The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
BISMARK'S DISMISSAL
 by Itenauona News sBneau


checked and cured only by blood and iron, that is to say only with cartridges and repeating relies.
 A Labor Quarrel.
 After the close Of this affair, the Prince retired into the country where he remaiIted till January 25th of this year. During this period he had as good as no intercourse with his coun- try, and in connection with the sug- gested protection of labor only had touch with old kommerziennrat Baare-one If our biggest employers who was the most sworn enemy of this side. This time l was employed to have material assembled as to leg islation for the protection of the work men, their possible and impossible de- sires, got in touch with the Reich stag through its heads and so on. In the autumn I reached the clear per ception and conviction that time was precious, and peremptorily demanded an early dealing with the law for the protection of the workmen; that the Social Democrats must not be allowed to steal a march on ns and inscribe this affair on their banners, as, ac- cording to precise information, they intended to do. Consequently, in the course of the autumn and down to January, on three different occasions, had the Prince first begged, then re- quested, and finally informed that it was my wish that he should take in hand a bfI to amend the law with regard to workmen's protection and lay before me an order for publication. He refused this three times in a very curt way; he didn't want It. and was opposed to it in principle and there ra-1 not 4F1 1Nra1- ha T sat down and fin two nights worked out memorandum, which gave a des- Cription of the condition of our in dustry in historical form, and at the same time indicated a series of the chief points which, in the view of all, contained the chief evils that must at once be tackled by legislation. As soon as I had finished the work, I called a Ministerial Council and the Prince from Friedrichsruh During this time were taking place in the Reichstag the debate on the Socialist law, which was very modifying, and during which the Kartell parties driv- en by the unbending stubborness of the Chancellor, went into opposition. They had undertaken to carry the bill for him if he would have it announc- ed that the expulsion clause would be taken into consideration''-not ab- andoned. On January 25 I held the Council of the Ministers of State, and developed my views of it with the aid of my memorandum and I closed with the wish that the Ministry should under the Chairmanship of the Chan ce1lor, deliberate my points, tncludin that with respect to the calling of an international conference, and then submit to me two rescrtpts about it for publication. A discussion follow ed, in which the Prince at once Cm- phasized anew his hostile attitude of the spring, and described the whole affair as impracticable. The Ministers were so terrified of him that none of them would express themselves on the sub ject- Finally I came also to the expulsion clause in the Socialist law, which was to be passed or thrown out fI1a following day, and most ear nestly beggea the Prince to make it easy for the government parties and to save the Reichstag from such a mis- erable close with a discord, by hold ing out a prospect, at the final vote. of ths clause being taken into con- s.deration'' at the sau.e time men tioning that I h. l been directly and most earnestly petitioned to that ef- feet by men true to king and govern ment.
 Flung His Resignation.''
 As answer he flung-it pains me to use the expression-his resignation at my feet in the most disrespectful man ner and with harsh (durrent wordA The ministry kept silence. and left me in a 1urch. Naturally. I did not grant this request. The Prince had his way, the law was rejected. and. amid general embitterment and discontent oF xvT1ich 4 ', assort m ert came my way on the grounds (unter der firma) s.ackness. etc. the Reichstag bro-5e s1p. to spread these feelings through the country as a preparation for the new elections. The direct consequence