The New York herald., 1870-09-28
THE QUESTION OF PEACE
TELeGaAms TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.


sstnciai Report of Jules Favre's Interview
with Bismarck-Prussia Demands Aisace
and Pnrt of Lorraine-Anothcr War Ger.
tain and Germany Must Prepare for IT.
Favre Regrets the Conditions and With.
draws.
Tours. Sept. "a, 1870.
jules Favre to-day made an official repor to the
government here OF his mission to the Prussian
headquarters in behalf of peace.
He says great many different solutions Of the
difficulties had been proposed asSl rejected and he
determined at last to make direct move. There
fore the 10th Of September ne demanded CT Count
Bismarck categorical reply to whether Ire would
enter upon negotiations Tor peace.
BISMARCK WANTS GUARANTEES.
Count BismarcK's first answer was unfayorable,
though he subsequently asked what guarantee
France could OFFER The Foreign Minister, who was
acting ms an intermediary, advised NJ. Favre to see
Count Bismarck and make his demands In person.
Accordingly NJ. Favre saw Count Bismarck, ex.
pressed to him his love OF France and liberty and
bis determination to accept no conditions wach
would render the peace only menacing truce.
TIE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT sHAKY.
Count Bismarck replied that il he thought peace
we're possible he would sign Immediately; but the
actual government was too precariOus and likely to
be 0verthr0wn. France would not be any more apt
to forget Sedan than she had been to forget Water
loo and Sadowa- She would soon attack Germany
again.
WHAT PRUSSIA WANTS.
Being pressed FOR conditions M. Favre was explicit;
but Count Bismarck asserted that the security Of
his.country demanded the retention OF part Of the
territory the Germans occupied. and mentioned
In that connection the departments Of Upper
Rhine, Lower Rhine and Moselle, with Metz, Chateau
Salms and Soisons. To the objection Of NJ Fayre
hat the people OF France would not agree to that,
and that he could not act without their sanction
Count Bismarck replied that he felt confident OF that
before; but as another war was certain he wished
to make 1t with all the advantages possible.
FRANCE WILL NEVER VOLUNTARILY YIELD HEB
TERRITORY
= NJ Farre then int1mated tnat Europe might find
the preiensons Of Prussia eXorbitant. lie was GER
tain that France would never accept them. She
might perish as nation but she would not be
dishonored The country alone could decide upon
the question Of territorial cesgoD, and NJ Favre
could not doubt what that decision would be. Count
Bismarck would not lision To any proposition for an
armistlce.
THE ABMI5TICE PROPOSITION.
The second Interview occurred at Fe.riers on the
10Th of September. On this occasion Bismarck
seemed to accept the idea of armistice N. Fayre
asked for fifteen days
BIsNARCK'S ULHTaATUM.
The next day Bismarck handed NJ Favre his con
dihons, adding tnat the GermaDs must have the
forts commanding Paris, more especially Fort du
Mont Valerien, on the western border. NJ. Favre
replied that 1t would be more simple TO demand
Paris at once. Bismarck said If these terms were
not satisfactory the French must seek other arrange
ments N. Favre proposed a meeting OF The Con-
stituent Assembly at Tours. Bismarck made con-
dition that the garrison OF Strasbourg should
render as prisoners OF war;
NO CHANCE or PEACE.
Upon NJ. Favro's Indignantly refusing Count Bis
marck consulted the King who lnsis led upon the
surrender OF Strasbours. Wearied with his. useless
efforts NJ. Favre retired, expressing the conviction
that France would fight to the last.
FRANC MUST FIGHT To THE BITTER END.
NJ. Favre concludes, from the manner in which his
efforts Tor peace have beel met BY the Germans,
that they are determined upon conquest. He says
the interviews were not altogether useless, they
have proved tbat potwjthstapdipr Prussia declared