, 1866-07-08
Declarations 1T WNr.
ktfksrU ~ TIM nNFKA0N pf AUSTRIA

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,&%S,ls & a .sssasa IN 4 work 81, p..cs, w,tsh VA.
Snluf ts ~,,S T. .SSu|f S|f saRp,4 us taa, 's
nhlty ana paMs1 VI lAs IsmplFv, aHd ii l'is aai
na ssfsfe t q y sa,"Fa! ca'lntts. and panpa Gsa
tuttls aofelnpmHnt, my dulles n alSpfeign
nave oh'aeG ms ~ ptaco my WAoln army augSr
t,n thc ttonI!tsa Of my Umpire, tnI,hn yonth sp,
h.ys ali!ra WIlh ito ialcnlon Of brssklua H. H.
p?TSsr u A'tt'a i; 4. arSat u.opoan staio
lof mar. ] call on al Umnltcenl tiod 10 bcar MI
mos, ,ae1ea duly . DO iii Ii NY rowcr 10 ,. ,ccuis
on Il tkc hosilic i"sess - Feaaifc. af no e.cu,o
Pr, asors6a OPPORTUNITY i tor ia y satcisn; Ill a
Allied WIN 'the rrusalan troops. which arc now
Up IN arms against U.s. part OF my faltht and yal.
No yeas i59 wont 70 tus ,Gtct e
eas. project n 'efod Ias uesn assnz:a ases Gg
asotcebc Wal. and BY ans ol au Intimate connec.
t19h o. The two ttntta1 utr1uan powrra-wllotc
poe'B, an !, !, 10 ma.n.an ne peace ot Europa
Enptrc, Of Germany md OF Europa.
~ sonamos.s nasn nr7ef touRhl tug. Uuaanth III
m,se. Autfia II rot 10 bainc Tor ,ac seris, ot oi
unfortunate eompfscallous Which coull no. have
ass Il e. aae, T,c,s M
n!lca!orl tserc e1ouchl about for thu furtharaucc
o. t}or. .tn pafpGs1Me s. ana @ eon.sqneni, eond no, Do
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Even when It wts ro:o1oua that The ,wo ho.,,,e
5.aEe Mets MaElnR ptcparahons for war, and That
tnese na W. Al an understanding Which could only be
tacx on my Emp1:c, ]. bclug m,ndnl. u mY dntisa
- Sovereign: rcm~!ned 10 q .tsle OF n,ofonni
2eaeisminet: ST & w Mnng 70 make III those con
anc honor Of my people. Bat when taw fha: tnr-
sa .ns1 osaaf G ~1ua not only render 1t difficult 10
W.T. Ie oa the intehdtd hlow, but aleo tmpe1l tie
mak,cG those heavy sacr.nes which ate insepasa.
ns rom preparaucns for war. -.
1T IT, o1s1sst EiSen BY ny Government Of ~
'uVe cl peace, and the repealed declarations which
wssse nsce o. ny readiness 10 dram Al the came
a11e ~1h Eru. were replied to bv propositions
the honor md safety Of he monarehY. Pru.sia pos
oniy Mshtfd On complete disarmament in the
nos'hen p1ortnces of the Empire hut also In those
ar1ug tFas standing. Tor whoae tore Of pcace no
ea41tanese r. could el'heE Be Rlve1 Or Offered.
nnsns a r.s IN to @
the ques ltn IL vi, compstibio With The aieniiy
g! Ans.rta. ard wilh The rights apa interests Of
abous, a. Ttutlla was violent and infant On con
9uet. The negotiations wete therefolo broken Of
;be whole ansF vas rr.e1E.d d 10 the Bnnd, and at
ths sane ts The lesa! representatives Of holstein
The DANGER ct WIZ Induced the three PoWers-
France. England and Rua.t&--to tnrtie my Govern
ment 10 participate In general conferences. tbs OBJ
jec Of which VIII to b tssla *1GE the matnfenance
or peace. My Government, In accordance with nv
y1tws. 9nd, possible, to secure the .hlefstnR OF
peace for my peoples did not Ecase TO shate 10 the
conferences, sut made their Rcccpsance dependant
public law Of Europe and the cx1sttuc treaties wefa
10 form tho bats OF the a1tempt At mediation. and
that The Powers Represented Wu1]d not seek TO up-
bold special iutestts which cunld be pejudieal to
he balance OF power in Europe and to the rights
Of Ap.trla. The fact that the attempt to 1,edmte
iailed beeznse these natural aupposfous made
L. rfcol thai The c0ufetooceS cuufo not hare led
10 the maintenance Of peacn.
The recent events clearly prove that PRUSSIA sub.
stttutcs open violence Tor Heht End justice.
Tbs 9ichts and the homer Of Auslrta, The rights
and the hoLoT Of the whole German nat1on arc 10
1o:fer barrier aFarnsf the fhortna.e am bftiou Of
Pfuttm. Prutea1 troops hare entered Holstetn,
the etlales eonsoked ,6J the Imperial sfadtholdei
Holtein. which the tseAtJ Of Vienna Glscs to Ana
Ptrstla alone, and the Austrian garrison has been
obliged 10 givo Why to iotce ten dmca u strong
as reclf.
When tho German Bund, which saw In the naea-
aure no tnffct1on Of the federal laws. accepted the
AuAtnxu proposition to monlixo the federal Goops,
Pruseta, who pslocs hereelf On being the defender
Of the interests Of Germany. retolyed to complete
thework rho hsd begun. Violently seyertnR the
tie which unlte1 The German faces. Prussia an
npuneed he1 xecetaton noua the Bund, required
from tic German aoFesnments the acceptance Of
soc4lled nroet OF reform. which In reality IL d.
Nsioo Of Gotmkny, and now she employs military