The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-26
DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.
French "Reminiscences OF The DanO-
German War.
Revelations Of the Diplomacy Which Preceded
the Action-British Proposition for an An
slc-French Alliance North-Napo-
Icons Chance for Frontier Rech-
fcation and It's Loss
rtltGHAM 70 Tue asW YORK HERALD.

PARIS, Oct. IS, 1871.
The Courier D'plonedtfq1e publishes a communi-
cation wnich IL says comes from diplomatic per-
sonage Of high rank" making important reyela-
tons In regard to the negotiations which preceded
tho war between Denmark and the allied Powers
Prussia and Austria.
The statement is IN sub lance "a folIows:-
In 1864 Earl RUSSELL then British Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. made overures through Lord Cow.
ley, the British Ambass ad0r at Paris 10 NJ Rouher
proposing an alliance offensive and defensive with
France TO help Denmark IN case Prussia and Austria
should declare war against her.
, England was TO cooperate with France by sea ana
lana and was willing to promise France in return
Tor her assistance the rectncaon OF her frontier on
the Rhine by the annexation OF !: portion OF the
Rhenisl provinces.
NJ Rouher asked time for the consideration or
these prop osais, but IN three days FROM the moment
they were laid before NJ. Rouher the Emperor Napo.
leon accepted them.
Lord Cowley immediately communicated tho fact
of the Emperor's acceptance to MS governments.
whereupon Earl Russell replied ''that it was too
late, as Her MaJesty's government had decided NOT
to inter fere in the case OF Denmark
This closed the negotiations, and no attempt was
made TO reopen the subject.
The Relations BE: wecn Prussia and D.nu,.r,e
Reviewed i'm Copenhagen.
The French diplomatic "reminiscences which are
revived in our cable telegram published above
from Paris refer 10 tue series OF Prussan political
manGuvres which were commenced immediately
after the conclusion OF tho ScheswIg. osten war
and continued, with or less Cabinet pertinacity
on the part OF Napoleon aud the Ministers of England
and Prussia almost to the very OF the breaking
out OF the late war between France and Germany
The case of Denmark was placed before the peo-
nf Eur II,
SENT official organ or the Danish government, In an
article published IN Copenhagen In which the fol-
lowing passages occur
After along silence the official organ OF Count Bis.
marCk pnblIsned in Berlin some days ago a new
article ON the retrocession OF North scneswig to
Denmark. The telegraph, which In Prussia Is not
less inspired by the government than the press
has fastened TO announce that article as an
event. An extract from IL has been sent in all
directions and commentaries on that remarkable
sample Of Prusslan policy have not been wanting.
May We, loo. add our observations on 1t Denmark
and the Danes nave also some right TO he heard OH
tnat question. The Pr,tssian Journal has chosen
singur b pre.GM t pr ts a!ack. During the discus
a debate on the sub ect OF the maritime defence OF
Denmark. That Is subject which is spoken OF in
dficult OF solution IN q small State OF which the
financial resources are necessarily limited but which
has learned by recent experience the danger OF not
being prepared according 10 It's means. win All
the sagacty arising rom an evil conscience they
have endeavored at BerlIu to trace connecuon be.
tween those DEBATES ana the policy OF Prussia and
North Germany. it Is against US that thou armest'
they say 70 denmark at Is the German fleet that
thou hast III thine eye when thou fearest a disem-
barkatlon in Zealand, and when thou thinkest OF
bomhardmcnt oI CoDenhagen." Denmark Is com.
PEELED 10 consider Prussia as an eventual enemy
because size 80 oDStAatelv refuses to fulfil her
Obligations; aud 10 Prussia takes advantage OF
the situation, which is OF her own making. To eiace
from the treaty ali trace OF IT, She. the nrst in
stance denies 10 Us our national right which is the
only basis upon which, alter tho tearing up of all
ancient treaties. we could establish future RICH Is
as q state; and when inconsequencc, we In her
not Wish 10 he recu,ci.ea Quo ans thou shalt get
nothing wnaiefer.' rhis, tstnust be allowed, Il "a
singular logic. The, Nord Dr.aascte 1f,emeinu,g
Zei1r,,sg wonld wish a. 10 DO understood that the
matter might udvc heen oaslly scfied II Denmark
would have been content wlths-sde line OF Oienner
and Apearade, uAstcai ~ thatsiUf, P1eAsburs,
which wOuld include pHbpel .alBisAlseu: q line
which according 10 Ret CONGREGATIONS or Strategy
wouIu never permit irussiato 6grceto, anil winch
the stale OF public opinion N Gerflrx5H woud never
allow her 10 concede. out II snotrfue thata solu-
tion would then have been arrived al: when she
invited Denmark 10 euler upon c0niuentia neg0tla-
tons III Berlin. without even Indicating any line for
the vote, at urlce brought forward. under the form
OF guarantees Ia favor OF the Germans OF acDuchy
such conditions Oh which II impossible TO nc.
ccpt one square mile OF the territory OF Schleswig.
Nor has Denmark ever claimed any particular line,
but has throughout confined herself 10 the spirit
ouly one thlnythar the vote itself sho aid indicate
the line which should separate the German from the
Danish element IL Is evident TO the whole world
api the Russian nation Itself Knows It, that II Dem
u,arS rcQards Prussia a. an enemy It Is entirely
owing to her conduct since lSA8, and that the
friendly Relations between the two states can only
he rccstabishoi from the day when Prussia will
Loyalty execute The Treaty OF Prague and wc only
ask how long III. non0r OF Prussia AMI the dignity
OF Europe viii permit article OF that treaty to re-
ma an. a a t al