Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-20
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Letter Of Napolcon's secretary 10 Won
kuhImann of His Day.

"Tho SDectator. which speclallHeS
In corresnondence, has rarely pub
lished more interesting document
than that forwarded TO recent issue
BY Horatio Brown. IL Is a letter writ
ten by Napoleon's secretary OF STATE
(Baron Bassano) to the Won huehl-
mann Of the day. whose name was
Baron Won Krusemark-Fr Frederick
William Of Prussia's envoy. IL SHOWS
anew that nothing is changed, least
OF all Prussian perfdy, and that there
we're always Won Kuhlmanns. AFTER
stating that he had submitted Won
Krusemarlts note ca declaration OF
waD to the emperor, the Baron de
Bassano thus admonishes Won kruse-
mark:
THAT part Of the note which is
most worthy Of serious consideration
reduces itself to this Prussia solicited
and concluded an alliance with France
in 1912 because the French armies
were nearer than the Russian armies
TO the Prussian states. Prussia de-
clares in 1913 that she breaks her
treaties because the Russian armies
are nearer than the French armies TO
the Prussian states. Posterity Will
Judge IL such conduct is loyal and
worthy of a great prince and conforms
TO equity and sound politics. How
ever that may be, posterity will do
Justice to the sis;ency of your
cabinet in following its principles
"In 1892. France agltated from
within by a revolution and attacked
from without by a formidable enemy.
seemed ready to succumb Prussia
made war on her. Three years after
ward, at the moment when France
was triumphing over the coalition,
Prussia abandoned her allies. She
passed to the side OF the (French)
convention at the moment when for
tune visited 1t, and the king of Prus-
sia was the first of the sovereigns
opposed TO France to recognize the
republic When four years had scarce
~ elapsed, in 1893, France experienced
the vicissitudes of war. Battles had
been lost In Switzerland and Italy;
the Duke of York had landed in Hol.
land, and the republic was menaced
north and south. Fortune had
changed: Prussia changed also But
the English were driven from Holland.
The Russians were beaten at Zurich.
Victory again visited our standards
in Italy-and Prussia again became
the friend of France. In 1895 Aus
tria armed. She marshaled her ar
mics on the Danube; she invaded
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passed the Niemen and advanced on
the Vistula.
"The reunion of the three great
powers and the enormous preparations
seemed to forecast nothing but dam
gers for France. Prussia did not hesi-
tate for an instant. She armed: she
signed the treaty of Berlin. and the
shade of Frederick III was called upon
to witness the eternal hate which she
vowed against France. When her
minister, sent to the emperor to draw
up the treaty, arrived in Moravin. the
Russisn ns had just lost the battle Of
Austerlltz; they. owed to the gener-
osity of the French their ability to re-
turn to their own boundary. Prussia
tore up as soon as possible the treaty
of Berlin. concluded six weeks pre-
lviously, forswore the solemn oath of
Potsdam, betrayed Russia as she had
betrayed France, and entered into new
engagements with us. But from these
eternal changes of policy there was
born in the public opinion of Prussia
a veritable anarchy. Agitation so took
possession OF the minds Of men that
the Prussian government was unable
to control IL. Prussia speaks Of
her desire 10 reach an established
peace on n solid basis. But how is II
possible to reckon upon a solid and
lasting peace with a power that be-
lieves itself justified when II breaks
its engagements according to the
promptings OF the moment? Today. NJ.
lie Baron, what remains for Prussia
She has done nothing for her old ally:
she will do nothing for peace A
power whose treaties are only condi-
tional cannot be useful Intermediary;
she guarantees nothing whatever"