, 1875-01-01

The french t4avcrlnGnt clnlsrtd 1t 8nfs oi eaGft
duty tn project tho 1rrruh ni the Pope. a would cer-
tainly nit yiold to Italy npau question nf this ma
tnro: bit ii oil Europo 70 insist upon tllctr
ernment might be ad TO ind lrcte1t for modifying
tic ,lcult and questionable course shny "crs holding
L wss FATTY i'' ai1"nnseau. 1 I'M to sra ls.H u
Germany at,d England IrfFonith m fiehgn u"Str
tncnt from rntanH|ing shefnselyea r tc iole. 1hit
for tho timely warninga OF Tic nefhn anu lOMiDh
1rrIprK Tho french Government would have fallen
into tilo trap long before. .,. ,.,., ,.-,,., 20
1e71, ia terse as It y remarkable. CONT Armi'n Il"
says, Ia altogether 1nttaken II hc iaESies snal Ter
wis h. sas aa III. thy NJ M
Germany would he incvilaby dragged IT, IA abe could
S cons s'd ea e o ss",s lay II e 1s ' ~
Italian policy of France, psn.rek decn9a 70 .nttr.
tain any ropoHal Of ..e eGrt snnps,sntln. sts re-,
Jan. ~, ls7! ndverta 70 ~ atten " tno tGals us
Iar. areakg Of ossiln &, e1nie. n, ne1wee ay sn
rrane, very much n tue hlrt q GoIns G Arn1ms a.t
rupert. Tho lFtnce s hllrtrset 20 hhu Coln arnlms
opinion ccioc1 IN tl1 French pssas, nt'a Wa ke to
10 informed y 9Le m M to IL ,ns Ere
might derive from contl,s rtweo, itaS anu rranee,
for tho gudSce Of tth aoyernnsnt. la e1toGts tho
Count e EXPLAIN nv ueagns o. rsehch pons.ah'
interest or ot but 10 d.os not e1sst im to tse'nl-
"nh to tl!1a un'ernGe ~ .ahe III lh'''a''o Ia ILL.,
dsieing he" l'hase ~ i.nFoie'n ioN.s'
Under date ot laris, Oct. H. 1sl8, Count Arnin re-
Torts upon conversation WITH tIo Due 90 Hrogiie.
ile has seen tic DUO d. lrogie IN acsordance with
Instructions sud ho has teld tho Duke sha the Frcncl,
Government d1h nothing 10 nanAiy ihc LANGUAGE ol
their presf nor 70 tfeseht smihenl persohaRes from
sunea iiy The Due do Nancy. The Duke ha'l recently
fe!ivcred IN energetic speech upon the necessity VI
donicsic reaction. shu he ilau iailed TO say ~1fu
about tho necessity of MAINTAINING peace. iho con-
cluson to be drawn from h thi4 was that the French
state Of things aa AL arsttee to ee broken uo Tue
first favorable opportunity. nneh pa1Mfs serving the
French Government were holding iortn ~ she most
. .or,a nror AMI tbc pn II ,ses ,Itsis Ioo
much to o1pcct tnat lilo oil Plea Qu4 Ji.iiau rtrs
.nda9s": ponr "a sdsfHs Toua oe sny iangsf &C.
,wu d'iAdut,rnee benr Es ro,uo,teurs" Tho
| Due do DroGlie had told htul before
! that Germany, having gained 70 much by
tle war; need not bo irritable ut tho convenlecca
enalled but hc must inform the Due that no com
mako ler put r with tho certainty Of another
pagn at s,i early date Il the French excitement, aa
the Due de Drogte told Him. only on the surface.
Il would bt 1il the easier 70 nay IT, e Count Arnin)
must remind tho Due Of tho saylng attributed to n
"Que tes chosta RS nF,.ct4 nt,ent q pntrrt." II
conclusion. il tia French Government neIther could
nor would give Germany the guarantee that they wish.
ed to maintain 1cacr they must not DO nhoniahed II
GcrfnGhy Wcrc TO tnk II indsIcuBabc 10 secure thu
ss @ "o st'iesa s Sy soe oisT en-
eomposuro. III sad 10 had repeatedly given wart,-
inEs to The press without ave' ~ io ~oui howsvss
esstsns bosses de1nany and Francs
looked to France for tho fuliIn,cls Of tbeir wls,rs
they would ha slre!y disappointed lie could not but
hs Am1aSsoF 'icese, for the ea'or With
Uuder date OF latiR, Jan. II, 1874, Count Arnim re-
ports upon the domestic affairs Of France. Comment
everything now rpo fer coup .ctat, and tha. q
Dictatorship wod certainly be ret Oh foot II thrro
The stato of thuFa wla as melancholy a. possible Iut
would have to get worse still bofore anybody could
assenpt to repair sho broken machinery of State.
| .a,t'N -. -, ra.... A.,,;,-,' s.,.4-.a
another report Oh Count Atnlns b. auoresaeo
to the Emperor personally, is dated April II,
1874. md ring as fo1tova.
or "un sasrnnro,, :. .u,o,, !, =,
sporluoua to state that tha opposition Your ajesty.
unscrnnens recently met with tn iarltainnt ~ ths
1a the sr military s ma hs Gssn
that tho well.known Col salillel tic otLcE day c1
pressed hts ntter establishment at tho acics pursaes
Samuel the lreonereneo Of Germany rests Upon tht
permanent organization and strength Of tho aern'sr
france, wbosc army bus forfeited lis anct Mt renown
70 one thinks 81 anRn'ng lts capahlaties Wills II
sg,at TIE peEetNatio' and htnnc,s nf cur e.istint
military arrangements do net hesitate to avow nj,
within tho ne1t few yoars there III not who withc
f1r war % wisn oernany o., indeed thinks !. practice
her army for auotler, st with the derna1
troops. Should tho opinion gain ground in Francs
that the German army might to less eolid aud stEonE
few years hence than IT is to-ay, the Whole 1uet
ton would be at once regarded III different lght
Our principal tark, therefore. seems to be to mai
them dread war with Germany. At present ihs fen
II SO predominant tha under no circumstances, VII
they determine upon war. II III truc, defeAt at thu
moment would ho inevitable but If our military INA
chncEy, ty which every Frenclllnan believes Gefnat
army ran De wh!rled TO Paris ii, fow days, wero 4
get out Of order tile French mind would tmnesatcl,
look upon possibilities III very different Light; wa
would IN lnngcr appear absurd, and the n1lcnt tht
occurred We shonld have 10 deal agan with the IN
accountable whiuB Of most intuls.vo nation. Al
these arc tfite truths flat should not venture to sub
nit 10 Your Majesty. wert theIo not who hRv
not taken to heart tho teachings Of the iinmediat
Imst. There. IL another remark th.t is, perhaps
less frequently offered. Franco ia at this noMrn
being governed Ly persons wboso political cluea
tion hegan under LuuIs Philippe; they wtro sub
ae1ueutly condemned to a twenty years inactivity an
l,y rsverson Of tho wheel OF fortune, they
sons wio haye csrmej hut ita l., thelr rrce r.ttra Ira
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