The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-04-19
AlsaCe.

Herr Won Wickefe, of the Cologne
Gazette, While strongly impressed with
the folly fannexing essentially French
provinces OF the German dominiOns, is
sauguine with regard to the results of
the annexation of Alsace. Describing
the best mode # dealing With this pro-
vince, he says: The Protestant peas
antry in Lower Alsace will bear union
with Germany most easily the French
manufacturers and factory hands in
Mnlhansen will be the least willing
Many serious obstacle has still to be
removed, it is true, but these untoward
elements can he united in a harmoni-
"ns whole. Thus few of the real agri
cultural population, but many hun
dreds OF the young men among the
factory people of the towns in Upper
Alsace, leave home secretly to bear
arms against us as frame tireurs or Mo-
bile Guards. All severe measures are
useless, and the confscatious of prop
| erty carried out against them are who'll
ly useless, for these people have no
more To lose. AS, besides, most of the
factories in Upper Alsace are at com
plete stand still, and thousands of
workmen are compelled to remain in
idleness, need and want Of work quite
as much as political fanaticisn drive
the people into the hosts of the enemy,
where they can at least obtain. some
thing to eat. Precisely on account of
Alsace Il speedy peace and firm Or
ganization of existing circumstances
are earnestly to be wished, in order
that the unwholesOme prOvisioned
state ct things may cease. All rela-
tons are in the highest. degree unset
tied by it, and no one knows exactly
how he stands. When Alsace apd
German Lorraine are once united To
Germany, many well-to-lo families OF
French nationality will certainly pre-
pare themselves to migrate into France
Much disturbance and hindrance may
arise from this at first, but, on the
whole, consider it a great advantage
if, as far as possible, the French who
have bnt migrated hither after all
should forsake us, and again seek theil
Fatlelland. They do not suit us al
all, and will form but very stubborn
: members of our new German real
Alsnce and Lorraine are districts sc
richly endowed by nature that the
, number of emigrant French will sOol
he made up by the influx of Germans
In spite, however, of nationa
, hatred, the French possessOrs of prop
erty must needs consider very deeply
whether they will exchange the future
, probably very uncertain situation o
, affairs in France with the security anc
order in our German dominions. Ev
. en- many of the rich proprietors o
spinning and weaving establishments
! in Mulhausen, who now bear us 81
, deep'a grudge, will be glad to remail
with us when matters are on firme
footing. If these gentlemen wish tt
go, however, We will certainly no
, keep them, for their very extensive
, and undeniabiy well-managed estab
? lisliments are well suited for acquitiol
and remunerative management of Ger
; man joint stock companies. Tha
: which would have most weight and in
tluence is, however, the speedy cree
ton of a thoroughly German universe
ty at Strasbourg. If the University o
i Freiburg could but be transporte,
: thither. Nothing unites a district s.
' well with the other German c0untrie
| as good German university.-[Ex
a change.