The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-30
n HI II N r w l. o A N
France Aiming for a New Strug-
gle with Germany.
An END TO TINE POLICY or VENGEANCE.
M. Gambetta Preparing
to Make a Speech.


PARIS, July ~,
France 10, in quiet way, solving many problems.
We have had a.'stpatiOn" here, and almost "a
crisis, For the last twenty-four hours there has
been unusual excitement around the cafes and
Boulevards. Would Theirs unite with the Left or
with the Right Had he really given Mcmahon
C0n0e to st. Malof Would he permit him to be
Vice President or not, or, indeed, anybody to be
Woe President These are the questions that now
animate the French mind Any one OF them would
be suflcient to develop situation--as serious as
any that has ever menaced the famous and venera-
BILE statesman now at the head OF the government;
but happens that every question here IL merged
into the great absorbing national duty OF freeing
the soil nom the presence OF the foreigner But or
this conservative circumnambrent force the ponics
OF France would ny into a hundred Fragments
Tor here remain all the conditions which in other
years made the history Of France so dramatic
and terrible. The Commune il dead, and every
few days poor miserable Frenchman Is tied to
post at setc.y and 'sfusiaded;' but the spirit of
the commune still lives, ana seeks activity to be-
come q giant or a monster, as you would have 1t.
Strange as II may seem you cannot Kill the Com
mune by tying Frenchman to post and shooting
him. Every execution only stimulates the wrath OF
the men, who feel that whatever crimes were COM
United In Paris during the Commune were more
than punished by the wholesale street massacres
that attended the entrance OF the versailles troops
And there Is feeling steadily growing to the
effect that no good purpose can be served
by shooting criminals now for political offences
committed a year or two ago. There Is another
feeling also, that the commission which tries and
condemns these Communists is actuated by mo-
tives that have no longer any Life In France. The
tribunal lie composed of BonapartIst partisans-of
men who are known to be devoted to the House OF
Bonaparte-and in some Of their judgments they
have executed the DEGREES Of their imperial master.
Take the Gaze OF NJ Rochefort. Rocheforte Is bril-
liant. foolish, archaeological Frenchman of the
school Of Camille DesmOulins, without the charac-
ter or the courage Of Camille. who showed In Com
mune times that he wanted nerve as we'll as char
acter. He was an incident In the revoution-the
ny on the Wheel which only buzzed He took no
part in the Commune, except TO censure the meas
ures of the leaders. But 1t was remembered that he
had written the L0nteyae; that he had contributed
in a remarkable degree to the overthrow Of the
Empire, and for this he was punished as severely
ms the men who directed the burning Of the palaces.
Whatever may be thought Of the character or
the deeds OF NJ. Rochefort-and fancy there will
be no difficulty In forming an opnion-the immor-
atty OF his sentence has made painful impression
upon France. He was tried upon one charge, found
guilty upon another, and sentenced simply because
he wrote a series Of libels upon Louis Napoleon.
H. Theirs hae done what ne could to remedy the
injustice by committing the sentence to Danish
ment, and N. Rochefort will probably convey him
self to Belgium or England, and make himself
felt upon French politics, a. Victor Hugo and Louis
Blanc did during the Empire.
RADICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
Saturday win be the anniversary OF the fall OF
the Bsstile, and there is to be grand dinner to
n Gambetta. The circumstance attracts attention
here as the advisabllity Of dinners festivities
demonstrations Of any Kind Is gravely questioned
BY even the most radical republicans. The purpose
OF this banquet IT, of course, political. NJ Gambetta
is the leader Of the republican party, or rather Of
that section OF the Assembly that approaches to
what was known as 'grhe Mountain" IN Robes
pierre's time. 80 far as the elections any test
of public opinion, this party gains strength every
day. 1t is thought that series Of demonstrations
upon public opinion and Of appeals to the republi-
that would make the republic an assured fact The
danger OF these demonstrations, however, Is that
OF France there can be no healthy political action.
So long as Germany has her heel upon France she
win take the occasion of any political demonstra-
what is now furnished by M. Theirs to throw OBJ
staces In the way OF peace and the eniranchise-
many after the receipt OF her indemnity is that there
shall be no republican government upon her from
tier. 1t Is generally believed that If Bismarck's
councils had any influence upon France, he would
suggest the recall Of Napoleon. Napoleon's empire
would be the most satisfactory form OF government
be recalled he could induce Bismarck to lessen the
indemnity. NapoleOnism now is certainly peace,
for NapoleSnized France would be an . enemy too o,
Germany. The agitation OF any political question
now that tends TO the election Of any dynasty or
changing the form OF government Is discouraged
by all patriotic FrenchInen. Nor will any demon.
strati0n in favor Of M. Gambctta be permitted to
run wild. That impetuOus Italian with his el0-
NJ mn arTn w a Me0i-
teranean, has a cool. well-gOverned, eminently
polite brain. He will do nothing and say nothing
indiscretion. SO far from the banquet being o
serious political movement like the banquets OF the
and talking AFFAIR like that given to Disrac at the
Crystal Palace the other day, when he babbled SO
prettiy about the sublime instincts Of an ancient
people,
THE NEW LOAN AND THE VACATION.
The nope was that the Assembly would adjourn
before the end OF this month. Vacation was fixed
FOR the 25th. Now, however there is a rumor said
TO be Official, that the session Will continue into
August; Tnc new loan must be under way the
plans all matuled, ana the revenues purchased out
Of the Departments OF Marine and Haul Marine.
Then comes the Military bill, which is awaiting
third reading. A Council OF State is needed to adj
wise with NJ. Theirs, as well "a what is called Com
mittee of Permanancc-a body whose duties are
not defined. and these must he appointed There
will be strong effort TO incorporate the trial by
jury into the law Of France an innovation that viii
do more to revolutionize the extraordinary crimi-
nal proceedings that take place In French courts
than any measure that can be proposed. All OF
this will cons the month OF July and bring the
Assembly into August. AZ Cor the Loan bill, pre-
sumo the telegraph Mashed 1t to you yesterday,
but, as matter ofrecOrd, give 1t TO you here In
transaton:-
ARTICLE 1.-The Minister of Finance is authorized &c
have inscribed Grand ivre OF the Public Debt and
10 sell such OF rentes bearing interest ut five pei
G000000N))
ArT 2-Th. Minister of Finance is directed TO add tc
ms amount baeyer may be necessary to pay the inter
est due IN 1872 and 1873 to cover the expenses necessary
Tor preparing the loan well what Is needed for
change, discount and the cost OF negotiation. - -,
ART 3n order the pay ert OF the 600 600 0
francs now cue 70 9ermany at fixed periods and 10 has
TN II pefsieie the evacuation Of the territory, the
tie Bank Of France and other financial bodies 10 the end
that the money Accruipg irom the loan NAV lie speedily
available arc articipatory payments promptly made
.Gifen at Versailles this Stli day Of July, lst2
A. THEIRS. President Of the Republic,
d. GoULlRr, Minister OF Finance.
n THE GERMAN TREATY.
Z The Communication OF the sentence Of NJ Roche.