The New York herald., 1871-11-12
GERMANY AND FRANCE.

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Speech of the German Chancellor on the
Evacuation OF occupied Territory Is
Anxious 10 Make Matters Ensy for the
French, with Danger To Germany.
BERLIN, { CT. q, 1871.
The annexed is full report OF Bismarck's speech
before the German Parliament on the new conven-
don with France, dated October u lSsl:-
Asyou viii remember we thought II as well TO IN troduce
% S @ I rssss o he %
ceded to US 70 occupy portion OF me French territory.
siances might be in the both
parties alike As to france there no doubt sAe d ses the the
financial liabilities but also intereres with the consolidation
agreeable 10 have to leave some dvsons the army
rancs The burden may no, be very heavily felt eu; si
better Such being the the French government SOUGHT
financial Security Certain bankers were reay give their
signatures for the o due up 70 May in eonsidera
cent The French would not have objected to
men, involved but unfortunately the kind Of guarantee
offered by the capitalists in question was no, sucien.y
usn other words, If were to Indemnify tor the ren
nancn gentlemen ought to have been gwen such way
as to supply with marketable securities But tie bankers
q payment Suppose we had agreed II would have been
wishes expectations the present things n
rsnce have been bee ssasen by violent A. al
such case the promise OF the existing government OF
NOT have been materially strengthened y The condsonal
s OF banking house mh se n Of lis
vowed upon to devise another mode of setting the
without. opinion exposing rs 10 danger. We
portion OF French territory but only on the distinct
France be not adhered TO- we are enteo to the
territory declared neutral ground viii be
by limited namoer OF French troops Just sqleien, to in
that in this wise rendered material service to
sodaton OF her domestic politics congratulae myself
he more on this result nasmueh as do not consider our
required insure The maintenance OF peace 1Appause
On ~ ad DO on ss ans
we and to enable her 70 from her msor
Rsnewsd applause likewise adhere to the principle
saa France are NO
ana thas does not behoove ustto NEEDLE with them except
hold that should be reapng
sensible we to nsis, upon the Continued
occupation Of large port,en OF France with view to
The other hand, the neutralzation OF the evacuated
,sory and the poson We hold BY IN The
.ucient aay any that may respect
iSe roSnd between MeaeTes and seo Of
NOR s o % Se ha @
security have stipulated in the Convention for
ss only
s Il %
stands reason that the departments continue
were to nave been under Frankfort rratv they viii 5s
October Convention With your permission VIII say few
.srds other points of the Convention When nrst
r.ine manufacturers wished to for themselves
were supported BY the Representatives OF the rnanuac
snrns 81 in our own m country r the
for time, Germans wished to shut them from the
bon But to accord such long term was imposoie' If
mot for financial at any rate for political reasons Il would
province beyond mperavely required the
Re iGseiore stipulated for July j, sss as the da.s
up 70 which Asace manufactures were to be i'm.
duced i rprr hat
an the now Convention ! have been obliged TO
y the French national Assembly have %odihed the
gs n %n p 70 % us 1na as NJ
basis required hands justify this
proposed By him That il would have been impraaent 70
endorse the vote of the National Assembly obvious BY
lures in Assee similar to that Conceded to Xsaan mana
country which, commercially al any rate would have
belonged 70 France rather than % Germany had We en-
sabish custom houses frontier the new
Country Ts clearly NOT be honrh o uoon a;
the whole think the alternative adopted WIZ reconcile con-
the KIND. Where political and commercial financial
m espeden equally agreeable TO al PARTIES Al to the .ae
ssree VILLAGES We ce in the Convention Avricour and M
are on The Lurem6ure frontier and belong those localities
frontier de6nitivey liked at Versailles An
Other place Of the same category and which has been ike
iron foundry knowa as Moy"uvre; but as the mine belong.
20 pe DIVIDED into two pars he one German ,se
other French. with house ground. did
pot think practicable oplge neigh in this par
tcuar The three villages, however are OF special
20 They are naoted by frenchspeakng people. and
lying the decivty of the D0nou hls, give
better frontier than have without them We there.
fore considered them from the very
which, in return for counter concession, might be
gwen up with good grace, and we have now that
the oers acted upon this conviction parted
with them. We have likewise resigned a small strip Of
land south OF Avrcourt, which will give
habtants OF this village railway communication with France
French territory As equivalent the French
20 build the terminus consequence
side of the valuable
these communes have given up. They are crown
lands and worth money In recommending
the Convention, ready TO answer any questions that
he put respecting the bearing OF the
The financial territorial portions
agreement indivisibe whole and II ts very
desirable should a position the
French government Of wish xcpange ratihcaoDs