, 1870-09-22
A Germans View.

To the Editor at The Chicago TRIBUNE.
Permit me the use Of your valuable paper. in
SAYING few words regarding the present
European conflict. In giving sou my humble
view, feel confident that shall only represent
the opinions Of ninety-nine hundredths of my
German cou1trymen IN Europe, as well as In
America.
When, In July last, Louis Napoleon declared
war against Prussia, he, as you have often stated,
had no ca1lse for It lie had received tho nssur-
auce that Prince Leopold ha,l Withdrawn his can
=; :'da9x ~; for 'hs Spanish THRONE, and that was
s 'nal nnn lie ad n,,ss asked ~, The % alase "G!ye
wsole hand, proved to he G rrect in his case. Sss
7,i'etn was dettrnlaetl to fight, right or wrong,
silt the tead of powerful nation ia Ills own DO
mtHiun. TINS was m orc than human nature
ecn!d stand, and The gauntlet was taken IN t,y
natshn at that time sustain the Emperor In this
most Unjust and unh 1y declaration Of war; Did
not The representatives ~ that nation vote almost
unanimously tn supi.nrt their Icatlere did nof
the same men who arc now 80 nifeous1y CRYING
for peace, and who now "wish to be lei aIot,e.H
vote men md moneS to this criminal In or1er TO
tS II %er TO-
to rob them, Hs they h1t toue t. fo|mcr years
81 their teErttory7 Did not the whole OF France,
east to west, rcsonn.l with tnis outrasco1s. a
;,1octithirsty war-cryf Yes, gentlemen, these are
iacts that cannot be denied, even BY their MIST
received
what they 60 aluentlj wished T.,r
And. nov, wun!d asE why the American peo-
rlc, WHO sFIurathtzcd with the German nation
Tlicn TINS var commenced, arc called urOn 10
suddenly change their opinion, and lell their
moral Cid 10 the sane people OF France who have
brought untold niE:ry aud woe IN hnuhretsa Of
III, usands OF innocent houschn1ls In Grrmanr,
True, the AMeFicac rcnr2c ART magnuu!mpus
ana generous nation. and this 1n9y account for q
change in their syDlrahtee: but also Know them
casr, they know that, If Fr>sce hes suffered,
l.u,ls war.
IS 1t -hen because handful of the representa-.
f'ses Of France, with goo.!ly sprinkle OF the
e7raie. in their utter decentralization and despair,
brought on by their own folly AMI rapaclty favc
declared a republic, that VIC should lose sight Of
the nrst fssne in the caac! Are not they the game
uarton that vo1cil, only few months ago, il;
majority of nyS millions, for ,he publlcist, ana
a!sn NOT be gn.nsal'.
To the vlctors be1an. the soois. When France
u lLc2n The whole reonlc ~ that cnvn:r5-have
bern punished; when they humb1y and ssbmts-
siyeiy pray for Earsfnn, a,1 st:nl ready by their
proper REPRESENTATIVES, elected By the waoie ma
tion, to make amends Tor this .lasa:llS outrage:
when they have oflcrcs1 tn rag Iii. cnst of this
war. and TO rrtalrn to Germany ths nrovncas they
nave robhed them Of. in time OF proIoundcst
peace: wnrn they offer tn d.sr,an,le ftcIr for
Hesses. and hare given a sufficient guarantee
Ior their future coed behavior, then, md only
men, mas The time come for tho German armies
to return to Fataerla1d.
IN conclusion, all1w me to add tha:, were I q
four weeks from to-t1ar. these oilers viii be
made BY hnmb1et1. yanp1Urlnus France: and
f.laf- IL three monlhs, ala grand nation win
sss0u'- "Lye le l;0f," ns enthusiastically rs they
naM iar CIV ''ite Ia Republic rSn5.. yes sesnset-
CHICAGO. Semi. 21. 1870. oA0 e'ose!''ns''