, 1877-02-05

DENIAL ..
BERLIN, Feb. 4.-Rcports Of the organization
Of Landsturn arc denied In official crrlcs.
TIE FnANcO-pHrsstAN cHAaA.
The North Gern.d,. Gazette rcrerts to the anti
German articles fn the l'tvase des De"r MoHaess
and says: "Thcsc expressions are signil,S;antt g;ent
in France, because n renewal OF war asalnat
Germany ia considered by every one only q1ee-
ton VI time, and CONSTITUTED pcriuuncnt factor
In all political calculations"
rn1yCY nIsIARCT'S POLICY.
fUs7xspondtncr !st'o i;grk TRIBUNE.
wasntN0Toy, Jan. "a letter received here
from, lie representative at Berlin Of one u the
minor Eurppean countries furnishes some ~ naenss ~
1y interesting opinions as to the purposes 0t
H1sn,arc|, in cotstantly troubling tho watcrs Of
Continental politics. It would not 10 proper 70
give tho writer's name. Tl'o e,i1stanee X MS
Views anil predictions ay ec altc 9ct r. i,ssa nj
Turkey by tlle cars. lie Is secretly encouraging
them 10th to fight. Ills object Is to give Russia
hcr l,atttls full 1T work on the Danu''e, 80 that
she cannot Interfere with to conte,npIatea Ges IT,
central poi,!t Of nll rrussiat, statcsnanslip and
diplomacy, A war with Franco ls regarded IS
tnpyitabtc. and II tho Hcrmans do not begin 1t
tho French will rs soon as they aro strong l:
enourl, to bo alIlo to conquer. Francc Is not
yet strong enough, and could be easily over
thrown, aid 10 completely prostrated a. to hc
unable for thirty ycars to renew tho contest II
Ia therefore tho poi'sy Of ternlany 70 ssrisc
part Of al uii|usti1fablc aggrcssor, she wou!l,
In her own opinion nt least, be acting in selfo-
Tense. Tic ethics Of Prince bismarck asc, that
Germany must crush Franco nt once to prevent
Trnnre crushing Grrmany q few years hcncc.
II. would have begun the, attack last
Journey to Berlin for M Mthe purpose Of putting
a stop 10 tho project. With Russia threatening
mascE cvull' not prudcntly attack her.
Russia must be got out Of the way, ard tue
natural mctlaI is to cuhbroi1 her with Turkey
in q war. wlIck religious fanatics would MAKE az,
succeetl, half nklion German soldiers Will be
thrown across thts frontier into the Province Of
Champagne at the signal Of the llrst clash of
arms on the Lower . anuoc: Should the FRENCH
conquered. for notwithstanding their prod[gtous
efforts to rcorgantzc their army, they arc In no
condition yet TO cope w!tf thG splendid
three great battles, be defeated IN each. md,
falling back upon the fortrcsacs of Metz and
stras6urR, be still abtc to fight fourth, vhtlo
Franro must, us III 1870, hazard everything upon
she has only ali Imperfect system q reserves,
and tho loss Of Asnce nit! Lorraine deprtvcs her
Ut strong defensive frontier. lines. II Franco
should submit 10 tho invaaton ol Champagne
revenge, sho might still conquer in tho end;
policy would bo next, to in,posslhle
to carry out, Franco hlocks tho way to oil
future plans OF German agEranl!zclnent. and
she must ho dIsahlcd before pnnco bismarck
ran 20 step further toward tho accomplish
n,cnt of lits ambitious schcsncs. Once crippled,
aud with nu other future before hcr for genera
ttonor two than to build up painful patience
her shattered industries and rcasecmblc the
remnants VI llcr lost power, TUG road ts open to
uro Of Holland for the sake Of obtaining her sea-
ports, and tho dismcmhermcnt Of Austria for
the purpose Ut nnnexlng her German-spcaking
provinces. will tllc1, be feasible. With l,ussta
exhausted by tho Turkish was, and England
anxious only TO guard her Easturn possessions,
Germany would be master OF tho Continent.
Meanwhile, with hostilItics' In tic East I'M
minent, md With Germany standing, sword in
haud, angry aMl sucnacing, Francs IL quietly
laying In tho Champ do Mara tho foundation Of
a,iutler universal exposition In tho arts of
pcase. 4 stsaugc, Homogeneous spectacle in the
midst. Of q continent iii 1Inst It has Its pur-
pose, llnwavcr. Tho French statcslnen hope to
Rain tho sympathy md admiration Of other M.
t!ons, t0 draw tue whole world to their gay caT,-
ttal, and thus to postpone for year Or two tic
inevitable struggle.