New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-19
MINISTER WASHBURNE'S RELATIONS WITH
TIE Commune.

The text Of the letter addressed to The Lon
DON Times. defending Minister WdsAaIrEes course Of
action in Paris during ti.c re Of tie Commune j. as
follows:
SIR: Tie Tines Of Monday last contains letter from
ver.aes which cxtos 10 doubt most Justly Tie conduct
Of the Secretary charged with the direction Ol the Brit
ish Legation at Paris during tie trying times Of the
duct of Mr. Maet ln striking contrast 10 that Of the
CHEF Of an important Legation. Who was noolouSly in
sympathy with The Commune" This remark take il
Tor granted cppiies to MI WashLurne and write 20
you for The purpose Of assuring you that the American
with he Government Of Versailles aud condemned
euerEetictly, from first 10 iast, The acts and the
men OF the Commune fortnight ago French Journal
Of limited circulation p1b hed the statement that Mr.
Waslburne was ffenalyto the Commune and gave as
PROOF mat letel hal iecn lonhN il lhe papers OF Fas
cLal GIOusot Delcc c If the Commune az he Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs addressed by the former 10 the latter
headed M0H chp ana and PROMISING certain hhormaiion
which II was supposed wGs IA the interest OF The Com
Notw!th tudng tire gravity Of the charge, lie
friends of III Washburne Gid not think II necessary TO
the paper in which it appeared was not leading
made and the for taking up your space all the
hCuCr because OF the interest every one takes III tie
strange events through WAlcl! We nave Just passed.
DAiIg the CemmNL, ant arr tLc signing OF ne
Welmnenes OF peace DC, Wc,I IShtc and Prussia, M
WasHbvlne was instructed ny nc Irl'an cove! ut
lot TO allow any Aatan or Lorrdineg 20 Doc taken ~
tic Commune for military service against his Will. Tic
immediate Chect 0f ms oIGeF was mat re american
LtsatlOn was beslChcd every day by hundreds OF
FrCuchmcn beloufu-, OF claiming 70 belong, 10 the
ded provinces and Who IL order 10 escape the service
oi the Commune, sought TO place themselves under the
flag Of their new country; and, as might be expected
certain number OF thes5 persons had no right to the pro-
lection asked l0T With these crowds cf newborn sub
ects Of Prussia therefore with the German, who were
CON tahiy managing 10 gt INTO r.son with LIS own
people who Away discreet perhaps rs they
might Dc, and With the Interests OF some smaller Lee
lions with which lie remained ch rgcG Mr.. WashhuInt's
rcatious-Or, should say, forced rclaionc-with the
Commune daily aud uninterrupted But precisely
TO guard the diplomatic points "a the case, nc was
cGTe1Cl that all his communications shc uld be made
verbally through OF his aIIcs. 80 tal, nOtw-
standing The considerable L9hei ~ persons Of various
najIOnaIitics lie obliged daily t. extract from prison.
and the frequent contests about the protection OF the
property OF neutrais the business was always transacted
verbally by agent whose person well known
an tie officials Of The revolutionary Government. one
day however Pascal GIOusset, who, IL seems cCnteIn
plated marriage with Young woman belonging to IA
old French family OF S. Loais, No, the district
Try iIom which MI Mdshohhe comes wrote letter 10
the lattor asking information ~ regard 10 this family
10 this etter which was ROME rot entirely outside Of
All public business NJ WashDuIhc lel5eG IN English III
something Ike the following words Dear SRI think
can obtain ior on tnG !, ta yn You oesiiG ana
ter that found ia Pasclal GrOGtscts papers, and
which has served as The foundation FOR all the reports
Tie Paris editor converted Dear sii" into "iy dear
irend" and supposed the information III question 10 be
YIcfc could Lc 10 Misunderstanding IN the matter FOR
any who kept himself ADVISED o. the acts OF the
Commune, for MI. WashInrne has been 100 often III lt
satcn with IL aud often denounced by II To be Of
is friends twice curing inc ast mont. 20 o. nc Com
lnunc Ire obliged, on the auiholy OF the RUSSIAN
Government TO threaten II VIII maIch % uc RUSSIAN
army Paris within a hours II II ga not III one case
give ny has private residence, which han lnvaen ahd
IN the other case deliver mp 10 Nm ioi ocfh listers
of Charity taken with others from tne convent Oh we
Rue Fcpus aud shut NJ il the igL0mhouS prison oi ~
LazHTe
through the siege O. Paris how the clubs OF hcheVie
Tie nest OF the Commune, mstahnt III lhcT " o,uhco
OF Pafis ~ hr. Nashbufhe heehuho halIht lG' "
while ALLOW ed them to tho fuI cYu Journals winch o
request ceased ~ do fo-oW thetc Guns inisconAiu"a
anu pcfVCfGng i,c meaning of NO attacha, duiSu
peculiarly Coa.mIial postscript 10 tnem by pIpn'iy
Pre- ls!ng ieston for discus ION the poproiy on
DuTDiAs the American legation and shooihf hs ehic'