Evening star., 1914-10-11

Further efforts to save the venerable
archbishop from the wrath OF the COM
mune proved fruitless. There were
threats Of lynching. and May Minis
ter Washburne reported:
II regret to say that consider the life
of the Archbishop of Paris in the most
imminent danger. The report that
Prince Bismarck had determined to in
tervene to save the life Of the arch
bishop having unfortunately got out
caused great excitement. Sunday last
a party of the national guards made
their way into the prison of Mazas with
the avowed purpose of shooting the
archbishop. Most unfortunately, a
member of the commune made his ap-
pearance at the moment and was able
to prevent the purpose from being car
ried out. The regular keepers of the
prison were very much alarmed, and
removed the archbishop from the cell
ferent part of the prison. What was
prevented on Sunday by the accidental
presence of a member OF the commune
may happen any day."
Efforts were made by Mr.. WASH
burne to secure the archbishop's re-
lease in exchange for the release OF Q
revolutionist named Blanqui, who was
under sentence of death at the hands
of the government at Versailles. But
this also proved resultless. The tri-
umph of the Versailles government came
too late to avert the tragic fate of the
aged prelate.
While these dispatches of blood and
terror came to the State Department
from Minister Washburne at Paris, the
OF Minister Bancroft at
Berlin told of the triumphant return of
the new emperor and the beginning Of
yhot Mr. pon Tn q
United States of Germany.
In one sense" wrote Mr.. Bancroft.
"the new government is the child OF
America; but for our success in our
civil war it would not have been es-
ia blished. Our victory in that strife
sowed the seeds of a regeneration OF
Europe"
Interestingly enough. Mr.. Bancroft
also refers to the oriental question.
and in one of his dispatches comments
upon it:
Heretofore it has been considered as
a question of rivalry between Russia
and Great Britain: two other powers
now rise up in strength. Germany and
the United States, both most deeplv
interested in the solution and both
at it with other eyes than those
of Great Britain; both untouched by
jealousy of Russia; both anxious for
the spread of civilization in Asia. and
both ready to welcome oppressed Chris
tian nationalities to the recovery OF
freedom. culture and prosperity"
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At the conclusion of his dispatch or
June 20. 1871. retailing the festivals ~
triumph that marked the inauguration
Of the emperor at Berlin. Mr.. Bancroft
added the following comment with ref
erence to France:
Nothing can so well unite France as
4 well organized republic. and yet even
a republic is not sure of support from
a majority of the cultivated classes, or
Of the nation. Everything there is
heaving and tossing in uncertain ex-
pectation, while here the world moves
IN in tranquility which nothing now
within view is likely to disturb. The
emperor. in his old age, finds himself
happy in the love and confidence Of his
whole people"
At the same time a dispatch arrived
from Minister Washburne at Paris
,aying that diplomatic relations be-
.ween Germany and France had been
resumed, and that Lieut.. Col Walder-
zee had arrived as a representative of
he German government to relieve him
# his task Of protecting German inter-
,sts in France. He brought with him
| letter from Prince Bismarck-for the
chancellor had been made a prince the
lay the new empire was formed-which
expressed the imperial thanks to our
minister. The delivery OF this letter
vas the first act of the new diplomatic
of Germany at Paris.
Forty-four years later the last act Of
lis successor, when the Franco-German
elattons were broken OF. was again to
urn over the interests OF German sub
ects in France to one of Minister
We ashburne's SUCCESSORS. Ambassador
ayron I. Herstck Of the United States.