New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

way 70 meet his yielding fall that In return for his
cedng TO the principle" they had yielded concession
concession TO its working application, that tho
much-modifed bill, which finally agreed on to bo
offered to the House, malicOusly resumed by
scontented critic In two articles I. Every Frenchman
is Obliged to do military service; H. Every Frenchman
of considerable and friends, who wants TO get rid
of Il, can.
tits favorito notion with the sincere advocates OF the
principle" that its faithful application would not only
give France military force equivalent in number to the
number Of its sound male adult population within the
limits Of the fighting age, but would restore or
create moral force and unity in the naton the sentiment
of obedience obligation and discipline, says Trochu-the
practice Of bearing Of burdens and OF Democratic
mon patriotism, says Gambetta- To these Theirs
perssently replies army is not school Of sentiments
politics. but fighting machine, which France needs
have at its highest working force and must therefore
keep the working numbers at their work OF drill and dis
cipne for five years. to make them thoroughly fl for
test work. II should prefer eight years but consent to
dye'
is not necessary to attempt analytic report Of the
debate on the new Army o ganization BILL which has
occupied the Versailles Assembly and, to considerable
degree public attention for the last fortnight and is
still gong There is less need to say here that
SCRIPTS to become servceabe soldiers held TO active
service for five years, not all French cOnscrptsho
scrption being, in principle unversalcan be held so
long Neither the treasury the indus trial life of the
the universal obligatory principle theoretically declared
in the earliest articles of the bill is practically set aside
by Article 81, which fixes the time of active service
under the flag at five years.
1t had thought as have intmated above, that.
what with the sagacous unwilling but frank concessions
of Theirs and the cOncilatng spirit Of the Committee
compromise arrived at which, unsatisfactory, in
definite as compromises are would be accepted by all
parties as provisional arrangement almost without seri
discussion When the bill was presented to the
House, Gen. sChanzy, eminent member or the Com
mittee reporting 1t, recommended that it should be
pas without discussion. In the sincerity of his we'll
advised depreciation of debate he unwittinEly III
dulgcd in too preceptorial vein. The Assembly,
which s nothing If not sensitive rs to its dignity,
takes nothing i'll tie Ostnsiby offered good advice
by which needs 10 profit The great debate then
,H o. we're nronosed reducing the lime
active service TO three year. 10 four years NJ Iiers
a%IIe1 fgcnity and facility i'm enter aiming long
talk. II respectfully listened TO, but did not pro-
duCe the applause which, perhaps, ne looked fUri the
failure OF which, PERHAPS provOkeda ceIta irritation
On Monday, and on occasion OF the "ouryears amend
minority vote, NJ. Taels heated and finally eX-
poded the Cabinet question" ON surprised auditory,
that does nU ~ FIST sight, called for explcabe
b. the OccaJn nor uOcs appear III accord with the
calculated sagacity OF the speaker Tie house was
offended Gn lis dignity TO tne CHEST degree, and
straigltway ilduged iJs hurt ieehngs in highly tenn
pes uUus and row of noisy hre~snoss then grew
Qmeter and voted down the ameudmeut by an enormous
whipped III. Ority, against thiBg minority Of iritated
or sucere extremists on the ksnt-sOnethng like
hundred. under Gambctta's more deity pOntIc lead OF
tie Lett themselves and their situation by
absteutiOu from tie vote.
This seeming needless uDprovoked demonstration
of the President; It's quick teng e1eet ar whip IN
the house; lnc now grumu1g ANA open yclping o. lis
whipped member tLeir de pfct shame at tueT again
p.OYcd foolish ina ullty To ma utln tneIr m dependence:
Their saamciuly foolish sWagger OI Indignation;
the grave consideration by GrYCr OF ts incident
aud OF it's sl.ih ancc indicative to tnUugtUl French
men and to W.,Chtul Germans OF the poor estate and
Mufuy stage OI power to winch the sovereign rep
rcseutatlyr assembly Uf great nation has suk-these
are tre sadly absorbing p.Lucal themes OF the day.
and consideration in the tone OF tneir treatment by
J.ose whom, tine mOneniarY excitement, read and
hear. nina no. merely French commentators
0n lhc uuCOcAL
NJ TheIs is an old man. He believed, believes, and
must Oi time believe that the army law OF
1892 the bes dnd with shgLt fiCut on remains
TIE bst ali pos army laws for France Yet he
relnquishes mucn as ne must, anXOusly retaining
every thug is spirit auJ practice. pOltIC
intent OF cOnciJtiOn How far lie could possibly 90
IN tue way has promptly made known,
ntimatlug repeatedly idso Nihtcr and again
I'll recently week before tuat beyond certain
pUiat, ne cOut not Ana Nl,n rCasOnd reason that
wei expressed one Ui TIE purtscs Of mis- Mondays
talk "EyeryDOdy il Tree, am ds nucn you, ana
shOuld So IOr Bcar Il Crushing responsibility.
um T. execute tn lawI Agreed. Make the execution
possible. i my C1nCe EAeCuYc Oiccrls worse tnan
useless untenabIc, and reurc rom IT," Whether NJ.
1Aers l. nteLC Laly gIt or wrong IN his views of
military questions Is unc question. Tat he IS sincere IN
LOuiia tucui, and lJuln item 10 bc wal ho' qde5
JJnabe. Meantime, as lac truly says is responsibility
: crushing. ". Il. u.