Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-01

HE is NOT SUFFICIENTLY CONSULTED.

HE IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CONSULTED.
LONDON, November 26.-[ Special to the New
York World IA correspondent, who left YER
sailles on November Dist, brings the following
report of an interview he had with Bismarck on
that day.
This extraordinary conversation was held
under peculiar circumstances, which cannot be
stated but have given almost the exact Worus
used by Bismarck.
Correspondent What is the explanation OF the
great dissatisfaction expressed in Germany at
the plan Of the campaign especially IN relation
to Paris?
for, and it must be accomplished sooner or later
to satisfy the folks at home. Respecting the
time and means for etfecting this, public opinion
is widely astray. 1t bestows animadversion un-
Justly. Had my counsel been followed, Paris
would have been attacked long ago.
Correspondent. Your Excelency says your
counsels were overruled!
Bismarck. When the forces led by Won Blu
menthal, after the victories OF Weissenburg and
| Woerth emerged from the Vosges and marched
| towards Chalons, where the cavalry under
| Prince Albrecht stood, Won Moltke decided that
they should come up and help to annihilate the
| army SO hurriedly abandonedat Chalons. urged
| that they should be ordered to continue theii
/ march on Paris-then unprepared for siege
and take IT, or at least cut it off from the rest OF
France, which should then be overrun as quickly
as possible When the Department of the SEINE
and Disc was reached, it was found to be hare
how was the kernel to be reached? AT frs
IL was determined to lombard. of hichintentior
secret park of artillery at Vile Comblay wal
complete proof. This measure | urged bu
now cap,e disagreement The King, under th
advice Of Won Moltke, decided to let famine re
duce the city, trusting that discord among tn
citizens would contribute to hasten a surrender
Correspondent. But this plan was universall
supposed to be your own.
| bismarck. So far is that opinion from tn
truth that / now cease to disguise my indigna
ton at being no longer made party to council
wherein great questions were decided. In lS6
no important proposition was decided withou
asking my advice. Now there are great change
and whole plans are adopted without consulting
| while the popular disapproval falls upon mt
Those who say it is my fault that Paris has nj
been bombarded are wholly in error. hay
most ardently desired it and most strenuousl
, Correspondent But at least you have IL
satisfaction of having accomplished the unifci
:. tion of Germany.
5 Bismarck. All. no attribute the halting ar
{ partial failure of the attempt for German unit
, to the delay resulting from these opposiI
schemes. Had my advice been followed. Il
people of Bavaria and Wurtemberg would haV
a been carried in wave which swept over Ge
Q many, and the grand scheme OF united Fathe
. land and German Empire would have become
!. reality, instead of half-hearted confederate
. now about to be born. For me, the great obje
/ Of the war never lay on this side of the Rhin
!. but on the other side, where meant it shou
= exist-one great country, one great people, al
y y one great empire.