The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-27
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.

Opinions of the London Press Upon the Crisis.
From the London Times.
The volcano has burst The surrender of the
Emperor and the capitulation Of MacMahon's army
couldnot stand alone. Such tidings would make
the earth open, and the earth has opened in Paris
A revolution has begun. The Emperor might wei
seek to dissever his fate from the fate of the Empire
and TO make his surrender personal act that
should not affect his dynasty, whatever influence it
might have on his own prospects; but it was appa-
rent as soon as the intelligence of his captivity was
published, that the Empire was at an
Frenchmans heart were wounded by the
catastrophe of Sedan The head of the State a
prisoner $4,000 French soldiers captulating, and all
without a note Of warning that could have led the
nation 10 anticipate such tremendous disasters 1t
may indeed, seem strange that Saturday passed
over in aris without an iLsurrection against the
dynasty and the regime; but the Ministers, partly
they still cuug to the hope that all mightnot be lost
told only lalf the truth on Saturday, and reserved
their full confession TIL Yesterday IN morning Even
bewildered, mastered the whole truth.
Apart from the war, though the ternlina-
ton OF the war is its greatest work, the provisional
government constituted yesterday In Paris enters
upon its abors under difficulties that ought to mti
gate criticism. If the German forces retired from
France to day, they would leave farspreadng
misery behind them. The country is devastated up
sent their stores to feed the capital. Unnumbered
households mourn sons and husbands lost
forever: Industry has been paralyzed. Civil
ernment nominated no one we'll knows how and
unaccustomed to act together might well quail at
them to shrink from it, Among the names that have
been mentioned are, however, many which have
past services General Trochu and Count de Keratry,
MN. Jules Simon, CremieuX, Grevy, Jules Ferry,
and Peletan are honored names, and the eloquence
Of NM. Fsvre and Gambetta is known beyond the
limits OF France We do not doubt that the nation
will readily accept such committee of safety as
Paris is about to propose, and all who have any
sympathy with gallant and suffering people must
hope and even pray that the path of the govern
ment mag be made easy for them.
From the London Post.
:. This is the most deplorabe admission of
weakness that France can make. MN. Gambetta,
Pelletan, Favre, Ferry, Cremieux, Picard, and the
one that will win the support OF friendly States or
inspire the foe with respect for the attitude of France
A republic in France means threatened revolution
in Spain and Italy; means the alienation of possible
allies, the dlstrust of reasonable and welgoverned
States. Nothing could be more dangerous in this
supreme hour than confding to ardent, inexperi-
enced and desperate theorists the serious interests
of great country The rural population, if we may
Judge by all recent accounts is far from sharing the
opinions of the Partisan mob 1t may thus occur
that civil may be added to the horrors of foreign
is now proposed to us-How to save France from the
conqueror aud how to save her from herself.
rom the London Standard.
OF course if France burning to wipe out the hu-
initiating page in her military history of the last six
weeks cries to the knife, Germany has no
choice but to proong the struggle until she aban-
dons the contest from sheer inability to continue it,
or France admits herself yanqushed. In the name
of humanity we cannot bring ourselves TO contem-
pIdlC PuSSlulllIJ VI 5o IClIlpC d OdidLnlty. IL
terms of peace are offered to France not incom.
patible with her national honor it is the duty OF
neutral powers to recommend her acceptance o
them. II, on the other hand Prussia makes de-
mands not only wantonly humiliating to France
but dangerous to the interests of Europe it may
then be incumbent on neutras, even at the
| cost of armed intervention, to step in between
| the victor and his prey. No reason
able being can object to Prussia gathering in the
| first fruits Of the bloody harvest she has reaped
The question is of what should these fruits consist
The neutral powers on the invitation OF Great Bri
| tain, have already settled the terms upon which
| as mediator, supposing the time for mediation t
have arrived. 1t would say little for the collective
diplomatic wisdom of Europe if 1t is unequal to th
task Of devising some terms Of accommodation
| which would satisfy, we do not say the Prussai
Government but the majority OF the German people
whose wishes must weigh greatly in the scale, with
outwounding too severely the feelings Of the Frenc
| nation,