The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-22

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an SURE that much Of his hitserness
Against Francs was caused by his rsmeu-
brancs Of that visit 70 Biarriix That was
before 6adowa OF course. after the Aus
uo-Prnssian war Prussia had no longer
any need cf orr assistance against Austria,
and fhs emperor in his anxiety 10 court
the cabbage and The goat alike had
missed splendid opportunity. stu, even
because the German Empire vas not vet
founded. and Prussia would still have
been glad Of an alliance with France. even
after Sadowa, TO enable her TO carry out
plans which, even today. have not been
realized.
twas Ct that time that was frequently
sounded By the king of Prussia, II. de Bis
marck. and others as 70 the chznces of
such an alliance. and then made answers
that | told yoa OF. For at that time
knew that nothing could be done in this
direction. By that time had recognized
the omnipotence Of the influence that
pushed the emperor to sympathixe with
Austria and saw that no consideration
would have any counter effect. This infiu-
ence was that of Empress Eugene. and ID
was she who all along turned the
emperor against Prussia and made him
espouse the cause OF Austria She did this
firstly. because being . Roman Catholic.
her sympathies we're with Catholic Austria
rather than with Lutheran Prussia. and
secondly. and chiefly, because she was un-
der the influence OF her deep affection for
Nine dc Metternich. the wife Of the
Austrian ambassador TO Paris. IL was
thanks to this love OF Austria that she
urged the emperor to take the first oppor-
tunity Of breaking the power of Prussia
and hence the war Of Isso. That war, con-
sequently. was caused directly By little
Nine. Metternich. through the Empress
Eugene acting on the emperor.
As ! have said. l opposed il all along:
but my position in the cabinet council was
rather one OF mere fgurant than of coun-
cilior. and | had no opinion to give. Ny
opinions have not changed since those
days. and / am still of the opinion that the
wisest policy for France would be TO join
triple alliance with Germany and Russia.
Germany wants ports on the South The
alliance would insure her Triest Thus
France would have issue on the Mediter-
ranean. Germany on the Adriatic and Rus
sia on the Caspian seas, and the triple aiii-
ancc would command the South as well as
the North and be absolute masters of the
Old World. do not say that this is pos
sible or even advisable policy today, for,
since the last war, the idea of an alliance
with Prussia must be distasteful to most
Frenchmen. but still think that the flu
ture power Of France and the peace OF Eu-
rope lie in such an alliance.
Ny first volume contains . preface in
which. among other things, I give the
names Of the many colleagues who were
associated with me in the gigantic work of
Transforming the shabby Paris that the
emperor found into the city that she nowis.
At the head of this list place the emperor
himself Nobody 50 well as myself knows
the important role he played In these
municipal improvements. Ii was he, I
may tell you, Who first designed with his
own hands the plan Of the wonderful iron
central markets, which were Afterwards
constructed by Ballard. may say there
Is hardly single improvement that was
carried out in Paris under the empire
which was not first suggested by the en-
peror.
II was born in Paris in 1919, and am to-
day close upon 81 years Of age. Yes. 81. =
repeated the baron, noticing the surprise of
the World correspondent ct this confession
from . man with al his teeth, fine. full
voice, and the brightest of unspectacled
eyes. my people destined me for the
civil service but no child under the first
empire could dream Of being anything but
q soldier. and it was from my earliest
childhood my desire to follow the pro-
fession OF my father, who was an officer.
It was about that time that the
disasters of France began; the battle of
Leipsic and invasion of France that was its
consequence. I was 1t Chaville at that
time, and. child Is was, suffered as much
as any Frenchman at the disaster Of my
country. / can remember the feeling of
bitter shame that came over me when one
day after . skirmish near Versailles, saw
my grandmother and her women forced
to bind up the wounds OF some Bavarian
soldiers. When people talk to me OF the
revanche answer that for my part must
see q double revanche to be satisfed-that
OF 1870 and that of 1915.
my father was one Of the directors OF
lie Temps, which contributed not little TO
the overthrow of the Legifimist cause.
NY father was one OF the men who signed
the famous protestation OF the journalists.
I was with him during the whole OF the
trouble in the days of July. when our
presses were seized and We had 10 print the
paper in the cellar with presses that had
been hidden there for the emergency"
Mr.. Baron Haussmann was about 10
give me resume of his political exrer-
fence when q violent fit of coughing took
him. He Was obliged TO ring for bis
servant. and by the time he bad recovered
il was so late and he was feeling 80 tired
that he begged me 10 excuse him from con-
tinuing the conversation His last words
were:
Il look forward now with confidence TO
my death. and my only hope Is that death
may find me standing. as IL found all the
men of my strong generation. shall leave
this life, II not with an erect head "a
formerly. AZ least with FIRM heart. and. as
10 the things OF the land beyond, full Of
hope in the mercifui justice Of the Most
High
II was on this that took farewell leave
OF Baron Haussmann.
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