Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-30
WAS MERCIFUL TO AUSTRIA.
Against Strong Pressure He Refused
To DespOil Her Of Terri.
tory.
CASE OF FRANCE IN WAR OF 1870.
Tells of Wrath and ImpOtent Rage Of
Due De Cazes When Told Derby Had
Bought Suez Canal Shares,

New York, Sept 3o-somc unpub-
lished history Of value and many inter-
esting sldeights upon modern history
and historic figures appear In the mem-
oirs Of De Blowitz, journalist and diplo-
mat. As correspondent at Parts for thu
London Times, De Blowitz for many
years filed position OF unique i'm
protance He knew thoroughly the
statecraft, royalty and nobility Of his
time and for over 40 years followed the
rapidly changing center Of action and
interest IN Europe. In his memoirs
which are to be published tomorrow by
Doubleday Page & Co., De Biowita
makes an explanation Co. 70 failure Of
France to 90 to Eyypl Ia England
that Is particularly interesting at this
time on account Of the situation In
southeastern Europe. He claims that
France did not participate in the events
Of 1881 because of the quarrel between
Gambetta and De Freycnot, He speaks
with authority, for he was one OF the
mediators who made the fruitless eff
fort to bring the two statesmen tOgeth-
er before they parted for all time, He
AYERS that DE Freycinet was offered
the war portfolio In the Gambetta cab
met Of 1881 and with that understand
ing agreed to enter the ministry. Lat
err Gambetta insisted that De Freycinet
become minister of foreign affairs. The
latter, anxious TO retrieve the reputa-
tion lost In 1870, had set his heart upon
the war Office and would have no 9TH
or ~ f.F IN or
breach the effort at compromise, and
the break andi quarrel that kept
France out OF Egypt, IS the dramatic
personal story Of a participant
\ heretofore unpublished interview
with Bismarck, had in 1875 Is valua-
Bile contribution 70 the literature relat-
ing TO the iron chancellor. Bismarck
had just come from the negotiation Of
the treatay of Berlin and had talked
with surprising frankness Of the stu
pendous events OF the time and the
men who helped to shape them, Here Is
a portion OF the statement Of Bismarck;
THE peace of san Steffan was ons
OF the most thoughtless actions OF mol
ern history. Ignatieff made a blunder
which no true statesman would ever
have committed. lie took everything
that he could get, When an enemy is
vanqulshed. and one has ones foot on
his neck, he can be made TO give what
ever one wants. but one must think Of
the consequences OF the victory as well
as the consequences of the defeat. We
should not be where We now are II, In
1856 had acted like Ignatleff II | had
taken territory from Austria. At thu
time every one was against me. ! h -
said when We started II we should b..
victorious ] shall not annex any Aus
trian territory, for We must not remain
enemies forever In 10 or n years
time We must be able to como to an
with her When We
were victorious, everyone wanted me
To take territory from her, I held my
own, though, and since then have Of
ten had cause to congratulate myself
that ! did So"
At these words | could not help look
ing the prince In the face, and he dt
once read In my eyes the question that
was on my lps, for without linching
he sail
Il know what you mean. you are
about the last war But I'm
1871 / acted in the same way. At chat
time France was I'm our hands. Paris
was conquered the commune was brew.
Ing, everything was dlsorganiaed, and
If | had acted Ike ignatioff | should
have demanded PiCNrdy and Cham
payne. Now this never occurred 10
anyone, and when / was urged 20 take
BplfOrt ana Metz | refused saying
NO, Belfort rs In .hc hands Of tho
French, II must remain theirs And
even with regard 20 Metz. on seeing
the despair of poor NJ THEIRS, ! hssl-
tGtcd But. as you know, nt the con-
clusion OF a campaign such as that
was, ono has 20 take into consideration
the military clement, and ] was Obliged
TO listen TO Moltke, who kept repeating
TO me at every hour of the day, Metz
In our handa. or in the hands OF the
French. means q difference Of 100000
M A. moro or less. in the army I coulh
not impose upon my country the burden
NJ putting 100 600 more men into active
service at a given moment
In treating Of the exile OF the
French princes iu 1856 Do Blowitz
Wotcs an extended statement made to
he author no the time by Count de
Paris Dc BlOWit2 dcporcl the action
NJ the government urging that exile
placed the claimants 20 the throne In
he best position that they could wish
hat OF being able 10 conspirc at their
Ease.
An intensely dramatic story Is told
which relates the circumstances under
aign affairs heard that Lord Derby
lad bought 100000 shares Of Sue2 stock
which gave England control Of the
ANAL II was I'm 1875 and De Blowita
writes that he was al the house of the
minister watching him play a game Of
billiards with q lady Opening the
packet" records De Blowitz "thc duke
began to read one 81 the kilograms.
suddenly he became red then pale and
wiped his temples moist with sweat,
Then. as " maddened with am ire
iistlblc movement he took the billiard
'uo, which he had put down. struck II
IN the rim OF the table broke II across
MS knee and threw the bits into the
IRE The persons present It may be
imagined were IN a great state Of mind.
suddenly approaching me, his teeth set
With anger he said. DO YOU know
what | have JUST heard Derby has
lust bought 100000 Sue2 shares from
Small while every possible effort has
been made to conceal from US, not only