The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-21
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.


Englishmen, Germans, and others OCCASION
ally indulge in a sheer at the boast SO often
made by Frenchmen that the eyes of the
world are always fixed on their doings, and
the policy of foreign nations sometimes in
fiuenced by the most trivial utterances OF
their statesmen. Undoubtedly, the boast
looks vainglorious, but really it would ap-
pear to be far from idle. What, for in i
stance, has been the effect on victorious
Prussia herself of that portion of the recent
message of the enthusiastic and imagina-
tive author of L'HisfOirc de PEmpirc which
deals with the proposed reorganization of
the French army NJ. Theirs had simply
limited that the strength of the army
should be Increased, and Immediately of
60 orders from the Prussian War Office to
under it's control to enlist this year over
and above the, ordinary quota of 10000
men, an additional number of "a 900 re-
| crults; and as similar order is sure to be
issued in Bavaria, Saxony, and Wurtem-
burg-the three States whose military for
ces are not absolutely incorporated with
the Prussian-and as recruits are also to
Do gradually raised in Alsace and Lorraine,
the German army will, after the period OF
twelve years of service, obligatory on re-
cluits, according to the calculation of n
competent writer, be permanently rein
forced, because of the reorganization of
the french army, by no less than three
nandred and thirty thousand men. From
| this 1t would seem that the Germans them
selves are not SO convinced as some others
appear to be of Frances inability to eight
another day" with greater success than last
year attended their arms. 1t is frue that
they may fear another enemy than France;
but if they did not believe that that enemy
would have France for an ally, they would
hardly he now adopting measures which
must necessarily prove highly detrim entail
| to their commercial and Industrial interests.
The Able Gratry.-TLe intelligence that
this theologian had repented of his ill .ad.
vised opposition to the dogma of Papal In
fallibility, is completely confirmed by the
following letter, which Able Crafty has
| addressed to the new Archbishop of Paris
Monseigneur. had l not been extremely
ill and incapable of writing Il letter, 1
should, many days ago, have addressed to
| you my homage and welcome. At any
rate, am DESTROYS to-day of at least simp-
ly saying to you, Monseigncnr, what, as it
appears to me, is scarcely necessary to be
said, namely, that l, in common with all
my pricstly brethren, accept the DEGREES of
the Vatican Council. l blot out every
thing to tho contrary that l may have
| written on this subject before the decision"
In reply tho Archbishop congratulates Pere
induced him to blot out all his writings
hostile to the DEGREES of the church and
hopes that by speedy return of health; he
may be able to take up again the pen he
mas 80 often used IN the defence of religion.
GERMANY.
| Edraria aud prussia.-It is at least
doubtful whether Prussia will succeed NV
constitutional means in inducing Bavaria 70
furnish the fresh contingent for which it
has lust called. There are signs that that
State, is by no means satisfied with its nosi.
tion in the, Empire, or with the modicnm
of independence it retains. Last week
there was introduced into the Lower
Chamber at Munich n motion declaring the
assent of the Bayarian Diet necessary to
the due carving of any amendments tbnt
may De proposed by Its representatives in
the Federal Council, with view to change
the relations or Bavaria to the Empire, aud
the discussion that mas taken place on this
motion reveals the tact that the object of
its authors Is to weaken as much as they
can the hanas OF bismarck and to prevent
MN from 1urthcr cncroachlng ON their lib
ertleS: 1t Is possible that their efforts in
\ THIS direction may not DC all frultless.
>Erecdom of Religion IN Bacdria.-The
| following instructive incident is lust re-
| Il