, 1875-09-03
FRANCE.
TfE f!iESCi1 AIlalY.
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| pAHfs AM. 1a-Durur- tJ,a lost Sort,yoht =
,,.va 49,, IT,, ~. -'' s"o lass 1osssos
| ass'e N1o oppo1'"h'''ea o. confofa'ug With inany
oE4cars anu othols we'll yorucl iu military mat
tors. Lase carefully 1ead tho aruly.nowsna-
po1s, ami tayo como to the conclusion ,hat ano
.nd al tt,,,l no ,er..as H. p,ss,."a' 'us' o'''
s..," '"o "'!soi :" 1'!8e@'e1"o "as pot-
tec'iy Juaslnca III MS rcnlarks, On ono point
oYery ono le agreed, namoly that tho rooggani-
zation OF the army Ina boon atteppted Yolciv m
| a mcana of t}pfon.c. ,rI NJ ~ nnonaa IT,
49,. a.asu - ues'nau' aEu nos ol oacnao ~
Noo' s"os'' e''4S o'of run 1'lo u6neat 10 the
lowoss, IL "o!l awaro OF the position in which
their country has boon placed by tl,o eyouta OF
$50. They know THAT Franco Il 90 eufeoblod
that any slos ii nrui,,y tl!o ablea On their VIC.
tuEA tn.lbt bo mt off to far distant 5uturo. At
tho sAtnc tlne thcro arc aoypraI GouorsIp Of thu
old school WHO wou!A lain attribute tho victo-
rtes of tho war lesh TO superior atra!eay than to
good Euck. Nothing i7lli convince sbolu to tho
contrary. unhapplly, moreover tLo,r position
BiyGH them certain wrigllt with tho yuuugor
officers. Rnl, thoy uiuAl 10 certain 10
Srao beaS tho responsibility Of tho dllllcsl-
way Of army-rofornl. No army, in fact, wa1
mora rropa:1d to mAlo Hacritces than tint Of
Franco. Aflor tho Commune. tho wl,olo nation
saw tho necessity for radical fulorlns III tuo
CoMpuia1r3 service r'aB admitted to tu upcegtary
OIL all udeA. hut this without tho rolou:t:yiui:
trun a. which os1npoont Judges declare to bo tic
r,s!u Of tic dyston. Tic lcssun. at tho war hpd
DRl}l uAlU ulk tItsf HUTG pEHfh1lnE to bear cool
lsuit. Wllon t}an Do Cisaos cana Tito ntsice he
rltat hplaalisl opportunities. liz haJ' in siolts
bat Z act up to tho old adago pusl sweep clean
t!oua. Wl,athor 10 could not or would lot Hs 10
tbia, ulattors little, si1ico tho negatlyo results
arn tho aal:o. To soosHa.,ixo tho Fyouc! army.
ii would lsayo bron necessary to dsaw III, u pla,.
81 act!an, md tu obsurvo It nnaworsinsly. uu-
which hava bcuu passed. arc, on tho contrary
ltt1o elso tl,sn 4 aor1as of cumptom,sea. VII
cyan they. WnuId he,a boon uf ,lho had tiloy
Eecu ktrlctly pus tntu force but apparently tic
ID .ndocI 10 principle ut ali. lIow, iudeed,
could il bu othcrwlsoj Dufinc ths riobntos , in
tl.e AaHpml1ly, tha Minister for War opposed Tie
propositions Qi tho Committee OF FortY. ..,yo nI-
pointed to o1ani.u tito ll,attar. l1s refused 10
lihten to the Committee. and Of courso tho laws
wrto rather forced III lin than frepy acco,toI.
Ueatuu on tho Ca,lrcs hl, l1o was noyorthalrss.
intraHse4 With ths duty Of putting It into
every onu huows wimt it il to foryo tic ucst-
il1tctl.ouel 1uAn il, tho world to do wh.t ho does
mt Apprpya. Consequently II would bp absurd
to suppose tha! Gen. us Cis.oy llsl auy groat
him. Il lal ptten bee said tlat to FIe,Ish aro u
peculiarly apt to uccon.modato themselves to
circumstances, aud therefore lilo example set by
sha adlnintt ratiou 81 the War 0llcao has, ot
ceu'ae oeea followed In otler q,astora. lle.lco.
Generals who objected tn aimy-Ioform have
10. scEuIlod to ioi!ow their leader Witlmut
mutAol sr Eulc, or oven urociso or. |
durs,. thoy coinuantlt! uacL uuo uftur his
ow.4 fas4lo;. SUM treat tho rsv,,ia.
tioua Ut June ]. aa a dead letter, a,'{ lis
trnoEs nlapeuyro accortllus I'd tho fancy Of tho
ro.un.4ntcrs VI lia curta l'armes"-i,otuhiy
tlcuo uuder the n,dtrx Of deus. Ducrot IIataiila
Cl!uchuut, aul CLapxy. Even ri,,I,ln f.inmt"n.,
ant. .Colouols uutl Maiors lave coutrihutcd thnir
quota 10 changing thp regulations for uuspo,,yar- |
Ink tInops 10 that tue 6ubaftorn officers krc
naturally co1nplosply at scs M 4, ti1o riut - nr
wrong lua,.uer Of procecdjng, This il s,,roiy , =
strange way of heipluy 10 ropreauIxo tic artny.
but in truth ttern nrn n,a,Iv 1snnrni. ,.t,,' |