The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14

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and demands Of French diplomacy without q
definite answer. 40 that q remnant Of hope OF
NAPOLEON. He even yielded to the wishes of
Naroleon ~ TIC ~LuNenburg1 question, so lar as
tage, and so far as seemed useful in order TO
prove his own love Of peace.
PATIENCE and foresight had marked all his
another policy became advisable. Germany
was sufficiently consolidated and advanced in
war. n the Other hand. the Chancellor had
satisfied himself TINT the new constitutional
system of government in Paris could not much
longer postpone the attack. The enemy was
growing stronger by degrees as n military
plated seemed 20 be near conclusion. II hope
had been hitherto, comlatihle with paticnee
PEELED 70 exchange the p,olicy OF pro
practical way Of inducing the French. who
were eager but not yet quite ready for war. to
rnments and fling down a challenge. He had
10 do this 30 that no antecedent INJURY or other
visible to the watchfni eyes OF Europe In
other words; he had to find I'll" drnn which was
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plain truth, the French had TO be goaded on
i0yr'rJ. and their foolish fury made Il possible
To do so in such a way that they seemed 20 the
neutral powers to I've wanton disturbers Of the
peace.
The method adopted by Bismarck. as is well
known. was TO utilize the candidacy of Prince
Leopold of Hnhen1ollern for the vacant throne
Of Spain TO incense the French Emperor and
people. But il is not so we'll known that Bis
marck encountered the greatest difficulty in
holding King William to a stiff course Of con-
duct in the matter. This is DR.. Busch's rela-
ton of the course Of events at the actual crisis:
The King. who was still staying at Ems and
mad no Munster with him. was at once besieged
with growing urgency. On July = he was
called uTon TO pacity Enrore ~ ordering Prince
Leopold TO withdraw his candidature. A scarce
ly yelled menace of war from Gramout in the
Corps LepisidtU and an explicit menace to
demand. The King answered The Ambassa-
dor, Benedict. who was commissioned TO
encouraged the Prince to accept the crown but
had merely abstained from refusing him per-
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the Government at Ma.rid. and they should be
persuaded to abandon the project, on the 18th
peror. on the l1th Geographic intelligence
reached Ems that the hereditary Prince
this the cause OF. strife seemed to be
disposed. of, Now. however. Gramont pro
inadmissible. He asked the representative Of
Prussia in Paris for a letter Of apoI4gy from the
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under instructions from his Minister, added the
further suggestion that the King should eX-
tary Prince and pledge himself besides neverto
give his assent TO a revival Of the Princes can
didature for the Spanish throne.
Up to this King William had made many con-
e~essiohs in the matter-more. indeed. than his
chief counsellor approved Off order 10
spare Germany the evils of war" But TO this
last act Of audacity he, could not submit. and
On Oct. 10 1877. in continuation Of the story Of
his conversation with the King on the railway
journey from Juterbock TO Berlin, he told US
what follows next about the first interview be-
tween the King and Benedict. and then about
the further course OF events:
1t was soon observed that the King" re-
peat his words, exactly. as they fell from him
and without addition. began &c. swallow all
! was then at VarZin. and as ! was passing
through Wussow. on the way to Berlin. the
parson stood at his door and saluted me. l de-
S was now = let saI ioes eur b But TN in b Berlin Fl s9 tRS n eRss w was
not good. l then telegraphed TO him King
William that IL be again received Benedetti. l
requested my dismissal. As no answer came.
detti l considered that as equivalent, to
an acceptance of my resignation. Then
Abeken. Thereupon l got Moltke and
thing, stood. Room was beside himself. SO
and infrm. the Chancellor had Observed when
he spoke at Versailles Of these, events I
for such a wal. He replied that, humanity
speaking. we could hope for victory. Then.
without altering a word OF the Kings. l made
20 lines out Of the 200 and read it out TO them.
They said in that shape it would do. and then l
sent IL 10 all our emhassi es-naturally not TO
Paris-and had il inserted in the Berlin papers.
and. in fact. 1T did do The French took tex
I ceSS!ve5y i'll" -. %. E. q. -.r Ct. e.
Such was the origin OF the famous Ems de-
spatch. which France made a casus belli and
which brought her to Sedan. H. Z. c.