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

| over IN his grave II he could know
at what time the third volume ap-
! peared and what consequences II
had. | should be honestly grieved II
| the third volume had damaged the
memory of the great chancellor, be-
cause bismarck is one OF the heroic
| figureA whom the German people
| need for their regeneration. My graf
| itude and reverence for the grea'
chancellor cannot be impolred OF
| eXtingulshed by the third volume
nor by anything else whatever.
In the first half OF the eighties |
had been summoned TO the foreign
office at the behest Of Prince Biz
marck; 1t was then presided over by
count Herbert Bismarck. Upon re-
porting myself 10 the prince he gave
me short sketch OF the personagee
employed at the foreign office, and
when he named Herr Won Holsteln.
who was then one OF the most prom
inent collaborators OF the prince, u
seemed to me that slight warning
sainst this man ran through the
princes words.
got a room all to myself. and all
the documents concerning the pre-
llminary history. origin and con-
illusions Of the alliance with Austria
(Andrassy) were laid before me In
order that | might study them.
went often 10 the home OF the prince
and 10 that Of Count Herbert.
The Man With the Hycna's Eyes.
When l had thus become more
Intimate In the Bismarck circle
heard more open talk about Herr
Won Holsteln. heard that he was
very clever, a good worker, inordin-
af. txyH - -
who never showed himself anywhere,
and had no social relations, full OF
dlstrust, much influenced by whlms
and, besides all this, good hnter
and, therefore, dangerous. Prince
Bismarck called him THE Man with
the Hyena's Eyes" and told me that
IL would be well for me 20 keep
away from him. II was quite ap-
parent that the bitter attitude which
thA prince showed later toward Hol-
steih,g his former collaboration, was
forming even at that time.
The foreign office was conducted
with the strictest discipline by Count
Herbert, whose rudeness toward his
employees particularly struck me,
The gentlemen there simply flew
when they were summoned or dis
missed by the count, so much 30
that a Joking saying arose at the
time that their coat tails stood
straight out behind them" The FOR
eign policy was conducted and die
tated by Prince Bismarck alone,
after consultation with Count Herb
ert, who passed on the commands
Of the chancellor end had them
transformed into instructions. Hence
the foreign office was nothing but
an otflce OF the great chancellor.
whore work was done according to
his directions. Able men, with IN
dependent ideas, were not Bchooled
and trained there.
This was La contrast 10 the gem
eral staff under Moltke. ThorR new
officers were carefully developed
ana trained TO independent thinking
and action, in accordance with ap-
proved principles. and by dint OF
preserving old traditions and taking
into account all that modern times
had taught. At the foreign office
there were only executive instru-
ments OF a will who were not in
formed az 10 the important inter-
relationship OF the question turned
over 10 them for treatment. and
could not. therefore. collaboratc in
dependcutiy. The prince doomed up
like a huge block OF granite in "A
meadow; were ho 10 be dragged
away. what would be found be-
meath would be mostly worms and
dead roots!
Won His Confidence.
I won tho confidence OF the
prince, whip consulted me about
many things. For instance. when the
prince brought about the first Ger
man colonial acquisitions (GrOss and
Klein POpo, Togo. etc). I informed
him, at his wish, concerning the
state OF mind created In the public
and the navy by this move, and de-
Scribed TO him the enthusiasm with