, 1879-08-22
LONDON GOSSIP.
Curfnns P1ans for Nm gnvnsi1n of EnglAn1-
tyl,nt Is said In TIM ClnbH-lio1lan,l to lfe
ANNEXED to Germany, and England to

cura"'s Plans for y" snva'ion Of England
Wnnt . - sal" ~ ~" c.''1s-,'o,.af,,l to nc
A""sne" ,..a"a to Germany an" fne'an" to
france: ':,xx,,ne,...c. ~, ,,<. ,,xo.,
Lospos, Aug. 1.-THE tongues Of tbe club
Il,rv h.,. h.nn s,a,',n.,n,, thotu..,vas In A..
,.,,..,,,. ,.,,'. ".." spo1E u.".oe :" VII
blu With their character as casv-Eolng citizens .!
truth n ,hs ossor,,, sa.J. hs tho ,a.;to w..
lion Of rrooeh Politicians .h.t tn tley u sec At he
present n'o'ncnt a sure way to tho successful
'nvnsfon cf these i.lAnt1s.
"The thrcat nf ri. un.r,eo,o1 ooorc,.,on
viii fail. cr. 1,m, Ma ,,.'.,t...s.,, .se ~, :.
Wo'sa security ot tho nation which has ba4cd
It's iaSoiehcc Upon the fact Of III scagrt posi-
lon," said in a loud tonn. n few cxenjupa ann,
in nm Of The f,orta m,II,ars oIro,.. 49, - ~
cscc rc.cat,rs of thn ,.,. os ~ ,s ~
u,s. a,,.s. ms,ea u tne hohapaft'st iacslon' The
announcement, u IL SAID. prodaced as great
Ae1sation RtnopK the close-cropped members OF
ihe club IA Il will 10 o, hi. aIt,c ,tc t.henro,
should It ever coma tn n, uttro r., ro., ~ ,n..t
"ut sAo'a"aaoh ot the 1neans whereby The
threat would be carried ont gives cause for
grave reflection a.noug tlloeu ,xou;n, who na.s
Tor being tt,e mnst In noxao..Iar ~ t1ot. ...ss.
The .,rpc.tton h,w.s.r s.,.n, =, 'us.! tsaso.'.
"e 'u1scss'o"' however absuru II. 1na5 annear
to thinking people, ertduntly np.,cass per-
feet!y feasible to m assembly OF Frcuc,,
officers. to whom tho wish is father
t..,,.1l to tue thought. Thts: thcn, IL The
proGraIIlsnc laid down By tic t'chauvins. Of
tAe rifclcs, the politicians OF the NonAparttst
neFstinsion. Atsace n,,L Lorraine must be ro-
annexed 70 Franco; FRANCE cannot sleep with.
ont them, anu whoever c1ae wakes Franco must
81ecIh But Gcr1nanY will never give those
provinces up without ample compensation;
90 tle7 reason, Where will Tho Father.
lahu seek That cotnpcnsatfon1 In tho
anaexiatIon an nsiaa u Holland. with. all those
say thc rhauyius-ter soul Is sIehing In order 10
ako her at one struke great maritime nation,
I!iehe Y, GOV, GU Asattc subjects would set the
9er1llai Empire on level With Great Britain,
lamentations VI tl!t German people. Now see
DOW GicFcr1y tle srhausfns work out thcir polEtt-
co-Int!!tasy problem.
trahco alone. say they, could prevent tho En-
0"sl Government from trlzng those colonies
az once. Frauce, BY llcr close proximity to En-
GLAND, her equality OF power on the sea, ansl lcr
ddpeFforttY on land, unti, ntove ulI, by her
Iaatly suporsor cnglneer!ng, couli render Great
i,sa bslia!n powerlcss to stand in TIC Sav Of any
wns nothing more THAT, the n,Ithor Of "TuncrcIi, !,
nc cxpFetsvd himself much fin tile same strain,
H. prescIlce of steam and tho toos invented t,y
modern SCIENCE tho stratts' Of Uoror beeo,ne
1tt'thl,g Enuru than mere ditch. from whfll II
Will he MI easy task 10 exclude the British
'!avv." SO eaia Mr. Dlssaeli, and, filling out ihc
tiraft plan thus laid down, the chapvins SAYS:
oncc prevent the navy from taking nnrt IN lie
struggle mud victory must Go!iow tic btc-
eest batttaifons. 10 that E.,lEiani, who sttit
refuses to adopt tho military system Of t,Ic
rest q Europg. has nauEht to protcrt her but
tte Old prt1u,t!ccs+ quito rs dangerous to RELY
upon "a the conden.e that France tlfep)ayet ii,
lhe alleient iorillcatI1ns BY fa,itan. II gaul1uk
b. drnled HUT lu Invasion Of t;rrat f}rtfain
would oo thu most cxpenatYc National adycr-
ture ever undcrt aiken. but every Siege has beet,
successful. and tho victory bus afrays rein aimed
with the bcsieger, provided his resourccs can
tlofd 0ut long enough. I1e Ulctftoll III ,,ntjrr
sakn: The task !s already invented. 'ilu Ger
i!ian Government IL ut the prrssnt 1uu.nont
1or Inc defense Of Acr coasts. Sow, every pilot
knows we'll cnunCh tl,at the straits 1f Doyor arc
hed Wlthsfail0ws us,! st,oals appearing ut ttncs
a!'oFe wasrr. What would tc casicr than to cover
hot''g ronatructel tn uermany4 But these banks
suil only 10 approached through Frame, aud Tor
li1s esltl tiorHlany must crustI her Eecond time:
n'lu tisis "u1ld be task that Gcrsnany hcrsc1f
wosla hesitate to rcnew, for all lhe wnrld
hno"s how dear prlco shc hss TO pay
for she Victory. Suc Inns not rccoy-
crcd That victory eycu now. One thing is
Ss.!ahriat Ens!and would ncsrr br nb}o TO
faSS fI w!1 u i1spt'.y 1p'nay Fr1neo
crer. Otlirr t,atIons uro nuw possessed OF Tic
sauiu RESOURCES which BIO ,ace ,not,upoltzeI;
therefore, you Sec IL tlcpeusls entirely uno,l
Franco Ii obtain thu restitution ot A1saec md
Lorraine, md tic cussion Of Belgium, besides.
III exchange for The annexation Of EloIla1uI ID
uor,Isn,y. thu bill will doubtless uc Il bitter
one Tor England, but she will not hesitate to
swallow It rA:ler tlau risk tho peril ct a
Siege by the 3,0O,GD armcd men that could
b. thrown npoI her roas.s uy 11u u,litctl r1yyrs
uf Fral.ce us,l Gormany; wt1o was,ld make IT
her wiut Alexander 1natlu Of Tyre, which from
uu Island became peninsula. lr tusE Of INIT
luz ei,c continent tu another Is Us casy to mud.
eFa sc'cHee as that al separating tf,cf,t. au,i fn
this ease Nature herse'f has executed more thai,
half tie wnrlt.
Wild reasoning enough, yo,r reettcrs El ,ny
nj s.ir Grat gaec 4. tlsis thcorr, md 8t, I, nn
rcarotl 10 one who WA u listener to ihe dts.,s.
Alou. l}u! since ttten It hns not o,,ly bscn
'flad dvcrn at various 1soliticai meetings Il,
l'uris, and al1,,cd In sgfe,llIc circles. nut II
sMs tlccn printed III .citasu Il, q trcucl, r.
vLcW. In thr Inter the sentiments Of
Prince bismarck arc likewise discus .ui mi t{1c
ttpInlnr hoidly expressed that ssuotI,ur lrss
than llle nrulslllpn vi thu dutch r1]nufes raj,
plll VI end tu tiu commercial crIsIs under wh.ri,
tcffnanY lsaa bccu writing eycf sincu The Trtls
alan war, nul {uf her the fflent,shin nnh aiIi,
u1,rc Of Frnico would literally bo yprtf, tio1i,le
t1e yalue VI ttu u,tll[una sic tarrir,1 n,vnr .s
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