New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29

the Government has OF its for wishing
in which case 1t cannot fail TO supply itself with good
working for beginning it, and that is just what
the public cannot find out Some say that the Empress
eggng her equity and unwilling husband TO declare
war with Prussia, In order that under the clouds OF
smoke she may ost her little proege the Prince of the
Asturas upon the Spanish people, and marry him to her
niece Mademolsee dAlbe. Others say that the Govern
ment become troubled the constant cry from
the provinces against the immense standing army that
it is obliged to have fight with somebody In order to
silence their caInor Others say again. that the French
people really anxious to fight Prussia in order that
the latent hostility between the two countries may
to head and burst and disappear in genuine peace,
not in armed peace such as must result from any
attempt merely to patch up the present difficulty.
Wicked people say that the Governments good reason
for wishing war that thereby it may distract public
attention from its terrible shortcomings and get ex-
pended on Prussia the wrath that threatens all the time
TO burst on its own head believe have thus enumer
ated the principal that given for e attitude
such powers there be, here In France today Tor
troubling peace Of Europe and carrying anxiety and
dsrust Of future into every warehouse, shop and
home In France and Germany.
The value of these reasons taken ngly all together
you can estimate we'll as I. AS for the Empresss
alleged pan she viii have reckoned without her host
she ever thought to have helped the pretty little school
boy prince Alphonso exchange his veloeipede for q,
throne by bullying the Spanish into giving up Prince
Leopold without playing prophet, 1t is most likely safe
10 say that the day declared the Prince OF Hohen
zoern will have permission from the King OF Prussia TO
ascend the throne else the Spanards WILL they are
bent ON a monarchy, and think Montpenaer VIII Do
btterer pill for Napoleon III. TO swallow han Frlnce
IAopold call him with voice 70 the throne on the
other hand Republic possible we shall nave tha'
I'm spaln as being q solution the most hateful 10 the
French Government that can be devised In shon, the
Spanish will revenge themselves France as Des' they
NAV. and Alphonso's chances will not he worth
squeezed orange-skin
As for the peasants cry for war; that Is something us
mpossibe to believe That they are full OF murnurs
against the standing thereis no DOUBT out cry
to have 1t abolished not used AT most they CRY, you
positiyey ,ci not give up and dsarn then use the army
o get us territory glory make pay somehow out as
for de.irine war they do not desire IT, any more than the
Paris whose to-day are as long as the
moral law In the first place there Is the cohscrptoh'
that curse Of France, socially and indus'rauy heS
iless deyastaor which would begin 10 WORK WIN iresh
,urv the day that war is declared and reduce stu fur
ther the number of farming hands, mserabiy deficient
already Then, without the war we nave winter oi
hh nuces before U.S. for the dpouth mas beeh great
di.aser for France and the only Increase the
trone not mend IT, It s repeat H. Impossible 10 ne
beye that the French peasany want war what they do
want IT, that the army should be- II not abolished ehte
y then 40 greatly diminished as to be no longer Killing
e,nense 10 France or n continual menace To Europe
Already 4, IA said notice has been given that IN case OF
WAL the farmers must give w W VIC V"'sSp1neu' INC