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I WAS PREDICTED
BY BISMARCK
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Prophecy and Bitter Attack on
j William II in Suppressed
Volume of P/emoirs.
CALLS KAISER VAIN AND WEAK
•Utewnsn Said Terriblo Cataatroph*
I Would Hit All the Natlona of
j Europe—Attempta Made to Pro-
j vent Publication of Book.
! London —"I see great perils arising
In Germany, and, Indeed, for the whole
•f Europe. The longer the catastrophe
9« In coming the more terrible It will
be."
I The prophecy conies from the long
puppressed third volume of 1’rlnce
Blsmurck's metnorls, which have just
been made public In Germany, despite
the opposition of the kaiser and his
ttlenris. Bismarck wrote the story of
bln life In three volumes, entitled,
fThoughts anjj Reflections," the first
gwo volumes being the story of his
Xlse to power and the third the story
•f the Iron Chancellor's dismissal by
’William IL, a boy monarch, whom he
characterizes as "dreamy and vain."
The first two volumes were pub*
llahed, but the third volume, although
In print, was never released to the
Herman people because the men who
amrrounded the kaiser feared e scan
dal would result. It hns at last ap
peared, after a legal battle for Its sup
pression, and a summary and extracts
«f the hook have been printed In the
Vosslsehe Post. Articles summarizing
the volume also have appeared In the
English press.
; Called William II Vain and Weak.
Bismarck, In his analysis of William
II, depicts him us having Frederick
l’H craving for show; Frederick Wil
liam TI's love for “tall soldier fel
lows;” Frederick the Great's thirst for
glory; Frederick William TV's dreami
ness and weakness, and Frederick Ill's
vanity and sensitiveness.
••Only from one of his ancestors did
he Inherit nothing—from his grand
father, William I," says the Iron
Chancellor, who served both monarchs.
Such uncomplimentary sketches, to
gether with personal letters from the
kaiser whieh he did not wish to have
made public, caused the imperial lian
on the hook.
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 Im
perial chancellor. He spoke of DIs-
marck's "mngulflcent work," of his
love of the fatherland and his building
up of the empire, and tillered the
hope that Bismarck would continue to
guard and protect his country.
Hero Worship Short-Lived.
This attitude of hem worship oil the
part of the- prince did not hist long,
however. The men were basically dif
ferent, and these differences were soon
innnifos’od. A clergyman mimed
Stocker had made himself conspicuous
as an anti-Semitic, and Illsmarck and
William iptarreled over him. William
defended the man. while the chan
cellor declared him doubly dangerous,
for "he Is a political clergyman and a
clerical politician.”
The breach widened, and it is evi
dent that Prince William's admiration
for Bismarck, if ever sincere, soon
cooled. Even in the year before Wil
liam I died the prince drew up a proc
lamation laying down the attitude
which lie intended to pursue once he
became kaiser. It 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 he
allowed to grow too overhearing. 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
not believe them prnytlcuhle. Willi tin
II at this time expressed sympathy tor
the working clns es and dreamed of
better labor laws and class reconcilla- ,
tion. Bismarck, on the other hand,!
thought that the workers ought to he I
kept down. The kaiser had his own
way and better labor laws were j
passed, despite Bismarck's opposition.
Such defeats weakened the chancel
lor's power and he even wondered
whether he ought to send In his res
ignation.
Bismarck Considers Resigning.
Thus the storm gathered In January
ami February, 1 S90, and was marked
by n scene In tbe Imperial pnlace at
Berlin. Tempers hmi risen on both
sides over the matter In dispute, and
at last the chancellor put the direct
question:
"It appears, then, that I am In your
majesty's way V
"The kaiser," adds Bismarck, "said
nothing and therefore assented.”
After this Bismarck again consid
ered offering his resignation, but he
did not do so. In fact, he became ob
stinate and ultimately dedded to make
It ns difficult as possible for the kaiser
to dismiss him. Meanwhile, however,
tbe kaiser was growing stronger In the
government. The ministers In the
cabinet turned ugulnst Bismarck and
he felt his grip weakening. Once he
asked for an explanation of why the
ministers favored the kaiser agnlnst
him, and one replied confidentially:
“We must do something to please
him" (meaning the kaiser). Bismarck
answered Ironically that he was glad
to see the monnrchy so firmly estab
lished—the monarchy thnt was so
shaken when he became chancellor.
Chancallor Dsfles Kaiser.
Matters came to a crisis toward the
end of March. Bismarck had received
Wlndthorst, the lender of the Center
party, at his home, and the kaiser re
sented this act. Bismarck claimed the
right to receive distinguished poll
tlclnns whenever and wherever he
pleased. The kaiser asked:
"Even If I, your sovereign, forbid
you to?"
"Yes, even then," Bismarck an
swered.
William then talked about tbe new
reichstng and about Insurance, both
subjects on which he knew the chan
cellor’s views wen* opposed to his own
He spoke of his grent wish to visit the
ezur ns soon ns possible.
Bismarck did not approve of thb
and the knlser knew It. The ehnnrel
lor's answer to the suggestion was to
take a document from his portfolio
and warn the knlser against the visit
saying thnt I’rlnce Itutzfeld, the Ger
man ambassador at London, had made
notes of some very unpleasant things
the czar had said of the kaiser. These
notes were contained In the document
which Bismarck exhibited, but would
nut show to William, The knlser In
sisted thnt he rend them, but Ills
tiinrek said thnt such distressing state
ment..! could not very well he read
aloud. The kaiser snatched the docu
ment from Bismarck's hands and be
gan to read fur himself. Ills face
grew pale with anger, for, ns Bis
marck observes, “the things said about
him were really very nasty.”
William’s Vanity Wounded.
The chancellor derived great pleas
ure from the incident, but William
was very hurt and angry, both at the
czar and at Bismarck, because of the
signal Ion in which he had found him
self placed and the wound to his van
ity. Shortly after this, while his rage
was still hot, he heard of some ill-
founded report by an obscure German
consul in Russia whieh told of an al
leged mobilization of the Russian
army. Bismarck had not thought it
worth ( tilling to the kaiser's attention,
its there were slight grounds for bu
llet ing the report. But the kaiser be
lieved every word of It, and wrote a
discourteous note to the chancellor
asking why such important informa
tion had been withheld from him. lie
dei hired that the empire was threat
ened and that counter measures must
be taken at once against the threat
ened Russian menace.
Bismarck's policy had been tradi
tionally pro-Russian for "0 years, and
he knew that there was no ground for
alarm. Action on the purt of the Ger
man empire would have caused tin
ier, s:\ry ci • plications and might
have ended in real trouble. Bismarck
SHOW TEXAS IS
UNO CRABBER
Maps Give It 1,875 Miles That
Don’t Belong to It, Says
Geologist.
NO PROPER STATE MAP MADE
Texaa Sy»t«m of Land Survey Inher
ited From Mexico and Spain-
Current Mape Made by Many
Individuals.
Austin, Tex.—According to Dr. Rob
ert T. Hill, former state geologist, who
baa Just flnlsned a study of the topo
graphical features of Texas and Is
making a report on the subject for the
United States geological survey, until
recently all axlstlng maps give an In
accurate Idea as to the geography of
the state, particularly with reference
to the courses of the Rto Grande on
the South and the Red River on the
north. Mr. Hill says that all current
maps of Texas locate the IUo Grande,
which has always been accepted as the
boundary between this country and
Mexico, Inaccurately. The maps in
clude In Texas a strip of territory av
eraging 23 miles In width and 73 miles
In length (about 1,875 square miles),"
which does not belong to It. Until the
World war, when special surveys of
the border were made by the War de
partment, nothing was known of the
Rio Grande district. These maps, since
published by the department, revealed
the mistake In current mops.
No Proper State Map.
There Is no ump published showing
even approximately the physical fea
tures of the traus-I'ecos section, the
mountainous portion of the state. Many
of the ranges and peaks are entirely
omitted and others ore located luac-
curutely. Doctor II111 has made a spe
cial study of these sections of the stute
and will make known many Inaccu
racies through the maps he Is prepar
ing for the government.
The Davis mountains, well known to
Texas residents, ure not Included ou
any map. They form one of the prin
cipal range districts In the state. To
the west of these mountains Is a long,
nnrrow strip of desert country, low-
lying valley plains about 200 miles In
length, running along the Rio Gronde,
northwest Into New Mexico. These
valleys are not defined on any map
published.
The Diablo country consists of un
dulating plains, with peaks of various
sizes and kinds, extending Into the
Sacramento mountains of New Mexico.
The railroad follows u valley scoured
nut of the vast plain, extending north
west Into New Mexico and southwest
Into Mexico. The traveler from El
1'aso to the New Mexico line Is always
either upon or In sight of this plain for
nbout 2.10 miles. The surface is so
smooth, except where It Is broken
rarely by penks, that It seems ns level
us a floor. The plain Is Inclosed on
nil sides by a wall of higher mountain
ranges. But none of these features
has been placed on o map.
Based on Settlers* Notea.
The county and state maps of Texns
are Inferior to those of other states.
Doctor Hill said, because of the differ
ent systems of land survey used lu
Texas. In other states the land has
been accurately surveyed and divided
Into townships and sections. The sut’-
veylng was done and field notes made
under United States supervision, ns
maps of the country were always nec
essary to acquire land. The Texas
systems were Inherited from Mexico
and Spain. Scrips or warrants were
Issued to Individuals, who went out,
took some natural object for a comer,
measured off a block of acres called
for In the shape and direction chosen,
and sent the notes to the land office.
Current maps were compiled from
these notes, made by many individuals,
and the topographic Information sup
plied was nearly always meager.
Up to 1800, when the geological sur
vey began In Texas, thero was only
one point In Texas with Its exact loca
tion on the earth's surface known.
This was a monument to David Crock
ett, near the old land office, on the enp-
ltol grounds at Austin. It was located
by the United Stntes geodetic survey.
About 1880 some women were giving
a bazaar for putrlotlc purposes In Aus
tin. They desired some souvenirs to
sell at the bazaar, and at their request
the old monument was broken into
pieces and taken to the bazaar. Thus
perished the only point In Texas defi
nitely located on the earth's surface.
Bara “Yellow 8treak.**
Washington.—A yellow streak Is well
enough lu a gold mine, but has no
place In the make-up of humans or
noodles. In noodles It denotes use of
a dye In place of eggs, the Depart
ment of Agriculture holds in an an
nouncement, nnd federal food Inspect
ors hnve been Instructed to shut the
gates of Interstate commerce to such
dubious characters.
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Insisted, however, thnt tills decree |
should he sealed up and sent to the j
various Prussian embassies and lega- i
tions throughout the empire, there to j
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 eonimand.
Burn Document, Says Bismarck. j
Before doing so, however, he sent i
the document to Bismarck, nnd asked
Ills opinion.
"May I respectfully nsk your royal I
highness to throw the draft you have
so kindly sent me Into the fire with- i
out delay?" was Bismarck's answer.
When tlie prince came into author
ity Bismarck was retained as imperial i
chancellor, hut now found that lie Imd i
« group of opponents to deal with in j
the new government. 'I lie grand ditke
of Baden, Wnldersee and Bottleher all J
eonspiied against him lmth at court !
and in parliament. Bismarck In the
memoirs scores these men and the new
circle of friends that the kaiser had I
gathered about him. He speaks, for
example, of Hoyden, "of whom poll- |
tleiuns say that he Is a painter, and
painters say that he Is u politician,"
Bottleher, who owed his place to ltis- |
inure);, won grent influence over the [
knlser at Bismarck's expense, and the
young monarch gave less heed to the
older man's 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 n creditable amount of
enlightenment, although Bl.smurck did
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won his point, hut at the cost of great
ly strained relations with the throne.
This quarrel soon merged into an
other, for Bismarck, who felt thnt he
was being supplanted by others In tin
confidence of the kaiser, suddenly In-
slsted oil a constitutional clause, -fit
years old, whieh forbade the ministers
to converse officially with the sov
ereign except through the medium of
the premier. Bismarck was both
Prussian premier and Imperial chan
cellor. nnd was determined to let no
one but himself exercise a direct per
sonal Influence on the monarch. The
knlser, who liked to talk personally
with ids minister- nnd who favored a
direct government policy, demanded
the abolition of the < Pause. Bismarck
refused, hut offered to resign.
The offer w«’.s a mere gesture, Bis
marck had le»}-red his resignation
many times before when he wished to
gain n point, nnd had always won. At
one time the kaiser Imd returned n
written offer with the word "Never"
scribbled across It. But now he sent
the chief of the civil cabinet to rail
for the offer of resignation nt Bis
nmrek’s house. The chancellor refused
to he hurried. Carefully nnd slowly
he began the wording of the reslgiui- I
tion. An afternoon and evening passed,
and the next morning the kaiser lost
patience nnd sent an adjutant with
the messnge:
"Ills majesty will wait until two
•’clock for the document."
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