The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
BISMARCK.

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Opinion of German Tr0oDs-Pars Not 10
Re AttaclScd-Starve the Bcsieged-PrOs-
poets Of Pcsce-Francc 10 BE Rendered
Harmless.
A correspondent Of the London Standard, writing
from King Williams headquarters at Rheims, under
date of september - gives The following interview
with Bismarck
To my opening observation that we had not gone
as fast az. when / first had the pleasure OF seeing
HIM, he had jocnlarly promised hencelortl
should, his Excelency replied that few people
had any idea OF the difficulty of Transporting
an army OF three hundred thousand men. and
remember" he said, first they, lronted
The west; then they turned and ironted
besides seeing after 100o 900 prisoners, they had
wheel right round and march southwest again.
have actually made their thirty English miles In d
day, with, OF course, rest afterwards; but ten
miles day, continuously, Is The most that can be
PARIS TO BE STARVED OUT.
asked IL he thought the French would defend
| PARIS. eve shall not attack IT, he answered.
| 'What will you do, then ~ asked ave snail enter
urged that It would require 100 COO men to invest
Paris He explained that 1t would not lie Invested
in that sense But" he said, eve shall post our
armies around It, according as Is thought best, and
we nave $4,000 cavalry who viii answer for the
| They will perpctnay sweep and scour the parts not
| actually occupied by our troops, and
| NOT A MoRSEL or FOOD WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER
PARIS.
| Why should we attack, and undergo fresh sacri.
Paris, who might give us trouble the first and possi-
bly, the second day we attacked The third day. If
we leave them alone they VIII be more troublesome
to Paris itself, food becoming We Will begin
with the third day.. Why run our heads against q
wall He spoke with THE utmost con idence OF this
system, and leave his views just as they were
stated. When suggested that while PARIS was
being thus starved INTO submission time would be
given for the formation or new French
army south Of the Loire, he replied, "Not an
army; only numbers OF armed people. We took
squadron OF dragons. II Is possible that the French
man may be made good soldier IN three months,
but we shall not give him three months and In any
case the so.called army viii be without oicers de.
serving the name. II they insist lighting, well
and good. They will be slaughtered. But it is .
pity.
Touching upon the prospects OF peace he inquired
s.Wiln whom Through whom? With the gentlemen
OF the pavement and their representatives When /
the EMPEROR he went on, "after his surrender
ing himself prisoner, asked nm i he was disposed
TO put forward any request for peace The Emperor
replied that he was not IN position 10 do So for lie
had left q regular government III Paris, with the
ONLY THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT
s'It Is plain, therefore" continued Count Bismarck
"that France possesses any government at all IL il
sun tile government Of the Empress as Regent or OF
the Emperor When asked II the fight OF the
Empress ana OF the Prince Imperial might
not be regarded as an abdicaton he said
very positively, he could not SO con,
struc it. The Empress had been forced to 90 by the
had Deen obliged 10 suspend its sittings; but the ac
ton OF the gentleman OF the pavement was not
question was-Whom does the leet stlil obey
Whom does the army shut up in Metz sll obey Per-
haps
BAZAINE STILL RECOGNIZES THE EMPEROR.
II So and we choose TO LET him go
TO Paris, he aud his army would be worth
considerably more than tue gentlemen or the
pavement ana the so-callcd government We
10 not wish 10 dictate TO France form OF govern
ment; we have nothing TO say TO it, That is her
AFFAIR." pointed out that 1t would be extremely
difficult Tor the French people at the present mo-
mcnt even TO employ the means necessary for
Ont,' replied his Excelency. 1--WE know what we
| want, and that is enough for us.r
GERMAN CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
This observation led UP to what Germany will con-
slider indispensable conditions or peace Count BIS
marck discalmed all desire OF increase OF territory
'or population for mere increase sake, and it was
nuisance TO have German subjects who speak
French. But.' he continued, '.tnc present Is the
rwenty-n time III the space OF q hundred years
| that France has made war on Germany on some
prcteyt or other Now. at least, terrible disease
the help Of The hand OF God, 10 beat her down. il
Is idle 10 hope to proptiate her she would never
forgive us for beating her, even ii we offered the
easiest terms IN the world, and forebore from ask
ing for the expenses OF the war.
1 FRANCE 10 BE RENDERED HARMLESS.
She could not forgive you for Waterloo and IT
was only by accident that she did not make war
| upon you on account OF II. She could not forgive
sadowa though It was not fought against ner
| and she VIII never forgive Sedan. She must
/ therefore be made harmless. We must have
straaoourg, and, and we must have Metz. even ven
garrison, and whatever else is necessary to improve
our strategic position against attack from her. We
do not want the territory territory but as glacis
| between her ana as. At the commencement OF this
war, had the Emperor displayed energy, he might
| nave attacked Southern Germany before we could
have done anything. Why he did not do 1t We DO
not Know TO this day. He had an army OF
10000 men ready TO be moved in
| day. We cannot Go that-we are too
poor. But France can afford 1t; and having missed
doing the energetic and daring thing once, she
| would Know better next time, and would do IL II we
do not take precautions, and make it impossible ~
| improving our frontier. Had tho attack been mace
at on South Germany we should nave lost It's as.
sisance not because the South Germans are not wen
disposed, but because they would have been crushed
| The late King OF Wurtemberg said TO me one day,
| You are always very frank with me; WIN De
frank with you: II the French were to pounce upon
your camp, how should reeli My people, oppressed
with exactions, would beg OF met0 come home alo
j make teri Nth the cQnqVerQrs, The Ahlrt U nearer