The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24

words. San Stefsno and the Berlin
4 treaty had been droppedD There
was a plan TO persuade Turkey IN a
I friendly way that an understanding
with Russia was desirable for her
also.
The czar received me cordially at
/ Brest-Litoysk and was present
| there at reviews of troops and fort
ross and defensive maneuvers
| which. even then. unqucstionably
bore an anti-Germas look.
To sum up my conversations with
| the car, the following remark by
/ him is OF importance: N / wish
/ 10 have Coustauiinoplc. | shall Ike
| 10 whenever I feel Ike II, without
/ need OF permission or approval from
Prince Bismarck" After this rude
/ refusal OF the Bismarck offer OF
l Constantinople, looked upon my
mission MS r. failure ana made my
report TO the prince accordingly.
/ When the prince decided TO make
| his offer 10 the car. he must have
altered hlH political conceptions
which had led ~ San stcfanQ ana
/ the congress- of Berlin, or clh. on
account Of the development Of the
general political situation in Europe.
I he considered that the moment had
como for shiffling tho political cards
. In another way or. as my grand
/ father had put ~, TO "Juggle" differ
ouily only a man " the world Inn
/ pUWancc and diplomatic ability OF
] Prince bismarck could embark on
such course. Whether tho prince
had planned his big political game
with Russin in such n way that he
might, FIRST, by meane Of the con.
grcss Of Berlin, prevent n general
war and calole England, and then,
after having thus hiudorcd Russia's
eastern aspirations. cater to these
aspirations later by stroke Of
genius, in an even more striking
munnor, II IL impossible for mo TO
say-Priucc Bismarck never told any
one about his great political projects.
II the above iq true. Bismarck,
trusting absolutely to his statesman
Ike skin. must have reckouod upon
bringing Germany all the moro into
Russian favor because Russian as
pirationa were brought to fulfillmont
by E"rmany nionc--nnd that ~ y
moment when tho general European
political situation was less strained
than In lS77-1S7S. In this case. no.
body except Prince Bismarck could
have played tho tremendous game 20
a successful end. And thcrln lies the
weakness IN the superiority OF great
men. HAD he also Informed England
of HIS offer to the c2ar2 England
must have been opposed to II as
in 1878.
In any event, tho prince move
adopted tho policy which | had all
ready noted when realized the dis-
illusion OF the Russians nt having
stood before the gates OF CONSTANT
noplo without being allowed TO enter.
Prophecy Of Russian Downfall.
At Brcst- t-Litovsk. I'm the course OF
tho constant military preparations OF
oil kinds, / could easily see that the
conduct OF -rNe Russian officers
toward me was essentially cooler and
laughter than on the occasion Of
my first visit to 81. Petersburg. only
the small group Of old generals, espe-
Cially those at the Russian court,
who dated from the days OF Alex
andcr II. and who knew and
esteemed Emperor william the
Great. still showed their reverence
for him and their friendly feeling
toward Germany. In the course of
= talk with one OF them concerning
the relations between the two courts
armies and countries, which / had
found undergoing a change in COM
parlson with former times, the old
general said; "C'est ce villain con-
gres de Berlin. Une grave faute du
chancellor II a detrult rancienne
amitie ontrc nous, plante In meflance
| dams les occurs de Ia cour ct du
gouvernement. ct fourni le sentiment
d'un grave tort fait n larmee russo
Iapres ga campagne sanglante de 1877,
pour lequel ellie vout ga revanche.
Et nous VOLTA ensemble evec cette