Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-05
VIVA. German, Get. from France.
From Forney's Press.l

From Forney's Press.1
It Il. only by a careful examination
Of the map that a correct idea Of what
France has to part with and pay, as
the purchase money of peace, can be
arrived at. The payment Is very easily,
set down in fgures-namsly, $780,
900, 000-the equivalent Of five mil
lizards of francs. This is probably
equivalent to what Germany has actu-
ally disbursed, in hard cash, for the
expenses Of the war. 1t cannot COM
pensate, of course, for the loss Of
human life, the heart suffering, the
disruption of social ties, the injury
done to trade, manufactures and agri-
culture, the anxiety and suspense, the
sorrows and. the wrongs, which were
the consequence of the contest. The
cession of territory may be understood
to be, In some manner, compensatory
for these, as we'll as materially protec-
tive, by strengthening and enlarging
the German frontier.
The text Of the treaty between
France and Germany has come to
hand, but Is unintelligible without
reference to a good map. There Is one,
fortunately, In the last number Of the
Illustrated London Ne1s, which Is ethno-
graphical as we'll as geographical.
That Is, besides clearly showing the
new German frontier line, distinguish
ing the French territory now added. 1t
shows the boundary lines Of French
and German-speaking populations, and
also the localities In which the two
languages are intermingled. These
chronological divisions are taken from
Kiepert's Deutsch-F ranzosischen Grenz-
lander, published In Berlin last year
the scale twenty of our statute miles
to an inch.
In brief, Germany obtains from
France tho whole OF Alsace, except the
fortified town Of Belfort about sixty
miles from Basic, In Switzerlandl and
a good slice of Lorraine. The fortress
Of Metz, in the portion retained by
France, becomes German. Every por-
ton of this new territorial acquisition
Is to be held by the German Empire Ito
use the words Of the treaty. ain per-
petuity, in all sovereignty and prop
erty."
Alsace, which Is called Elsass by the
Germans, was formerly part of the n
Gent German Empire, being the .Prin-
cipality of the Bishop of Strasbourg,
from whom 1t was wrested by Louis
XIV two centuries ago. Its popula-
ton, exceeding 100000, consists in
the rural districs mostly Of German
speaking peasantry:.
Lorraine, called Lothringen by the
Germans, also belonged to a prince,
bishop, who was n vassal Of the Ger
mar Empire, until 1t was conquered
by the French In the reign Of the En-
peror Charles V. The portion now
coded to the Germans, including the
city of Metz, has about 100000 inhab-
itants. In this portion, called East
Lorraine, many of the country people
speak German, but the townsfolk are
French, and there are colonies of
French settlers in the hamlets of the
Vosges mountains, with Germans close
to them. Germany gains, by the new
treaty, the following cities, towns and
fortresses: Metz, Strasbourg, Thion-
vile, Schelestadt, Neu Brisach, Pals
bourg, Sarrebourg, Sarrewerden, Lut-
zelstein, Forbach, Bitche, Haguenau,
Weissenbourg and Sarrsguemines-
places whose names have been made
familiar to newspaper readers during
the late war.
To sum up, France has to pay Ger
many 81, 900, 900, 600 In three years; to
support, clothe and pay an army of
occupation until the last dollar Is
harded over; and to part with the de-
partments Of the Upper and Lower
Rhine Corning Alsacel and the depart
ment Of the Moselle (Which Is East
Lorrainel with a portion Of the depart
ment of the Meurthe and the fortress
city of Metz, In West Lorraine. The
whole extent Of territory thus surren-
dered Is all area Of 6,20O square miles.
Tho inhabitants arc under 1000, 600.
They have twelve months IN which to
choose their future nationality. The
~peasantry, too poor to remove, will
probably remain, but it is expected
that the manufacturers, who are nu-
merous In Alsace, will remove their
establishments into France.