The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-01

tlonlngly follows the flag in accord
ance with the proverb: you can't
change the Jockey while running
In the autumn OF 1900 Prince
Hohenlohe retired from the chan
cellorshIP since the work had be-
come too srduous for a man OF his
advanced age. Moreover, the con-
stant quarrols and disputes OF the
political parties with each other
were disagreeable to him, and It
went against the grain with him 10
make speeches before them in the
reichstag. Equally disagreeable TO
him was the press. part OF which
had taken the bit between Its teeth
and imagined that 1t could conserve
the Bismarckian tradition by quot
ing sayings by Bismarck. and had
greatly jeopardized relations with
England. especially during the Bocr
war.
Chanccllor's Retirement.
The hope, aroused by the choice
OF phince Hohenlohe MS chancellor
and his assumption Of the office.
that Prince Bismarck would place
less obstacles in his path had hoen
only partly fulfilled. The atmos-
phere had been much relieved and
Prince Bismarck brought to much
milder frame OF mind by my recon-
ciliation with him, which had re-
ccived outward expression In his
solemn entry into Berlin and his
staying at the old Hohenzollern pal
ace. but his ndhercnts and those
around him for the sake OF opposi-
ton were not TO he dlssuaded from
their activities. Moreover, the po-
litlcal representatives OF TIE people
succeeded while l was on my way
TO Freidrlchsruh to celebrate Bis
marck's oiRhtieth birthday, In rerus-
ing to pay homage 20 the old Inn
perial chancellor, a thing which nat
ufally deeply hurt the sensitive
Prince Hohcnloho and tliied him
with indignation.
He, like myself, was deeply moved
by the death OF his great prcdtces-
5or, and wc, together With tho Ger
man people, sincerely mourned
Prince Bismarck as one of the
greatest Of the sons OF Prussia and
Germany, In spite OF tho fact that
he had always made our task easy.
J insisted upon hurrying back from
my trip to Norway IN order to pay
honor to him who, as faithful
servant OF his old master, had
helped the German nation to unity
and under whom /. when / was
prince. had had the proud privilege
Of working
II IL sald that one OF the reasons
why Prince Hohenlohe retired from
his post was the advice OF his son
Alexander. who was much at his
fathers house: he was known In So
ciety as "the crown prince" and
was essentially different from his
lovable father.
Prince Hohenlohe could look back
upon a series OF successes during
his term as chancellor, tho over
coming OF the disputes concerning
the "Citizens' Book OF Laws" the
| reform OF the military punishment
procedure, the naval law. the APP
pointment OF Waldersee TO the com
mand In China at the time OF the
Boxer war, Tslng-tao, and the
Yangtsc treaty.
He bade me farewell on the 18th
OF October. 1900. Both OF us were
greatly moved, for not only was the
chancellor and faithful co-worker
parting from his emperor. but also
the uncle from his nephew. who
looked up with grateful esteem 20
the old man. At the age OF as years
an age when others have long
since retired to rest and contempla-
tion-he had not hesitated TO obey
the summons OF the emperor to
subject himself TO even more exact
ing labors and devote his time and
strength to the German fatherland
When about to leave my room, he
grasped my hand once again with
the request that l might grant him,
during the years Of life still remain
ing to him (Which he meant 10