New-York tribune., 1871-07-11

Simpon for purely srategical reasone The pass OF e
Bernard opened chiefly by Genoa to AVOID too great
dependence Austria. who, with tho Canton OF 'he
Grsons Immediately opened the sligen The Cantons OF
U and Tcsn then opened the st. Gothard ana az soon
s this road was complete Il became the general Highway
while the St Bernard already damaged by the spieen,
became mere bypath between the Cantons Tessin ana
the Grisons Taught by this experience the majority Oh
the Swiss Cantons protested against repetoh VI such
an expensive experiment. Lucerne, backed up Ny en
other cantOns affirmed that the Luco MaSho fdsH "o""
damage the political commercial and military interests
of the whole Of Switzerland, and suggested the WISDOM
of more careful aud wider study OF the Fosfloeso Oh
the 81. GOthard.
The Italian Government set commissions 10 Work III
all directions and the result was that In 1866, the ra
road over the st. Gothard obtained almost uni
yersal support Prussia, after the war OF that
year. entered heartily into the project which France
as heartily opposed At the same time competent anth9r
os in France admitted that the abors OF the commiS
sion of 1866 admirabie-that no better report coa
have been drawn ND by q Frcnchnan; and the most
practical among them confessed that Italy ana Swnet h
land had right to promote their own interests ana that
France must remedy the damage done to her fayorte
port Marseles by the internal navigation OF ner rivers
II shown nat an dne cags 1 the wa Ta Genoa in much
shorter time and space than via MarsehleS Even f
SpsSes Is heaTSF % Sv Ss s. Goard but a miles from
Genoa. And by this road. even within the IIenGn
fionter offer 10 Muhouse decisive economy
Of ll6 miles of railroad. And the same advantages
more less are offered 70 COlmar StraspOurg, McZ,
Nancy, SEDAN, tne Clles VI
Lorraine. H., -, =,
II anything needed prove the total emancipation OF
Italy from French allegiance II Is the fact that now hat
Alsace and Lorraine Including Strasbourg itscn nave
passed into the hands Of Prussia the Italian Government
In January OF that year. signed fresh convention WIN
Switzerland and North Germany for the execution OF the
st. GOthard Railway and is eager for Its commence
that despite the protest of the entire Let and OF
many members of the Right, the Ministers threatened TO
resign should the House insist delay and on revision
OF the convention
debate I'm the Chamber of Deputies lasted six days.
the LucOma gsts and the SpgeDsts fought bravey 10
the last though fully that their cause was hope
the interests they upheld are purely local.
The only serious discussion turned on the pecuniary
terms OF the convention which many of the warinest
supporters the St GOhaTd road deem less favorable TO
Italy than abler advocates might have secured. sig
COrrene. Minister Of Public Instruction. once an ardent
Spugenist. made able speech showing that Genoa
Milan. and many other Italian cities which voted sup
plies for the LucO Magno and Spigen would not now
give fartbn that the rejection Of the present contract
would ALLEVIATE the other Powers that have sgned that
with railroads In the last two years." he continued,
The societies Of Upper and Southern Italy have spent
$4,000 francs; the Government have spent 900 0Q000
of francs; before this year closes other 1OoOOO OF
francs will be expended but all these enormous sums
will be wasted II We do not secure the Alpine railroad
On the of the House. he concluded depended the
commerce and prosperity Of Italy. After an animated
discussion ont of 22 members present 6l voted Tor the
execution of the conventions 81 opposed the measure