Prince Bismarck has broken another Minister. This time it is
Count Eulenburg, the Prussian Home Secretary. The un- lucky official has, it is said, not heartily supported all the Premier's plans, and was even willing to allow the Prus- sian Parliament to vote that County Councils could super- vise Communal Councils as well as county officials. Prince Bismarck, therefore, resolved to punish him publicly, and on Saturday, on Count Eulenburg stating in the Peers that the Government accepted the motion, a clerk in the Ministry of Commerce rose and read a, message from the Premier flatly re- pudiating the Minister, and declaring that Prince Bismarck would advise the Emperor not to pass the Bill. Count Eulen- Ilitirg, of course, resigned; the Emperor, who likes him, intervened; and Prince Bismarck at laet so far gave way that the Count, who has charge of the ceremonials at the Royal marriage next Sunday, was allowed to remain till after the wedding. The incident, which has greatly moved public fooling, has probably also moved the Emperor, for ever since, Prince Bismarck has been making speeches about his services and his devotion to the Emperor, not only as Minister, but as head of a family which for centuries has been " vassal "
to the Hohenzollerns. That looks very much as if the Prince had either been snubbed, and was complaining aloud in the fashion of Cardinal Wolsey, or as if he wanted to make some excuse to himself for giving way ever so little.
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