, 1870-12-17
Annexation of Alaace and Lor-
rnino Discussed.
The New Constitution Of the German
Confederation.
Retrospect of the War,

A4oso P4AAt04aly On tna In
France to negotiate for peace m ,ha 49,, =
etion OF Alssee md Inr1.ina ~ ~. sn.A .4N:.
aim a, M no,,.h ra ~ uo sota1s
11...s - wtN o4e oeta.o otatea tbsden
.1u "uteaaoe4e} a. once, and Bavaria
snoftly; and on tho new loan asked Of oot
hundred million thalers. On touching eaet
Of these points hs WA h,.rt;1, .nnis.a.s
chit Az bv the p;oht .t.,,s AppAuaea
,3drsss .ao,S.u o osons11sson OF MI
*u1esa. MEMBER proposed round o
cheers Tor the King Of Prussia, which, beint
feehly given, the assembly adjourned.
.,,s pa,.sa. M5 "As ~ ,oe amt nuslness Meeting O.
~ .A' .eetes. 1nsae meetings are held no
Aus eosas eAplIol buildings, Is in tn
United States, but in In ordinary hou.o !,
Leipeiger street, where 4 rrn.1, ch,,nha- T.
comfortably fitted nm for tha nr-,.s. -,
~ ea,ti,,, t,..ia.. r., FAA fo9e' cApao1'
sueT1s' lnese are numerous pa1Acoa ani
other public bnildibgs in Berlin. but tbaae r.,
used mostly far priv.fe nr,no... th-.:S -,
lie p,;yate n.cr ~ tbs Esn1 ~ .nAs ~ to'
cl.r,cts,, ~ e,.s-:..,,s ..o "eae' puotlt
md ths ' H. I m. o.Ay ,,"aa to1 1evses, bale
specially meant for the people, OF represent.
tives of the 1eople. .te. .sfter +hs ran,..as
Va, of 1coti,r ~ ,h;ae, 80 ~ so1n"oI
.,;t.h1. .hs-a =. uoto' Hos taouen'
s-1le s.,.-, op,ee.s aot tne royal decorations Of
soeanes speaoos u tnere y anJthng approaching
meets. i j. tho box which has been,
ntted up TOT the members Of tho zpyal family.
4 any Of them should deign to visit It's delibaf
aons. 1t 10 With considerable difficulty that
one can gam adrtttance to The sessions Of the
ttelctss1Kr ~1ttten requests having to be sent
on Inc DAY before, when tha applicant, besidas
glslng Eis nanae, must designste hia etani in
life, occupation, residence, DO. 4 sTo1kinr
man. would etand little chauco hern, Ae
respondent Ct the Cn.cAoo Tn1nusE have
no dimculty in gaming admittsuce Whenever
destie;
than the pselininstses gone throuch 1;,h sipso
lester day. howavef, when they entered into
the discussion in regard to the new loan. there
vas etormy time Two Of the speakers.
Behel and Ltebknecht, took occasion. amid rs'
Ieated interruptions md calls to ordsr, to con
errnent IN the conduct Of the wss. Bebel
said that the present war would have been in
possible If, in France and Germany. thers l,d
been anything like free suffrage; that tho
kipe had declared at the beginning Of The war
nent OF Franco, whereas now he orders + -
bs carried on only bec.use there ia no goyarn. e. ~
mtut In France. II he esvs. Ia ~. .6Ss.Iar,
wanted the nation to understand tlat the M
nexatton cf Alssoo and Lo1zaine il the onIy
lAl0E ICE WHICH GefmAny ia uf1W f4phtfr,y ord
for which hbe has kean tfobtint- .i,,0A thse -. -
render Of Napoleon; fof. II ihis mint Ea-a
but given up, there could be peaca HI onra
and, therefore, he was nnr,osaj -
granting the nav appropriation. since IL
turned on this question, Iishfnecht
thought that it ought not to be considered he
national" policy, Is somc MAINTAIN. TO refuse
the German Austr11ns Who tcanf Il, n bacnr,e ~ T7e
members Of tho German ConfedsrstIon and
to force the A1satians and people Of I.n,7s;ns
Nho do not want to be. IS You svmnatt,ise
he said, with Russia-witL the tyrtnt-and
vago war against the republic." "A RE-
France Ia the boet guarantee OF peace. With
be impossible" .'The Emperor aits In Vii.
he1mahohe, and IL the brother Of our Eip0.
Wo sse the b1othera Of the French people."
!" Acknowledge 1t onco that you wIsh 70 "a.
place Napoleon On the throne, and that, how
ever Much you dis!ike Fs.nee, Jon dialika the
nov Stands b,fore PARISH 81 Annexation nil
brig not peace but war, or, rather. viii per-
petuate this war forever, etc., etc.
There arc, however. very fow in tho house
Of this ahade Of politics, and it vAs several
t,1asa I'm hunted to these, during the speeches.
Kedchstag: and took advantage Of the plsee 10
utter their treason; eince, Il 1t veto else
where, the1 would fall At once into tho banda
OF tho police The appropriation Will be
e1anted almost una1 tmousiy.
The P1useians are making much capital ont
Of the letters and papers found It ST, Cloud.
which SO to chow that By Ill classes in France
the var was accepted with entt,uslasm sorinst
tue pruseians. They appear to think that tbs
evidence is final, md sufficient even to mike
aSDs@,is 5.,s II ,a aD1 .an
when the French pspers Sere aflsd With such
Accounts, the Gefm1rs treated them "a Ma
mare policy-1epreeentatires Of the nrefact.
and other of3clals: just a. they treat now the
reports that the French peopls Ire eathusi-
astic and resolved to prosecute the was +
oasranee for they urge here now that the
thar 1t Is merely tho prov,s,onasy government
-GambettA OF al-that are prnsecutirg the
var against the will Of ths people.
had, recently, an interview with tho cele-
bsated German historian, Droyseu, Who
.h.nt; TIA! ths present sepstoa Of The
French in the var Of freedom. After the
battle Of Waterloo the French inajxted. a.
now. that the var WA begun By their En-
reEoE. and that. since the sllfed powers 1t last
had him, they ought not to continue 1t against
the people. Also then. ~ nov, when pesce
was abopt TO be concluded, and it was cou-
templAted giving to Prussia psrt of Frsnce
for security, England and 1sus,ia opposed It.
on the ground tliat it would disturb tie eaui-
1b1iuu OF Europe. There had shortly before
that time been \ Vienna treaty concluded,
which Was thought, especially by England, to
have secured the very desirable equiLu1ium OF
Europe, and which she would not ALLOW to b.
violated. ~ she will not now the Vsris sraaty
BY Kuseix. Had 1t not been for thst cir
cunetance, Prussia would hive
a the conteuplates taking theu
Eow. II the people, 1t the beginning OF ,he
var, had been obse1vaat OF ttus pArt of their
hietory, they might hare then already con-
clrded that Prussia vii pursue this policy
uoE, and demand these PROVINCES, So Strong
vas her detire for them in 1915. that she, for
1hi!e, contemplated uniting with the other
German Statee, even Against England and
Rustia, and 10 take them by forco, Tha same
rlexs that shc urges now. namaly. that her
land is exposed, that she needa ! ueutrsl
bonrdaty, etc, were urged then, Professor
Drsy sen attributes great injustice to England
now, for " moderate terms and tor s.msRnan-
imity," fearing to wound the feelings d The
French, and caring moro to reconcile them
than 10 make Germany cafe for the future.
He thinks that prusaA will not be cheated out
Of her dues this time, although Eng1and and
11utsia show themselves "a unwilling as ever
that ale should put herself in \ state Of de-
fence.
Tho work OF union progresses rapidly, il not
altogether satisfactorily Inthe changes TO be
introduced in tho new constitution, consider
Ahy 1uUlo power ID TO pe given 10 tha Hdhde9-
11th, or council Of tho kings Of Germany,
with their Minleters. This is 1t the expense
Of the po*et heretofore held By tbe President
Of the North German Confederation, that il,
By tho King Of Prua.ia. The sams power, re.
mains, however, in the hands Of tbs Eiugu Of
Germany. azd Of these whom they .ppoint;
for the Numbers Of the Bundeslath 1re III
their own creatures. No more. however, is
to b given to the Reichstsg, OF represents
,iyca of tho people. Thia is the matter th4s
will cause general dissatisfaction. and would
be defeated in its process Of ratldca,ion but
for the general desire Of union On sotno terms,
Fer change in the constitution hessafteE. =
1hree-iourtbe majority In Tho Bundes7sth vii
he rtaui1ed. For = declarAtion of wsr. not