The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-11-24
In PEACEFUL GERMANY
Chancellor Yon CapflVl's Speech Before
The ReichSta6
BLOODSHED NOT WANTED
Friendly Attitude OF Russia-No
Cause for Alarm, But II 10
Well to Be Prepared
for War.

BERLIN. Nov. 23.-The long-looked-for
event Of the session Of the reichstag oc-
Cured to-day. The army bill was intro
duccd by Chancellor Won Caprivi. He said
ho did not intend to justify himself by re-
fcrring to tho war in sight. or by indulging
in gloomy forebodings. He added: ~
will disclose tho whole truth. wo are Mt
peace with all nations and encounter no
difficulty in any quarter In maintaining
dignity. His majesty. the emperor, has
justly remarked that Heligoland was tho
last piece of the globe We desired to ac-
quirc. Germany will not provoke war for
there ts no prize to gain by
victory. But neither will she undertake
TO prevent war any moro rs sho did In
1870"
The chancellor then referred to the
alleged forgery by Prince Bismark of the
famous Ems dispatch which prccipitated
the Franco-German war, and read tho
genuine dispatch. Tho chancellor also
read draft Prince Bismarck prepared
which appeared in the North German
Gazette of July IL, 1870. and which read as
follows: "Thc telegram addressed by the
Prussian government to foreign govern.
mcnts after tho news of tho rcnuncia-
tion of the hereditary prince of Hohenzol-
lern, officially communicated to the inn
perial French government by tho royal
Spanish government. the French cmbas-
sador at Ems further demanded of his
majesty, the king of Prussia, to authorize
him to telegraph to Paris that his majesty,
the king, engages for all future never to
again return TO their candidature. His
majesty. the king. thereupon declined to
receive the French ambassado again. and
had him told by the adjutant in attcnd-
ance that his majesty had nothing further
to communicate to the ambassador"
The last sentence of the above is what
Prince Bismarck alleges to have forged,
with the intention of SO wounding the
amour propre of France that she would
declare war against Germany and thus
nllow him in the event OF q Prussian VIC
tory to bring about the formation Of the
German empire. Caprivi declared en-
phatically that Prince Bismarck had
not falsified tho dispatch, and
that II was untrue that King
William was too conciliatory or had not
struck the proper note In dealing with
France. King William, he said, evcn as
late as July l3, 1870. had q dispatch sent
TO the German minister Mt Paris intimate
ing that hc was indignant at Due dc
Grammont's demand, addressed to him
through NJ. Benetletti, and reserved any
further steps. The whole Of Europe was
OF the same opinion as Germany at that
time, as is shown by Gladstone's DECLARE
tion and Prince Gortschagofr's dispatch
10 the Russian ambassador. ~ refer
to these matters" said Chancellor
Won Caprivi, "in order TO show
that Germany did not play
the provocative part. The French love
wars and glory, and the moro complete
their armamcnts the stronger grows their
self-consciousncss and desire TO conclude
alliance, naturally not for a defensive
purpose. but with a view to q revision OF
the map of Europe"
Chancellor Won Caprivi's speech was
greeted with loud applause by the sup
porters OF the government. Referring to
the Russo-German relations, the chan
6ellor said tho present czar 10 ono of the
ablest-mlndcd and most peaceful of
monarchs and appreciates tho peaceful
and loyal policy of Germany. In Russia,
however, hostile currents are work.
ing against us, but IL must not
be concluded because Russia is de-
veloping an army and that war is
imminent. From her preparations, VIC
must assume Rnssia's next war will be to
the westward. Tho undeniably rcapproacl,-
mcnt between Russia and Francc-in tho
face of which We cannot yield Alsace-Lor.
rainc, nor break of relations with Austria
strengthening our armaments consti-
tutes no threat TO Russia. We only want
to rcpci n possible attack. We must think
of war with the possibility to have to pre-
sent two fronts. We arc not prepared
for such an exigency. We would have to
defend ourselves against superior num-
-. a a. i'll.