The New York herald., 1869-04-04

1s o,cn mind ,ohfch had let slfp one great opportu.
nltg o. masking ,oar, tcas looking oatJor another,
ana yet hdd not the courage TO take any great resO
luton Will not be so cruel as 10 ask the govern
ment M what its foreign policy is. will say nothing
sla or OF the famous theory Of "three zones in Ger
many But think 1t right to ask which way 1t Is
to o. OF hnss
tue public say every autumn, 1--WE shall have war IN
the the, spring." ana every spring, eve shall have
million two hundred thousand men are q
cause not OF alarm, but OF establishment to the
BIS marck In cheek and to rival the ornaments Of
Prussia we are condemned to the system Of mill
army and navy Of France have ve'0 cost nine s nil
m0nsymwnlie the total budgets Of public IN.
325, ,3S5 900 francs Why had not the government
understooi that science, progress and liberty were
this vast expenditure in brilliant uniformsS France
was but small spot on the map Of Europe, and it
strength and influence consisted in the numbers
OF her standing army. The law was one Of mere
useless miarism: which oppressed the country and
lett IL In q state OF constant uncertainty"
In reply Marshal Mel, Minister of War, expressed
his surprise at the attacks which were being made
the security Of the country He added:-sThe reor-
ganization OF the army is nearly complete. II any
prepared 70 face 1t; but we are not hastenng in our
task, because there Is not any reason for our 30
doing: regret that the opposition. in their endea-
choose the very moment when We have before us
spectacle OF countries annexed Of Powers over
thrown. Our military organization ls no doubt eX-
pensive, but IL Is the most democratic In Europe.
Ii must not be forgotten that France, which knows
the least submit to insult and that, In her eyes,
the greatest misfortune that could happen would
be TO find herself outraged while unarmed. The
French people would overthrow with Indignation
government that exposed it to such disgrace"
Marshal Ners speech was greatly cheered.
The French Press EngInnd's Position In
Reference to America and Russia.
Confirming the opinion expressed by our London
correspondent In the letter published in the HERALD
of the 9th ut the Et6ndard Of Paris, of the 18th
ut., under the title Of 'La France ct pAngeterre,"
publishes an article tending to prove that England
ought to remain firmly united to France especially
as no cause OF difference exists between the two
countries. The writer insinuates In the following
that England Is hard pressed by both the United
States and Prussia:-
In America we find the British lion PROSTATE at
the felt OF the settlers Of that country and IN SO
voice In defence Of its dearest interests. Chained
down by the Alabama difference and by the geo.
graphical position OF Canada, England has not sui-
cient strength to intervene in the question OF the
Isthmus OF Daren the concession OF which Will give
mortal blow to her commerce on the Pacific. The
British statesmen have well cOmprehended all the
Importance Of the case. but they dare not say
word In the matter, as England cannot resist the
Persia has also become Russian, and on that point
also Great Britain has been obliged to yield up her
influence before the Colossus OF the North, now
tending her ramlfcatons to the Persian gulf. In
fine, the disOrganizat0n of the Ottoman empire and
particularly in its Asatic provinces, Will permit
Russia to advance on the first breath OF war; far
the Mediterranean before even going to COnstan-
tnople On that day India Is lost for the Suez route
will be intercepted.
1t can be inferred from this that the situation OF
England in Asia IL anything but good, and the last
few years have doubtless witnessed many important
changes on that Continent. Formerly England did
not allow any Russian agents to establish themselves
beyond Khiva; now they are close on to the confines
OF the English possessions.