Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-01
The Secret Treaty,

NJ. Olivier, the French Primo Minister, and
Count Benedict, late French Ambassador,
have both made explanations in relation TO the
secret treaty." NJ. Olivier has sought an
interview with the editors Of the principal
Paris papers, 10 whom he explained that the
only proposition made to Prussia was that OF
the Earl Of Clarendon, Oh the part Of Enpland,
for a general disarmament. OF the European
Powers. lie gave his word of honor that no other
proposition was made and that Napoleon had
rejected with Lsdain Bismarck 5 proposition
for the absorption of Belgium. Count Eenc.
dctli asserts that both before AMI after the
war with Austria, Bismarck made propositions
looking to the absorption Of Belgium by France
~ COMPENSATION Tor the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CT
Prussia that alter the conclusion OF the tr:aty
oi Prague he rcaewed these proposals, and
during oEc OF these conversations dictated 10
Bcncdctli the project OF the secret treaty. lie
adds that the treaty was promptly Jcctcd DY
the French Government.
Count Bismarck has also published circu
lar OF what he claims to be the facts connected
with the secret treaty. IL assert that before
the Danish war France made ovcrturcs Tor
alIianc, between France and Prussia Tor the
mutual acknowledgements OF each country. France
then asked the restoration OF the LIxemtolTk
frontier OF 1914, the acquisition Of Saarsburs
and Landon, and settlement 0: the boundary
question on the basis OF language. These over
lures, in May, 1866, took the form OF pTopo-
si,ion for an alliance tlf.nslvc and delcn.l7c-
the manuscript original e which Is Ill the
Foreign Oiic3 at B-riin. This treaty provided
that il Congress OF the Powers assembled
Italy was to have Vcucta aud Prussia the
Duchess If the Congress- disagreed, ti'en an
| alliance was to be Iorme1 between Erance and
PruSsl, and the latter YVES TO open war again /
Austria within ten day: limo Congress as
| scmblcd then Prussia should attack Ausnla
| within thirty days alter the ratification OF the
| treaty. France was to join Immediately iii the
attack, dosratchrg three hundred thousand
men across the Rhine within the first month.
| No separate treaty vas to be made by either
party with Austria. AS the result OF the war,
Ecncta WAS 10 90 to Italy, liussl! was 10 Sc
lCct German territory at vii! Tor annexation,
the number CT inhabitants not 10 exceed ught
| million souls France was to have a liberal
share OF the Rhine provinces aud Il military
| and. maritime alliance was to lc Hate D,t"tch
France and PRUSSIA, to which lta'Y might &c
come party. This programme vas rC!@c!c,''
| Bismarck asserts, il june, 1866, despite tic
urgoncy .! France. There was then an lnces
SAINT renewal o! propositions, W.'h mo1illca-
tons, sacrificing Belgium and South Germany,
but they were never seriously, considered ny
Prussia. Again, alter the failure oi the at
tempt on Luxembourg, France repeated hc'
| propositions with still more di>tuctuc>S. Th's-
| propositions were drawA W hy Count B2nc
| dctti himself.
y despatch says Tat a communication is to
be address by the Elsilsh t'oycfumsat u
the Governments of both Frame and Prussia,
| declaring that their cxpIa"atinn+ 81 the secret
| IrcatT are unsatisfactory.