, 1874-03-13
BISMARCK AND LA MARMOHA.

In bis letter to tie 0piniono Of Rome, dated
Jan. 90, La Marmora says that Govone, on whose
authority he accuHed Bismarck of having e.
prossod willingness to cedo tho Rhine country
to Frnnco. might indeed havo put an intsrpreta-
tion on BiHmarck's words Which the Minister did
| mt intend. This is all thu moro probable ae
Govono WAS a mao of uudoubted veracity, moi
skilled in the arts Of diplomacy, and as both be
and Bismarck were speaking in a language which
was not their own. La Marmora says that, had
Bismarck eontentod himself with de-
NAL Of tho accusation. he would have
no fault to find. The only explanation Of the
affair would then be that Goyone had misunder-
stood him. But tho real question betyoon
bismarck and LII bfarmora does not turn on
Govones voracty. Bismarck. through tho
German press hns virtually accused the Italian
General Of supprossing the truth, inasnuoh as
he has charged him with mutilating Count
Usodom's note relating to Bismnrck's con-
neotion with the Hungarian revolution in such
mannor as to mako it convey a very different
Impression from what 1t would havo made IL
published whole. This, 1t will be seen, ia q
Charge directly against La hlarmora. La Mar
mora has answered 1t by publishing tho Counts
uoto In full, and showing that the parts
omitted were left out in Difference to par
tiea mentioned especially to Count Esacky.
To the charge Of having published State papers,
tho italian answers that the documents mado
public by him arc not State papers, but private
and confidential communications. not to
be found among those Of tho Minister Of For
eign Affairs. Aftor perusal Of tho letter Of
Count Usedom, we cannot see how La Marmora
can bo accused Of d design to malead.
This is about tho condition Of tho controversy
at tile present time. There is no doubt that it
has boon an unfortunate one all around. Tho
Italinn Government, it is said, has, with great
difficulty, prevented the publication Of second
volume Of La Marmora's work l.: IA Little More
Light on tho Politiea! and Military Events Of
1866" There ia no doubt either that Bismarck has
beon injured by the controversy. When Horr
Won Malinokrodt, tho Ultramontano loader,
mado tho charge in question against Bismarck,
ho expected to injure him with the Germans.
11o AlA Aos dACcee0 Ill Iuls 10 Au4 o1t6Att uus uo
did injure him abroad. Tho Roman correspond
ents Of the German prcas represent the feeling
Of Italy against Germany as one OF intonse ani-
mostly. They go oven 30 far as to Say that, II q
war were to be declared tomorrow between
France and Germany, Italy would break Its
alliance with tho Empire. On the whole, tho
Ultramontanes have made moro capital out Of IL
Mar1nora than they had expected. At Arst part OF
the Italian pooplo wore Indifferent to tho con-
troyorsy. When tho question Of veraoity came
up, they became almoHt d unit against Bismarck.
The extreme Left alono arc now opposed to
In MaEmora, but tAis is on grounds Of home
policy. It Is wonderful how tho italian view OF
Bismarck has changed in short time. They
now discover that ho is attempting to play Louis
XIV. and Napoleon, and have much to say about
his suppression Of tho Unipers, his prosecution
OF French Bishops, hia attempt to bridle tho
Belgian press, etc., eto. The upshot Of the
whole, 30 far aa Bismarck and La Marmora are
concerned, seems to bo that La Marmora did not
mIsrepreaant Bismarck, aud that Bismarck did
not make the promise alleged. There Is really
nothing 80 far to convict either one or the other.