New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-25
JULES FAVRE'S CIRCULAR on THE ARMS
TTCE NEGOTIATIONS.
The following is the full text Of NJ. Jules

JULES FAvRE's CIRCULAR on THE ARMS
TICE NEGOTIATIONS.
The following is tho full text Of NJ. Jules
Fayre's circular, published in the Journal OGiciei:
"PARs, Nov. 7Prussia has just rejected the armisce
proposed by the four great neutral pOwers-Engand
Russia Austria and Itay-haying for It's object the con
vocation OF National Assembly. she has thus orce
proved that she continues the war for purely PER
sona end. without in any way regarding - true lhi,r
est Of her subjects and OF those Germans whom fhe
drags with her she preteuds IT is true that she IL com
PEELED do by refusal to yield 10 her two OF our
provinces But these provinces, Which We Will not aud
cannot abandon 10 her, and whose inhabitants strenu
them that She rayages our land drives before her armies
our ruined families and ha held for more than 20 days
hind which she is inrenchiue herself No. she wishes
10 destroy satisfy the ambition OF tho who gov
the preservation Of their power and they cOny set about
IT, protesting to be astonished that we should not be
which their diplomacy recommends 10 us. Having On
tered upon 1s eS Of drd consos tba aG se or
tends all right feelings, that she alarms all conservative
Interests she adopts sy Of ISOLATION and thus with
draws hesef from the emnation which Europe, IL adj
mi:ted discuss her conductwoud not f To pronounce
Nevertheless despite her IeluSas four greai Neutral
Powers have INTERVIEWED and have proposed 20 her sus
pension arms with the definite object oaowing France
10 consult upon the election OF an Assembly ateouIi
he more rational, more equitable more necessary IL
vas under the efforts Of Prussia that the Imperial Gov
eminent collapsed Immediately aiIeIWafd Tue men
the necessities of she moment Ibl invested WIN
power proposed peace and with view to arrange me
conditions demanded truce, which was indispensable
for the constitution of national representation Prussia
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diions, and her armies surrounded Paris, They had
been tod g FGfS9 sSSTsI% T Gsen lad
long TO waited for. It at opportune moment
for the Prussan negoator announced the TACT to our
But in bursting forth it afforded the people Of Paris
f be GpTernme Of The Haon Defcns winch acqarcd
thereby In the Of Europe conservation OF its author
Try. II had then the right to consider the proposition for
an Austico made by the four Great Powers and it had
light TO expect hat me proposition wOnd DC accepted
Being DESTROYS above all things of consulting the repre-
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their efforts honorable peace il accepted the ncgota-
tons aud entered upon them upon the usual terms of
the Law Of Nations. The Armistice TO comprehend
these points-the election of Deputies throughout tho
territory of the Republic even in the invaded provinees
it to last for 25 days, and with reyctuaing
proportioned to that term. Prussia raised no OBJ
lection TO the first two conditions beyond ma
ing some reservations In respect OF the voting in
Aace and Lorraine, which we mention without further
examination, since the absolute refusal to allow the We
tuane Paris rendered all discussion useless In fact
the reyetuang is necessary consequence OF snspen-
sion the OF an invested town. Provisions
in such are element Of defense. To deprive it
of visions is TO create an inequality which contrary
TO justice. Would Prussia venture to ask us daily to he
allowed to destroy portion OF our ramparts without
worse position by obging us during whole month to
exhaust provisions without hbtng while she living
when should be weakened by faminef
"An armistice without reyctuaing would be capitu
laton at fixed date, without honor and without hope
by refusing the revicualng, Prussia refused arms
tice. And this time 1t is not only the army, 1t Is the
Paris to the horrors Of famine The real question was
deliberate concerning peace Europe demanded such
assembly. Prussia refused 1t by imposing Ubiquitous
conditions which contrary to all law aud right And
yet if TO give credit TO published document
which no contradiction has been given, and which pro-
the Government OF tue National Defense Of exposing
Paris to certain starvation she coinplans Of being
forced by to besiege and 10 u.s. Europe will
Judge Of the value OF such imputations. They are the
last feature OF that policy which commenced by pedging
the word Of the sovereign in favor OF the French nation
and closes with "a systematic rejection Of all suggestions
by Of which France would be allowed To express
will think Of propositions set aside with such haugh
Perhaps they will perceive at last what viii be
reserved for them by Prussia risen by victory into
position to accomplish her designs As regards
selves obey an iinperous and simple duty still main
tanning that the proposal for armistce Is the only
means OF obtaining "a solution by National Assembly
upon the formidable questions which the crimes OF ane
before Prussia which Perceiyes the odious eharao
which can d i've no one. To ask us for months de
privaOn OF provisions IL TO ask Of armsarns
which resoutey hold in our hands, and Will not lay
1--WE have done everything that OF honor could do
TO stop this conflict, but the issue from II has been
closed against us and We can henceforth take counsel
ouly OF courage, throwing back the responsibility
upon those who systematically refuse all compromise.
II is 70 their personal ambition that thousands OF men
may perhaps stili he inundated, and when Europe,
moved by the spectacle wishes 10 arrest the eOmbatans
upon the frontier Of the field OF carnage, in order to
summon together the representatives Of the naon to
seek basis for peace, they say, fos but ON condition
that population of this city who suffer- these women.
children and old men, the innocent victims OF the war,
pred it may De impossible for their defenders TO fight US
without causing them To die of hunger
10 the propositions Of four European Powers. We call
right and justice to witness against Them and we are
convinced that II their army and their nation able
give vote they would condemn this iuhuman policy.
Let it be well understood that up to the last moment the
Government OF National Defense, absorbed by the i'm
mense interests cOnllded 10 it, Will do everything III Its
power to render an honorable peace possible The means
Of consulting France refused Ia H. ana II therenpOn
ncTrOgated Paris All Paris ia reply rises To arms 10
show the country and the world what great people can
do when defends it's honor, Tvs homesand the inde-
pcndcnce of It's country. .
"YOu will have difficulty, Sir, In making the truth
OF these observations understood when opportunity shall
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