The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-08
FIRST EDITION
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
Eriendless France
a People without Allies,
The Prussian LOSSES.
Awful Sacrifice of Life.
THE FRIENDLEsS NATION.
n Peopre yVtthout AIIleH-n. Edmond About on
the sttuntion I'm france.

Us
the SttunIion I'm frasce.
M. Edmond About writing in IL Sotr, asks
Upon whom can se ,coantl We nayel not an
Denmark, SO brutally diamembered, 0uly represents
moral force, and IL is not moral force We lack.
Crnes and In China-England, whose interests,
political and commercial, we have aided without
eur enemy II it be true that the TSales gives
voice TO the opinion OF the city, and that
the city tDSm TsasT % Ger al erss wealthy Eran VS.
have only lies and treason 20 expect from the Eng
hsh people. 1t matters mighty little whether NJ. de
London papers sincere or bribed they declare open
war upon us, and the nation visibly sympathizes
with them. Writer'S and readers In England desire
the abasement of France, without perceying, poor
people! that such an event would bring about the
n OF al Europe ana tne,r own S Taey
feats: they would like to see the Grown Prince in
Paris; they grant Alsace to the stupid Grand Dake
Of Baden; Lorraine to the mad little friend Of the
composer Wagner. They stimulate their cold
hearts with all he generous blood our soldiers
have shed upon the battlefield, and cast
thought neither towards Belgium nor Holland
nor the Dutch colonies nor to that rivalry OF the
seas which would avenge our defeat upon them
selves II the fate Of arms condemned us without ap
peal. The Begians, calling themselves neutral,
fight against US In all their Journals Poor Sheen
rising against the watchdog which preserved their
freedom! Holland, which would Oe but mouthfu
for the mighty jaws OF King William, rejoces to see
us bitten in the side, without perceiving that II we
perish TO-DAY she win be devoured tomorrow. The
Emperor OF Russia--there is not yet Russian ma
uOn-cOmplimentS King william day by day. He
bore MS a 9rudge for Sebastopo this magnanimous
Alexander. Much good may it do him! Bat,
understand, then most wretched Sire, that great
German Empire, founded in spite OF us, in
hostility TO us, would eternally isolate Russia
from Western Europe, and would more surely
ries OF Napoleon /. Spain, which has caused all
our sOrrOws by miserable intrigue, and the King
dom of Italy, which owes us its existence, shut
themselves up In surly neutrality. These two
peOples-Our neghDors, our brothers by origin, our
natural allies, which ought to tend with us towards
the founding OF Latin observation-disclosures onr
fall aa an accomplished fact Poor Spain! poor
Italy What would you be in Europe without us?
Austria, whom we beat at Magenta and Sol
ferino by force of arms, and at Sadowa by nom
interference, thinks to take her revenge by
leaving alone before her enemy and ours
She has still men enough, still money enough even
for diversion which would make OF us her
grateful allies for the next century She folds her
in us companions of misfortune? hope that this
pitful consolation will be refused her, and,
what will to u.s. swear that we shall never be her
companions in abasement Some days after Sadowa,
perate battle under the walls Of Vienna the traders
Of the capital came in deputaton to say to him, Go
and fight elsewhere. If you are really determined to
night; spare the horrors OF a bombardment,
which might damage our houses and turn our
beer" Paris is getting ready TO prove. by an
heroic defense, her superiority over Vienna. We
have not an ally In Europe-the fact is clear.
Neither the great powers nor the little States will
make common cause with France. The best dis
posed diplomatists waiting In their Cabinets for
decisive victory OF the Prussans to beg pardon for
ms, and to limit In the interests OF the European
equilibrium, the preciptate annexations OF Bis
marck. Thanks, gentlemen but France will save
her soul all alone, and will owe the obligation to no
one but herself France iss still strong enough To
say with the hedea OF Corneile, 81 alone and it is
enough