Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-20
"LE SECRET De BIsMARCk.n
AN ANSWER TO THE RECENT ARTICLE OF NJ.
LAvEDAN.

N.
LAvEDAN.
The London Times, under date of June 7th,
publishes the following article from its Paris
correspondent:
an. Leo Lsvedau recently published 10 the
Figure an article entitled lie Secret de Bis
marck.' According TO NJ. Lavedan, Bis
marck's secret consists in trying to reconcile
Italy with the Pope, in then making LtalT
provoke France to war, in comiug to the siG
OF Italy to crush her foe and in proceeding
to dismember France. Italy would not onlv
take Nice aud Savoy, but would go AZ far az
the Vsr and would taGe possession of Corsica,
which would become a perm aucnt menace %
Toulon and Marseiles. Germany would
lake what remains Of Lorraine, including
Nancy. Belgium would take French Flsn
ders, Switzerland Chsblais, Spain Roussillon
and slice of Gascopy, and lastly, fer her
neutrality, England would have a pert on
tho E'reHeh eeast of tho channel NJ Lave
dap, who in general is writer of much wit
and talent, says these things with perfect
gravity, adding that they are not mere idle
rumors, but precise facts brought TO the
knowledge Of government by Trustworthy
men.
"On what, then, does he base his statement?
First, on Signor Mancini's speech and the
triple alliance; then on the evolution of the
DepretIs Cabinet, which has broken with
Lrredentism; on the effort made to bring
about rdpPfochemeHt between I,aly and the
Pope, and, lastly, on the journey of Field
Marshal Won MolIke, who has lust been in.
spectiDg the Frsnco-Italiau frontier. NJ.
Lsgedan's conclusiens are ingenious for 80
fragile basis. The triple alliance, he argues,
ls directed against France. Ii the Depretis
cabinet has thrown over ITredentism aud re.
nouuced all compensation on the side Of
Austria, It Is because Italy will have her
share on the side OF France. Ii esdsavors
are made 10 reconcile Italy and the Pope,
the reason is thar, once freed from the hos
tiilty Of the Vatican, and receiving its sup-
port, Italy would have only France to con-
tend with. L, Marshal Won Moltke has
been inspecting he Frsnco-Italiap frontier.
1t Is because the time for the conflict is At
hand and the great strstegist wishes to give
some last advice; and, lastly, if Prince
Bismarck wishes to dismember France il il
because the mon srchy is coming, and he de
slres that only France incapable of being
Tezenerated should be left to it.
This style OF ressIning, thouga ingenious,
cannot staHd serious criticism Sisnor
Depretls's evolution was foresesn as soon as
unified Italy desired to remain a liberal
monarchy. We used the revolution The
King said some time ago to Il man for yho.e
truthfulness | can answer, 80 effect unity
because when you are small you must nae
every means; but nov we must show that we
are no longer in a state of revolution, and
that We are regularly constituted mon
archy- Well, Signor Depretis has not done
otherwise Than was expected. Indeed. how
could he work along with men whose policy
Is to oVerturn monsrchies?
The reconciliation between Italy and the
Pope ls directed against nobody Ii is con-
sequence OF Italy's liberal monsrchical eyolu-
ton. The Vatican and Italy equally regret