,
tried in England After the death OF
Frederick VII of Denmark. he urged
the Prussian king to seize Schleswig-
Holstein, and at cabinet meeting he
deliberately told William and his
ministers "that everyone of his imme-
diate ancestors had won an increment
of territory for the state. Frederick
William Nv had acquired Hohenzol-
lern and the Jahde district; Frederick
William III, the Rhine Province;
Frederick William II, Poland; Fred
erick II, Silesia; Frederick William I,
Old Hither Pomerania; the Great
Elector, Further Pomerania, ETC.; and
he encouraged the king to do likewise
1t is said that the speech was received
with CONSERVATION, and the king
thought it was the effect of his dinner
wine; the Crown Prince, Frederick.
the father of the present king, raised
his hands to heaven. as if Ihe doubted
the ministers sanity. The historian
says, "But Bismarck was neither
drunk or mad. He was merely pre-
pairing his master for the ambitious
policy which was the object of his
life, THE aggrandisement of Prussia in
Germany" And so in 1864 Schleswig-
Holstein was seized; in 1866 Austria
humbled at Sadowa, and in 1870 Bis
marck deliberately published a tele-
gram as though from the French Am
bassador which was rewritten by
Bismarck. which made it say almost
the opposite of what was originally
sent, and that was as spark of fire
in gunpowder to the Germans, which
OIOukut vi Tic TTdHCO-NJCIuI16n war,
overthrow Napoleon III. humbled
France, made Prussia preponderant in
Germany and made her king emperor
of the new Germany. And Germany
was united, and her sons are proud of
her; and yet, and yet. her common
people are now struggling to have "a
voice in the government; the minis
tiers of the State are not responsible
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people, but alone to the king in Prus-
STA and to the Emperor in Germany.
While Bismarck was pushing his
policy relentlessly, Cavour in Italy
was trying to unite her separated
duchies and kingdoms, and while he
strove to honor his king, Victor EN-
anuel l, and increase his authority.
he was careful to preserve the con
stitutional liberties of the people; and
l believe he had harder task set him
to unite the wide differences between
north central and southern Italy than
Bismarck had to unite the discordant
north and south Germans A dis
tinguished historian says of Cavour
that he always showed that he was
Italian first and a Piedmontese after
wards. He never hesitated to sacri-
hce the interests of his own country
to those of his race. Bismarck, on the
contrary. never forgot that he was
Prussian." And So whatever he would
do for Germany must be done through
Prussia being made the medium and
being aggrandized.
Profoundly glad am that l am an
American; the English talk of our
"shirt-sleeve diplomacy" because our
statesmen say just what they mean,
without going round Robin Hoods
barn to state their meaning. But af-
forwards they applaud our staight
course, as in the case of Venezuela.
Now when our Secretary of State fol-
lows his deep convictions, and de-
clines to serve wine at his table they
talk of "Wishywas hington" Very
we'll, we have principle on our side,
and many an Engishman would be
healthier and happier if he eschewed
wine. America and Idaho are very
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