New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-27
THE SPANISH NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRINCE
LEOPOLD.

Senior Salazar MazarredO who was one of
the members Of the Spanish Cories who had charge OF
the private negotiations with Prince Leopold las pub
shcd pamphlet in which he gives interesting Iarticu-
lars respecting them Having mentioned that he pub
cly favored his nomination IN the Autumn OF 1869, he
proceeds:
"Nobody denies that in certain respects, Prince
Leopold might be little acceptable To the French noNei
mont ~ my first duty, when Cen Pflm had thc Goou-
ness 10 charge me with the delicate mission when
have discharged 10 advert To inns iact ne ie-
sponded with phrases highly pdtlouc anu piuu0n''
Did we go at first to offer the Crown to Pr,lssan
PRINCE What has all the French press sald because
of the defeats Spain sustained IN LISBON. Ia C Nh
Florence and ut Harrow Well i We have been l3iiSa
in The attempts and if it he as il Is, notorious tha he
Duke of Montpensier and the Republic viii equally nave
the veto of Napoleon must the work of the
NE condemned for this 10 a perpetual sterilyl What
has France TO fear from Prssan Prince seated on the
throne Of Spain In the first place Prince Leopold be
many centuries from the Protestant branch now reign,
ing in Berlin Here might not be nopportnne TO record
t br oicial candidate Of spain would today be heir
to the Of Prussia If ms ioreia heis VINO n the
right Of prmogeniture had abured the Catholic religion
In the second place could Parliamentary King in,
volve his country in foreign war Does Bazll depend
on Portugal because the two thrones occupied by in
diviuas Of the family What did the relationship
of the dethroIcd Kugot Hanover Queen victoria serve
him in 1896 Even Felipe " was not very agreeable to
France and il is unnecessary 10 record Bcrnadoc her
eJitaTy Prince Of sweden, ana TIE alraditilcu huId
fighting in 1914 against his former master and protector
Napoleon l. Gratitude in politics Is vain word what
will Prince Leopold owe ir his elevation 10 fTusS.a
Absolutely nothing. lie will owe al 10 the Spanish
COrteS The Prussan Government have not interYcned
I'm the negotiations, aud the King OF Prussia was
quite surprised when Prince Leopold, who Is Of age
wrote his definite resolution 20 Ems rs matter OF cOur
tesy foreign dpOmati-t has said to me that this has
been negotiation Of surprises; but, nevertheless, II
began more than five months This proves 1t never
had the international character which is imputed Ia it,
With respect TO Prince Leopod's opinions can put for
ward very important fact for am authorized to do
So. More than once, when conyeGsing with him upon
Spanish affairs, he has said 10 me these words: don't
know what may he the opinion Of Spain, but here in
Germany everybody who occupies himself about foreign
politics believes that the lbcrlan Peninsula, through It's
geographical position and it. special conditions, gain
nothing but can lose much by taking part in European
combinations. Its political pOlcsar ought TO be "A strict
neutrality" Prince Leopold will therefore De Spanish
King who will not cause the least ueasnoss 10 pow
erfl ucighbOrs by his conduct aiuitics Let us
have energy instant. and calling To aid
all dangers viii be promptly di'ipatcd. The Spanish
marriages Of 1876 afford eloquent example OF what
nations may lose through not being, at certain moments
up their proper attitude. Spain would most likely
not mpcded the marriage OF Queen Isabella with the
Duke of ntpensler.