Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
IRON CHANCELLOR
CALLED GLADSTONE
y POOR STATESMAN
Bismarck Thought English
man Had Too Great F 'acil-
ity in Speech = Man of
Deep Emotions.

w. b. Richmond reports In the North
American Review for September conver.
sations he had with Prince Bismarck a,
F'riedrichsruh, 1ss7-1ss0 Speaking Of Mr..
Gladstone, Bismarck said: Your Prime
Minister is poisoned by the venom of his
oratory; II his facility of diction and his
command OF words we're more restrained
he would not be so great an orator, but
more reliable statesman. II God spares
him, Mr.. Gladstone will ruin England"
This was said In conjunction with some
remarks upon Home Rule for ireland; ;
mo government could afford to grant it
now; it is too late. 1t would wreck a.
Tory or Radical ministry to do so. es-
pecially now when Imperialism has been
so deftly established in the public minds
OF Bnglishmen by Disraeli," speaking of
whom Bismarck said: ~ like him; he
Is great statesman and he takes his
part like man. Your politicians do not
drink enough Think of Pitt and Fox
whom have you now to compare with
those two-bottle men, whose decisions
were prompt decisive and virile? Now
you nave given your drink to the lower
classes, who are becoming your masters
and dangerous ones, too, by and by, when
the franchise Is extended practically 10
universal suffrage"
Bismarck is described as having
sensitive, emotional temperament but
"a fire within me stili yyhio,, hn.
times with fury" Upon that I asked
Are you in reality the Iron ChanceIIoro''
NO he said. mot naturally: the iron
1 nave created to use whcr necessary"
CALLED FRANCE ENEMY"
Germany" said Bismarck. "is n psw
empire. and II must bo nro,o,,os g.,
nossiblo assau,t -, - o.e.''u rom
poes'oio assault py one or two or both
Powers one to the east, the other To the
west of us. You must remember that tho
nexf ,v,r bo,,.oo, me- = '"'
viii ,noa, ,v,i,'e,i tance ana Germany
tween two lines of fra. E ne pc
bitter enemy. and Russia do &c. Is our
peace NAV bn ,ar @ 40 not trust.
than war and ,or more oisnonorable |
parnd Tberoforo ,,,hi,. ~ illust De pre-
life as a nation 10 NJ stoita very
give the attention that sho,i, .atoI t, /
wise wish to do as regards the onnn',
agement of the arts of peace bnwouor
much l may believe them to ho o "eaer we,
say, necessary to the highest do,,oioD
ment Of a naiion n, t snes. ueVelop-
or Great Britain's u,nron.,
war the Prince smoke w,ith o,li LOT
was 'despondent" about Enaias; ne
lect of that matter. "Wars' III neg
would solve many or ,a' ne SAID,
ncultes. 1t would bring nios.n ai , III
parties together. You hsva ana
coteries and factions: YOU arc so 'rany an;yy
up as regards both politics and roi,nI Spiit
you nave grown to be so anarcbicafn
sald' Sociaistic-do you mean" IN =
ne sald. Socialism is a power and ~
mat must be met somehow bv ,isa aI IooiI oile
teach England that sSn Inicai war would
me strong military Powers, not norhoO e Oa oI
oS uon tho as naval, and this for the sake
alliance is !" ba sa,i utoPe' The natural
and Italy. tbasc IT, england Germany
upon a nernano,ti foWers' II placed
would insure tbe noa war roofing,
against France ard ppaee Oh the world
I'm the event of NO.. 's'Ia; 5
Russia we could nIaca Nv ~ ~ france and
the field OGo Ooo 100000 OF men into
frontier LOCO OOo ~, ~ the russian I
retain loo OOo resar,,ae f[ench' and still !
clothe at a abort not;" we can raise, {
OF reserves ipcInsivo' AZ told' 4'OoOoo 7
Chancellor. SLOWLY rnyar , repeated the
ton and force "irdaos with emo q
less Cod Ht,,,o,s oeeo M l believe that un- r
forces in tho 49, uoi'iLahus ,,,or the French '
yictorious" '' "e'iiiahS must De [
For the Fr.roh ro.,. S
eontsmpt tbo,,nL l'd.ton bismarck had
in Paris H. 1ii,dS ne Mad personal friends /
of min, as an N' -Napoleon' ne spoke a
man "i h,,t an agreeable and courteous c
baJ ne tIousnt mat the Empress $
scco,,nt Soou l!lhuehce over him on S
natbin. ~ neL strong catholic SYM s
:" ~ Mlicn ne thouGht were dangerous Il
h,,t IN STATE Napoleon mad good heart. T.
..o ,V vas 100 easily influenced by O
"oh'h. Ihat Is great mistake; women ii
anu me serious tacts OF life should never o
eoWe INTO touch. n
SAYS EAST 1JOrnc L-rv n
p,.-, nE n
On suggested that perhaps the "a
East holds the future KEYS of Europe-
China Russia or botb IIo tota
anecJote or tbo L-ino, + ~ ,ti az
Koniggratz whom he 9istooI, tba 81 % -,
bullets for tho chirni,, as .n,. mo'"e " "
was norsuadcd h' pisr, tn oi re Jt
reIuctartI, ,lo GoII asN " leaNe' Fely q
mnent danga,, pi,,aai Nv I,, Mas W ,n r
a nd ,.i;.i,,rr a.. 't I5''" IN nuns oenll'u
tia7 ,t''s 'no lump Ot the hIlS steeu
RE- ~ ~ 'lahe ' ",,ii saiiop MY master re
mo .,D,i 9a'I, 'urnru rouhu anu save to
bin. ~ oSI"iu, looS' out ne TOOK the pS
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