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nn1 resources without blind inauguration, and
t!oso If her eneMy without stupidity undertaking

Every tDl!hf ol Tile Heht 0l FRANCE, WHICH NOW
oxeentts TINT Of Great Driai IL hold as l,rno, In
tho lands Of lor own citizclB. Tho nontos aro
dtffnHou all ovor tho nnt1nn Almost ivory
farmer owIa aomo OF tliotn. ind hdhrlR tho'n
with tho Han.e tcnaciLy With which lo clingh to
TiR'o "htoiEan loau" Of stno, o,oo0,0oo takon by
tho English to hop tin Fretch out Of their
trollblcB. llaa all been bought nnt aud In nov
hold III France. 1t III true tho war llaa incroasod
taxes by Is por cont. mud tllIniIiislcd rovonnc
Alsaco md Lorraine Eore to the whole nation :;
but thH loss can ho borno. Before tho var. tic
NECESSARY revenuo OF Franro woro something
loss than a;llD, 900 con per atnum; tho tayns nov
licency Of nearly '8u.01u, ,U00 to bo provided by
additional taxes. Onc-hnlf Of tho total rovonno
IL required to pny interest OIL tho enormous
debt; but. ~ thu RenteB nro owi1od and iold ny
taking money Ont OF ono pocket and putting 1t
Into tho 0!hor.
O,u would H,,ppoac that with thIs addition Of
1,garly t0,tD l10 yoMr to tito a.illslat budget,
tho Fronch Administration
WOULD 1SAuaunArE ECONOMY;
retre,lc nt every point, ny cutting OF thousands
Of snecnro Offices, disclnrsfng surplus en1'
ployuA, mud, above III, by reducing tho army to
peaco-footng. Dnt nothing Of tho kind haH
bocn dono or proposed. There aro OIL tho rny-
men. stationed in garl:kona all osor Franco mil
t;5n0a nro kept in Algeria. Tho cost Of tho War
Department for 1878 will be 500,D00.o00 md OF
tho Nnyy-Dopnrtment $al ,ooo, ,ooo, o,-maklne to-
gotlor e121 100, UDD Ms tho cost Of tho standing
nrny md navy III tllno Of profound peace.
TIE pntfss1AN MILITARY sYs1 EN-
las been adopted, to lnnke every man over ~
ysars OF ago sorvo four yoa'a III the active "rsay
thol, tlsoy aro Bcnt to tito rosorvo Of tho active
for ilyc years; thon into Tie rososvo
of tho tcrriturial army for six years
longer, r,-muking twenty years. active or
passive service. No substitutes arc now
accoptcd, and ITO bounty III phil The objoct is
to hive oyery man. 'n Fru.o over + foot high,
and fit for Aorvica, letwoon thc ases Of 29 md
10, on tin arlny-ro1H rs disciplined soldiers,
ready for ofronslvo or defensive operations. The
French calculate ti,at. in q fow years thoy
will bc nbio to place III tho iold ! ,6o0, ooo men
1.s0u,00 ~ reserves. doing garrison-dnty. mud
stu.,ding ready to ill up tho gaps nude II. lie
ranks Of tho army operating III tho fold. One
Thought Bcoms 10 animate the entire population: !:
CONQUER nAoK AIsAoE AND LORRAINE,
tho next limo lucy go to war With Germany, and
peradyont1,re to recover tho indemnify extortcd
from them, with intcrcBt thoreon. It ls doubt
ful ii there in d French Han or woman, bny Or
girl, now living in Franco, but expects nnd be-
leyos that tho lost provinces will eventually be
recovered, must be recovered ut sill hazards.
They calculate Oh the continued lovo and niIec-
tion OF tho people Or those provinces for
Franco; mud TINY count OH their nctiye aHsiHt~
proper limo co1nes. This il the main ,eanon
for .Franco enduring tho heavy coat Of support
lug 500,000 mon i'll arms, and submitting With
ont murtl,lr to tho inoxorable military COLI
scription system. Tho army las beon
ENTIRELY TtEonaAS1zED
since tho conclusion Of tue war. Tho worthless
| ohcera have becn wecdod out. sttIctor dsci-
| pli1o las hecn introduced; ard tho mustor-roln
no longer boar the namoe OF hcti-
| tious soldiers, with Official bumlners drhw-
ing pay and rationa, for those i'nag.
mary warriors as WAS tho caso under tic
| late Empire. Tho Gornan system OF tactics
and combinations il being carefully studied BY
tho light Of their late disastrous experience.
| Tho National Guard Of Paris il disbauded, md
the whole population dsarmca, 80 TINT there
| shot memlbors OF tho late Commune orgnniza-
ton, which piiagod Paris and burnt l'art Of it
! In short, everything In he.ug aono which seomf
possible to. arnl, discipline, and prepare the
| nation for tho
| NEXT STRUGGLE WITH TIE GERMANS,
| for tho recovery of tho disnlomberod provinces
! Tho French say that Bismarck anl Moltke, allt
other great leaders, will dis before long. as the!
| aro old men nnd TINT Germany will onter upol
the next war inflated with vanity and pride, half
proparcd , @ and ha!f-marslaiod, a. France was il
1870. which will result in serieB Of defeats aut
| hunniliationa. This may or nRy not ho the cnse
but one thing III certnin, tint the lighting wit
ncsHea during tl!e lite war was
| MERE ci1Lp's rLAY
compared with the fighting that will be dono it
tho next war by Franco, who will outer upon !
with tho fires Of volcano burning in her breast
All that rage aud hatrcd, added to saol
and discipline; eau accomplish, vii
s e s'n'vsa Il @ i Il Il rF'sss ssspe Is u Ss'ts e
careful anf perfect preparation. and after he
mi;lltiesE Efforts hayo been exhausted.
hayo spoken Of tho wonderful easo will
which the people Of France raised tho money tt
some explanations thereof; but thoro rcliaain
ono rGaHon not yot named, Which should not b
omitted. Tho bulk OF the money was contribut
cd by tho French farmers, aud they were ablo II
subscribe ii because
THEY OWNED THE LAND
they cultivate, aild pay no rcn!s to landes
ariHtocracy, Eucll nB TINT which monopolizcs t
land Of Great Britain and Ireland. The none.
which tho British aud Irish farmers lave to pa,
to the landlords, the French hold in their pos
mons in the day Of need. Suppose tho do1man
Ind invaded Great Britain mud conquered it, mn
then exactcd 4 rauHum of several hundred mill
ions of pounds sterling In gold,-how much Q
farmers have subscribed A1d paid to liberate til
island?
SCARCELY A SOVEREIGN,
for tho simple reason TINT they llavo not got
to give. lilo merchants mhnllfactuferH, m
hal,kcra would lave been obliged to raiae tt,
money OF all tho debt Of England. but themarea
fraction IN hold Try the tennnt-fnrTcrs, md nn
shilling Of 1t by the lahoring serfh; whereas
i'll Franco, tho farmers md c1ullnon pcop!o ho!
nearly tho wIloie Of the bonls representing til
national debt Illus shows tho tl,fforence III til
effect OF tho two systems Ut 1and tcnnro in
light that rcguiroa no further comment O
elueidation. Tho English syHtoa divides tn
people into threo classeA: frat, al oligarchy o
u few Thousand blontetl luul-monopolista
second, 1000 tonnl,t-farnlors, who hayo lar
worl; to pay rents. tuxos, aud hire Of lnhorers
third, 1,010,000
sEnr-FAMI1IEa,
utterly without property money, education
knowledge political rights, OR unwilling cisc ut
enjoyed by hcasts Of burden. Tie Frcuch sys
TEN Produces 5.000,0o0 independent, prosperoI
yeon'on, eyory ono owning tho farm !lo cult
vatcs, WHO can ta|ic his rust ,,!lder his ow
shadc-tree. md cut tho grapes a,tl drinl, I'll
wine Of hiB own production aud, when Ii
country in IN trouble, ho haB so1, willing t
light FOR it, aud Il bug Of E0ld which no ca
spare md iH willing to contribute towards ii
cost Of tho war.
Now, which ia the bettor System for Il