The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-10-27
Present Aspects ofIbe war in
Europe.

sensation Of the DAY, has declined into
minor Importance as v theme of pub
lie thought, though the leading New
York dailics still think 1t due to- their
mc,iop Titan position to ven,ilate their
slta;, py by a diurnal review of the
European situation. An English
military critic, in describing the battle
t Waterloo, says thu, their was q
great sumencSs 10 the conflict. The
tsslut Of tlo French by altcrnate bat
tcriug with ariilary. and by charges
rom line to square. and from square
10 lire again. on the part Of the British
troops. THIS. duriu. the terrible
Sunday afternoon of June Is. 1915,
the progress of mutual destruction
went on with remarkable uniformity.
So the course of the present contest
presents scarce sufficient of varied in.
riJcnt 10 attract general attention.
\ drrary succession Of sIirmislics, Of
attacks and repnlsrs, Of abortive ucgo.
tiations, and of siereotyped manpver-
inIs, have wcaried the public mind
with the whole subject
The work of strategy in tho present
war seems to hc pre- tty nearly accom-
plishcd. and the work of tactics well
advduccd. The pIussian programme
has been carried into rcmorsclcss cx-
cculion with n tactical vigor which
has surpassed all expectation There
seems to lie hGt little room foI reor.
glnizaton Of French forces in srfi-
cirnt strength to alter the cencal Sit
ue,on The efforts OF the Provision
Al Government to rroirac, hopeless
contest seem to have lcss of tn heroic
than of the frantic We find no rca-
son to alter our previously expressed
opinion in regard to the propricty Of
The Prus'ian demand for the surren.
der uf Al>acc sud Lorraine. The sur.
rculcr Of Mc,Z. which is n forcgono
conclusion, will place these provinces
entirely unlcr the military control of
Pru, ia. Til, laillcd attempts of BIZ
2ainG to break through the lines only
show the desperation of the garrison,
whose last pound Of hor>c-bcei' will
probably soon be brought upon the
table Germany, in actual possession
Il these provinces, will hold an i'm.
prcenablc diploml,ic position in the
settlement Of questions OF peace.
The capture of Metz will have q
tremendous influence upnn the military
siua,ion. While 100 600 af the most
affective French troops will bc placed
hors da combIt, the immense bclca
.ucriu. force will he released from
siege duty. aud rendered available IN
ultcriyr operations The reinforce
mrut of the armies triorc Paris hy
TIL. immense force will crush at once
all efforts n relief Of the garrison. and
sweep Wcstcrn and southern Franco
The hlHstcr ot recent dcspptchc,
declaring an iuvinciblc purposes %
tho government and people not to ccdc
one inch Of territory. or to pay ont
franc of Indemnity, seems rather ,c
indicate an increasing willingness to
10 lo.h. II sinscrc i, implies an en-
/ durscmcnt Of the dc,hroued usurpe,
IN commencing OF wicked aud caus,
less war IT the French people wi,l
to place themselves beyond tha pal
Of the world, sympathins, they hav,
/ ouly to declare their purpose never t,
make amends for the injury whicl
tho Imperial government inflicted up
IN vclccri ncighhor. Bat we d.
no. believe that the French people ar,
actual hy any such insane iana'itisu
e evil.
On's.lc of the cities we SEQ no in
drcatious Of cxsSpcrO,cd war feeling
The invSion has put m end to all eX
change, aud has greatly crippled pro
luc,ion. The cXhans'ing rcquSition
If the PruSSians under the laws o
var are OF character which excite
all earnest longing for peace AMI fo
the cessation of those cXaetions rath
cr than a desperate rcsis;cpce anon.
the rural cllssas But few cases 0
sTch res'sicncc are reported, and tn
Importance and vigor of these hav,
been greatly oycrrated. Peace is
necessity of French agriculture. Til,
insane rational PRIDE which refuses t,
make peace upon the terms offered b.
B,mark is entertained only by cit,
populations.
The reports of peace negotiation
aye 50 chanrcablc in tone and col1rinj
that il Is difficult to form any sa;isfac
! tory opinion in regard to them. TIN
there is some prospect Of success il
these negotiations. however, seem
evident from the long delay of III
bo lbardment of Paris. The growing
military weakness and disor,anizatio
of the government, ,hr exhaustion Q
present resources. and the failure I
supply those losses indicate an az
pr1aching peace from inability I
carry on the struggle. Tho interyen
tiou o! foreign powers will becom
more active aS the danger OF their ia
dividunl complication in the war be
comes less apparent. Thus this grsa
contest, which at the opening threat
encd to involve all Europe, now prou
= iscs to condne itselr to its original par
b ties.-ircss.
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