Bismarck : $b some secret pages of his history (Vol. 1 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great ChancellorBusch, Moritz
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Bismarck : $b some secret pages of his history (Vol. 1 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great Chancellor
Busch, Moritz
Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898
The following is to be published in other papers: “It cannot be denied
that a Spanish Government disposed to promote the cause of peace and to
abstain from conspiring with France would be of considerable value to
us. But if, some fourteen days ago, the Emperor Napoleon had addressed
himself confidentially to Berlin, or indicated that the affair was
attracting attention, Prussia, instead of adopting an indifferent
attitude, would have co-operated in pacifying public opinion in Paris.
The situation has been entirely altered through the aggressive tone of
Grammont’s speech, and the direct demands addressed to the King, who is
staying in privacy at Ems for the benefit of his health, unaccompanied
by a single Minister. His Majesty rightly declined to accede to these
demands. That incident has created so much indignation in Germany, that
many people feel disappointed at Prince Leopold’s renunciation. At any
rate, the confidence in the peaceful intentions of France has been so
thoroughly shaken that it will take a considerable time to restore it.
If commerce and trade have been injured by the evidence which has shown
us what a den of brigands we have to deal with in France, the people of
that country must fasten the responsibility on the personal _régime_
under which they at present live.”
The Minister also desires it to be incidentally remarked in the
non-official press that of the South German Courts those of Munich
and Carlsruhe had given the most satisfactory declarations in this
affair, while on the other hand that of Stuttgart had expressed itself
evasively.
Finally, I am to communicate to one of the local papers that Count
Bismarck has been sent for to Ems to consult with the King as to
summoning Parliament. Breaking off a cure which he was undergoing, the
Chancellor has remained in Berlin in order to await there the further
instructions of his Majesty, or ultimately to return to Varzin. The
Count then added: “Later on I will call for you several times, as there
is something more to be prepared for the _Norddeutsche_. We shall
now be shortly interrupted.” The Crown Prince arrived five minutes
afterwards and had a long interview with the Minister.
_July 14th._--Our newspapers to call attention to the loyal attitude
of Würtemberg, “which in consequence of a misunderstanding has been
represented in some journals as evasive.”
_July 15th._--I am to send the following _démenti_ to Wolf’s
Telegraphic Agency for circulation: “The news published by the
_Spenersche Zeitung_ respecting the opening of Parliament is not quite
accurate. It was proposed a week ago by the Chancellor while in Varzin
that it should be convoked as soon as the Government Bills were ready
for submission to it. His Majesty shares this view, and the Federal
Council has accordingly been summoned for to-morrow, Saturday, morning
to consider those measures.”
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