16 



ALSACE AND LOERAINE. 



from Montreux Chateau to the northern boundary CIRCLES. inhabitants. 



of the canton between Bourg and Felon, where this I- L f pa ,^fl&PPPer ETime. 



line reaches the eastern boundary of the canton Gi- J- ffi^JSg^ ............. ............ Jgg 



roraagny. The German Government will, however, circle Thann 



only cede the above-mentioned territory on the con- 4. circle Gebweiier... '..*'.'.'.'.'. '.............. 65,'743 



diti'on that the French Republic on its part give its 5. Circle Colmar ........................... !!'. 82',278 



consent to a rectification of the frontiers along the 6. Circle Rappoltsweiler ..................... 69,672 



western boundaries of the cantons Cattenom and 



Thionville, which leaves to Germany the territory on Total ^PP" Shine .................... 473,305 



the east of a line, which, starting from the boundary H. Department of Lower Rhine. 



of Luxemburg between Hussigny and Redingen, \ gjc e |cUettttadt ........................ 79,028 



leaving the vifiagesThu and ^iierupt with France t ffifiS^::::::::::::::::::::: :::: SIS 



and passing along between Erronville and Aumetz, 10- Strasbourg city circle ................. .... 84,167 



between Beuvillers and Boulange, between Irieux 11. Strasbourg country circle ................. 75,015 



and Lommcringen, reaches the old boundary-line 12. Circle Hagenau ........................... 75,394 



between Avril and Moyeuvre. 18- Circle Wefssenburg ....................... 63,732 



14. CircleZabern ............................. 88,652 



The additional Article III. to the same treaty 



also modifies the boundary in the south of Total Lower Rhine ..................... 610,607 



Belfort. It reads as follows: ^^^3^S&.... . 65.9P1 



The cession of territory near Belfort, which the 16. Circle Forbach ........................... 65,885 



German Government, in Article I. of the present } J Circle Bolchen ............................ 50,986 



treaty, offers in exchange for the rectification of the }f- g etz C Hv ^ r i P ........................... S'S? 



frontier west of Thionville, is enlarged by the terri- g; g|g country circle' " ...... TO 886 



tory of the following villages : Rougemont, Leval, gi. Circle Salzburg ............. I!'.!!.!.!.'.!!! 55,'363 



Petite-Fontaine, Romagny, Felon, La Chapelle-sous- 22. Circle Saarburg ................... '.'..'. ____ 64^737 



Rougemont, Augeot, Vauthiermont, La Riviere, La 



Grange, Reppe, Fontaine, Frais, Foussmagne, Cu- Total Lorraine ......................... 513,853 



nelieres, Montreux-Chateau, Bretagne, Chavannes- RECAPITULATION. 



les-Grands, Chavanatte, and Suarce. The road from DVPART\TFVT<? <^n, M-I. T >,,wt nn > 



,_ . __ . * i t % i i t)fc.l AK1 MriZS IS. bquare Miles, Inhabitant?. 



Giromagny to Remiremont which leads over the 'Upper Rhine ............... ..... 1,353.73 473,305 



Gallon a? Alsace will remain with France in its whole Lower Rhine ..................... 1,839.85 610,607 



extent, and, as far as it lies outside of the canton Gi- Lorraine .......................... 2,404.37 513,853 



romagny, will serve as boundary. 



* !' , --_ J .. _ Total Alsace and Lorraine... 5,597.95 1,597,765 

 1 he five departments of IN ortheastern France 



which were affected by the cession of territory J May, the Federal Council of Germany 



have the following number of inhabitants : submitted to the Reichstag a bill for mcorpo- 



I. Department Bas-Rhin ........................ 588,970 rating Alsace and Lorraine into the German 



II. Department Haut-Rhin ...................... 530,285 Empire. They were not to be annexed to any 



m Department Vosges .......................... 418,998 particular German state, but to constitute a 



Y:'oSS^/":^V;r;:::::::::;: 8JS province of the empire, immediately subject 



m, ., to the Imperial Government and the Federal 



The territory of the new German province authorities P The reason for maldn this ar . 



mP S rangement, which took many by surprise, was 

 thus explained by Prince Bismarck in a speech 



IL VtkflSXK*^^*, German,: de in the German Diet on May 25th: 



inhabitants. It is first necessary to reconnoitre the country. 



I. Of the firronclissement Belfort ............ 76,265 What we now have to give the Alsatians i? the right 



Total of the Department Haut-Rhin .... 473 305 

 in. Of the department Vosges is ceded to Germany 



Of the arrondissement St. Die . 21637 



IY. Of the department Meurthe is ceded to Germany : 



1. Of the arronclissemcnt Saarburg ......... 64737 



2. Of the arrondissement Salzburg .......... 55,363 



-- 

 Total of the Department Meurthe ...... 120,100 



V. Of the department Moselle is ceded to Germany ; 



1. Of the arrondi? aement M^tz ............... 160,701 



2. Of the arrondiBsement Briey. ......... 10,585 



tions. We must come to a conclusion respecting the 

 form in which we will give them this citizenship. 

 Thereby it can only be a question whether Alsace 

 sha11 be annexed to one of the existing states of the 

 Union, or whether it shall be a direct province of 

 the empire, until it shall have become domesticated in 

 the family. It has only earnestly come in question 

 whether Alsace shall be given to Prussia, or whether 

 it shall be an imperial province. I have expressed 

 myself unconditionally for the latter alternative, as 

 as more easy for the Alsatians to become 



Total of the Department Moselle ....... 393,753 



KECAPITULATION. 



B S"*| I JS i< 

 ' 



IV. Department Meurthe ...... 70(544 



V. Department Moselle ........... 1,637.91 



1'lOO 

 898*788 





 tal ........................ 5,601.91 1,597,765 



This territory was divided by the German 

 Government into 22 circles., wl/ch correspond 

 to the old Irench division into cantons. 



in Alsace. The more they regard themselves as 

 Alsatians, the more they will be inclined to give up 

 tho French4 j fee j t h e necessity of ascertaining the 

 disposition of the Alsatians when this act goes into 

 operation; and, as far as I feel myself called upon to 



^ vise hi ^^ the Em P eror , the . first ' d rr 



will be to carry out the municipal elections, and the 

 second to elect General Councils. Thus we would 

 have Assemblies which would give us more informa- 

 tion respecting the necessities of the situation than 

 our officials could I have not the least hesitation 



who comes a stranger to the country occasions dissatis- 



