The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
And Produces Variety of Testimony
Strongly Tending to Establish the En-
tire Truth of His Allegation.
The Scheme of the Chancellor for Put
ling England in Wrong Light.
Russia Declines to Withdraw from the Dis
puted Points in Asia Until the From
tier Commission Makes Its Report.
BISMARCK's DUPLICITY.
M. De Blowitz Charges the Great Chan
cellor with Falsehood.


cellOr with Falsehood.
LONDON March 5-Mr. Blowitz, the Times's
correspondent at Paris, in letter attacks Bis
marck for indirection in dealing with the British
Foreign Office concerning the South Pacific
islands. In the Blue Book on this subject issued
by the British government on Feb. 25, there is
given conversation which occurred early in
February, between Bismarck and Malet, the
British ambassador at Berlin. The German
Chancellor then read dispatch which,
he said, he had sent to Count Munster,
German ambassador at London, On the 9Th
of tie preceding May, which purported to con-
vey to England Bismarck's idea of how Great
Britain could assist Germany in her COLOMBIA
ton schemes and his promise to recprocate
by helping English interests nearer home The
dispatch urged England to fall in with the sug-
gestions made, because, in the event of refusal,
Germany would be compelled to ask Frances
aid. The Chancellor told Malet that, as
Count Munster seemed to make no progress, it
was feared in Berlin he had not stated the points
of the dispatch with sufficient strength, so Count
Herbert Bismarck was sent to London to secure
the success of the desired negotiations. Herbert
obtained from the British Foreign Office nothing
but general assurances Of friendship. These
were valueless, Bismarck said, when Malet
expressed regret at the situation, and assured
Bismarck that England had no desire to
thwart Germany's colonial ambitions, and
asked him what he wanted - New
Guinea or Zululand. The Chancellor replied
that it was now too late to discuss the matter
with England because Germany already had an
understanding with France. Blowitz accuses
Bismarck of direct falsehood in these state
ments He refers to the fact that Bismarck
read the original dispatch to Malet as proof that
it was never sent to London. Bismarck, Blow
itz says, acted as if this dispatch had been sent
to London to form the basis of an alliance be-
tween England and Germany concerning colonial
annexation as if its rejection by England had been
formally and deliberately made, as If this rejec-
tion$yere an Endorsement by England of Ger
man, French alliance, and giving Germany
certain liberty in the South Pacific; and then
when asked for explanations about his encroach
meuis on British possessions, produced as his
wafffsnt the original dispatch. This production
Blowitz AYERS, was made nine months after
the date Of the dispatch, and just when it
suited Bismarcks purpose. The introduction of
this system, says Blowitz, must create panic
in political circles. Blowit2 points to the fact
that Granville in February, Immediately after
Sir Edward Malet had communicated to him the
Bismarck interview, wrote Sir Edward that the
dispatch IN question was never communicated
to me-"
Blowitz continues that it was impossible for
the dispatch to have been miscarried or
been forgotten, because Count Munster
would have resigned if he had
known Granville had sent dispatch before
making such statements, while if Count Munster
had really received the dispatch and failed to
transmit it to the British foreign minister, Bis
marck would have recalled Munster for neglect
of duty. The fact that Herbert Bismarck, whO
the German Chancellor alleges, was sent to Lon
don to second Munster in his efforts to secure
a colonial alliance with England, failed to dis
terms of his mission had never reached Gran
vile, Blowitz pronounces very strange. He de-
clares that the truth is that Bismarck did not
believe England would give Germany the as.
sistance desired He knew better how to pro-
eeed with France. Beyond the mission of his
son, Bismarck intended to have the missing dis
patch appear at the proper time to put England
in the wrong