New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31

masked Napoleon's diplomacy and laid bare the
French policy of territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT a
coalition between Austria and France had al
ready been fooled by Bismarck's secret treaties
with the South German states and his relations
with Italy lie now c)unteracted Napoleons
efforts TO form an alliance with neutral Powers
and rendered foreign Interference harmless. he
accompanied the King to the seat Of war ana re-
NAMED at his side. In a letter to his wife ne
gives this account of the meeting with Napoleon:
found the Emperor waiting in carriage on the
high road with three adiutants and three horsemen
beside him. | dismouned: elected nm WIN a.
much poteness as IN the Tuleries and asked what
were his orders / offered him my quarters
IN Donchery little nac. in the ne isd bn Sa
6eopie and asked me If he might a,ight az lonely
cottage by the roadside. / sent carl 70 look at It.
"X.imporie" was rs ansNer. and In5l6,ed the mar
feet square with "A deal table ana TWO rush Dot
toned chairs we sat for an hour. while the others
remained below. a tremendous contrast TO our last
meeting in 1851 at the Tuileries. Conversation was
difficult, az ! did not want to touch upon matters
thrown by Gods powerful hand.
THE PEACE OF PARIS.
Rsmarcl; completed the victories Of Won
Moltke by a treaty Of peace worthy Of the Ger
man arms and his own statecraft He at once
declared to the French Minister: "SUasburg Is
the key Of our house, and We must have ~ In
annexing town that 50 thoroughly French
as Metz ne yielded to the same considerations
which had governed his policy in the Schleswig
question. He gave no attention to the internal
affairs of France. What Will be best for the
German soldiers and the German people, was
his only thought. lie was ready to make peace
with any one who would offer him security for
the fulnlment OF the conditions. He said to
Jules Favre:
II 1t were TO our interest 70 uphold the dynasty OF
NAPOLEON. we should re-estahsh it, the same thing
holds good ~ the orleans Prince, and also or me
Duke Of Chambord who would be very WIfh 70 , our
who as may be imagined. holds fast to "a trai-
IonI sT aF as wh a 'TnSSf N am even a re-
publicaranl In my opinion no government can %, De
then each mus; be adapted To the necessities anu
Bismarck signed the treaty Of the surrender of
Paris as the Chancellor IF the Confederation In
the name Of the Emperor Of Germany. All the
States Of North and South Germany except
Austria had taken part IN the war. In Novem-
Der 1870 Baden. Hesse, Bavaria. Wurtemberg
and the other states in the South waived their
opposition to the consolidation OF Cfeimany ana
were admitted into the Confederation. ON De-
ceinber @ 1870 Bismarck moved In the Reichstag
that the German Confederation should take the
name of the Empire and in a few months the
Imperial dignity conferred upon the King,
and the Constitution Of the Empire was ratified.
WARFARE WITH ROME.
The establishment Of the Empire under Prot
estant Emperor and the overthrow OF the great
Catholic Powers wrought a radical change In
German Church politics. on the other hand. the
of Papal Infallibility was menace
to the Empire. In a note to Cardinal An
tonelli dated April g. 1870. Bismarck had ex-
pressed apprehension lest the new principles
which Rome was threatening 10 proclaim at the
Council should throw the relations OF Church and
State into confusion He mad also called atten-
ton 10 the peaceabe relations existing between
Catholics and Protestants in Germany. 1T might |
even be possible" he had added, that the Gov
eminent oc the Confederation would no longer |
observe the liberaty In dealing with religious
matters which IL has hitherto made use or In the !
interests OF the Catholic Church" While Bis
marck was threatening To secuar!ze religion. the |
Ultramontanes were opposing the consolidation |
OF North and South Germany. In March, 1871 /
the Catholic party in the Re!chstag In an amend
ment 10 the address asked for the protection OK /
IN. ierrporal powers Of the Pope. The rejection y
~ Cardinal Prince Hohen!ohe whom the Ger. /
man Government had wished 10 appoint as MID /
Ister TO the Papal Court. had widened the Dieach !
between the Vatican ara Berlin. and on June |
. 1871 the Pope threw down the gaunt!et In a ]
speech which was generally construed In Ger
many az indicating d wish for the overthrow OF !
the Empire. Bismarck became convinced that /
the Utram0ntanos were rallying the elements OF /
I'm the peasantry. In Alsace- Lorraine.
i'm the Polish districts and In the courts Of dis .
princes. The religious excitement In .
The Catholic districts he ascrbed 10 the In
auenee Of the Jesuits. and against them his first