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...most important events of 1898 were the Spanish American war, the death of Bismarck, and the calling of the Peace Conference. The first two had an important bearing on the last event. The war showed that America was destined to become an important factor in international affairs, while the death of Bismarck showed that his policy of preventing war, by being prepared for it, was about to come to an end. These two events led to the Peace Conference, called by the Czar...
...Tanzer '94, of New York, $50 for an essay upon "A Critical Estimate of Bismarck's Foreign Policy...
...silver. The lesser of two evils is to vote for a revenue system. I think I can say that the Protection Policy has not lost ground. It is singular how intellectual men have differed on this question. Adam Smith, Ricardo, Mill and Taussig have pointed in one direction and Bismarck and his followers in another. The men of action have been going their way and our philosophers have gone theirs. I cannot tell you of the good done by a Protective Tariff toward building up the railroads and building up a grand university of industry...
...critical estimate of Bismarck's foreign policy...
...struggle between France and Germany is one of democratic with monarchical principles. Bismarck did not attempt a reconciliation which he knew to be impossible. The French will never be reconciled to a separation with Alsace-Lorraine, for that would mean a recognition of the monarchical form of government over French subjects. The visit of the empress Friedrick to Paris was marked by respect on the part of the French. But when it appeared that this visit was merely to give Wilhelm a chance to say, "There you see reconciliation," Frenchmen said, "No, we will not have reconciliation...