Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-14
THE ATTITUDE OF GERMAs .

that the present French Assembly, fear
ing that there will be Il Republican, ma
ioritv in the next Assembly. DISPOSED
FOR peace, are "anNiors 20 fTrcig!;a;e n
war of revenge Uuder the dangerous au-
spices Of Marshal M.cMaLon and the
Austrian Princess" that Austrian con
seryatives are endeavorng to oust An
Grassy from the Cabinet with the view
of participation. IN coming events and
that Italy Is also. under certain contin-
cencies. .'realy to Join in a,y rally
against Germany. has been SO misnn-
derstcod by several OF our contempor-
aries-notahiy among which are the San
Francisco Chronicle and POSt-that We
venture to give an Interpretation Of that
remarkable et!itorial-remarkaIiP. be
cause It undoubtedly expressed the
views Of the most astute statesmen III
Europe. This is interrretated by our
contemporaries 20 mean that The Ger
man Empire Is ready for war and would
rather pTeoipitate one than remain
peaceful We think Otherwise, and be
lleve that any careful reader Of European
events since the closing cf the Franco
German war will coincide with Us. The
only trouble which GERMANY fears to-
DAY is Cltramontanism. The fight Of
Gerluany-ii she i TO have a war ai!hlu
the next five ycaTs-wiil be caused by
the passage Of her ecciesigstics. Laws.
Austria has enacted similar ones, and
auirassy was one Of their chief advO-
Gates. That there is what may he called
a strong conservative element in Austria
opposed to these ecclesiastical laws i
true. and it IS possible that the Ultra
montana influence in Austria may be-
come powerful enough to create a party
which will overthrow the Ministry and
place one in power which will, under
some pretezt. oppose Germany. What
were originally known as the Falk Eccle-
siastical laws, passed by the Pr1ssian
Diet, have been supplemented by others
OF similar character by the German
Reichstag. We are not going to aGvo-
cate in this article their Justice or eIpe-
diency. But those who passed them be-
lieved them to be essentially necessary
for the preservation of the Kingdom and
the Empire from the domination Of a
foreign Church The statesmen Of AUS
tria-Protes:aut and Catholic who be
lieyed that the Infallibillty dogma was Il
dangerous innovation-took Ike view
OF the situation in passing similar laws
to those OF Germany. Italy has had
sufficient to 60 in securing the unity of
that Kingdom and IN making Rome its
capital without passing laws OF the i'm
port of those OF Germany and Austria. |
That France is Ultramontane every one |
knows. Ii ever the true history Of the |
Franco-German war IS written, We shall |
see how much Ultramontanism entered |
into it. The choosing by Spain of q |
UolenZoliern Prince for n ruler was |
made the pretext by Napoleon for de-
claring the war. That this Eohenzollern |
Prince was q relative of King William
of Prussia, who is a staiwart Protestant, /
every one knows. Considering ali the !
facts, past and present, it is unreason-
able to suppose that Germany wishes TO
have a war for the sake Of conquest. Ii I
would De unreasonable also to suppose |
that Germany is dissatisfied with the at
tituie Of Austria. for the two Empires
occupy exactly similar positions on this
foreign church domination question.
Germany has in no sense blended other
nations since the close of her late sue
cussful war, and shows no signs Of a dis
position of foreign conquest to-day.
Her troubles have been the enforcement
of her ecclesiastical laws. The only rea-
sonable Interpretation of the article in
the Berlin Post, then. is this: Bismarck
thinks the Ultramontanes are trying to
form combinations by which France,
A o,I Ttalv .h~U ,o,p foyc>, |