New-York tribune., 1870-09-26
litter FAILURE OF FAvRE's PEACE MIS-
SION

litter FAILURE OF fANhbo IGA|E MIA"
SION.
~ AP,usrICE ASKED FOR BY FRANCE UNTIL
THE MEETING OF TIE AsSEMBLY-TIIE
GUARANTEES DEMANDED BY PRUSSIA RE-
FUSED BY THE FRENCH GOyERNMENT-No
HOPES OF PEACE UNTIL PARIS is CAPTURED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNBl
LONDON. Sept. 25, 1870.
The failure of negotiations between Bis
marck and Favre is due Immediately to the
extreme weakness of the Partisan Government,
which dare not follow its own judgment. The
question of recognizing France officially
was not raised, Favre at the outset adj
hitting that himself and colleagues could
give no guarantees of permanent
peace, but desiring an armistice till
the Constituent Assembly could be chosen and
could meet. He admitted also that Germany
could not be asked to relinquish temporarily
any advantage of her present military position.
He agreed that negotiation should proceed
upon basis that would give Germany at the
end of the armistce, if the Constituent AS
sembly rejected the terms, the same relative
superiority as now.
The disagreement commenced on purely
military questions, Won Moltke pointing out
that the mere lapse of time inflicted on the
German position an essential injury that must
be compensated by France TelinquishinG
specified material advantages. He named the
surrender of Strasbourg, TOul, and Verdun-
all three-because now those fortresses are OBJ
structing German communications, to open
which and accelerate the movement of heavy
guns, ammunition and supplies, MOltke con-
sidered might be partial compensation for the
delay of an armistice. Metz was not demanded,
because it does not interrupt communications.
The unexpected moderation of these terms
impressed FavIe, who personally, it is believed
would gladly have accepted them; but he had
no final authority from his colleagues, and re-
turned to Paris to consult Meantime, the
state of affairs in the city had grown worse
the difficulties of maintaining authority were
greater than ever. The Red-Republicans were
turbulent; there Mas great hostility to any ne
ROTATIONS whatever, and the Government was
reluctantly obliged to reject the proposals
On the German side the negotiation was
conducted with entire good faith, but never
with much hope of @ substantial result.
During Favre's visit no military delay oc-
CURED. Everything now proceeds as before.
II is believed at headquarters that nothing
would have been gained had the armistlce
been accepted, since until Paris is taken there
is but little hope that any Government or AS
rembly would accept the terms of peace now
definitely resolved upon by Germany.
G. W. s.
ACTION OF THE FRENCH MINIsTRY-PRUsSIAs
DEMANDS DECLARED INADMIssIBLE-A PROC
IAMATON TO THE FRENCH PEoPLE-RE-
sIsTANCE TO THE LAST ExTREMTTY-THE
ELECTIONS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
TOURS, Sept. IS, 1870.
The Ministry yesterday morning made pub
lie the following intelligence concerning the
result of the peace negotiations between
Count Bismarck and Jules Favre:
Count Won Bismarck demands, as the preliml-
naries and conditions of peace, that all the
fortresses in the provinces of Alsace and Lor-
raine be delivered over to Prussia, as well as
Fort du Mont Valerien, at the walls OF PaIls'
The Provisional Government consider these
conditions absolutely inadmissible, and VIII
Immediately address a proclamation to the
people of the nation, as well as to the EmDas-
sadors from foreign countries, exposing the
situation and indicating the new measures 10
be taken for the national defense IN view OF
the harsh terms proposed. One OF these meas
ures will be the indefinite pOstpOnement OF
the election for members of the Constituent
Assembly.
In the afternoon the following proclamation
was issued
Proclamation 10 France: Before the siege OF
Bismarck, TO know the intentions of the
enemy. The following is the declaration of
the enemy:
Prussia wishes to continue the m order
70 reduce France to second-rate Power
Prussia demands Alsace and Lorraine as far as
Metz, by right of conquest Prussia, before
consenting to an armistice, demands the rendi-
tion of StrasbOurg, Toul and Mont Valerien
Paris is exasperated, and will rather bury her
self beneath her ruins TO such insolent pre
tensions We respond hut by resistance 10
the last extremity. France accepts the strug
gle, and counts upon her children.
CRENEUx
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