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and offensive. binding on the Southern
States? She has over 40, coo, 900.

States? She has over 40, O00, 900.
Do not deny the changes caused by
the events of 1866. In place OF federal
Germany, organized for peace. all. I.power-
full for defence, powerless for attack, You
have formidable military power. At
it's head is q superior man, who is peace
able to-day, and not disposed to disturb
the world. but he has 40. 600. 900 men at
his control. In the face of this force we
must have new military organization
There is patriotism on all the benches of
this Chamber; but patriotism is not suf-
ficient. TO be deceived in this matter
would he worse than to want patriotism
Tres tien! tres bien!l [ was in Austria
when the war budget was under discus
sion. Why did Austria, with courage
GUS and devoted army, meet with great
reverses? It was because imprn1ent re-
ductions in the budget had rendered it
impossible for the Government to main
tain the military force of the country on
an ample basis, and prepare it for emrr-
gencies. IL is t,uc. We must not com
NIT similar blundcrs. TO the faults the
Government has made in the past, let us
not add the faults of the opposition.
We will do so if we disguise the nccessi-
ties of the times, if we think that it do
pends on us to cause other powers to
disarm. For Prussia to disnrm, she
should not only reduce her own army,
but break up the Northern Confelcr.-
tion, and the treaty with Wurtembnrg,
Bavaria, and other States. Tho Cou-
federation and the treaties form her ar
mament, and she will not despoi her
self of them. 70 speak Of disarmament
is to cherish chimera. Movement |
All the world is on peace footing, but
Prussia Is doubly so. 1 am for peace,
but to have peace we must remain strong.
Ii you examine closely you will find that
with the nine contingents of the present
law you eau scarcely make sufficient
army. 1 would prefer the law of 1881,
with seven contingents of 100000 men,
and hope it will be revived, but uuder
the present circumstances q contingent
of $4,000 is scarcely sufficient We must
not cherish Illusions; it is on that nc
count adjnre every one to think of the
gravity of the situation, aud beg you
to do yonr duty rs sound patriots aud
Frenchmen. Applause.
In replying to the comments on this
speech, NJ Thiers said:
You talk about civilization. philoso-
ply, and the mutual interests of trndc
uniting peoples to-day. But do you
thiuk that mankind has changed in three
years? Did philosophy prevent the
Prnsslan army from marching on vi
emma? Aud when the occasion present
Ell itself to change the face of Europe,
did it prevent Prussia from using it? /
,lo homage to the boIdness and courage
of NJ. de Bismarck, who did not fear,
| when tie moment came, to fall on Aus
tria. lie is today peaceablo, but why?
1t was asked awhile ago who owned
South Germany; [ answer the wisest.
Behold why NJ. de Bismarck is pacific
Ii he showed the same ambition as three
years ago, he would have all the South
against him. Since it has become noto-
rious that France no longer covcts the
Rhin", the natural distinctions which d.
vide Germany are re.awakening; her pa
| triotism feels assured. Let us then be
pacific i'll order to give the Spnth to
Prussia. In tho course Of the debate NJ.
Thicrs added:
Nothing is more dreadful than to call a
nation to arms. Torrents of blood are
thus shed, because no wars are more de.
strnctive and bloody than conflicts be-
tween inexperienced armies. Why did
the American war cost so much blood
and money? Why did it continue five
years? because it was n war of popnla-
tion against population. It wonld not
have continued ono year if it was be-
tween armies regularly constituted
M. Gnrnier-Puges. Aud Sadowa.
NJ. Thiers. Why did Sadown give the
world an nnexampled spectacle? All was
ready at Berlin; it was not SO at Vienna
It is thus that empires perish. In con-
clusion, he said: Do not forget Sadowa.
Let us not be refused an army, which we
might have done without before, but
which we cannot do without after Sado-
wa. Warm appreciation on several
benches
NJ: Olivier declared that peace was
not likely to bo disturbed, and said that
the plebiscitnm rendered negotiation
abroad easy. In order to render peace
certain, there should be cordial aud ar
dent feeling of harmony between the ma
ton and her sovereign.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE STATE
TREASURY Notwithstanding the cnor-
nous amount raised by taxation out of
tho pockets of the people, we under