The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03 00:00:00

SPEAKING out !

In the Serth Oertnan Railament on Saturday the war
loan, as has already Wpm announced by telegraph, was ap-
proved, only tour members dissenting. One of these, Herr
Rebel, excited great uproar by his defence of the present
French Government, and his denunciation of the annexa-
tion of
.Alsaca and Lorraine. Ile commented on the Ism

that, of the last loan of 100,000,00 d thalers, only 68,00,000
had been subscribed as a proof that the much-vaunted
patriotism of the people were worth vary little where
money matter@ wan concerned. The loudest talkers,
he said, if called on to advance money, waited to
see whether the necessary percentage would fall Into
their pockets. At this there was • great tisturbance,
and the President, amid great applause, stated that if the
speaker continued to abuse his own nation in this style he
should not allow him to proceed. "1 have shown toward.
you," he re-narked, 'a forbeararce and respect without pre-
cedent, because you are here in no small • minority." Herr
Babel then resumed speaking, amid continuous disturbance.
Herr tanker, who followed him, observed that no assembly
in the world would an long have endured such • speech
nel,her the Eneli.h nation nor the French, so much praised
by Herr Babel, would allows man to make so anti-national
• speech as bad just been delivered. Another of the
minortty, Herr Llebknecht, afterwards spoke. He Instated
that the policy of the Government Was in no way national,
or the German Austrians would not have been shut out,
and that the war was directed against Republicanism.
Why, he asked, was nothing done for the Germans in the
Baltic provinces? Because Russia was a despotic State.
html peace been concluded alter the fall of the Empire, Ger-
many, he said, would now be one, and to • different way from
what was now possible. At this point lie was called to
order by the President, an outstepplng the estremest limits,
on which he exclaimed—" This Is the boasted liberty of
di,cussion. The Opposition in Paris were never treated
like schoolboys. They were Interrupted, Indeed, hut they
we re allowed to speak." The President again, amid cheers,
called hint to order, and Herr Liebknecht went on to ar,pie
that the Government contemplated the Emperor's restora-
tion, alluding, as a proof of WI, to Coast Bismarck's un.
deniable negotiations with the Empress.

A VERY ENTHUSIASTIC BISHOP !

M. Daumloop, the Bishop of Orleans, has addressed to
Ms clergy and dock • letter on the subject of war ; it bears
date on the eve of the Feast of St. Airman, one of the patron
Saints of that city. and dwells hopefully on the present
state of thing. in France. The Mahon urges thst, if the
good people of Orleans will only pray fervently enough, It
I. quite possible that the French troops may even yet drive
back the Prussians, as Attila, "the Scourge of God," woe
driven back acme 14 or Ir, centuries ago from bid ire the
gates of Wleans at the prayers of St. Atgnan, and more
recently the English were repulsed by the inspired bravery
of "Joao of Arc" lie congratulates his apiritual children
upon the good example set by both French officers and
soldiers, wounded and unwounded, in attending the
public devotions of the Church; and adds that on
All Souls' Day vast numbers of even the Garden Mobiles
crowded the churches of Orleans, In order to pray for the
souls of their comrades who had fallen in the war; and he
also mentions with approval the fact that out of t 3 poor
wounded fellows in the ambulance of Orleans no less than
12 bad fuldlled ail their religious duties as good Catholic*
In conclusion, the Bishop says that, as a great battle is
Imminent, he hag directed that all the churches in Orleans
shall be kept open for the puroges of devotion, and that the
Blessed Sacrament ailed be exposed for adoration on their
altar. until the conclusion of the battle. Ile ends, " Nous
prierons pendant que nos brave midst., comhattrout ; and,
if we have only conddenoe in God, as our fathers had before
us, with their faith, with their tears, and their invincible
couddence, I dare to hope that our prayers will not be
unheard,