Wichita eagle., 1889-01-06
THE MoRIER CASE.
The Press Furnished His Correspondence
With Bismarck.

LONDON, Jan. Sir r. D. Morier, the
British ambassador to Russia, has fur
nished to the press the correspondence
that has passed between him and Count
| Herbert Bismarck in relation to the Co
| logne Gazette's charges.
On December 70 Sir r. D. Morier wrote
to Count Herbert, saying that he had heard
in July that Count Herbert had mentioned
| to several persons Major Deine's report,
published in the Cologne Gazette. and that
while he did not suppose that Count
Herbert believed the story, he deemed it
expedient to write to General Bazaine to
inquire as to the truth of the alleged con-
versation. In answer to his letter he re-
ceived from General BaZaine an emphatic
denial. Morier therefore appeals to Count
Herbert, as a gentleman and man OF
honor, to cause to be inserted in the North
German Gazette an immediate denial of
the foul and infamous calumny.
Morier incloses his letter. to Bazaine
dated July ., and Bazaine's reply. dated
August g. Bazaine, after apologizing for
his delay in answering, which was due to
his absence from Madrid, denies in the
most unqualified manner the truth of the
alleged conversation, asks forgiveness for
his handwriting, which he says was due to
moral sufTerings, and concludes by refer
ring to his agreeable recollections of
MoFier,s kindness to him when in Madrid
Count Herbert, in a letter to Morier
dated Friedrichsruhe, December %, &C
knowiedges Morier's letter of the 18th, and
says be regrets that neither its contents or
tone enables him to comply with its as
tonishing demands and step out OF the
limits imposed on him by his official posi-
ton, in regard TO statements made by the
German press.
Morier wrote to Count Herbert on De-
cember 81 as follows:
''As you decline to disassociate Yourself,
either publicly or privately, from this
monstrous calumnly, l have no course
open but TO publish our correspondence"
He concludes by saying that although he
does not share 1t, yet the belief is general
that the Cologne Gazette contributor de-
rived his information from official sources,
and this, he says, is an additional reason
for an appeal under his own nome
to that publicity which his anonymous
calumniatorS SO treacherously used
against him. In a postscript he saws: |
Will never again notice attacks of the
Cologne Gazette, or analogous prints"
Throughout the letters Define is not men
toned by name. He is referred to simply
as the military attache."
The Daily Telegraph, after expressing
regret that Count Herbert Bismarck is
unable to give better answer to Sir X. ID.
Morier, says: "if there is no way of repu-
dating calumnies against our ambassa-
doris which pretend to be official, a way
ought to be found or made to defend them
from the kind of journalism represented
by the Cologne Gazette"
The Daily News says: Perhaps Sir R.
d. Morier's letter displays rather more
irritation than it is good for a. diplomatist
TO show. On the other hand Count Her
bert's reply lacks appreciation of Morier's
Il "A t.
pity that rumor so absurd should be al
lowed TO bring into disagreeable promi-
hence the anti-English feelings that ap-
pears to exist in certain official quarters in
Germany"
The Times Berlin correspondent says he
thinks it probable that "A third person in
London impaired the news to Marshal Ba-
laine without Morier's authority.
The Standard says: We can say little
FOR the discretion of Morier and still less
for the sense of honorable obligation en-
tertalned by Count Herbert Bismarck
There is some excuse for the former but
next to none Tor the latter. Impartial
Judges, both English and German, will be-
ieye that Connt Herbert made made the
manner of Mouer's demand preteXt for
declining to make amends"
The Times says: I'VE regret the result
Of Morier's appeal to Count Herbert Bis
narck. The responsibility for a calumny
50 gross ought TO be either manfully as
Sumed CT frankly repudiated. There is no
reason to disbelieve Define in consequence
0f BaZaine's testimony, which can be only
treated as worthless. We regret that we
are constrained to say that the attack ap-
pears to be part Of system Of persecution
against all who were most Intimately
Connected with Emperor Frederick, a sys-
EN- that does not spare even those who
we're nearest and dearest 10 him. We may
axe the liberty of pointing out to Prince
Bismarck and his youthful imitators that
he movement of the international recourse
5 not facilitated by the adoption of bar
'ack room manners, apparently copied |
rom the worst days of Napoleon, when !
Re was trampling upon Russia. We !
wish to preserve and strengthen our
with Germany, but we beg |
Prince Bismarck and those who take their |
one from him to treat English public |
men as English gentlemen, and to curb !
he extravaganza of invective and imputa-
ion which RACES in the semi-offical Ger
nan press"
Sir f. D. Morier, in his first /
etter to Count Herbert Bismarck, /
ays: Il did not do YOUR
Xcellency the Injustice OF supposing that /
-ou believed story so palpably absurd, |
lor insult you by creditihg you with a
ynicism so abnormal as to suppose that a /
ildu Nllb w dS HOubIeu W IJu lu6 IrIenQSnlD :
md confidence of the late Emperor Fred (
rick could be SO base as to use that conf
lence and friendship TO betray him and |
lis army to an enemy"
'opyright 1883 by the New York Associated Pressl
BERLIN, Jan. Count Herbert Bis
narck last night gave a diplomatic dinner
It which Count Scouveloif, the Russian
NJ. Herbette, the French am
,assador, and other heads of legations were
resent.
During the course Of the evening Count
Herbert, speaking to Count Nonhatzfeldt,
he German minister to England, prom
sed under request of the emperor to eX-
nerate Sir Robert Morier, ambassador to
Russia, from any charges connected with
he Bazine incident. This result was COM
to Morier, who expressed him
cit as dissatisfied. he says that as official
rints make the charge there must be an
fiicial withdrawal.
Lord Salisbury, in a personal commune
alton to Prince Bismarck. asks him TO
rider a direct statement that the whole
barge is absurd.
Emperor William and the whole court
vent today to Grunewald to hunt wild
oarS.
COME TO THE SCRATCH.