The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-13
Details Of His Negotiations for
an Armistice.
The Demands Of France too Exor.
bitant to BE Complied With.
Disadvantages to Prussia Of a Temporary
Cessation Of nOStilities.
The French Authorities Do Not Wish to
Hear the Views of the People.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

ICLCuhHm " tHC VIEW Iuhh HChAlu.
Count Bismarck's Despatch on the Negotia-
tiOns with Thiers-Omcial Narrative Of the
Meeting and Discussion-What King Will
liam Conceded and What the French Cow
erument Demnnded-The Armistice Plan
md Status in Quo-French Claim for the
Provisioning of Paris-Its Denial and the
Prussian Reasons--A Free Election and
Free Parliament Accorded-.Thicrs Breaks
on n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Looking to
the NeutrnIs.
BERLIN, Nov. 11-5:50 p. NJ.
The following is the text OF Prusslan Cabinet
circular, which has Just been addressed by Count
Bismarck to the diplomatic representatives OF the
North German Confederation serving at the seat OF
foreign governments This State paper Is dated at
Versailles, November 5, and reads as follows:-
YOUR ExCELLENCY-You will learn by this that
M. Theirs, on the part OF the French people. OK
pressed desire to be admitted negotiate with the
Cabinet representatives or his Majesty the King at
headquarters after having previously entered into
communications with the different members Of the
government OF national defence at Tours and in
Paris. In compliance with orders from his Majesty
declared my willingness grant the interview which
he sought NJ Theirs was, In consequence OF this de-
cision, allowed first to proceed to Paris which he
did on the 3oth ult. returning to the royal head
quarters next day. the 3lst Of October This was
the first time that statesman enjoying such
distinction and importance as M. Theirs
does had accepted plenpotentiary powers at the
hands OF the Paris government. This fact induced
me TO hope that proposals would be submitted to US
by him on the part OF France, the acceptance OF
which would be possible and in the interest OF the
conclusion OF peace received M. Theirs with that
respectful attention and official demeanor and con.
duct to which his distinguished position, not to
speak Of any former relations, entitled him.
During the interview M. Theirs declared that
France, induced by the expressed desire OF the
neutral Powers, was ready to accept an armistice.
Thus his Majesty the King had, in the
face OF the first declaration or NJ. Theirs,
TO consider the fact that any or every
armistce concluded during the war would In
itself bring Germany all the disadvantages which
are connected with the proongation Of a campaign,
and which come during such moments of delay in
the operations to every army which receives It's
supplies, particularly It's supply of provisions,
from distant sources. Besides this we took upon
ourselves the obligation to leave the German troops
which had become fully available by the capttulaton
OF Metz, in the positions which they occupied on the
day the armtstice was signed, and to renounce the
occupation OF further territory Of the enemy which
at present we might achieve without any or GER
talny very little, resistance. The German armies
could not expect much in the way oil relnforcements
or succor during the next few weeks On the other
hand, France would, by the conclusion OF an arms.
tice, be enabled to develop its resources and to
are now forming, and when hostiites should reopen
after the armstice she would be able to oppose to us
troops which at present do not exist
Despite all these considerations the personal de-
sire which felt by his Majesty the King to take
first step In the interest OF peace prevailed, and
was empowered to make an advance to NJ Theirs by
granting armlstice OF twenty-five or as NJ Theirs
afterwards wished, twenty days. on the basis OF
the simple status In quo as 1t existed on the day OF
signing. During the interview proposed to M
Theirs that would define, by line of demarcation
which would be regularly agreed TO and adopted,
the several positions of the troops and to interrupt
hostltes during space OF three weeks, so that
France could proceed to the holding OF Parlia-
mentary elections for the constitution of national
representation.
on the French side this truce would have resulted
simply in etfecting the remuneration OF inslg-
nifcant and, to them, always disastrous army
sorties, as also Of useless and to us Incompetent
sble waste of ammunition from the guns OF the
forts around Paris during the period OF Its existence
With respect to the elections In Alsace was In a
position to declare that should not insist on any
stipulation which would call in question the right
Of the claim OF France to the German departments
before the conclusion Of peace, and that we would
not make or hold any OF the inhabitants Of these
parts responsible for their appearance in a French
National Assembly as the constitutional representa-
tives of their countrymen.
Twas surprised at the French Plenpotcntlsry IN.
Thiers) declining these proposals, in which all the
advantages were on the part or France and at his
declaring also that he would accept an srmistice
only in the event Of our agreeing to an extensive
provisioning Of Paris.
Ireplied that this would include 50 much more OF
q military concession than return to the status IN
quo, or, indeed, to anything reasonable, that 1t
could not be expected. asked him II he was in a
position to offer his Majesty the King any equivalent
In returA2
NJ. Theirs declared. In reply, that lie was not In
position to make any military ofIer In return;
ana that he was obliged to ask this concession or
the provisioning OF Paris, without Offering anything