The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-19

magnlncent In an old untouched boundary line.
already compact, her brain and energy pressed
to their utmost action by the best government
they ever had, has made wonderful use OF
ume-has seen and adopted on the moment
every modern power which gives national
greatness. Her government, prodting by orr
war, has first made France vast work.
shop knit together by an available and
well regulated railway and telegraph
system. She has seen how we moved
troops and how we brought into use fourth
military armour locomotive cavalry. Her
able soldiers saw the miserable failure Of
Mcclellan in his application Of European tao
tics in modern field, and afterwards COM
pared with them the war system of Grant-the
launching of troops by the fourth military arm,
first against rebeldom on one side of the Con-
tinent, and then, within four days time and at
distance Of one-twellth the circumference of
the earth, carrying some fertilization by
storm with the same men.
France Is to-day splendidly organized
military unit. There is not a single progress
sive element at her disposal that is not shaped
to the problem of military strength. We may
say that she is to-day the embodiment OF in
telligent centralization This process has been
a long one, aimed at by Napoleon, who has
had the foresight to see the tendency of the
age and the brains to forego transient advan-
tages for the one great plan of the future He
has bent the entire power Of his empire to the
creation of military force-not the military
force which was called military in the past
century, but the giant sinews Of 1868.
All human efforts, whether of individuals or
nations, have their periods of elimination
and in the present condition of the French
warlike effort we find its near approach to the
bound set for it preparatory to being hurled
upon its neighbors
The object is unquestonaby territorial ex-
tension. Nor can France avoid it. The whole
of Europe-the whole world, in truths OPEN
ing its political eyes to the fact pressed upon it
by progress, that boundary lines are a curse to
mankind and in the future mean retrogradism.
Nations which are foremost in the recognition
of this will lead in the movement, or, tagging
behind, will lose both name and territory in the
race. Northern Germany led the van in Europe,
and France, taken a little by surprise by
movement which she herself intended to initiate,
has only rested to gather herself in better poisc
before taking her warlike leap. The blow
must come, and when the moment arrives we
shall see our own method Of warmaking
closely initiated. Italy, Spain and Portugal
II.
arms of modern military power.
The old Napoleonic idea was that France
should dictate to Europe, and at that time
Napoleon only lacked the railway and tele-
graph to do it. From Paris to Moscow to-day
is but days march to what it was in 1912.
From Paris to any city Of Italy, the Peninsula
or of the countries on the French frontier
armies may swing like an ancient battering
RAM ever well poised at home, yet ever strik-
ing powerful blows. IL is doubtful If this
many. There he would perhaps find resist
ance equal to his powers for assault. 1t is
only in case of German interference with
French plans that we may sec a war of giants,
and then only will the full military power OF
the French empire be called into play. France
gave Germany her chance for consolidation OF
broken German nationalities. Germany must
now give France her turn for national aggran-
dizement in making a unit of the Latin
countries. In The coming struggle we take no
account of England. She is ''played out as
an element Of power in European complica-
hoq cad IN
where she once dictated A year hence we
may see new and progressive map of Europe,
and may find upon it bat three names-Rus-
fla, Germany, France.
Tho Revolution i'm Cnba-The Insurgents
Gain Ground.
Our latest dispatches to-day from Havana,
dated on the 10Th, state that the government
troops-eleven thousand strong-were besieged
in Manzanulo by large force of insurgents who
were only three miles distant. The Spaniards,
meantime, were throwing up barricades in the
streets for protection Accounts from Santiago
report that large force of insurgents were
within four miles OF that place on the 9Th
Great panic appears to have prevailed, for ii
is said that a hundred families cleared out for
Jamaica. The confusion is reported to be i'm
mense all along the coast, and significant cry
for aid from the United States was prevailing
everywhere. Some Of the weaIthiest families
in the island have linked their fortunes with
the cause Of the insurgents. All the towns
from Puerto Principe to Santiago except three
are in the hands Of the insurgents. So disas-
trous has been the result of collisions in the
interior to the Spanish troops, that they are
afraid to venture out Of the towns Upon the
whole the reports would show that the insur-
gent organization is complete and its move
ments are being conducted with equal vigor
and moderation. The rumors Of brigandage
and piliage are denied. and 1t is said that pri-