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Show KAISER AND PRINCE. If it comes to a war between Kmper or William and Hismarck it will be war till the last weinerwurst expires. Omaha World-Herald. Hismarck has earned the right to talk as much as he cares to, even if he does not always remember that the Emperor has tender cars f St. Paul Ulobc Prince Bismarck has declined anom inaliou for the reichstag. In that he probably shows his wisdom, because ha has a biting tongue which might get him into trouble were he a member. Rochester Herald. If reports are true as to the feelings of the (iprman emperor for Hismarck,. the ex-chancellor, instead of sending his papers over to Euglaodr-4iad better have his anatomy shipped oiit of Ger 'T" many. New Orleans Delta. How Is this? Figaro says that th (lerman emperor proposes to briny Hismarck before a court martial, to which he is amenable, as he holds rank-! rank-! iu the army, and ask upon his honor to-state to-state whether he wrote certain articles attacking the government. If His marck has good sense he will refer the emperor to the managing editor. Kansas City Journal. It is scarcely to be believed that the kaiser is serious in his announced intention in-tention of bringing Prineo Hismarck to a court martial for objectionable talk. In American parlance it is more than possible that he isonly making a bold and characteristically sensational bluff'. Young emperors, even when strong willed, can sco limitations to their power. Troy Times. Tho European correspondents novr toll us that the young Emperor William is bent upon getting a rap at Hismarck by making friends with l rance. In so doing William would not only combat the ex-chancellor, whoso chief stock iu trade was his consistent hatred of Frauce, but would prove to an admiring admir-ing world that ho is a statesman of the broadest gunge. Hume Sentinel. It is this complete reversal of his policy pol-icy that has made the Prince angry and has driven him to such extremes in defiance de-fiance of the law. Hut the emperor's success has been so satisfactory to himself, him-self, his people and the other nations of Europe that ho can afford to let tho sx-chaucellor sx-chaucellor wreck himself and ruin tha great structure of his reputation as a statesman. Memphis Commercial. The (lerman government will not prosecute Kismark for his sharp criticism. criti-cism. As Chancellor von Caprivi has said. "His personality, associated as it is with the creation of the edifice of the empire, places him above measures that might be taken toward less illustrious men." This is sound sense. What a strange spectacle that would be of the founder of tho (lerman empire being prosecuted in his old ago by its chief, The famous words of Cardinal Wolsey must have at this time a peculiar interest inter-est for Hismarck. New Vork Telegram. |