Bigelow was able to make use
everywhere of the German language. Every intelligently conducted
enterprise which he found on his way was in the hands of Germans.
"Sooner or later," said he, "the Danube will belong to Germany."
According to Mr. Bigelow, all the people who have the misfortune to live
in the neighbourhood of the frontiers of Russia only dream of becoming
Germans, in order to escape her.
There is one remarkable quality which William II possesses and which Mr.
Bigelow has forgotten, and that is his talent as a scenic artist and
_impresario_ for any and every kind of ceremony; in this he is past
master. For the 375th Anniversary of October 31, 1517, the day on which
the famous theses, which inaugurated the Reformation, were posted by
Martin Luther on the door of the chapel at Wittenberg, the Emperor-King
surpassed himself. The Imperial procession aroused the greatest
enthusiasm in the little town by its successful reconstruction of the
historic picture. The speech of the _summus episcopus_ cast all sermons
into the shade by its lofty tone and spirit of tolerance.
[1] _La Nouvelle Revue_, January 16, 1891, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[2] _La Nouvelle Revue_, February 1, 1891, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[3] _La Nouvelle Revue_, March 1, 1891, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[4] _La Nouvelle Revue_, March 15, 1891, "Letters on Foreign Policy."
[5] Spanish insurrection against the French invasion under the first
Empire.
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