The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-27
NEWS FROM BERLIN.
TELEGRAM TO TINE NEW YORK HEaaLD.

The Peace Sentiment Prcvniiing-Ind ustria
Decay by Means Of the War-shops Closed
md Trade nj a stnndstiIl-Thc Men in the
Field and Hundreds of Widows and Or
phans After tI,e Battle@-Politicnl Agitation
and Distrust--What the Radical Politicians
Fear-Territorial Consolidation at the Ex-
ponse ofthe Pe0pIe-Royal grandize ment
aud Executive Disdain--News from Napo-
leon. u,
- LONDON, Oct Cop. M.
The NEW YoRK KERALD special correspondent In
Berlin teleeraphs letter from the Prussian capital
under date OF the Gath instant. hasten TO submit
Its contents by deep sea cable to New York.
The special writer says:-The feeling which Is IN
permost in the minds OF the people mere in Berlin
Just now Is an intense longing for peace with France
This feeling prevails most especially among the
lower GLASSES. The desire is emphasized more and
more strongly daily. It may soon become a de-
mand. 49,. - .,.,,-
Day after day the Berlnese, the workmen In par
ticnar, feel the early and hourly advancing incle
mency OF the season. They picture to themselves
friends now serving with the army in the field
Their last pennies have been invested in the pur-
chase OF woollen underclothng and socks and such
like comfortables, which they have sent on to the
troops.
They clamor loudly for an early, some ask an i'm
mediate termination OF the war.
CO6ENT REASONS.
A single battalion OF tile land wehr serving under
General Kumned, near Metz, when engaged in re-
pelling sortle made by BaZane from that fortress
on the 18th instant, lost over 400 married men, the
fathers OF families, leaving just az many bereaved
and impoverished widows. ana 1910 orphan CHI,
dren.
In the suburbs OF Berlin the shops OF the more
humble mechanics are closed. The same condition
applies with painful truth to the business places or
the smaller butchers and bakers in the rrussian
capital. The 'artzans are gone to the 'front.' say
written pacarls which are posted on the doors or
their shops and at rhelr lodging places.
These, with many other evidences OF the existing
distress OF the people OF the city, have aroused
very determined feeling in favor Of an immediate
peace.
THE POLITICAL LEADERS GRUMBDING
Dissatisfaction Is also felt III the higher political
circles on account OF the degree or secrecy which
Is observed by the government relative to the nego-
liatons which are being carried on with the view
OF securing the entry Of the South German States
into the buDd OF the German Confederation The
only Information which IL yonchsafed by the prus.
sian Cabinet the subject comes TO us here from
Versailles These reports represent Bavaria and
wdr;emburg as being most eager to rush
headIong into the united embrace OF tile arms of the
confederation, while 1t Is well known that the DO.
tlcal liberals Of Munich, Stuttgart and other South
German towns, openly demand the assemDage Of a
German Parliament and the attainment OF u new
ana revised constitution.
VICTORIOUS AND MAGNANIMoUs.
The position OF the Prussian leaders in and out OF
Parliament 10 by no means the same at present on
the war question AZ 1t was the beginning OF the
struggle. At that moment every person approved
OF the action and attitude OF the government and
was willing to make any sacrifice in behalf OF the
cause or the country.
The same men are now tired Of the war. They
are perfectly satisfied that Prussia has been and is
victorious, and they are quite unwilling that the
NATION should go on further against France for the
mere purposes Of gratincation Of royal ambition
and personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.