The sun., 1917-09-06
HARDEN, LN7z1zA TIE or BISMARCK AND
."HONORABLE HUM"
The Man Who Defends Americas Course In the Midst Of Ame
Enemies . Disciple Of the Iron Chancellor.

Maximilian Harden is more than
ever the puzzle Of the war In Ger
many. How does IL happen. many
people have asked, that In a country
80 thoroughly under a regime Of re-
preston as the Central Empires are
to-day, one man is allowed absolute
freedom OF speech and is permitted
to utter. again and again, truths OF
the most unpalatable kind?
More than once it has seemed as II
Harden were the sole representative
Of sanity left in Germany. Especially
has he appreciated the attitude and
the ideals of the United Statest and
In such articles as "If I Were Will
son" he has. with the utmost au-
dacity, defended the position this
country has taken.
How has he been allowed to go on ?
Why is he not in Jail, like Liebknecht? 4?
Why is he not "silenced." as others
undoubtedly have been? That Harden
is even alive to-day is a riddle that
has confused many observers.
The solution of the secret probably
| lies in the past history Of Harden.
especially In his famous campaign
against the "Camarilla" that sur
rounded the Kaiser some years ago.
, Harden, whose right name Is Wit
kowsky. was born in Berlin in the COS.
For a time he was an actor. and he
is still accused Of being very histri-
, on!c in his literary methods and in his
personal mannerisms. Then he served
newspaper apprenticeship. and acted
for time as literary and dramatic
critic. His first book, q scr'cs Of po-
litical satires. appeared under The
pseudonym OF "Apostata.' In Octo-
Der. 1892. appeared the first number
Of his now famous periodical Die
ZuIunft --"Thc Future"
The key to Hprden's career, how
ever lies in his connections with Bis
marck soon after his fall from power
after William lis accession, the great
statesman became intercsted in Har-
den. The latter was invited to visit
the Iron Chancellor and soon became
familiar figure at FREDERICKSBURG.
The relationship OF the two was that
OF master and disciple. Harden is
reputed to know more of Bisma rex S
unpublished history than any other
living man. To Harden Bismarck ap-
parently confided the true story and
inner significance of the great events
in which he had been concerned. At
any rate, Harden in his writings dis
plays an unCanny knowledge of the
secret history of recent politics in Ger
many, knowledge that has often dis
comtited his enemies.
From Bismarck. too. Harden has
| imbibed bitter and unceasing hatred
ot certain elements now in power in
Germany. chiefly, Of course. those ele-
mcnts that brought about Bismarck s
downfall. Some have even maintained
that liarden's single minded purpose
has been TO punish those responsible
for B!smarck's dismissal. To those
who maintain that Bismarck's hand
on the holm OF power would have
saved Germany from It's suicidal con :
test against the world Harden's utter
ances are confirmation and a proof
They hold thet in the cool headed and
sagacious comments Of Harden may
he perceived tho teaching OF Harden's
master. Bismarck.
Harden's opportunity 10 "strafe"
those who had unseated Bismarck
from power came in 1907. AZ that
time william n. was surrounded and
advised by a little group OF Teuton
aCistoCrats. sometime called the IN
! nc- Round Table" more frequently
known as the Cama,lla." This group
included Count Euno Won Mo'tkc
ccmnaudant Of Berlin; Count VIII
helm Won '!rh"nau. cousin and aide de
ramn 90 .ho Emperor; Count Juhan-
ncs lN0a". prominent in the army
ard Prince Philip ~ Gutenberg, poet,
musician and diplomat.
This group completely controlled the
Empcror's opinions. they constituted
h's intimate famililrs. Nevertheless