The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-01
DeBLOWITZS MEMOIRS
SOME SECRET HISTORY COMES
 TO LIGHT.
Bismarck Saw the Plight of Thiers, But Won Moltke Compelled the Chancellor to Hold
 Metz for Germany.

New York, Sept. 30.-Some unpublished history of value and many interesting side lights upon modern history and his- | toric figures appear in the memoirs of M. de Blowitz. journalist and diplomat. As correspondent at Paris for The London Times de Blowitz for many years filled position of unique importance. He knew thoroughly the state craft, royalty | and nobility of his time, and for over l forty years followed the rapidly changing center of action and interest in Europe. In his memoirs which are to be publish ed tomorrow by Doubleday, Page & Co.,. de Blowitz makes an explanation of the failure of France to go to Egypt with England that is particularly interesting at this time on account of the situation in southeastern Europe.
 He claims that France did not partici- pate in the events of 1881 because of the quarrel between Gambetta and Defrey- cinet. He speaks with authority, for he was one of the mediators who made the fruitless effort to bring the two states men together before they parted for all time.
 He ayers that Defreycinet was offered the war portfolio in the Gambetta cabi- net of 1881. and with that understanding agreed to enter the ministry. Later Gam betta insisted that Defreycinet become Minister of Foreign Affairs. The latter, anxious to retrieve the reputation lost in 1870, had set his heart upon the war ofiice and would have no other De Blowitzs story of the first breach. the effort at compromise and the break and quarrel that kept France out of Egypt, is the dramatic personal story of a partic- ipant.
 A heretofore unpublished interview with Bismarck had in 1878 Is a valuable con- tribution to the literature relating to the iron chancellor. Bismarck had just come from the negotiation of the treaty of Ber- lin and talked with surprising frankness of the stupendous events of the time and the men who helped to shape them. Here is portion of the statement of Bis marck:
 ''The peace of San Steffani was one of the most thoughtless actions of modern history. 1gnatieff made a blunder which no true statesman would ever have com mitted. He took everything that he could get. When aRHenemy Is vanquished and one has his foot on ones neck, he can be made to give whatever one wants but one must think of the consequences of the victory as we'll as the consequences of the defeat. We should not be where we now are. if. in 1866, had acted like Igna- tieff-if I had taken territory from Aus tria. At that time every one was against me. I said when We started: If we should be victorious. shall not annex any Austrian territory. for we must not remain enemies forever. In ten or twelve years time We must be able to come to an understanding with her. When we were victorious everyone wanted me to take territory from her. I held my own, though. and since then I have often had cause to congratulate myself that I did so.
 'At these words could not help looking the Prince in the face, cnd he at once read in my eyes the question that was on my lips, for without finch ing he said T know what you mean; you are thinking about the last war. But in 1871 I acted in the same way. At that time France was In our hands. Paris was conquered. the Commune was brew ing. everything was disorganized and if had acted like Ignatieff I should have demanded Picardy and Champagne. Now this never occurred to anyone, and when was urged to take Belfort and Metz I refused. saying. No, Belfort is in the hands of the French; it must remain there" and even with regard to Metz, on seeing the despair of poor M. Thiers, hesitated. But as you know at the con- clusion of campaign such as this was, one has to take into consideration the military element, and ] was obliged to listen to Moltke. who kept repeating to me at every hour in the day: Metz in our hands or in the hands of the French means a difference of 100000 men, more or less, iD the army" I could not i'm pose upon my country the burden of put ting 900 more men in active service at a given moment
 In treating of the evils of the French princes in 1886. De Blowitz quotes an ex- tended statement made to the author at the time by Count de Paris. De Blowitz deplored the action of the government urging that exile placed the claimants to the throne in the best position that they could wish--that of being able to conspire at their ease.
 An intensely dramatic story is told which relates the circumstances under which Due de Cases. minister of foreign affairs. heard that Lord Derby had bought 100000 shares of Suez stock, which gave England control of the canal It was in 1875 and De Blowitz writes that he was at the house of the minister watching him play a game of billiards with lady.
 Opening the packet" records De Blowttz, "the Duke began to read one or the telegrams. Suddenly he became red, then pale. and wiped his temples moistened with sweat, Then, as if mad dened. with an irresistible movement. he took the billiard cue which he had put down, struck 1t on the rim of the ta- ble' broke it across his knee and threw the bitsSinto the fire. The persons pres ent. 1t may be imagined, were in a great state of mind. Suddenly approaching me. this teeth set with anger. he said: Do