The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-21
Terms Of tue sun.
Jules Favre and Lord Lyons Trying to
Make Peace,

FAvRE's cxertions in favor Of the restora.
tense anxiety to bring it about will be re-
gardcd by the enemies of France as only an
additional indication of h or weakness. With
The bulk Of the German armies intrenchcd
before the gates Of Paris, the only sure way
10 secure peace is to beat back the invaders,
or at any ratc 20 deal the beseging forces
such blow as to mako King WILLIAM him
SS willing to stop lighting As the French
armies have been destroyed, this is clearly
impossible by military mcans but If Mr..
FAvRE really proposes to defend his coun.
Try at all hazards, why does he not re.
sort TO revolutionary mc,ua? And if he is of
too gentle temper for such "a extremity,
ought he not to resign all show OF power TO
some one who is less timorousf
Mr.. FAvRE seems TO be supported by Lord
LYONS in his pacific proceedings but he is as
little backed by the French nation in this
mission to BISMARCK as the head of the Brit
ish Embassy is countenanced by Earl GRAN.
VILE and the English Government. Both
FAvnE and Lyons dread the uprising of tho
lower strata of the French capital even more
than its occupation by the German invaders
No doubt there is reason for such up
prehonsion. Under the steady. going
HhopSecpers and tradcsmen of Paris
there In a formidable volcano of rest
lrss men, quite apart from the so-called
dangerous classes. There nre probably two
hundred thousand honest working people in
Paris who live from hand TO mouth, and
who are now out of Employment unless they
are engaged in active military operations
A great number Of them arc doubtless It IL
unoccupied even in that way and not inds-
posed TO seize the first opportunity for the
wind eaton of the socialisic doctrines to
which they adhere while almost all Of them
IRE violent Rcd Republicans, and in favor of
the most radical measures for the establish
mcut + sclfgovermcnt ard popular rights
ri over Europe.
The hesitation of the British Cabinet to
recognize Tie Provisional Government; ia 10
doubt due to the fear that il will eventually
eliminate in Red Republican and soctaiis.
tic republic, which may prove contagious in
England and Ireland, and imperl the arts
tocratic institutions, If not the crown, of
Great Britain. While this fear detcrs Lord
GRANVILLE from acknowledging the admin
istration of JULES FAvRE, the same bugbcar
goads on Lord LYONS and jules FAvRE
himself to Il weak and tmid policy toward
Prussia, which can only fortify the Prussian
lon %. u, 20 IL
Count BISMARCK, who is II very hrewd and
prudent man, evidently does not 90 with
this more passionate tendency of ais people,
hut he may not be able to control II ; and
even he cannot treat vita FAvRE rs be might
with one whose signature would efIectually
bind the whole French nation. For II is plain
+.ct in such tremendous contest after TIE
sacrifice VI SO much precious life aud treasure,
Germany ca"uot lay down her arms unless
she receives substantial guaran tees tha: the
peace she may conc;;Clc with one set Of
Frenchmen today will TT. be broken by
another set OF Frenchmen tomorrow. The
German fatherand is bound to coIislmmate
its long-Cherished work of national unity
md II must now be free TO do this without
being again and again threatened and hor.
assed by France or other foreign powers.
Lord LYONS may possibly inspire the
English Cabinet with h,s fears that tie
moderate JULES FAvRE Government may
pass into the hands of the violent Rcd r..
publican faction, and with his hope Of
avcrting this emergency by an immediate
do NJ nt,t On =
and GLADSTONE are evidently of opinion
that while English mediation without power
10 secure its acceptance can only end in hu-
initiation for Great Britain without termi
mating the war, there Is, on the other hand
little reason to share the hopes Of Lord
Lyons and JULES FAvRE as regards the
quclling of the revolutionary passions OF
France by temporary withdrawal of tue IL.
vadng armies from he gates Of Paris.
The probability, on the contrary, Ia tnct
whatever may be the issue of the war, unless
indeed JOAN OF ARC or other miraculous
leader should at once arise to drive the
,Gcrnans in shame and confusion not only
from tic 'orlilcatons of Paris but also from
those Of Metz and Strasbourg, md from the
soil OF France, the less moderate wing o.
the Republicans VIII sooner or later come
into power. '...iiity ID .lwavs swept away
In stormy times, and the strongest. Lo! ~
mon assert their strength Tor good or flr ey'}
Indeed, JULES FNyBE would have done bette
Tor his own fame had he initiated the eA anil,
OF Moscow and welcomed the invader t,
lot .'r,f ,f Ia al a.