The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-08-19

Of all parties in France, one excepted.
And this one, international socialism,
has been driven from the political stage
for the present. All other parties from
Theirs, Trochu, down or up to Gam
beta are national in their views and
aspirations, and do not think Of solving
political and social problems, but only
how TO retrieve the defeat and how to
restore France TO her old place 10 the
European concert Bonapartists, Legi.
timists and Orlesnists are on that point
fully in accord with the honnetes and
radical republicans. Even Louis Blanc,
the quondam socialist IL over head and
ears in the quagmire of national glory.
Had the commune not been overcome,
all these parties would have been
obliged to turn their attention and &C
tivity to home questions, and to repress
their desire for revanche, while now,
just by, and in consequence of, their
victory over the commune they have a
double incentive to drive France into q
foreign war. Certainly Mr. Bismarck
will soon have cause to repent of his
narrow-minded and short-sighted policy
in helping the Versalese to destroy the
Commune-thus removing with his own
hands the sole guarantee of lasting
peace
That what we have now is no peace,
but only an armistice,is clear to every
body in Germany, and openly acknoWl-
edged by those in power. General
Reyer, when entering Kon;gsburg at
the head Of his soldiers, told the burgh-
ers not to think Of peaceful times, he
had, no doubt, the war would soon
break out again. Still more expressive
10 the utterance Of King Emperor Will
liam, who, on the day of the triumphsl
entry into Berlin, SAID to some civil
deputation: | hope that the peace will
not be broken rs long az live. Con-
sidering that the King Emperor is in
bis 18th year, and suffering from the
govt, a disease, which in a man Of such
age excludes the possibility Of long
further life, this expression contains a
broad hint indeed that but very short
peace can be hoped for under existing
circumstances. And few days ago,
when the Darmstad Chamber of depu-
ties was debating the new military con.
vention of Hessee with Prussia, the
Whilom (84s-49) all powerful Herr
Won Gageru, one of the celebrities of
the liberal party, (though he has been
honest enough to turn bis back to the
miserable turncoats calling themselves
national Iiberals) developed, in a short
speech, that the convention robbed the
unfortunate Grand Duchy Of the little
rest of its independence; yet he could
not vote against the bill, because it was
evident that the war with France would
have to be resumed before long, and
there was no 6t time now for domestic
greatness.
In the meantime milItarlsm Is holding
its orgies In Germany. The day before
yesterday there was a triumphal en-
trance into Dresden, which also cost the
lives Of several soldiers, that fell the
victims of the burning July sun. Al
together, it must be owned, our return
ing soldiers behave very well, they are
happy to be at home again, and their
highest wish is to get rid Of the uniform
and the drilling. However there are
many who, during the horrors of war
and in the rude life of thn camp hav.
Z lorpJteq he customs 4aa feelings e
rrt iia1-.-I enc .he5E nTrt.-.4s.a f-.-
2 love- Halt - Continue il p,scc z ysa-
gos Nj -ar, and W tlsir Over-ve&rlng,
staggering, insolent conduct they oc-
casion frequent brawls, which, owing to
the scandalous rule of letting the sold
iers continually wear their swords, end
often in murder and bloodshed. This
too is one of the amenities of military
glory, which our once glory, mad burg.
ers sighingly must bear with. Well,
they have what hey deserve. IT, "a
vo~ IL, Georges Dsndin's. Thou didst
will it 80, my dear Michel
Of course no diminution of taxes
on the cOntrsry-the French Milliar
des, if ever they are paid in full
which, by the by, not even old women
believe-wll hardly be sufficient to COW
err the direct expenses OF. and losses
through the war, and, it having been
proved by experience that the Prussian
military organization and armament is
defective in many respects, improve.
ments are to be introduced on the larg-
est scale; the infantry j. to have new
guns, the cavalry is to have new guns
and swords, the artillery is to have new
cannons, the fortresses are to be rebuilt
after new system, accom- odated to the
present state of artillistic science, etc.
In short, we must be glad, if, in spite
of the Miliardes, are tax es are not in
creased at once.
Now something about our own inner
affairs. Ia my last letter I told you al
ready of the prosecutions going on
against our party. A system OF repres
sion and violence once adopted, the
reActienary impetus must continually
increases until point is reached, where
the downward movement is stopped.
lin politics, to a great extent, the same
laws are at work az in the physical
worldly Here in Saxony, which as | ex.
planned to you some months ago, is one
OF the industrial centres of Germany, and
OF all German States the only one in
which the industrial town population
near y equals in number the rural popu-
lstion-here in SaxOny the Social Dem
Ocratic movement has made greater
progress than any where else in Ger
many; how far our ideas have spread
here may be seen from the single fact
besides the central organ Of our party,
the VOtkstddt, appearing in Leipzig, we
have since the autumn Of last year sue
ceeded in establishing three small daily
Papers-one in Crimmitschsn, the other
in Chemnitz (Saxonian Manchester
and the third in Dresden, our proud cap