The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-28
CAMBET q.
Interview of a Herald Correspondent
with the French Minister.
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The Republic not Responsible
for the War.
No Cessation of the Struggle if
Paris Surrenders.
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The Subjugation of France Mathe-
matioally Impossible.
M. Gambetta Certain of Final
Triumph.
Germany More Exhausted
Than France.
England Handing the Control Of the World to
Russia and Prussia.
Germany More Exhausted
Than France.
England Handing the Control Of the World to
Russia and Prussia.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK aEaALD.

LONDON, Jan. 81, 1871.
nave received the following despatch from the
NEW YORK HERALD correspondent at Bordeaux,
dated January II. He says
GAMBErrA's GREETING AND APPEARANCE.
To-day mad personal interview with NJ. Gam
BETA in this city. When entered his office he was
finishing some business with his secretary, and after
he had signed the papers which lay before him he
welcomed and asked me to be seated To give some
idea or the [ would state that Gambetta ia q
well bred, gentemany Frenchman. with q hand
some face and dark compile ion. He is about forty
years OF age, and is good specimen of the pure
Latin race.
INTERVIEW.
After some few preliminary remarks as TO The
character OF the war, Gambetta said
GAMBErrA-It should never be forgotten that this
is not a continuation Of the war waged against the
was against the Emperor Napoleon and the acts OF
his dynasty this war Is waged against the French
people. We are willing 70 pay every reasonable In
demnl.y for the crimes OF the empire and to give
security, which all reasonable men will think SUM-
Client, that we shall not arm against Germany. In
the state OF affairs the conditions OF the Ger
mans renders IL impossible for us to treat. Apart
from this the French people never made war; It was
always their rulers.
THE WAR TO CONTINUE AFTER PARIS FAILS.
Gambetta spoke with the earnestness character
istlc OF the man. asked him II the war would be
continued after Paris fell.
GAMBErTA with great earnestness)-The fall of
Paris will have no effect whatever in stopping the
war If the Prussian conditions OF peace are still
maintained. don't speak, he continued, in my
own name alone, even in that or the government
delegation here. repeat the firm determination OF
every OF my colleagues In and Of Paris that
the war must continue, no matter what the conse-
quences may be. II Paris falls tomorrow she
will have done her duty nobly towards France.
cannot, however, bring myself to believe that she
Will ever capitulate. l believe that the Parsians
themselves Will burn her, like second Moscow,
before they allow the enemy TO take possession.
FRENCH RESOURCES STILL GREAT.
CoRREsPoNDENr-But supposng she does capitu-
late; what them
GAMBETTA-In that case we must fight In the pro-
vlnces. We have now, without counting the Army
OF Paris, half. million OF men In the field and
quarter OF a million more ready to Join them. Be-
sides, we have not yet touched the levy OF 1871 nor
enrolled the married men. The former win give us
100000 recruits and the latter 100000 of able
bodied men. We have arms pouring in from all
quarters and money does not fail us. The French
nation including all shades OF political opinion is
with us. 1t will simple be question Of nation
against the German, our people against theirs.
Il do not believe the German people are willing to
carry on war Of this kind Tor the sake OF acquiring
two French provinces. We can and must carry it
on, for 1t will be dishonoring France to yield. 1t
Will be dishonorabe to give up. We are lighting for
existence q nation, they for an Increase OF ter
ritory. Germany is even more exhausted than
France LOOK at the losses OF Bavaria alone Look
at the number Of widows and orphans IN Germany.
In our own land our married men not yet armed;
theirs have been killed by thousands"
HOPES OF FINAL SUCCESS.
.I hold 1t fundamentally impossible" continued
M. Gambetta, striklng the desk, 'n we display
patience energy and sef-sacrtHce and continue the
war; that fail in the end to drive the invader
from France. Every twenty-four hours gained Is in
our favor ana brings US nearer the desired end.
Every hour increases the difficulties OF the Ger.
mans"
SUICIDAL POLICY OF ENGLAND.
In regard to England n. Gamberta spoke with
some bitterness. He said she had made fatal
mistake In allowing fear and selnshnsss 70 with
hold her interference. In allowing France to be
dismembered and destroyed England would lose
her only ally on the Continent. She would
virtually turn the balance OF power over TO
Prussia whose close secret alliance with Russia Is
unquesuonabe. No one with common sense can
doubt that ten years hence will see Russis In Con-
stantlnople and Prussia in Holland, Belgium and
Trieste. The whole control OF the whole world WI,
virtually be delivered to those Powers. The
Gear looks further eastward towards the Engilsh
possessions In India. al believe myself" said NJ.
Gambetta, 'xhat the people OF England see their
error, and win hold the Ministry responsible when
the English Parliament meets"
CONCLUSION.
The foregoing were the most interesting points in
the conversation. Soon AFTER I took my leave.
Gambetta whose energy Is untirtng, left for the
front few hours later