The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-23 00:00:00

FAULTS ON BOTH SIDES.

As was to be repented, neither of the belligerent Govern-
ments, in the act of preparing for their term's, " aft& of
honour." neglect any ennortunity to let themselves right
with their respective Sithisets, at weU as with puidic opinion
throughout the world. The addresses of King William of
Prowls in return for the enthusiastic greetings which awaited
him at every stage of his progress from Ems to berlin, and
more especially his words to the Municipal Council of his
capital and his opening speech to the Niorib.G.,rman
Psrlisment, eVince the uiroost
trossoo.l io Men ne becnne 13011 e
of his own seeking. in thst prefoundly religious
tone which is habitual to him on such tieessions, the King
takes Heaven to witness that he is free from all responsibility
for the coming war. His Own Version or the incidents at
Ems, as given In the official organ of the Prusdan Monarchy,.
does not essentially differ from the particulars that were
already before the world. It is not on facts, however, but on
the conclusions to be drawn from them, that the question
hinces. Each party establishes a toeoa belii on the conduct
if his adversary as avow ed by the au velvet y himself. Reek
of them admits that he was under the influence of illisap-
prehensi4om ; yet both have gone on blundering, till it seems
impossible to conceive how they could be brought to bleak the,
peace, toilers it be by a supposition that both were beaten
war.—Leader in The 'Eyries.

THEY WILL NOT LIST M YET

To us, Great Britain] who watch the nations of Christen-
dom closing roiled the deadly bait ie-riug—each armed toles
teeth—e toll with a ?fond hut half-healed, and ells wing
from some previous ensortuter each with hand laid
nervously upon the sword-Mt, and eyes flashing with the
fever-light of war—to us, we say, it seems to he the duty of
the time that one Power, at least, who, e strength can make
Its silence honourable, should anxiously maintain the righ%
of speaking with authority to both disputants, against the
day when It will be possibie for them to listen to peaceful
words. Let cur statesmen and our people seek In 11. 15,0 to
draw a cordon of neutrality round the arena."—liaily Tele-
graph.

A WAR-SPIRIT EASILY AROUSED.

The whole civilised world listens aghast for the sound of
the first shot. A disease is spreading among us, 41eadlier
than any that merely kills or enfeebles the individusl. The
malady of which we speak miters the body politic, paralyses
progress, smites the giowth f noble legislation with decay
it poisons the blood of civil health, mAtes brute forceasc idol,
and gives us guns, sworos, and ships if battiest; the manufac-
tures of distorted industry. The contagion of the war.spirtt
Is the plague which We discern and oenounce ; and it is
hourly synod icy the unguarded language of some among Us,
in a manner but too likey to obtain A deplorable success.
. . . or can be readily provoked Its very contagion
spreads like an epidemic of the Wood, and angry words are
the wings upon which it flies. The war-spirit is easy ro be
aroused, and hard to be allayed; while peace Is too ddlicult
to establish, and Is easily broken up —Doily Telegiaph.

A BITTEN LEMON TO LEARN !
The Gwde.. Mobile are i leely etught
,The
.Enonloes

scheme of utilising for war purposes "ill the children of
Yr mce" was snowed to 'Jeep no long while his Majenty was
cooitating shout his tiger-like opting, that peopie nee ,n to
think the flarde Mobile a baronets paper institution Many
clerks In public officer, and youi,.; commerei4l men, used all
their mfluence to get commissions for the sake of a uniform
and &little play soldlettng. Now every meat Jack of them,
officers end privates, are pommel-I upon by the Napoleonic
eagle. Six battalions have been priesed off already.
Pb, bulk of the farce (?), being evremely taw, is allowed fire
clear days frz equipmeut, and lama leave of friends. The
next stave is 15 days' drill (and what severe drill they must
expect uader the circumstances at the Chalons camp): and
leg before the Emperor's late day, Augnst 15 they will be
very good food for powder. With their oral they are venain
to learn a little Latin, which it is to be hoped niay be profit-
able to them in litinre—to cub ni them, I mean, for whom
any future is reserved In this world. Tory Will chatty know
the true meanit g of the word plebi.s.:stum.—Doily Yews'
PariS COrre,pondent.