New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-16
FAYRE AND BISMARCK.
THEIR NEGOTIATIONS FOR TIE ARMIsTICE AND
SURRENDER OF PARiS-WILL THE GERMAN
ARMY ENTER THE CAPITALY


SURRENDER OF PARIS-wILL THE GERMAN
ARMY ENTER TIE CAPITALY
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORREsPONDENTl
VERSAILLES, Jan. A-Of course there is little
else talked Of here hut the probabilities Of tho success or
failure Of NJ jules Favres mission He returned TO Paris
this afternoon o'clock, it is believed, to offer Count
Bismarck and Gen. Won Moltke's conditions to the Par
isians There is Of great difficulty apprehended
in obtaining the consent of the more ignorant classes
among the Parisans TO a surrender. Count Bismarck II
said was much opposed to plebisctua. being taken
he has supreme contempt for both popular forms and
rights.
LET the Governor Of Paris and the remaining mem
bers OF the Provisional Government hand their dc
rocto power to me- and will take good that there
disturbance in Paris plebcitUm is mere waste OF
time"
At the same time, Count Bismarck asked Jules Fayre
whether something could not be done as TO cot
Ting terms Of peace Tho French Minister re-
Piled that, much as he desired TO bring about
a peace between Germany and France, he
could not take steps in the matter he not IN
communication with the other members Of the Proyis
lnal Government He had full power TO treat for Paris,
Gambetta and the other m.mbers OF the Government
having left him fun authority when they left for Tours
but there his power stopped and anything further must
be done in with the members Of the Government
the National Defense Bordeaux. This, OF course, is
Just what the Imperial Chancellor does mol want, as he
knows the power Of Gambetta's fiery e.oquencc, and
that both in the cOuncrOom and In the streets the cry
Of the Minister OF the Interior would be- My voice is
stn for war;" to which, il is greatly TO he feared the
South Of France would respond fay rably. SO Count
Bismarck, with characteristic adrotness, asked jules
Favre whether he could not treat fer peace Professionally
and on the expBes condition that any protocol agreed
70 was to be ratified by a Constituent Assembly To this
proposition am informed NJ. jules Favro assened, aud
accordingly the captuatOn OF Paris and the conclusion
OF peace are to be treated Of together.
As 10 the captuation, Jules Fayre is said TO have
pleaded hard that there should be entry OF the Ger
man troops Paris. Mont Naercn and any forts which
Count Moltke might would be given over TO be
garrsOned by the Prussan forces the troops in Paris
would all lay down Their arms-the line and Gardes-
Mobiles as prisoners Of war; the National Guards being
simply dsarncd and allowed 20 90 about thoir business
az they are all Parisans Of tie commercial classes and
would probably not want TO leave their homes. Ihe
Kings said to be anxious 70 hold review on the Champ
de Mars but be inclined 10 press the entry Of tie
Prussan troops into Paris Count Bismarck is reported
TO have agreed to the proposition with regard to the
forts on condition that the Parsans should undertake TO
keep perfect order in Paris 10 prevent any attempts at
assassination of the German troops al insults, public
or private, to the PrussiIn ac and UNIFORM and the
payment Of a heavy amount Of money as security
for future good behavior by the city. He Is also
said to have agreed to The ploposonas to the National
Guards and TO have even offered to allow some thou
sands Of the GardesNobiles to retain their weapons In
order that they might be used 60 keep order IL Paris
Your readers are, of course aware that Whcn Napoleon
Ill and NJ Haussmann lald out Paris anew they took
good care that the Boueyads such as those Of Ma
gcnta Sebas.opo and the Prince Eugene should be 30
that the guns Of the different forts could COM
pctey sweep them; and the forts would, IN tue hands
Of the Prussans put the whole OF Paris completely at
the mercy their Occupers and as other precautionary
measures against bad faith might easily 10 taken IT is
by 10 means improbable that Paris may never actually
lc occupied by the German armies. The troops WiH
probably be satisfied with permits TO and see the
town they fought hard TO approach, and waited SO
patiently TO enter, and their military pTIde VIII be graft
fled by a review the Champ dc Mars, with theiPont
de Jena sight The Parisans are so fond Of anything
OF spectacle that venture predict that should such
review ever be held, theyiw flock to see how "MN de
les barbares 20 through their faongs.
As to Interior conditions of peace believe Though
OF course not speaking authority that the terms
offered were much the at Ferreres, except that
/ hear that the cessiOn Of some colonies, such as
Saigon, was spoken OF instead Of half the fleet.
That no ships will be taken have good
authority stating the Germans have seen for some
time that it would suit them much better to buy new
ships Of better pattern in America and England, than
TO take ships OF France many of which halirCtten,
and all Of old and bad patterns. The line OF frontier
mentioned would, it is said run through Thionyille,
Metz Nancy Epinal, and Belfort. The great difficulty,
IL il anticipated, would be about Metz, the French
Minister would make strong push to have it dis
would consent, as he himself told me. I'm Au
gust last, when marching through Cerrnont en-
Argonne that the Germans must have Metz. Stll am
certain that thert is strong disposition not to push the
French to despair.
at is all very WELL" said an officer in the Guards to
me- the other day. 81 know we beat the French wher
ever meet them but the task becomes difficult
every day, and the French troops will improve in quail
y Besides supposing continue to beat the French,
and march down to the Pyrenees4 How we to get
the cost Of the paid We shall have conquered the
country but shall have reduced it to the condition of
the South at the close Of the civil war In your country
Who is to pay tbenP
Count Bismarck accompanied Jules FaVre half way
TO the ontposts, and markedly courteous to him.
BISMARCK INSISTS on GAMBETTA's DISMISSAL AS
A CONDITION OF THE ARMISTICE.
VERSAILLES, Jan. PIN. Jules Favre, who
returned TO Versailles early yesterday morning, went
back Ia Paris last night and in again TO tins town
this morning.
An armiscc has been granted until o'clock this even
ing IA order 60 allowable Parisans time 10 make up their
minds M Ia whether they will accept the German terms or
not As have already written you, Count Bismarck Is
making determined effort TO have treaty OF peace AMI
eapitulation of Paris signed on the same day IL Is
said that NJ Jules Favre has consented TO abandon Gam
BETA altogether and sign provisional treaty, to he
submitted to National Assembly for ratification ~ soon
as could be elected il understood that the capu
iation OF Paris will be made as gded pin Tor
the inhabitants 10 swallow AS IL possible. No oc-
cupat0n ia 10 be stipulated for, but merely
march Of the beseging army through the
French capital or course, this last clause Is hard TOT
Jules FaYre agree TO- aud harder still for the Pan