The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-29
GERMANY.

Extraordinary PcrpIexity-Absence Of Formal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tendencies-Cser-
mans, Beware 1.-The Question Of Pence
Guarantees-AlsRce and LOrraine-The
Emperor in Prison-Curiosity Seekers
Worse for Wear-Doning His Captain
Hours Conversation.
BERLIN, Sept. IL. 1870.
EXTRAORDINARY PERPLExITY
While the armies are Oh their march towards Paris
No news OF material interest has reached here. The
surrender or strasbourg and Metz, confidently ex-
pected to take place shortly, still waits realization
AS the most fruitful topic Of discussion have now
the question as to with whom peace negotiations are
to be initiated for the day after tomorrow the
bulk of the armies will doubtless be before the gares
Of Paris, and no one will be found there regularly
authorized to entertain or make any proposition E.
specting the preliminaries Of an armisrice or any
other arrangement. In the face OF such extraOr-
binary embarrassment every other question as to
the integrity Of the enemy's territory, indemnity
for the costs Of the war, &C., may be laid
aside. Even the wisest are at loss to see a way
out Of this perplexity Surprising, which is not un
likely the resistance Of Paris Is overcome and the
Tuileries exhibit the German standard, what other
course Is then left to the conquerer but to establish
himself there permanently until peace is sued for by
government duly accredited It may be admitted
that the necessity Of feeding half million mouths at
the expense OF the invaded country acts as con.
siderable pressure towards q settlement but viii 1t
not require at the least several weeks to 90 through
tatiye governments
DEMOCRATIC TENDENCIES.
The nood Of pamphlets filed with speculations re.
spectng the conditions OF peace deprecating inter.
ference the part of the neutral Powers ana dis.
posing, tn some way or other. OF the TWO French
A the and sa%e sms BY no
manifest that the southern States would
not be able 70 asslmilate to them selves
an advantage to q united Fatherand, must be held
with the strong hand OF Prussia. The dispose OF
territorial acquisitions WILL therefore, present ano.
Is beginning TO be felt BY everybody. One thing,
plainly observable and which may be noted down as
which fast gaining among the masses Of this coun-
try Atno time have the people ever spoken out their
will and intention as they do at present. through the
Politics. heretofore the exclusive domain Of the few
now pervade all classes OF citizens and voices are
heard who demand the formation Of German
Reichstag and vote for the representatives con.
corning peace, union and liberty OF the future realm
GERMANS, BEwAREl
dealing lcniently with the vanquished, inasmuch as
the greatest cause of trouble-the imperial
an no Of onsH s one Lda ns Ger
mon, OF Treves who has resided for the
last fifteen years IN Paris, but nevertheless, was
forced to decamp, publishes caution to his coun-
trymen, dated from Montreux the 9Th inst, in which
ne says:-'I know manyof the members who form
the present government In lieu OF the dethroned
empire and can tell you, from personal acquaint-
ance with them, that they have always opposed
any int ference whatever Of France In the aairs OF
Germany. But at present the war has assumed a
different shape. From an aggressive war OF Nap0-
leon 1t has changed into defensive OF the entire
French nation. The provisional government is
bound to continue 1t whte the invasion ia kept up.
Germany demands guarantees against repetition
Of French attacks Her best guarantee Is the power
she has revealed and the alteration in the spirit
welding the destnes OF France. II Germany would
show herself but just instead Of meeting one wrong
BY another she would gain such respect throughout
Europe, and even In France, that, In conjunction
with her own strength, 1t would constitute the
most effectual protection Of her Independence
II, on the other hand, she insists upon tearing
Alsace and Lorraine from France and treating the
inhaeltants by main force, like herd OF sheep she
would obtain the direct opposite Of the desired guar
antees, and moreover, injure her own liberty. Poor
and terribly treated Strasbourg the whole Of Asacia
and Lorraine are related to France not only ex-
ternaly by fortune OF war and treaties Of mOnarchs
but also internally BY the results obtained In three
great revolutions II should never be forgotten, by
the Germans that It was the French people who, In
1885, declared the civil right, IN 1880 the constitu-
tional system and In 1S4S the general franchise.
without these heroic efforts Of q magnanimOus peo-
Die one would stin behold, throughout Europe, the