CHAPTER II

BLEICHRÖDER AND GERMAN DIPLOMACY IN CONSTANTINOPLE--FURTHER INTERVIEWS WITH THE CHANCELLOR--RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA--THE GABLENTZ MISSION--QUEEN VICTORIA--AN UNPLEASANT EPISTLE--A SEVERE REPRIMAND--BISMARCK COLLABORATES WITH ME--BUCHER’S JOURNEY WITH SALAZAR--A PRESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST ENGLAND--DOCUMENTS AND ARTICLES ON SOUTH AFRICAN QUESTIONS 70