| Content Description | Reports that Count Platen believes Austria and her allies would not push the question of the assembly of delegates to extremes; Platen believes the Hanoverian vote will be given; he also thinks that all German states should stand up to Bismarck's aggressive policies, which threaten their independence; during the Crown Prince of Prussia's visit to Vienna, Werther read the despatch from Bismarck to Rechberg; much of Bismarck's talk was taken as bravado, but his internal policy indicates that he will take external complications seriously; all German states should act with caution, as if the confederation was broken up, foreign (ie French) interference will occur; believes, with the exception of Beust, that there is not a single German Statesman who wishes to see a German Parliament established.
All other questions, including the French treaty are overshadowed by curiosity over Bismarck's next move; understands that he and Lady Buchanan have made an excellent impression in Berlin. |