Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-14

| ton Still the Italian Consul at Tunis is
not recalled by his Government. but re-
mains to excite the Bey and his subjects
against the French. There is no apparent
reason for this animosity on the part OF the
! Italians, unless it is that, having con-
| fidence in the complete prostration of the
French army, they think this an excellent
opportunity of increasing their interests
and strongholds in Africa by diminishing
those OF the French. 1t cannot be that
Italy seriously thinks Of going to war with
France eventually. for they must know
that of the two France is to-day the strong
err and although Italy has fair army, it
is easy 10 suppose that should the Govern.
ment wish to lead them into warlike ed.
venture the Italian people would raise a
strong opposition, for they have an admir-.
/ able political comprehension, and they very
well understand that their
| MOMENT OF coNeUHsr
Has not yet arrived. for the reason that
their country is still young, having been
born but yesterday. 1t needs to be con-
stituted, to organize it's finances, lis admin
istratlon and public duties, and for that it
needs long years OF tranquility and peace.
A war for Italy, howsoever near it may
reach victory, would prove disaster 10
the country. Italy, since such long time
ruined by the domination of foreigners, has
little or scarcely any industry. The small
and even large commerce there is being
ruined by the taxes and the soil is so di.
vided up between a small number of pro.
prietors that there remains large portion
of the country of central and southern
/ Italu tVn icb
of lands no longer exists, and there results
an extraordinary inequality in the contri-
buttons levied on the different parts OF
the territory. In Tuscany the land
I does not pay what it pays in
erythiug is to be done over again, or
| rather to be created, but unfortunately the
resources are wanting, and this country,
once so rich, has become so poor that it
needs time to again find its prosperity and
lost forces. The marine of Italy, how
ever, is formidable, and its army is said to
be excellent. Italy, in fact, has always
produced good soldiers and good Captains.
Yet the Italians should not suppose that
the France they would attack to-day is
the France of eleven years ago, when she
went to war with Prussia for il that time
she has organized her army, has strength.
ened her industries and commerce, and in
a great measure repaired the disasters
created by the Empire Besides it is ex-
ceedingly impohtic to seek TO estrange a
nation OF which they have great need, for
Italy proposes to borrow 600 600, 600 of
France. One other nation beside Italy is
In great stew because France proposes to
punish the Krormirs for having committed
depredations on the French frontier, for
having killed her soldiers and stolen her
cattle !; that is England, which has always
| thought that it was privileged to grab up
any portion of the earth's globe with i'm
| punity, whereas no other nation is
suspected of following their example
without their crying out with all the
authority of the worlds owner. Glands
off " Feigning to have forgotten that
they helped themselves to Cyprus, they
/ protest with holy horror the attacking the
equilibrium of the Turkish Empire or its
dependents. France FASTENED to remind
England OF the conversation which took
place between the Marquis Of Salisbury
and Mr.. Washington, both at that time
Ministers, in wrich the English Minister
stated that England would see without the
slightest suspicion the legitimate increase
OF French influence in Tunis, and that it
would not modify its attitude even
loud the Government of the Bey
fall, and yet because the French Govern
ment determines on furnishing grievous
transgressors, they make great ado about
it. They don't care a straw for the
cake themselves, but they cannot endure
the idea of anybody else getting bite of
it. As far as Germany Is concerned, it
! considers France perfectly iustihable in
protecting her interests in Africa and of
defending her frontiers; it may be that
Germany is rejoiced that France may be
occupied in thinking of something else be-
side Alsace and Lorraine whereas many
| French persons perceive far more dan
gerous intention on the part of Germany
in encouraging them to fight the Krou-
Mrs. Bismarck is the nightmare of the
French people, and in every Ill that
threatens to befail them they never fail to
perceive the hand of the German Chancel.
lor appraised against them, and behind the
Kroumirs they see the Boy, behind the
Bey Italy, and behind Italy Germany, or
rather Bismarck, for they cannot divest
themselves of the idea that Bismarck with
entire Germany at his call is waiting for
an opportunity TO pounce upon them for
the purpose of extorting several more
milliards of francs, which it seems that
country is in great need of. The French
forget that 1t was not Germany which first
made war on them, and they do not seem
to understand that if Germany still keeps
an eye on them it is because she regards
them somewhat in the light of
A WHIPPED DOG OF PLUcg,
Who sooner or later seeks his revenge.
The truth is that in the attacks Of the
Kroumirs there exists an organized power
which encourages them. The French de-
mand that the Bsy should join his troops
to theirs, for the purpose OF Furnishing the
| trausgressors, and in case of refusal
they will prevent the approach OF
his soldiers, and will perform the task
without assistance. The Italian Consul
has represented to the Bey that he had
nothing to-day to fear from France, for,
beside Italy, England would interfere, and
a nation so defeated and Inundated would
rever have the courage to defy these
Powers. But now that the Boy perceives
that the French are in earnest he has be.
come frightened, and demanded guarantee
of protection from England, and these
three countries, France, Italy and Eng.
land, with Italy in the midst of a Minis.
terial crisis, continue to discuss the affair
Is it really Frances intention to help her.
self to slice of Tunis? Such is certainly
not their desire, and because they do not
choose to do SO, not because Italy or Eng
land has forbidden them. In the first
place their present African possessions cost
them dear enough without adding to their
burden in that direction in the next place,
suppose they conquered part of Tunis
they never could expect to keep possession
of it without constant war with people
who fight much as the Mexicans do, and
who inhabit mountainous country where
it is difficult to attack the enemy They
do not undertake this war with any san
guine expectations, but from sense of
duty, from a feeling of indignation against
the barbarians, who, on capturing their
soldiers, cut off their ears and noses and
| nut ont their ewes, to leave them to linger