The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08

eventually to touch the spring, and he referred
with considerable feeling TO the fact that dur
ing the three days succeeding his retirement
he received GOO kilograms from all parts oil the
world ut was, as they say in France added
Bism arck, "a lrst-cass funeral, although
am still robust and active. l consider myself
ut the age OF only rs years altogether too young
to remain idle. l was accustomed TO politics.
aud | miss 1t sadly" Hour expressed his
doubts that tho Prince would remain long
in retirement oh answered bismarck
lit is over, entirely over; more than you
think. more than you can imagine" The
Prince touched briefly on the recent donGs OF
the young Emperor, but confined his remarks
30 exclusively to generaliies that NJ do Hour
thought them hardly worth repeating. The
Princes judgments OF the political situation
and OF .he high personaGes who control It.
Hour thought we're iuli Of more nnlio s,,ii,
been credited with possessing. His remins-
cences OF his Diplomatic, career were rerh9ps
tons OF his tax with the French JOURNALIST. +,
eral months before the orsni dt'end;
NHpoeop III called me rt to ma h =! on ned
3OO0OOO souls to France, and belgium besides.
The conquest OF Belgium would compel mt me TO
course would bring into existence once more a
general coalition against France do not
us s' 80 dearly i, prefer an entirely different
course OF polilcal action. | do not Wish exact
y 70 make the Mediterranean oTa French w sea
10 exclude rom 1t the English flag and to that
end need the alliance OF the neutral nayies
itcrranea an Sea power which shall be vnssal OF
france THIS pwsr VIZ h bo united w, i{hai ~
unite her navy with ours against tho English.
wish Prussia to allow me at once TO declare
war sGanst AG't5 NIX
has no more |. yal subject than also none
more independent. l carry ny indeGendenee
Ma 'e esty Nh has can,del to me. But sire, do not
say word of this to my COLLEAGUE llatIieldt'
and your Ma esty should be able to guess what
the consequences, would bel word from me
at hnt time would have set Eur9ne qPi Iny,b
Hambur He would much rather lsg., ne s saa
a homo exactly % hi- taste. After listening to
Climates mat 81 and 0 preudiceS, H. de Hour led Bis.
marck back 10 the suble OF European poll
ties the year LSS6 every one T,6 ar9G ra1c me
said the eX-Chance!lor Germany was
really France had still the old weapons OF
nor have since ever acknowledged that it was
q sufficient reason for going to war that inc
the King that the designation Of the hour for
tie reg nninR Of the, war remained with the
Concerniug the war OF 1870. Bismarck said:
I'VE noticed that France was constantly win
ming tremendous influence at stuttgart Caris-
1t was abso .utely necessary for vs. to set up u
barrier on the other side OF the Rhn" between
France and the South German stats. We
needed s!rashurg. olmar;; and MUlnauSson;
in shorl. the whole valley of the Rhine, without
which we could never enjoy moment hen tv oi ses
TWO ma ions no historical desire or revenge
The only bone of contention Is tho boundary
sity of erecting this barrier we did not declare
VA aS%nsi E 5sS nor We IN waited
p re yGy and ' Would be stil waiting mad
not your Emperor forced the war upon us.
Alter the battle OF sedan wished to SCI SCI me ne
prisoner. offered him his liberty because |
| could conclude IL formal treaty tor The sur
render o: StrasburS and the upper IL. khns 10
and ntaT repeated i it to alss Favre wished
to conflne myself to the absolute necessities OF
the case in my demands God k st,o soW what
struggles / had in pursuing this course.
Eventually I was obliged to make concessions
to the soldiers and any one must grant mat nat
had acquired "A right TO comael me TO accept
When i first gave the Parisians warning OF
tho approaching lombard m"nt England and
the other rowers made detailed reGreschth-
s qy tho beSu 81 Su f the Of
art. and the almost sacred reputation of Paris,
as the CAPITA Q. the word OF civilization. lhey
treate me as ii wa u barbarian and van
dial. l. however thought that tho harhar!ty
consisted in surrounding such a beautiful
fled camp, as /. TOR the eNpress purpose OF lro-
vokinG the enemy to attack; Our scrupies were
nar,is and MarMahon pombarded Paris mu,h
more pitilessy than we had done. they spared
neither the buildings nor the lI6rary: venture
the assistance Of MacMahon and Theirs. the
capital OF the arts and sciences would have
been completely wreckod."
Concerning the present position Of European
politics. the Prime said: " Germany will never,
Understand me, never provoke France to wa.
directly nor indirectly; Germany Is seeking no
nretence for war. We could not ait4cE you
even II We wished to for our Constitution lor-
bids us to call out our militia for an offensive
war We're we to violate the Constitution for
turn he weapons that we gave them against the
q yernrient. The German & ople are rs peace peace.
able as ther nre patriotic Imey WI, Seh tne.r
land but WOO 10 him who tries 20 withdraw
them from laborand the Tuictnc-s OF civil lie to
manufacturing. commercial people They
wrest from irowuinE nature me gren,test
are your people They do not live on u
soil blessed with fruittuInes1., Nevertheless,
do ANY hnNs b ate peaco is much more profit
able 10 them than war would be-. In case OF
necessity tho German people would defend TO
sacrifices in the past. They will however. never
compromise themselves 10y mia king an unjust
attack on auoi her people. We have no right TO
any Of The soil which now belongs to other
nations. our inherlanl IL complete. Declare
war against your And why You have nothing
more thar we wish. Make war against any
( Other milton? To what end We do.il" moth
/ Ing, neither Holland nor the l;allic pro ,iac"S
which. All other tt,inGs out 81 tho 1MestloE;
/ would he very hard lur us to digest. We hold
/ that the integrity of France a. well hs inc ~
I teGrity of AUstrO- Hungary, Is necessity for
ali Europe. We arc quit certain mat Werc
We To attack France. russia would come IN
medlaleIy TO her rescue. We are. certain that
were Iiussia TO attack Austria we would
! be obliged to come to AusIras HsSint:
ance II makes 10 difference whether
I am u part OF the q IVernmeut or NOT. All nIher
. Germans think ~ do on this question 70 30
sure. there is n little elan Of officers who thinS
I on OF promotions to he gained in war Ih"ir
. number. however, is rs small win MS AS u is
viii YOU. ] desire peace with France, DUR
ing The SchnHeUele affair. can say that
/ stro,e to maintain peace at almost any
price. yielded without 4 word Of discussion
/ 10 the argument Of tn" French Ii"ys'nment T..
and paid la'e the indie unity demanded, | do
/ MOI think that IN so doing ! in any way num-
/ bed M fatherlani acted in harmony with
/ the uuDiic sentiment OF my country have
ever refuse my Diplomatic assl, tance 70 z
/ FrpncAmun wAen ne asked IT. ! was glad
IurnU 10 cOnferpnra tn -tull by your