The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-25
RuMoRs OF WARS IN EUROPE.
HOW PRUSSIA SCHEMES FOR THE VANTAGE
GROUND.
Further Partition of France Proposed.
From the London Tablet. January

curiously persistent rumor which at length |
reaches us in q form that commands consider |
ton, has been cropping up in numerous quar- |
ters of late. Let us hasten to say that we by |
no means guarantee its correctness. On the |
contrary, we are convinced that the project to |
which it refers, however real or practicable, |
any one of which might prove abortive, and
SO spoil the best laid schemes. At the same
time, there are abundant reasons for referring
to the subject at once. In brief 1t 10 asserted
and reasserted and is supported by great deal
OF corroborative indications, that the plan for
forcing on another war with France, which
often the OF inc
discovery of Frances unexpected powers of
recovery, is again occupying the attention OF
these same authorities-.with this difference,
however, that Germany has devoted more con-
sideratipn to the question OF allies and confed-
crates than ON former occasions. Whether In
sense9nanes of the knowledge Of the jealousyj
regarded by the most demonstrative OF Kaiser
sire to make sure of the work this time, the
Berlin Government is stated to have cast about
| for accomplices whose devotion reliance
may be placed, and which are capable also OF
| affordine not only material but moral or i'm
| moral-the terms are tolerably exchangeable
| in contemporary diplomacy assistance In the
execution of the projected design. me Berlin
Government has been accused of feeling it's
| way before now with reference to the proba0ie
| bent of public opinion in case OF fresh hostili-
ties with France. Alarmist leading articles
1
| journals reputed to be quite equal to the ser,
vices required by strategy Of this sort, and
| public opinion having proved adverse to the
propounded measures, the alarmist articles
have been promptly repudiated by the Prus-
sian authorities. Not the least curious cir
cumstance in common with these manifesta-
tions though perfectly explicable from certain
points of view, has been the docility with
which the journals engaged IN propagating
the alarm or casting out the feeler, have NOT
oply nut ND with the official contradiction but
continued to exhibit an unchanged tenderness
towards the hand which smote them At length
however, there are reasons for snpposing ths1
the Prussian Cabinet has learned from the re-
suits of various tentative experiments OF varl-
GUS kinds, both what description OF prete1t
for hostility would best go down with the pub
} lie opinion aimed at, and what system OF a. ~
sault would be best calculated permanently to
cripple the only nation likely to contest tne
b predominance of Germany on the Continent
= 1t has been often stated by the most diner
cent critics that in every war planned oy
/ Prussia-and Prussia was pretty CERTAIN ne'e,
u to NEEDLE much with any war which she mao
d not planned-two rules would be sedu
O lousy observed by that accomplished rover
, | In the first place, Prussia must not appear u
: be the aggressor. This is the first rule. II
II the second place, Prussia must always seem u
e defend some cause in conformity with tn'
. opinions of the age. This is the second rule
y In 1870, for instance, Prussia took every pre-
l. caution to be advertised as compelled to oraV
V the sword in self-detence and on behalf OF Tn
; principle OF nationality" In 1874 or 1919
l. according to the rumor to which we refer
1t Prussia will again seek to seem TO step secon'
Ia or even third into the field, and will advertls
, herself with the utmost care TO be exclusiVeA.
l. concerned with the defence of the sacre'
D. principles of " nationality" over again, an'
ia :. liberalism" as a superadded attraction.
n The mission of Count Won Roon, the chie1
'n the Prussian General Staff, through SwltZer
g. land and italy is described to be immediatel
n connected with the above design. Count Vo
otl Room in fact, is alleged to be engaged on
task of extraordinary moment and deliescS
u Psrhans we ought to say tact instead OF deli
" c,ov Not that the business requires too muc
pl6NtatS- ss " i'll be understood, the ground beln
n isNAonuyhly prepared, at least AS regards Tn
,ion N&iudpals aud negotiators. To get Italy
'~ Stlara n ar on France on suitable LlDeral
'eHs pFe4xs w hich will of course be torthcomfh
say, IN NNniRuce to cOme i'll AS second In oEoeE
man SAN United aud Liberated Italy" from To
"Ciskea!,n aud "Crusaders" of Versailles
aro a anu pBsain from the worthy Lioets SIS;
Rule berne requisite authority 70 enter o"l'
altar terIitof as to turn the French position
BeltorI 30 threaten Lyons and GrenooI
any ~hue popding movements were OeIn
I. effected on old track of 1870 northwSfos
c. all THIS 10. III the truth, plot when
suteoly ne fail for want OF good GIsP
heir sltions on ~ Art of the usurPers Oh hoiL
an9 ana me po;i b of the lara Inc tsShs
1ocE PriOce Won BisnS the rsaay ,Sn,v 30 he pr
pared to do his b anG 40; 1874 or 1873 wi,
was the Same alacrity a "a vs know from II
1nAS comPete9t autn 1sTo Horr Karl Blind, The
lines displayed IN 90 Eitzersnd 10 alreaS
tlon Ersnce ON behalf Of 70 me uuie dn
to be engage the ympathies A"esn;~nt norti,
caed. - yhs Dnblic in Great sucloS PonJ
"a. Sosin and Arstro- Hun gar 1Lr ~, =
ms cnustances, go that VT. rsIy mn