New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-14
THE TREATY OF 1874.
From A.h.on.. ni.tory Of Eurore.

| From AhsoDs History Of Europe.
The treaty of the 30th Of May 1914 was signed al
Paris by the penpoentares Of France one side and
Britain Russia and Prussia the Others but after the
Convention OF the 23d Of April contained little which was
fooseen by the French 1t provided that France should
be reduced TO It's original limits they stood on the st Of
January 1892 with the exception Of the oesson Of
small territories France by the neighborng powers
Others by France to them for the sake Of defining more
clearly and for mutual advantage its frontiers but
which upon balance Of gains and losses gave
1t an increase Of 10000 souls. Aygron however
and the country Of Venaisin. the first conquests Of
tie Revolution secured to it, France on the other hand
constnte to abandon al proenons 10 any territories be
You'd these limits and to throw obstacle way Of forth
feaons being erected any points which the Govern
merits Of those countries might deem expedent Holland was
to be an independent State under the sovereignty Of the
House OF Orange but with accession Of territory; Germany
to be independent bat under the guarantee Of federal
union Switzerland independent governed by Itself; Italy
divided into sovereign States Tie free navigation Of the
Rhine expressly stipulated Malta tho osfensibe
Of The revival Of the after the treaty Of Ame1s
ceded perpeuity, with its dependencies Great Britain
and She her part, agreed to restore al the
colonies taken from France her ses during the with
tho exception Of the Islands Of Tobago 81. Lurie and tie
portion Of St Domingo formerly belonging to Spain, which
to be restored that power the West and the Isle Of
france in the East Indies Guadaoupe Martinique. and lie
Guyane restored to France France to be permitted
TO form commercial Establishments in the East Indies but
under the condition that troops to be sent there
than necessary for tie pupose police and she reeained
the right OF fishing the OF Newfoundland and in the
Gulf ST. Lawrence The fee, Of Antwerp which consisted
Of & SHIPS Of the line and IS gae 10 be divided into
three pars Of which two TO be restored TO France
and to the King Of Holland. The ships, however
Of France which had fallen into the hands Of the allies before
the armce OF the Esd Of April and especially the feet at the
Texcl 10 remain with the Allies and they i'm
mediaey made 10 tie King Of Holland. All subordinate
min and matte If 1eta by
fered congress Of all the great Powers, which 1t
agreed should assemble Vienna in the succeeding Autumn
Such the public articles Of the treaty but addition
there treaty also signed which contained
articles Of considerable importance and which pointed in no
obscure TO the policy which TO be pursued for tie
reconstructon Of the balance power Europe They
lated chiefly the disposal OF the immense territory contain
ing 10 less than Is 800 90 souls which lad been severed from
Napoeons empire, beside 100000 from its external de-
tendencies which great part at the disposal Of the
allied powers The leading principle which regulated these
distributions 10 strengthen the second rate States which
borderd France and the weakness Of which she had
hitherto always been able make successful rruptons from
her territories before the distant soyeregns could
come TO their support To guard against this danger it was
provided that Piedmont should receive accession Of terri
tory by the incorporation Of Genoa with her domnons the
latter town being declared free port; that the
tion Of Switzerland Or agreed by the allied powers should
be ratified by France that Flanders between the Schcld and
the Neuse should be annexed TO Hoaud and the German
States on tie s hank Of Rhine which had been conquered
from France, divided beiSeen Holland and Prussia.
Such was the treaty Pars the most eoEgus that England
ever concluded glorious from what she abandoned
than what she retained conQuests With her enemy
absolutely at her feet with bali Of France by 10000
victorious troops with her capital taken and her Emperor
virtually prisoner in exile she gave to her no uncomfortable
accession territory Europe and restored theeourhs Of
Der colonial possessions Not village ref from Old
France; military contribution was levied; net palace
OF museum was rined ndgnty the national honor
wac offered AL that restore the provinces
which, since her career Of conquest began In M she had
wrosed the oDing powers The French museums loaded
with the spells Of Italy Germany Spain Flanders and Ho
land left untouched tho se"~"d relies OF SanSouei
and Of the great King Of Prussia were left anrecamed SO
far from following Napoeons bad example I'd sesS every
article Of value wherever he went Allies when they had
them in their power did not even reclaim their What
did Napoleon do to Prussia in similar Circumstances in 1907
WIN he imposed Cd that limited State with only 100000 Of
inhabitants contribution Of a26 10000 and severed from
the la Of its domiuons What did be do to Austria by the
treaty Of Vienna 1909 Why be imposed on II conirbu
tion Of go 10000 wrested from it fourth OF the mon
archy II the Allies had acted In similar sp IN lsl hoT
much Of the territories Old France would they have left TO
its inhabtants What crushing contributions would they
have levied many long and weary year on the van
oushed whahavoc would they have made in all the museums
and roya palaces Doubtless their forbearanee was
not entirely owing TO Observation-Disclosures doubtless they had
eaouses Of their consider political objects OF their
own 10 gain In reconcng France TO the new dynasy but
still their policy founded noble spiritt rested on the
principle eradieatng hostility to generosity and aengng
injury by forgiveness The result proved that in doing
they proceeded exalted estimate OF human nature