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

| There was fear OF my becoming in
furnccd against my parents, Of
super r-conscrvatlsm, OF all sorts OF
pcTils. which nll sorts of talc.boar-
crs from England and liberal cir
clcs." who rallied around my father,
impbted against me. never hoth-
cred my head with alt this nonsense
but my position in tho house Of my
parents was rendered much more
| difficult FOR me and, at times, pain.
ful. Through my work under Prince
Bismarck and the confidence re-
posed In. me--oftcn subjected 30 tho
scverest tests--i have had 10 suf-
fer much in silence for the sake oi
the chancellor; he. however, appar.
emily took this quite as a matter OF
course.
WAS on good terms with Count
Herbert Bismarck. lie could be q
very gay companion aud knew how
TO assemble interesting men around
his table. partly from the foreign Of
flee, partly from other circlce. How
ever. true frlcndBbip never ripnned
between as two. This was shown
particularly when the count asked
to 20 an the same time that his
father retired. Ny request that ho
stay by roe and help mc TO main
tain tradition in our political policy
elcltod the sharp reply that he had
become accustomed TO report 90 his
father ana serve him. wherefore ~
was out of the question 10 demand
that he come, with hls dispatches
undGr bis arm. 90 report to anybody
else than his father.
when Car Nicholas II, he who
has been murdered, came OF age.
was assigned at the lnstigation of
Prince Bismarck 10 confer upon the
hoir-apparcut at 81. Petersburg tho
order OF tho Black Eagle, Both the
emperor and Prince Bismarck in
BtruCtcd mo concerning the relation
ship OF the two countries and tho
two roigning dyunstles with each
other. as well as concerning CuB-
toms, pcisouaEcs, etc. Tho ON
pcrOr remarked In conclusion tha:
he would give his grandson the
snmo piece Of advice that was given
him, on the occasion OF his first
visit as a young man to RUSSIA, by
Count AdlerbrrR. VIZ: "tu general
there as well as elsewhere. people
prefer praise to criticism" Prince
bismarck closed his remarks with
these words. I'm the east, all those
who wear their shirts outside their
trousers and hang a medal around
their neCks, they become plg-dogH."
From 81. Petersburg I repeatedly
reported TO my grandfather and to
Prince Bismarck. Naturally 1 de-
scribcd, 10 the best of my knowi-
edge. the Impressions which I got
| noticed especially that the old
Russo Prussian relations and sem
tinisnt# had cooled Ia = marked sx-
tent and were no longer such as the
emperor ana Prince Bismarck In
their talks with mo had assumed.
After my return. both my grand
father and the prince praised me
for my plain, clear report. which
was all tho pleaHantcr for me since
I was oppressed by the feeling that
In u number OF things | had been
forced to disillusiop these high per-
sonagos.
To OFFER Darianclles to Russia.
In 1886. at the end of August and
beginning OF September. after the
last meeting at Gastein OF Emperor
william the Great and Prince Bis
marck with Emperor Franz Josef,
whore | also was present at the COM
mand of mS grandfather. was COM
missioncd TO report personally to
Gar Alexander Ill concerning the
decisions made there ana to take up
with him tho queetions relating to
the Mediterranean and Turkey.
Prince Bismarck gave me his In
structi0ns. sanctioned by Emperor
william. they dealt most especially
with Rusda's desire to reach Con-
stantinoplc, to which the prince
meant TO raise no obstacles. on the
contrary. | received direct instruc-
tions TO offer Russia Constantinople
and tho Dardanelles--O Gin other