The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-08

esa"s 1AolAVEy VI QUIZ cnlcanory anu Deu s@aIn,
let us end it.
The Nervousness Of Germany.
Something should be done to soothe Ger
many. The other day Lord Russell was
anxious to know what the relations of England
with the Continental Powers actually WERE
The venerable Earl was concerned about Ger
many and the peace Of Europe. Recently
an order was issued to the French news
papers forbidding them to discuss German
affairs. Prussia, it seems, is susceptible
and trembles over the opinions of fiery French
editors. A veil informed correspondent tells
Us that the relations between Prussia and
France are again uncertain" The French
seem to be quiet enough. Marshal MacMahon
keeps order, the Assembly votes new taxes
and the Republic appears to besone Of the
most peaceful of nations. But Germany is
''irritated." We do not see the cause for irrita-
ton William is Emperor, Germany is united.
Bismarck is prince, the Parliament has voted
seven years army, and this army, Moltke
says, is o guarantee for the peace Of Europe.
But, with all Of these comforts and honors and
q degree of fame that has no. been gained by
any ruler since the Great Napoleon, the Em-
peror is in q nervous state. ~
We saw this somewhat fretful anxiety during
the debates on the Army bill France was the
apparition that rested upon the triumphant
dauntless German soul. One Minister showed
that France was paying as much for the army
now as she paid in time of war; Germany was
required to maintain Q powerful force to
carry on vigorous policy, 80 force that was
feared in order to maintain peace" The FL
nance Minister took the peculiar ground that
a large army was benefit to the Empire in q
financial point Of view. No matter how much
it costs, peace could only be secured when the
army was in condition to command it
Count Won Moltke brought his vast repu-
tation to the discussion. As the Counts
trade is that of warrior and field marshal
we can understand his fondness for large
army. $50 long as France shouted for revenge
Germany" said the Count 'sshould keep her
hand on the sword" Disarmament Of the Ger
man army would mean war. He was sure that
ssFrench wisdom" would avert war. he gave
the Parliament some views on the last CAM
paign. The general impression is that Ger
many showed degree Of severity in dealing
with France that has no parallel in modern
warfare; that her terms Of peace were exacting
to the last degree-so exacting as to call forth
q protest from England But Moltke now
assures us that Germany did not abuse her
power. While she could have forced France
to yield to all of her demands she merely
ssexacted back the land which restless coun-
try had torn from weak neighbor." What
she wanted was peace. But for q peaceful
nation the imperial hysteria is alarming
So far as the French are concerned this
is one way of putting the case; but there
seems to be another. Germany pressed
France to the very last point which M. Theirs
would admit. If it had gone further Theirs
would have thrown up his hands in despair,
the Bordeaux government would have dis
solved and the German army would have been
compelled to occupy and pacify country in
instruction. We do not think that Moltke
would have looked upon such duty with
cheerfulness in q country like France, which
has Revolution, q Vend6e instruction and
the wars Of the Fronde among her historical
memories. If Alsace and Lorraine were
s'torn from q weak neighbor' we must re-
member that it was two centuries since; that
two centuries are long time in politics. and
that if France or any other nation were to
ssexact back" from Prussia all the land she
has torn from Austria and Denmark and
Sweden and France not to speak Of the Ger
man States, during the last two centuries,
Prussia would not be much more of king
dom than Belgium. If Moltke's law holds
good, then England would have right to
ssexact back" from America the thirteen origi-
nal States who signed the Declaration Of In
dependence. It is our interest to have some
kind of "a statute of limitations between
States.
Finally, the Emperor has his army, and this
should quiet him; but he viii persist in
being agitated. And we note that the
Germans headed the list of emigrants to the
United States last year. The tendency of the
German mind seems to be to find father
land as far as possible from Alsace
and Lorraine. Perhaps the spectacle Of
hundreds of thousands of manly German
men who love their wives and children and
do not care to be dragged over the Rhine to
fatten the fields Of Champagne with their bones,
at the within Of q nervous Emperor, distresses
the imperial mind, It is certainly not pleas
ant to German Kaiser to iAa bus subjects
flying for life and liberty TO another lad tRal
the Fatherland. But men Of peace do not
always want to live in country which has had
three wars in ten years and whose rulers are
SO Historically anxious about ''the peace Of