The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-06
FRANCE.
An OHlciaI Expositj -stOur Con nciiIatory De-
sires''-The Turning Point of the Controversy.

sIres''-The Turning Point OF the Controversy.
The Journal 06iciel of July 20 says:--
Avoiding all recriminations, we have not re-
preached Prussia with her conduct towards
Denmark, which still asks in vain for the dis
tricts of Schleswig which were assured to her
by the treaty of Prague, nor with the audacious
innovations by means of which she has endea-
vored during the last four years to render purely
nominal the independent sovereignty of the
South German States. Our conciliatory desires
have induced to abstain from raising upon
that question irritating controversy, and,
instead of appealing to the letter and
the spirit of treaties and to the essen
tial conditions of the general equilibrium,
as we had q right to do, we limited the
question to the object which we had in view
when we commenced the discussion. Requiring
nothing from Spain, whose susceptibilities we
desire not to wound, nor her independence to
question, and only acting in respect to the
Prince of HobenZollern as we considered him
to be covered by the King of Prussia, it was to
that sovereign that our diplomacy addressed a
legitimate appeal. Our requirements were not
excessive, We contented ourselves with asking
for a guarantee to show that the renuciation of
the Prince of Hohenzollern was defnitive and
that the incident which had so justly excited us
should not occur again at any moment. Politi-
cal precedents warranted us in siarding
against such eventuality. What occurred in
respect of the Danish Duchies cannot be forgot
ten. By document oigned at Frankfort on
November 30, 1852 the head of the family of
Augustenburg, upon the honor and faith of
prince, renOunceu all MS pTcJenSlOuS 10 Jle
Duchies in consideration of a sum of 100000
double riX dollars, which were duly paid to him
by Denmark Nevertheless, some years after
wards the son of the Prince claimed the success
sion to the Duchies, but not offering to return
the amount that had been paid for the renuncla-
tion of those rights. But, in short, upon what
does the present dispute turn! foreign power,
for the furtherance of its views of aggrandize-
ment and power to the injury of our honor and
our interests, sought to disturb the balance of
power IN Europe. What have we asked? Only
ore thing-ar assurance that similar attempt
shall not be repeated.
AS was remarked by the Marquis de Talhouet,
the reporter of the commission in the sitting of
July Is, the Emperors Government, from the
commencement of the question down to the
latest moment has pursued loyalty the same
object, without any extension or modification.
The first despatch addressed to our ambassador,
who had proceeded to Ems to communicate
with the King of Prussia concluded with this
sentence:-In order that the rnuupC ..GCion may
be etfectual it is necessary that tue -sne should
join in it, and should give you az assurance
that he will authorize no future renewal of the
nomination" Thus the question which has
proved TO be the turning point OF the whole con-
troversy was stated at the very outset. What
has been the response to our moderation? A
naughty rupture of the conferences (pOurpGr-
lerS) which on our part had been most Loyalty
conducted.
The French Soldiers % 0n.Gt and His Camp
The Petit Journal of Paris, among other de-
tails respecting the Army of the Rhine, congra-
tulates the French soldiers on the care taken of
their comfort. Before joining the army says
this paper, the equipment of each soldier is in
spected, and, if necessary, renewed, shoe leather
especially, as unless this is perfectly supple and
good the greatest suffering may ensue. The
soldier receives two pairs of Shoes which he has
to little while before his departure. He also
receives complete outfit OF linen. He takes with
him quilt, canvas, and pole for camping out
q wooden bowl and spoon for soup. O supply of
needles, thread, buttons, etc., for mending
upon the soldiers mess together in companies
of ten or twelve. This association is called q
tribe; each man in the tribe has to set to work;
the lazy are mercilessly driven away. "Who-
ever will not work shall not eat, is the favorte
motto. If soldier shirks work, his ration is
put on one side and he may cook it as he can.
Each tribe has an iron pot, can and wooden
bowl Each corporal receives a coffee mill and
hatchet for cutting wood and repairing
the sharp points OF tent poles. The soldiers
obtain far more substantial comfort by living in
common and cooking their food together than
they could singly enjoy. The daily ration con-
sists of sugar, coffee, rice, meat, salt, and
bread or biscuits, in such proportions as repre-
sent a money value of A centimes. The SOL
diers always receive the sugar, coffee, bread or
biscuit in kind; the rest of the ration they re-
ceive in money whenever they are in a country
aifording facilities for obtaining food. The
tribe then caters for ITSELF and lives well if one
of its members happens to be a culinary genius
During the campaign the soldiers pay amounts
to % cen.lmes day, paid every five days.