New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-30
PARIS.

The outbreak of Revolution in Paris has
been prevented partly by the energetic meas
ures of the military Directory, partly by the
practical resignation of power by the absent
Emperor, and partly by the pervading desire
among the people TO offer great show of re-
sstance, if not lively defense, against the
foreign invader. Republicans as well as 0rlean-
lists the Extreme Left and the old Legtimists,
have Joined hands with the lmperialists in
common effort to justify French patriotism and
courage during a period OF general peril.
While we hear of the energetic way in which
the old politician, NJ. Theirs, is instructlng
the military commanders about the defense of
Paris, we also hear that the Red Republican
Gambetta has raised ten thousand wOrkngmen
to take part in the struggle on the ramparts
1t is true we have heard that Gen. TrOchu
was on bad terms with the Minister OF
War, the Project of Police, and the En-
press Regent but we have, at the same tlme
seen him working with immense fervOr at the
business of raising troops, executing spies,
STRENGTHENING the Notifications, expelling Ger
man residents, gathering munitions and sup
plies, imprisOning dangerous characters" is
suing proclamatons, and preparing to receive
the advancing enemy. Paris, on the whole,
looks rather resOlute; and if it fail to make
vigorous defense against the army OF the
Grown Prince, 1t will not be because the COM
manders and newspapers have not done their
best to get the excitable population into fight
ing condition. We have no doubt, however,
that if the control of affairs had been given
wholly to one capable man, instead of being
divided among half dozen men, and if the
Of
noisy, had been strong and self-pOssessed, the
chances of the city holding out for few days
would have been even better than they appear
at present
We earnestly hope there will be no necessity
for the bOmbardment of Paris. 1t would be
utter folly in Trochu to compel the Germans
to take this step or even to enter upon seri-
GUS siege of the city. If the French armies in
the field are routed, if the regular and organ
lied military power of the Empire is broken,
it is folly to suppose that Paris can hold out
for any length of time, or that the French
Government con derive any advantage by ex-
posing its population to the horrors of siege,
bombardment OF assault. TrOchu would be
justified, perhaps, in making determined
! military defense Of his fortified lines with the
strategst, be saw the impOssibiity of main
tanning his position, he would have justiiable
ground for capitulation.
In the case of capitulation in this way,
| there would inevitably be revolution before
the German troops entered the city. 1t would
| be policy in the German commander to permit
| this, or, at least, to permit the establishment
of new government with which negotia-
| tons could be carried on. The Imperialist
! party might even then make an effort, though
it wOuld seem that with the destruction of the
military power of the Empire it's political
pretensions would disappear. The Orleanists
will doubtless make an attempt to seize the
reins but we have seen no signs of the
growth of any Orleans or Monarchical party
during the weeks in which they have been
trying to call such party into existence
One thing must be remembered: 1t would be
PARIS which, in the first instance. would have
the power Of organizing and establishing the