The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-19
1iaparck n his War Laboratory.


entitled ga Little More Light ON the |
Events epf 1862 which. contains some |
really startling revelations concerning Bis
marks parsin the1war Of 1866. The Eonaon
Spectator thus summarizes those reveal
tions: -. ,-,- ~ ,.-- ~-...4 13r - 1ypz,
We do not suppose that 1t 10 very easy to |
on the score Of the multiplied subtlsties
and ruses which have enabled him TO outwit |
so many opponents. It 10 not hard. to I'M
derstand, however, why, the unanimous
voice OF the Berlin press should haye de-
clared General Ia Marmora'a book TO be
Exceptionally Gros
does not improve by the explanation Of
"the arts by which he rose," especially as
General La Marmora'e narrative relates 20
q time when both Bismarkism and Prussia
were very small affairs in comparison to
what they have since become, and when
shaped very differently from its present as
pect. General La Marmora tells us, in ef-
feet, how the sole and single aim of Herr
Won Bismarck's policy was to aggrandise
Prussia, literally by all expedients, but
above all, by war. Wei war, war WAS
Bismarck's constant aspiration. Every time
between Austria and Prussia, and Austria
aud Italy, seemed, probable, Bismarck was,
il we may believe La Marmora, in despair.
When, for instance, in April, 1866, it
seemed likely that Austria would remove
every pretenee for aggression on the part
of Prussia by openly assuming the initia-
tive in the disarmament which the two
Powers were demanding from one another,
the Italian Minister at Berlin teaegraphs to
General Marmora: "Bismnrck liz extremely
disconnected at the peaceable turn which the
conflict 10 takipg.n In fact, il is almost
amusing to notice the anxiety Of the Pms.
s asn 81 as z xy
nobody to help Austria and Italy, if pos
sible, to help Prussia-should happen TO-
fall through. Never had q beligerent
statesman harder work to get up war,
notwithstanding the many circumstances
which ateevery other moment promised the
summation. It may seem the most natural
thing in the world for mighty and victo-
rious empire to pick and choose the excuse
which may seen most convenient for an
outbreak of hoatilities, but Prussia was
not . mighty and victorious empire in the
TO time, putting out Herr Won Bismarck's
calculations. The Prussian king was an
obstacle, aud was actually, as Herr Won
Bismarck bitterly complained, employing
private agents Of cancellation to, counterfeit
his minister's provocative measured. 2" Af
this.very moment" exclaimed Bismarck to
the italian envoy, General Govone, at an
important interview ON the LIST of June,
1866, at this very moment there in N
ct Dresden, negotiation about peace, en-
tirely without my cooperation, and SCARCE
ly had the project Of q conference at Paris
been started whom the king wanted to de.
lay the march. of the Brigade of Guards,
and it took all tho tronble in the world to
! get him to give the necessary ORDER" The
| bulk of the Pruasian diplomatists were ms
little disposed a. the king to precipitase
matters. "Bisnarck," te1egraphs Count
Barrd to La Marmora, 'ssaid to me yester-
day with extraordinary viyacity that the
against his war rplaus,s and neither Berns.
TORT at Londep, Goltz at Paris, nor Use.
dom at Florence, fwaa spared In the out.
pouripgs Of the wrath of the bahaed and
furious premier. It 10 comical to read
about the distressed Bismarck rushing
about from .diplomatist to diplomatist
pouring his sorrow into every ear, abusing
Barral to Govone, and Govone to Barral
and both the Italian ENJOYS in turn to th,
French ambassador. The man 10 crazy, j
is q diplomatic maniaco," writes GovoD
in one of his letters. Assurediy, Rismarel
ious study. Il Even the army Was agains
him. "Tbe army writes GoSone sis no
for war against Austria; the Austrian
army can still count many sympathies.'
II required o hard wrench to pluck ava.
Z those Prussian soldiers of seven years az
from feeliogs of brotherhood for their Ans
trian comrades. The discovery Of o plau
I Eihle pretAnoe for war was. during months
. harassiDg anxiety for tha well-dispose'
Herr Won bismarck. Italy had . substan
I tial and .undeniable grievance, the reten
tion of Venetia. Buf could Prussia 60 t.
war merely for Italian anifcation . Impos
sible. Under what prerext, then, wer
Q Germans to be set against Germans: an,
. the Hehepzollerns installed in the supre
i macy Of the Hapsburgs EARLY in March
. 1866, General Govone wrote home from
' Berlin that tie plan was 'tto bring, in thre
= or four months, the question of German re
form, seasoned isic) with German parlia
ment. upon the tapis, and with this pro
r posal and with the parliament to produc
. a confusion which would bring Prussia IL
y opposition to Austria" A notable scheme
4 of . surety. A week latter, Prussia was t.
+ have two months Sin order to have an op
portunity of finding her casUs belli !" Ye
another week, however, and Count Barra
= photographs to Florence, "Bismsrck 10 men
than eyer puzzled for c0sus bslH for tn
moment, war. is unlikely" At that mo