Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-24
THE ARMY BILL.

Introduced I'm the Refchstag by Chan
cellor Won Capriyi-German and
French ReIations-Prince Bismarck
and the Ems Dispatch.
BERLIN, Nov. 23.-The long -looked-f for
event of the present session of the Reichs-
tag occurred to-day. The army bill was
introduced by Chancellor Won Caprivi,
who made a most important speech upon
the relations existing between France and
Germany. He said he did not intend to
justify the bill by referring to a war in
sight or by INDUCING in gloomy ferebod-
ings. He added: 81 will disclose the
whole truth. We are at peace with all
nations and encounter no difficulty in any
quarter in maintaining the dignity of the
nation. His majesty the emperor has
justly remarked that Heligoland was the
last piece of the globe We desired to ac-
quire. Germany will not provoke war,
for there is no prize to gain by victory,
but neither will she undertake to prevent
war any more than she did in 1870"
The chancellor then referred to the al
legged forgery by Prince Bismarck of the
famous Ems dispatch which precipiated
the Franco German war and read the gen
uine dispatch.
The chancellor also read the draft Prince
Bismark prepared. which appeared in the
North German Gazstte of July IS, 1870, and
which read as follows:
Telegram addressed by the Prussian
government to foreign governments
CATER the news of the Remuneration of
HEREDITARY prince of HohenZollern had
been officially communicated to the i'm
perial French government by the royal
Spanish government, the French ambassa-
dor at Ems further demanded of his majes-
ty, the king of Prussia, to authorize
him to telegraph to Paris that his majesty,
the king, engages for all future time never
again to give his consent If the Hohenzol-
lerns should again return to their candidat
ure. His majesty, the king, thereupon
declined to see the French ambassador
again, and had him told by the adjutant
in attendance that his majesty had nothing
further to communicate to the embssss-
DOR"
The last sentence of the above is what
Prince Bismarck alleged he forged with
the intention of 50 wounding the amour
propre of France that she would declare
war against Germany and thus allow him,
in the event of Prussian victory, to bring
about the formation of German empire.
Chancellor Won Caprivi declared en-
phatically that Prince Bismarck had not
falsifed the despatch and that it was I'M
true that King William was too ooncilia-
tory or had not struck the proper note in
dealing with France. King William, he
said, even as late as July IS, 1870, had a
despatch sent to the German minister at
Paris intimating that he was indignant at
the Due de Grammont's demand, addressed
to him through NJ. Benedict and reserved
any further steps. The whole of Europe
was of the same opinion as Germany at
that time as is shown by Mr.. Glsdstone's
and Prince Gortchakoff's dis
patch to the Russian ambassador.
II refer to these Matters" said Chan
cellor Won Caprivi, "in order to show that
Germany did not play provocative part.
The French love wars and glory and the
more complete their ornaments the
stronger grows their self consciousness
and desire to conclude an alliance,
not for defensive purposes, but |
with view to revision of the map of
Europe"
General Won Caprivi's speech Was greeted
by loud applause.