, 1870-08-09
THE EUROPEAN WAR,
Great Enthusiasm Orcr The Prus-
SLIM Victories, -
Raising Funds to Aid the Sick and
Wounded Soldiers.

/ The enthusiasm Of our German popula.,on In
| ne eause Of the Fatheriand has certainly been
| 9s ous inkeTasn stnce the prcaeut struggle
news, II was carried to An almost bouun,es, ltnlt
INC most phleguatlc countenances ocame<1 WIN
oeiiont, and those Of OUT Teutonle fellow citizens
| possessed OF nore ardent temperameats WEIR
lally beside Themselves. The news Of ytctory was
not enufcy uneIpected-for the Germans have.
Hom NE vefy beginning, evtnced bouudteas con.
noeuce IN the rto'ess OF their prcthren-but Still.
nM ~ snutely satisfactory that the most
s4ngune felt Inclined to place some uonhts mn the
nist reports as published IN the ynorninv nsnsrS
M' Men however! lxter intelligence fully vertjei
rFan, feeitnss ms5 5, navs me- vent 70 ihcr
toc 5nR8.e closed 1t the Present iuucturs sThr1
sag, say, uessnan unity must BE- bapiiscd In blood to
blood mat must comminRie win theirs shonid he
french. The only utimatu,n TO Which thev TnnIa IN
Mnsis Etss thetf consent u the capture ot Paris
condition they tusist upon, 4Ae iA'tes
:. Ihs % impression seems to he general that the
character, md further pa7ticplaFs IN In,iri far
| VIII ex1scme Interest The ya1loos eomrnirtaes
Waned '1 and G6neSng funds fos The support OF tue
have received additional impetus. and msnev Il
no@lanS w. ,l,o ne general treasury in mos eu-
AkE11S1 op GERMAN SOCIETIES,
meeting u delegates from Tue yaIiuns Herman
soc1etie8 o! tna CITY was held Ia Uhch,s Iaf Iast
lions we're represented Consul claussenius occa-
pied the chair, Ms. Wenhofn otlrtai.si ~ Secre-
tay. Iae minules of the last mee lug wcte read
Delegates were then called upon to report nro-
gsess regaruing the acIou of tnelr respectlye 80
Mr. Degenhat.rs stated that the object of tho
meeting was TO fay at the heutts Of nj ihe fmpor
a. anes o. sgltstin9 the question OF rnnds IN taeir
Nj. Diessch reported that the Gcrusp,a aeu-
netchur had appointed an Executive Cummitice,
nnd u wa proposed y them to give concert fof
Nj. Carl Lotz rer0lse,i for the chicago Turnce-
irein1e ihas they had vated to present the fund
With fxt0 ffGn the upnsu1y.
TIE following societies reported their exocu.
uve committees as follows:
n.*ros"st"d--retes Hand, Arthur Erbe. Kau1.
p!;e.. G..eSt. Tsrs,t.sin-chascs westmclstes. Vim
4: Wsstl1'sl. IisiasieA.. @ -' SF.aa 7. sash''''
Gs,san,o Recommendations sinez. gheiu. ucinc,
4..cva ~. ..s,st:-A. Fuzssenbers. charie. Pe..sa
sa--'shs@-aessis seh'a:.er. 6 @ sehumsuu,
tif4scslfth.
It VIA aassessssl to the delegates that they In.
'-rcst the !4,sss. directly or indirectly connected
With their Etsi'ccive organizations, III the matter
tna sec 70 i tna. they jSln hands with the General
An American present addressed the meetin4 In
the vcFuacu!4s. lie sa:t that his couutryinen
efinced deep interest In the present war. and
bufe libeEa1fy to the cause Of German freedom and
uu;ly.. His rctnasks we're enthusiastically re-
cr!red.
The President stated that much could be &C.
c'taplikhed hI the raneus societies. lie had
.:us1 been placed IN possession Of thirty
i've dollars, collected IN nre and ten cent
contributions by the children OF German Sunday
scEtoL Their brethren in G-rmany we're offering
great sacr1lces-evcu giving their lives to Tic
calse-sua they should DO no less than contribute,
IN motion, lie Ires!lca, was directed 10 Issue
anolher cali, especially calling the attention Of
Est1nan ladies' TO the WORK III hand. 1t VAS stated
that the m0uey you'd be used only to succUf the
EDunteL and needy.
EseFy German society, lodge, OF Organization OF
gate 10 the next meeting of soect!es Wtl1ca viii
bv held at Chlch's Hall on next Monday evening.
FRANCE AND TIE WAR.
IL the Editor Of TIE Chicago Tribune:
| The. rcaaons why France vent to war with
/. France docs not IKE to see Prussia organize
strong and uni1c'l Germany, from fear that such
| Germany would, sooner OF 1a:eF, try to extend
| i;tr power; to the rrcjullce Of France.
| 9, France hastorS IN old hatred against Prussia
lrcause It was his nation more tnaa aly Otuer
tLat FASTENED the overthrow q The iirs; Sapolruu
1iI tho downfall Ut the nrsf Ftcach Emr.re.
| All French wt.ters who have written on the
Subject present the feelings Ut the French people
Il, this REGARD as expressed. al'ovc althou:n eeu-
crallg in 1nore eloquent language, among them
such brilliant writers Us Victor Cnerbnlicz au't
l1rvost-t'at.u!oL
| a mH2 IcaS1u II lHdt Ine FTencR nAsl0n Deltcr&a
n the Idea i'at the khlne ID the natural frontier
ii France. and that the{ can't yet the lih!nc with
cut frst ovcr1hrowtns Prussia But tt must bc
ter. ike those named. do nut bccs thar the cod
sense nj tho Frcpch n1ou deslresany cou1uests for
ne @ saIe o. M an ~ abstract EeoRraphisa idea. Tncy
rhf1Se used to awaken Military ambition, Ai that
il Is not Prussia alone and her Rheaish province,
bur Bavaria, Holland, and Belgium likewise which
wual have to he ovcitnsown before this absrFact
| ilea could be realized.
As regards the first two reasons namctl, 1t Is
ullncah 70 sec What Ssance car .gatn by 1aaElng
than that .sar Wit. rc..Se :ili hasten ,s pro-
! cess 81 unitcatton lii Germany. Ii Vas generally
understood, dnstng our late war, that II 8 fotcign
against any part Of the stat-s buth the South anu
| He North would have made d common staud
asainss tae foreign @ agEtessoE @ This IS wha, The
.ulclnS, Jacchites and Gtrout3lsts all juiar.i III
l,ciisg The fusclgu invasion, and Nilat neither
K"Sssr!slrs y. ani bis i,loody rule not The bravery
rtcct WIS At occc accomplished by foreign ena-
iny,. who threatened the common country.
Produced III G,srn,any bY thr threatened inyastsa
Ut the French, and tolerahsy accurate observer
can fail to notice that unincauon Il actuay going
t:il. and sure u be completed By the tine tue war
NIL have been fought to its btl1cr end.
Granting even that the French Will he success
i'l1, and KalA from Prussia the cureled Rneuish
= r1tory, aud. furthermore, thas they will wsaxfn
hcr ly lvrclnx her 10 give up Hanover ani uease
n tnstr former rulers II does by no means follow
n'nalD the leatltiS IoKcF VI Germany. Sooner ur
tert thr Germans would elect an Emperor, anil
tsns Emperor could be none else hut the King Of
aoull get the Imperial csuwii, Is it at all likely
Il at GrEnan unity would then tte weakened In lhe
l'ast: And would this uDltesl t;erMang be less
dangerous uetghboE than the QUE under Prsissla.
Is II at all likely that \ united Germany wUull
prove sery frltnup tn ntishboring power which
r'1:ns territory that Germany believes 10 be right