The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-25

ing his fears; and when the superiority i
of the Prussian army had been estab- G
lished, and Ofhcious people congratu-
lated him, he replied: "The real diff I
culties begin only after our victories"
These words, at the time reported in
many newspapers, passed unnOticed in
the dcafening noise Of the battle fields.
They were wrung from him by his en-
barrasslng position. There are cogent
reasons to believe that during the war
Bismarck and BOnaparte were in con-
slant correspondence. | will only re-
mind my readers of the mysterious let .
ter which Marshall Bazaine wrote to /.
Paris after his first defeat, and before
the affair of Sedan took place. In this
letter he hints at dishonOrable propo-
sails made to him by the Emperor. III
il now established beyond doubt that
Bonaparte harbored the intention Of
flying into the Prussian camp even as
far back as the middle, if not the first
half of August, and that the dishon-
orable proposals made to Bagainc con
sisted in nothing more or less than the
plan, since circumstantially disclosed in
Bazaine's memorial for his defence,
viz: to use the army under his com
mand, not against the Prussians, but
against the Frenchmen, for the paclh-
cation Of the country, as the shooting
down of unarmed citizens is diplomat
ically called. Bazaine, who had al
ready begun to play that double game
t in which he caught himself at last so
! cleverly, declared his consent and has
tened to betray the plan to those just
in power iii Prussia, in order to be safe
in anV case Sedan came. BOnaparte
| delivered the last French army to the
e Prussians and sat down with grateful
r Bismarck to arrange matters and q
put a term to the disastrous mis-
understanding of the preceding weeks
; A treaty was concluded. Prussia could
4 not 90 home empty handed after hel
r wonderful victories. What was France
!. to Bonaparte, except domain to bt
plundered ? The domain was large, {
: part Of it might be sold, and yet Their
y would remain enough for him and hi
n kindred and his creatures (msle and fe
: male) to lead on the old life Of Sardsn
~ apolian orgies lie did not hesltat
long. A piece Of Alsace and OF Lor
= raine-hOw large we do not know &C
Of curately-was bartered away. And tn
le price Restoration on his throne,
10 needs be, with the help of the Prussia
u bayonets Dear brother William ha
y Of course no objections. To carry o.
81 the treaty did not seem difficult
d France was disarmed-hOw could sh
= think Of resisting? Thanks to tn
a well organized system Of imperial |!
ing, by kilograms and bulletins she wa
:" wholly in the dark about her position
k If the news of the final coup dstat an
Is coup de grace was properly commun
ld Gated, she would be dumbfoundeC
1e stunned, and allow anything to }
"a rammed down her throat. Only thos
Sc marplots, the Republicans, might tr
e- to spoil the game, but il was easy I
N dispose of them. In ali towns the p
Ill lie has lists Of the obnoxious citizen
rs and against the most dangerous (
L. them mandates Of arrest had been carr
A. fully filed out beforehand, and the tell
le graph flashed everywhere the Ordt
Nc at once TO execute these mandates