The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-02
France and italy.


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France and italy.
L.. J. Jennings telegtaphs the following un
der date of June 24th, to the New York
World:
Bismarck, who Is rapidly recovering his
health, IS reported to be tickled over the sue
cess of his policy in setting France and Italy
by the ears, and well he may for 1t is complies
This is the anniversary of the battle of Softer
inc, and the allies of that day are much nearer
war than they haye ever been IN these twenty.
two years The Italian government Is doing
its utmost to suppress the anti French demon.
STATIONS, but the feeling is too intense to be
smothered either by force or argument. In
the southern towns Of France, where thousands
of Italian workmen are employed, the police
have to escort the Italians to and from their
work. Mass meetings are forbidden, but the
French workmen discuss the matter In their
shops and at night the cry of down with
Italy" is almost as popular as ITO Berlin ~
was on the eve of the Franco German war.
A well.intormed correspondent says this anti.
Italian feeling will make itself felt at the
coming elections, and that unless Gambetta
makes an appeal tor peace the candidates in
many of the southern department will be
pledged to an aggressive policy against Italy
In Italy similar condition Of things exists.
The elections cannot be much longer delayed,
Electoral bill or no Electoral bill, and the
fierce animosity of the people to France, which
the radicals are tanning by wild speeches, will
be potential factor in the contest. Mean
while, as have SAID, Bismarck is happy. The
German papers openly boast that when France
seeks to avenge Alsace, Italy will avenge Tu.
MS and Marsellies. The Cologne Gazette of
Il, -,
France and Germany, we have certain ally
beyond the Alps" The Tuns card is the
best the great Chancellor has played for many
a day 1t has not only given him an ally IN
Italy, but cooled the ardor of the alliance be.
tween England and France
ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
Also the following:
Sir Algernon Borthwick, proprietor of the
.H0ming Pest, publishes communication
signed by himself gu the relations, between
England and Ireland He says:
Justice to Ireland means in effect the with.
drawal by England from her intentions and
her hoped for results of the Union in 1901
viz, the creation of homogeneous nation out
of utterly discordant elements. 1t is now
painfully apparent that homerule IN a social
ed imperial parliament Is standing protest
against tlclC DtllS any COlIllO0 ground from
which any common Legislation can proceed
When Will statesmen have influence enough
and authority with their constituencies to
have facts and not wishes and assertions made
the guide of the nations policy and the
groundwork of It's legislation? The Irish race
is actuated by racial propenslties and customs
totally distinct from those of the English. No
union, based on common system of law and
industrial pursuits, can possibly obtain be-
tween them except by consistent force on one
side in the absence of timorous concession to
the rule of the stronger. One other question
which we may make up our minds the nation
has sooner or later to face is whether Ireland
as a part Of the United Kingdom, is to he sub.
jected and made obedlent to the same laws and
usages as ourselves, or is she, by exceptional
legislation in Difference to her origin and the
procllvlties due thereto, to be
left outside the obligations and responsibilities
of the union while still component part of
1t? will leave this idea for possible use and
expansion in the vivid Imagination of Home
Secretary, or as cud to be chewed of sweet and
bitter fancy by an Irish one in his not unfre-
quent passages to and from the sister isle.
Other writer's on this question advocate i'm.
perlal federation, England, Ireland and Scot
land and the colonies each to have It's own
local Legislature and to send members to
federal parliament.