Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-14
HON. Bismarck Schemed Without
Scruple to Unite All Germany

fought against her. These included
Hanover. Hesse- cassel. Nassau. and
the free city OF Frankfort. The rulers
of these states protested bitterly. but
without avail. Austria. was obliged to
pay large war indemnity. and to con-
sent to a reorganization Of Germany
with Austria left out.
For time the new organization
took the form Of a North German
confederation. which Included all the
states of Germany except Austria and
the four south German states sRava-
ria. Wurtfemberg. Baden and Hesse-
DarmstadD. A strong federal gov
eminent was given 10 the new union.
radically different from the old Ger
man confederation The four south
German states soon entered into a Sc
cret military. alliance with the new
federal state.
Al last the objects OF Blsmarck's
policy We're understood. From being
the most hated man in Germany he
became the most popular. The chief
influence which for centuries Austria
had exercised in German affairs. was
gone forever. Prussia was fast beeom-
Ing the heart and the head of new
and united German nation.
The Franco-Prussian War.
Napoleon III in this crisis had
committed every error which 1t was
possible to commit He had counted
on making his own profit out Of a war
between powers which seemed practi-
cally equal. But to his amazement
Prussia had crushed Austria. and was
uniting with Germany French states
men now saw in Prussia rival for
that ascendancy in Europe which
France had enjoyed for two hundred
years, and Napolepn's prestige suf-
fered serious decline. But in 1866
France was too unprepared, and too
disorganized by the Mexican expedi-
ton for Napoleon to go TO war. He
oontented himself with demanding.
therefore, that France be allowed to
compensate" herself for Prnssian
gains by seizing territories on the left
bank of the Rhine. or by conquering
Belgium. Bismarck believed that war
with France was not only inevitable.
but necessary TO Germanic union: so
he skillfully blocked. In turn. each of
Napoleons compensation projects.
Cajoled. thwarted. Inundated. France
burned TO avenge herself on the up
start Prussians" What seemed fit
ting occasion was soon at hand.
The Cause for II.
In 1869 a liberal revolution brought
the reign of the Bourbon queen of
Spain to an end. and il became neees-
sary TO find a ruler TO take her
place. After repeated attempts Prince
Leopold OF Hohenzollern-Sigm
gen. one OF the petty princes of south =
ern Germany, was induced Gin July.
1901, to become a candidate. sub
ject to the approval of King William
as head of the Hohenzollern house.
This choice created storm of indig-
nation in Paris The French minis
ter o. foreign affairs said In the
French chamber that the proposal
put in peril the interests and honor
of France and he added that the
government would know how to full
fill its duty without hesitation and
war naturally inflamed the people or
both Germany and France: and
Prince Leopold Withdrew his name.
The French foreign minister then re-
quired promise from the Prnssian
king that he would never in the fu-
ture permit the prince to renew his
candidature. This request, when pre-
scented to King William at Ems.
through the French ambassador. was
politely but firmly refused.
The Faxed Telegram.
In all this there was no real cause
for war. But Bismarck was anxious
for war. and took steps to bring it
about. The telegram which stated
the facts Of the interview at Ems
reached Bismarck at Berlin. while he
was at dinner with Moltlxe and Room.
As | read it to them said Bis
marek later. they were both actually
terrified, and Moltke's whole being
suddenly changed. He seemed to be
quite old and infirm. 1t looked as If
our most gracious majesty might
knuekle under after ALL | asked him
tMoitke), if as things stood. we might
hope to be victorious on his reply
ing IN the affirmative. | said. Wait
and, seating myself at small
iabie, ! boiled down those two hun
dred words to about twenty. but with
out otherwise altering or adding any
thing, II was the same telegram, yet
something different--shorter more
determined. less dubious, then
handed i over to them and asked.
Wen. how does that do now? Yes
they said, IL will do in that form
And Moltke Immediately became quite
young and fresh again. He had got
his war, his trade
Inc dispatch. thus altered. was in
terpreted in the press to mean that
the king had been insulted and had
the French envoy-which
was not the case,