Show AN ANXIOUS TIME FOR FOB GERMANY no attempt is now being made to disguise gui sethe the fact that frederick william crown prince of germany has but a lew few more days to live pis ais situation creates great uneasiness and a considerable aid sid erable degree of excitement through out the empire this effect is largely due to the probable result that may accrue as a natural consequence of the death of the heir apparent it is feared that the incident will eventually and at a day not distant dissolve the solidity that has been attained during the latter part of the rule of the present emperor who has also but a short time to live the unity 0 of the federation has been mostly due to the determined farsee far see log and far reaching of the chief adviser of the throne prince bismarck the expiring heir has been in full fall accord with the policy of his bis lather and the veteran premier he Is 18 also recognized as one of the ablest military leaders of the age that prince william son of the unfortunate frederick william will on the demise of his hid grandfather the present ern em geror fa fall 11 into line with the p policy which has enabled germany to td attain its present power and greatness Is exceedingly cee doubtful he is much disliked by those brought into close relations with him on account of his haughty and overbearing disposition and the people have a hearty antipathy toward him it his bis characteristics have been properly described and the senti went meat entertained toward him as pro bounced as a has bas been frequently stated the outlook for a continuation of toe the remarkable union which has characterized fatherland for a long period is not flattering the policy of prince bismarck has been extension solidification solid and defence of the empire the federation of the german states spates was the stroke of statesman statesmanship shi D that secured the first and laid a broad basis upon which to build the second which has bleen advanced by constant appeals to and cultivation ti of popular patriotism the third has been a natural outgrow outgrowth tn of the other two they have enabled him to carry every measure deemed toy fey him necessary to preserve the integrity of bf the espire against all probable or possible comers his foresight is remarkably mar kably kahly acute and his bis phenomenal phenomena once as s lies to in the fact that this farseeing faculty prevents his being heing taken at a lisa he perceives approaching pro aching danger when it is no more than a mere speck while itis traveling toward fa Pa herland he I 1 is quietly preparing to meet it when it comes it it la overwhelmed overwhelm pd and crushed he is never caught upon any question that aff affects acts his country the franco german war Is a conspicuous inq instance tance of his ability to see and depore to meet emergencies ahn he passes from this stage rf action he will hr hp spoken of as one of the most wonderful men of modern times before russia crept down toward the austrian frontier bismarck would have been plea ed with a pretext to have swept down on fance F ance and with the aid of paly ly crushed her lie he could not hot afford however to precipitate such a co vilet without a plausible plan ible sible cause if leat st tie lie forfeit the sympathy of the entire bentlie civilized world whose moral support al as a subtle statesman aman he desires to retain n he boucht soucht to aega vae france into the of an overt act that would bp be ripened a casus belli but did not succeed toe reason for this desire for a pas paa page flage of arms with france was that he felt confident that he could settle th the little d difficulty with that country with ov dispatch that the work would he completed before rus sla would have had bad sufficient time to take advantage of the situate in on germanys germanas Germ anys southern frontier font ler by mak ing a descent in the Ul of ker her northeastern border in the interim however bo wever as foree foreseen seen by the astute premier russia has been concentrating in troops on the Au austrian border thus threatening the safety of germany this causes bismarck to be unea y as he has reason to he uncertain certain na of the result of a conflict breaking out on either border because it would almost inevitably precipitate a similar struggle on the other in such an event he would be compelled to fight russia with his right hand band while he be tackled france weh the left placing him bim at a decided d disadvantage advantage is taking the situation as jt presents itself there can be no BO doubt that expressed desir 1 pr peace Is genuine in ori order to kag off the dogs dog of wart war that hat a are held flathe t he leash on each side of germany the veteran statesman lately under ook to scare them by saying to each of the conspicuous enemies of his country see here it you yon come at i us we clr are e ready for both of you and ten chances to one you will get the worst of it 11 that is just what the act of publication of the substance of the treaties entered into between germany and austria on the one border and germany and ialy 1 aly on the other was intended to convey it wl will I 1 I 1 oe ne seen at a R clace la ce that th tha situation of germany is highly crit cal cat and the deatti death of prince frederick W william Js Is bund bound to render it more so any amy event that would tend to weaken the government at its head bead could not have any other effect the demise of the helk heir apparent with the probable assumption of the throne at af oo no distant day by a man for whom the people have an intense dislike and who s not in harmonious relation with the abe chief men who are steering the ship of state would create a situation that mav maywell well cause deep anxiety to pervade fatherland A of internal cohesion would lovide the opportunity which russia la Is eager to seize and of which france would nut be slow to take |