The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-02-09
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The Germ 70 q. French Am
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The German.Eren Am.
nesty.
1t appears tha, the Europelu war
- no, ended. The armisice signed
by Bismarck and Jules Favre. on the
2Sth ut, suspended hostiities Tor
twenty one days, and. it not renewed
would terminate on the 10Th Of Feb.
ruary at noop. 1t applied equally to
the military and naval forces Of Ger
many and Frsnce. It's specific OBJ
jccis was to allow the existing Provi.
sional Government Of France to con.
woke National assembly (to consist
of 752 freely elected members, We be-
ieye) 10 assemble 10 Bordeaux, whose
duty it will be " to pronounce On the
question whether the war shall hc
continued, or what terms OF pcac,
shall be made" This Assembly H. t.
meet on The 18th, which allows only
four clear day, tor Griib,rl;lou and de-.
csion. unless Bi,marck consents TO ~
extension OF armlslcc bcy ond the lyih
One good may arise out Ci tue con-
traction Of the time Tor discuss i)u-
long specialization will be prevented
Sappo,ing that the new Assembly
meet on the 18Th, sevcral hours OF
that Jay will be occupied in swearing
H. he members, in clecting prcsi-
dent o. speaker, in appointing officer.
IN deciding upon ruie, and regulations
Il may be- lately predicted thar actual
bu,in IS will not begin until the 10Th.
TIN, would leave thrre days aud 1,
had, until noon OF the 18th. Say that
the deliberations occupy twelve hours,
IL day, they will consume about forty
hours, 2,4U0 MINUTES. 10 oil, which
would give each OF the members atour
three minutes for his speech, it he
addressed the chair only once There
is something Iudicrous 10 the idea O.
jules Favre Thers, Leon Gambetta.
Victor Hugo, Pierre Dorian. Jule>
Simon, Henri Rochiort, Louis Blanc
aud each OF the other ta!klng-men,
au average OF only three minutes 10
which to express his opinion whether
the war should proceed. or, it peace is
10 be made, upon what terms. 1t is
evident that, 10 allow more time. the
armis,icc must be extended beyond
, the twen,y-onc days agreed upon by
Jules Payre aud Count Bismarck.
Under the arinisrico convention
Germany has obtained the virtual
surrender of Paris. The exterior de-
fences that rs, The outer forts erected
during the ministry OF Theirs, in the
autum OF 1870, with all their material
oi war. immcdialey passed lntn Ger
man occupation, and the removal OF
the artillery was at dhce begun BY the
besiegers. The garrison of Paris,
$4,000 men, become prisoners OF war
within the city, all but l2,00J men re,
serged for service within the actual
capital, to be assisted by the Natianal
Guards. The Germans al once agreed
TO rev.c ual fars, the Inhabitants OF
which were almost starved and to nj
low provision to be purchased on &C
count OF the French, after the forts
had been dismantled. But Puris has
to pay Germany 200,0O0,000 francs,
equal to forty million dollars. before
the fifteenth day Of the arInis,ire
There will be, Of course, an immense
sum, not yet officially named. hul
popularity set down and ten nilliard,
Of francs, us indemnify from Frarce to
Germany for the expenditure aud loss
ss Of the war. As milliard of froncs,
amounts 10 $500, 100000 ten times
thatsum will run up 10 s2,0D0.0O0,-
600.
Disman,ling the outer forts, Oh
tanning from them 1900 cannon and
400 ield pieces and mitrailleuses with
the gunboats on the Seine and the
rolling stock of the railroads, with
ls0, 900 prisoners Of war from Pari.
alone, virtually places that great city
at the mercy Of Germany, 50 that the
National Assembly will hardly hav,
the alternative of peace OF war II
they accept peace, Germany is in a
eoDditiol 10 dictate its terms IL they
decide on war, Paris, the heart Of the
country, is in the possession Of thr
enemy. To say that " France refuses
to make peace while foot Of her soil
is 10 hostile Occupation" has q patriotic
sound, but expresses IN impraciicablc
idea. Germany . likely 10 retain
Alsaes or Lorraine, o. both provinces.
~ security for the payment Of tbe
bssvy isjsnoity 70 bs exscsed. II sol
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