The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
FOREIGN TOPICS.
COuld Peace Have Been Made with Germany
without any Loss Of French TerritOrYS

Could Pc1cc have Bcen WAGE Win Germany
without any Loss of French TerritOrys
controversy Of interest and importance has arisen
before the Commission appointed to inquire into
the acts Of the of the 4th Of september
1t has been afirmed-at least so the Monteur Uni.
uersel states-by two former Ministers of the en-
pire, that despatch from General Fleury exists,
In which 1t is represented that, after the French
defeats Of Worth and Forbach the Emperor Of Russia
promised to defend at all costs the territorial in.
tegrity OF France. II this statement were true the
serious indictment would be chargeable TO the 4th
OF September government OF having SO utterly mis-
managed its diplomacy as to estrange ana throw
into the arms OF the enemy Power full OF the
best dispositions for France. NJ lie Comte de
Chaudordy has, however on the part Of the 4th OF
september government given an altogether differ
ent version of the relations between France and
Russia during the war. M. de Chaudordy, it Is well
known, was NJ Favre's representative in the dele.
gated government of Tours and afterwards OF Dor.
deaux and, his chief being shut up in Paris, was.
therefore, practically Frances Foreign Minister
during the later stages OF the war; In his evidence
before the Commission OF Inquiry M. de Chaudordy
stated that it had been his endeavor and guiding
maxim TO follow the invarlable tradtionary French
policy IN foreign affairs. Several times attempts
had been made TO procure an intervention Of the
tempts had failed before the circumstances
The first OF those circumstances was the alliance
OF Russia and Prussia--an alliance, says NJ. de
Chaudordy, of the existence Of which there can be
no doubt. That alliance showed itself even before
NATION of neutrality The concluding WORDS OF which
intended for no other purpose than 10 prevent
Austria's taking part In me war against Germany:
was declared quite Enthusiastically to France tnat tine
neutrality OF Russia was dependent on that OF
Austria and that all intervention OF Austria on one
side would involve that Of Russia on the other. The
other circumstance which contributed to paralyze
England experimenting" says M de Chaudordy.
tat the area OF the conflict would extend ITSELF aud
that she herself might be drawn int IT, the Cabinet
OF London became in the month OF August, the
promoter OF league of neutras, whose object was
| portions; but the result OF which to ObsIrucL
| all The combinations which might have added
to our aid, was ardently dissuaded from dong SO
| by England In the name OF the principles cOnse-
| also, Inc English government pushed It's circum-
spection still further. Its mediation was several
npon Itself without the concurrence OF Russia,
| winch. bound beforehand by a treaty to Prussia,
invariably declared Its unwillingness to enter upon
| any collective step, while 1t imposed on Austria an
absolute reserve" Such Is the report OF NJ de Chau
dordy's evidence given IN some French journals.
This story Is very different from that OF the impe
| rlaisis. General Feury, 1t Is said. will be sum-
| moned by the Commission to throw some light on
| the controversy.
| Population Of Great Britain.
| We may state, says the London Economist, very
briefly the principal facts OF the census The first
point or all is OF course the actual increase Of popu-
|
and merchant services, and reckoning the popula-
| ton of Islands IN British seas, the total number
counted on the Sd OF April last 1871 los. For
registration purposes 1t Is usual to estimate the
population at the middle OF the census year. and this
figure gives 81 ssS 1874 the total OF the population
for 1871, AS the population In 1891 was 80 1858, 1927
the Is 2524,eS7 or $50 per cent-the popua.
ton or 1861 having increased over that OF 1851 by
1885, 1898 574 per cent The increase In the de-
cade ls6-7 has therefore been greater. both abso-
Iutely and relatively than In the decade 1S5l-6l.
| We subJoin these figures In tabular iorm:-
| POPULATION.
Isl Of l.. ss4csi iia' rev., $500
DEcESSiAL INCREASE.
1851 sl.............i saisss 81
ABA, eSt
Striking as these facts are they rendered still
more so when we consider that the increase Is prln.
cipally out OF the three constituent parts OF
the United Kingdom TO take the population lano,1
| m the British seas and the army navy and mer
| chant services also making no estimate for the
middle OF the year-we get the following com
parison:- ,,u ,.
England and Wales. sss sS sg!slcs as RI
s ssssSss s sSsss's Sss's
Total. &C.. ........ 2Sss7,4s5 s4SS,4so 26a',ssS e.
-Rut for the exceptional cOndItlon OF Ireland
therefore the United Kingdom would appear mucl
more progressive than II does. NO doubt large
part Of the dimnuion OF irsn poPuia!9n mas as
IL is only part which has done so. Inc progressv'
part OF the United Kingdom grows AT tne rate o
about thirteen per cent IN ten years, ana II tie ieia
rive weight OF Ireland continues to diminish. othe
cir cumsfances being the same, the grown Oh PoPu
iation all over the kngdom VIII DC Enc ipcrease
! Enoiand was thirteen per cent In 1871, IL wa
onis twelve per cent in 1o6l-6l so that tne grown
| OF the last decade mas been most reinarhapie'
| The East African Slave Trade