El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

I have indicated. an sure not 20 be
wrong"
Won't Agree to Surrender.
! Then" observed Favre. -the gar
rison will succumb to force For my
| part shall never agree to surrender.
But let US set that proposition aside
and discuss others What does your
/ excellency mean by guarantee on
I the part OF Paris, OF which you spoke
yesterday"
Nothing more simple answered
the cunt, "a fort dominating the
D town"
ut would be better" reioined Favre.
TO give you the entire city. That
would be more to the point and more
complete How could you expect n
French assembly to deliberate under
Prussian cannon? That Is another
proposition which I cannot undertake
to report 10 my government"
The French minister then suggested
the abandonment OF the idea OF the
naturalization OF Paris. The assem-
bly,. he remarked, could be summoned
at Tours, where the government was
already located
To subjuEate AIsaee.
'T accept this" stated Bismarck. 'and
in that case It Is agreed. according to Z
what was said yesterday, that we
shall facilitate with entire imparu-
ality the electoral meetings and cleo
tons even in the departments occu-
Of Lorraine which we hold"
Knowing that the feeling OF the
populations there were against him. !
the chancellor could not have sug-
gested better arrangement from his /
you admit there by" Fsvre pointed |
cut, that II you consult the inhabit- /
ants they will be unanimous in reject
ing you"
rE~-@nTnr~ HhafT r1Nnr D
Here was = specific declaration OF
Hun contempt for the wishes OF the /
people 10 be annexed and governed ]
French national union, which had been !
slowly and laboriously effected, was /
to be destroyed
Hunger Bismnrck's Weapon.
Favre's peace move in September |
having come to nothing, Theirs in No /
vember reopened negotiations which ]
seemed likely to result in an armistlce |
OF % days. Paris TO receive food for /
this period Bismarck at the outset I
raised no objection TO that. but after /
wards haughtily refused 70 agree TO |
revictualling.
Mfiitary successes had evidently I
rendered Il impossible for him to treat I
on terms OF equality with an enemy I
who was now losing all save the des-
perate courage Of despair. The nego- I
tiations Of Theirs came to an end. Bis
victual the capital for the period OF an !
armistice bringing about that result l
But Paris IN January 1871. had |
through sheer lack Of food either 10 ]
submit or TO perish. To make the sur I
render, Favre on the e3rd OF that
month went to Versailles. where in l
the hall OF mirrors five days previ- I
ously king William had been pro- I
claimed German emperor
Capffulnfion OF Paris.
rTrn 4rrrwrfar- ~ NH-T~ra q Na~ErH NInE ]
IN January was undertaken with the /
consent OF Bismarck. who had stated /
that he would see him II he came 20 ]
discuss the question Of capitulation /
and no other. Chancellor Moltke and ]
the French deputy afterwards entered I
into conference. which resulted IN an 4
armistfce exending to the middle OF I
the following month It provided that /
there should be an immediate surren- !
der to the German army OF all the I
forts, forming the perimeter OF the 1
exterior defences OF Paris. and permit /
ted the government OF national de-
fence to convoke national assembly /
After the election Of that body, which /
was not IN favor OF continuing the |
war. there was really nothing left for |
Favre and Theirs TO do except agree /
to the peace prelimiuaries as dictated /
by Bismarck The discussion started |
in January. 1871, led Up TO the pay |
ment Of an indemnity OF 200, 000. 900 |
provinces
Though Germany had now gained /
all at which she had aimed, Bismarck !
showed himself more overbearing II 1
possible than he had yet been
The indemnity was originally fixed /
at 240,000.O00 pounds, but that being !
regarded by neutrals as well as by the ]
French as excessive lord Granville ex-
pressed q hope in the most courteous
way that the sum might not be more
than the country could pay. The
amount was finally reduced to 2O0.-
100000 pounds, not, however. without
much debate. during which Bismarck I
maintained his most scornful demea- l
nor.
HBring Interpreter
Theirs thought that the conditions, l
which had been prepared with much
deliberatio by the Germans were not
quite satisfactory and claimed the
right to have an opportunity 10 con-
suit Alphonse de Rothschild on the sub
jet Though the chancellor. who had
now become a prince. did not oppose