Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-07
BRITAIN AND BISMARCK.
MINISTER GRANVILLE MAKES
AN EXPLANATION.

Germany's Prince Charged with La
boring Under a Misapprehension-
The Thrust in the Speech Aimed at
the Duke OF RiChmOnd-Mutual Pro-
fesstons of Desire for FrIendIIness.
LONDON, March earl Granville, the
British Minister of Foreign Affairs. de-
liyered long speech in the House of
Lords this evening about the Bismarck
controversy. He said that it was now.
more than ever before, to the interests Of
Germany and England that the relations
between the two governments should be
good, because it was time when both
powers were about to meet each other in
all parts of the world. 'sWhllst each
power Will maintain its rights, both
ought 10 advance" continued the
speaker, sin their common work
Of extending commerce and civilization
i'll spirit of candid cooperation. All
my efforts" said Lord Granville, in con-
cluslon, "will be exerted in favor OF the
concliat0ry policy which Prince Bis
marck has sketched out" Lord Granville
denied that he had published confidential
matter communicated by Prince Bis
marck. The German Chancellor, he said,
must have misunderstood him, for Eng
land beyond any other nation was gratifed
at Germany's greatness and would spare
no efforts to retain the friendship now eX-
listing between the two governments.
GRANVILLE'S INTENTION.
Earl Granville said that he felt
that it would be unbecoming for
him to make a long reply here
to Prince Bismarck's speech in the
Reichstag on Monday because Prince
Bismarck had raised several points con-
N Ia nj Of
cations which had been exchanged and
the number of dispatches which had been
published in the blue book before being
delivered, and had been published which
ought never to have been published.
Il hope" said Earl Granville,
''to make such statement in a regular
way TO Prince Bismarck as shall show
him that the above points may bear very
different color. | sincerely regret that the
speech L made in the House of Lords un-
der the pressure of severe party attack
should have ANNOYED Prince Bismarck,
who evidently labOred under a miscon-
ceptiOn. The Duke of Richmond had at
tackled the government, saying: your
own papers show your Egyptian policy to
be bad, and a great foreign statesman
condemns it, retorted that the Duke
of Richmond had no occasion to COM
plain.
AIMED AT RICHMOND.
"Of Prince Bismarck's disapprOval be-
cause we failed to follow the very friend
ly advice, we ought perhaps to have said
opinion, which Prince Bismarck gave
previously to the present government, to
take Egypt, l added that
1 presumed that he did not
expect us to abandon all liberty of action
in our foreign and colonial policy. The
thrust was aimed at the Duke OF Rich
mOnd, not at Prince Bismarck. The lat
ter, to my great regret, construed this as
having a meaning which | positively as
sert does not attach to it. Prince Bis
marck also complained of my incorrectly
describing his advice, or rather opinion,
which, even if true, l had no right to
mention because it was most conf
Dental. Now, regarding the words
take Egypt l ought probably to have
used better phrase, if spoke from writ
ten notes, although the words were GER
tainly applicable to annexation, prOtactO-
rate, or even to occupation. Nobody
would regret more, and nobody would be
injured more by breach of confidence
than myself. ! did not mean to refer TO
those private and friendly cOmmuniea-
tions described by Prince Bismarck ia the
Reichstag, but to subsequent declara-
tiOns, which were not confidential ana
which appeared to me to express Ger
many's former if not her preBeU
hope of England to represent u-
ropes interest in Egypt TO the
future. My object is not to defend
myself, but to correct mlsappraher-
sions, which are inevitable when imp0r-
tant utterances are telegraphed ncor-
rectly, as frequently happens between One
capitals of Europe. No country no more
fully or cheerfully appreciates Germany's
immensely important position in Europe
than does England"
Count Herbert Bismarck visited the
Prince of Wales to-day. He was ch argeG
with the conveying of special cOmmu-
nication to the effect that Emperor Will
liam was desirous of maintaining cordial
relations between the statesmen of Eng
land and Of Germany.