The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-03
Prophecy and Bitter Attack on
William II in Suppressed
Volume of Memoirs.
CALLS KAISER VAIN AND WEAK
Statesman Said Terrible Catastrophe
Would Hit All the Nations OF
Europe-Attempts Made to Pre-
vent Publication Of Book.


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The prophecy comes from the long
suppressed third volume of Prince
Bismarcks memoirs, which have just
been made public In Germany. despite
the opposition of the kaiser and his
friends. Bismarck wrote the story Of
his life In three volumes. entitled.
"Thoughts and Reflections" the first
two volumes being the story OF his
rise to power and the third the story
of the Iron Chancellor's dismissal by
William II, q boy monarch, whom he
characterizes as dreamy and vain"
The first two volumes were pub
llshed, but the third volume, although
In print, was never released to the
| German people because the men who
surrounded the kaiser feared scan
dial would result. 1t has at last ap-
peared, after a legal battle for its sup
preston, and a summary and extracts
of the book have been printed In the
Vosslsche Post. Articles summarizing
the volume also have appeared in the
I1ieiioh PiCoS-
Called William II Vain and Weak.
Bismarck, in his analysis of William
III, depicts him as having Frederick
rs craving for show; Frederick VIII
liam lis love for tall soldier fell
lows" Frederick the Greats thirst for
glory Frederick William Tvs dreami-
ness and weakness, and Frederick Ills
vanity and sensltiveness.
"Only frem one of his ancestors did
he inherit nothing-from his grand
father, william l." says the Iron
Chancellor, who served both monarchs
Such uncomplimentary sketches, to-
gether with personal letters from the
kaiser which he did not wish to have
made public, caused the imperial ban
on the book. r~s-
The first chapter of the volume tells
Of the admiration which the young
Prince William at first felt for the vet
eran statesman, who was then i'm
perial chancellor. He spoke of Bis
marck's magnificent work." Of his
love Of the fatherland and his building
| up Of the empire, and uttered the
hope that Bismarck would continue to
guard and protect his country.
Hero Worship short-Llved.
| This attitude of hero worship on the
part of the prince did not last long,
however The men were basically DIFF
ferent, and these differences were soon
manifested. A clergyman named
Stocker had made himself conspicuous
as an anti-Semitic, and Bismarck and
William quarreled over him. william
defended the man. while the chan
cellor declared him doubly dangerous,
for "he Is a political clergyman and
clerical politician"
The breach widened. and 1t Is EVIL
dent that Prince Williams admiration
for Bismarck, II ever sincere. soon
cooled. Even In the year before Will
liam died the prince drew up proc
lamation laying down the attitude
which he intended to pursue once he
became kaiser. 1t said that he should
deliberate with his own colleagues"
the higher German rulers and princes,
before he gave them their orders. and
that these colleagues" must not be
allowed to grow too overbearing. As
president Of the German bund the
kaiser was only the first among equals,
and had no ground for adopting this
egoistic and dominant attitude. He
insisted, however. that this decree
should be sealed up and sent to the
various Prussian embassies and lega-
lions throughout the empire. there to
be promulgated on his coronation day
so that all might know his wishes and
be advised Of what he proposed to do,
even before he began to command.
Burn Document, Says Bismarck.
Before doing so. however, he sent
the document to Bismarck, and asked
his opinion.
May l respectfully ask your royal
highness to throw the draft you have
so kindly sent me into tho fire with
out delay7" was Bismarck's answer.
When the prince came into author.
ity Bismarck was retained as imperial
chancellor. but now found that he had
a group Of opponents to deal with In
the new government. The grand duke
Of Baden, Waldersee and Botticher all
conspired against him both at court
and In parliament. Bismarck In the
memoirs scores these men and the new
circle Of friends that the kaiser had
gathered about him. He speaks, for
example, Of Heyden, "of whom poll
ticians say that he is painter, and
painters say that he is a politician"
Botticher. who owed his place to Bis
marck, won great influence over the
kaiser at Bismarck's expense, and the
young monarch gave less heed to the
older mans counsel. The time was
slowly approaching for the dropping
Of the pilot" who had stood so long at
the helm Of Prussia and the empire.
Many Of the kaiser's policies at this
period show a creditable amount Of
snlisAseament. although Bismarck ~