Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-07
CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
what Bismarck Says.

A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
who had an interview with Count Bismarck on
August 2sth-four days before the surrender at
Sedan-gives the following account OF it:
81 broke ground by asking Count Bismarck
what were likely to be the conditions Of peace
ment. He answered at once, with great appar-
ent frankness and in the clearest manner In
capital English. "rhere are three courses
France. We must stop the possibility OF another
SO uDprOvoked and uncalled for attack by the
French nation or the French government on
our common Fatherland. No Minister who
failed to do this could hold Office for week, for
the opinion OF all Germany would be against
him. There are, as said, three ways OF stop
ing an attack on the Rhine provinces.
First: We might make Alsace and Lorraine
a neutral State like Luxemburg or Belgium,
extending from the former country to Switzer-
lard, and so separating France and Prussia by
group of neutral States; but l confess 1t ap-
States is already 50 difficult to protect, and is at
every moment capable Of so many and such
dangerous complications, that do not think it
would be worth while to make more neutral
States and with them new duties and dangers.
"Secondty: We might annex Alsace and Lor-
raine, and hold them as conquered territory.
But am sure that this would not be looked on
favorably by q majority of my German fellow
countrymen. We are all most anxious to COM
plete our unity; but we do not want any people
among us who are unwilling members or the
o disloy al subjects OF the KING OF Prussia, in
s,ltc OF the great majority OF them speaking the
German language and OF being OF Teutonic ORR
Ain, there can be no doubt.
"iIirdly: There remains to us then, a. q third
course, to take Metz and Strasburg, and to keep
them. This is achat shall do. Strasburg par
tc9larly is absolutely needful for the protection
French army. SO long as France possesses
Strasburg there is nothing to stop French in
vading army. Now, it would be very unfair il
~a IN lonv nrrR n1th nx-~&
unprotected after they have fought so bravely
and well by our side In this campaign. Then,
again, by holding Strasburg We could always
should be able not only to march an army by
the valley OF the Main on Paris, but to take a
French army marching on Mayence or Coblentz
burg vigorously; and when we have got the old
raltar Of it."
ventured then to say, " see that the peo-
Holland"
"Yes, ! am aware that is an English idea, y
ideas it is not accepted out OF the country Of
birth. We want nothing in Germany that is not
German, and Holland certainly is not German.
eve by many OF my countrymen as non Teu-
tonic province. There is no fear Of our taking
HollaDd-as little as there Is OF the French
taking Belgium"
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