Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-09
The European Future.

summary Of the details Of the Pemodeled |
French army. doubtless derived from
some labored magazine article, which
gives the first limo l,2s0,goO men. the
first line tuntrained) 6akooo, the Terri.
tOrial army ttrainod) K5l, 900, and the
Territorial army lyhtrained) 2ss.OOO,
making grand Xsregate of 3,sl2,Ooo
men available IT, military duty, which
available force some writers place as
high as 3,7O0,5OO men, of all arms and
degrees Of Experience. That France has
very thoroughly recast her army there
can be byt little doubt. From the signs
Of the lines it is not an inauspicious cir
cums,ance that she has done so. The
lehs5ns OF the brief campaign Of the
anco.P Prussian war have doubtless had
.pon this heretofore most puissant ma
tion the effect which the almost uninter.
ruptod series Of French victories, ex-
tending from 1898 to the battles Of Dres-
den and Leipsic, had upon the now
mighty and at that time discovered and
helpless German nation. At the begin
ming Of the present century the physi-
que Of the German people was by no
means what It has since become, while
even Prussia seemed TO have forgotten
the lessons Of those superb drill SER
geants, Frederick the Great and Frede-
rick the Greats father. In the case OF
the former, the precision OF the drill
sergeant was supplemented by almost
matchless genius as a military leader,
but his influence proved to be evanes-
cent to IN astonishing degree. 1t was in
the gloom begotten Of the battle of jena
that the present Prussian military sys.
TEN and the splendid scheme Of German
gymnastics, had their birth. As re-
suit of the latter, the German stature
has increased quite an inch during the
past three-quarters Of century. The
German people have really been new
created.
1t Is well for France and for the Re-
publican idea that her army is so thor
oughly remodeled as the figures publish
ed in the Chronicle woull seem to sug-
gest. The recent tripartite treaty be-
tween Germany, Austria and Italy is an
undisguised menace not only to France
but to Republicanism in Europe. 1t ia
really revival OF the old Holy
Alliance Of Alexander, Metternich and
their coadjutors, with Russia left out.
1t Is singular circumstance in the his
tory Of nations that the United States,
within twenty years of the American
Revolution, whose success France alons
made possible, was in danger Of declaring
war against the French Republic and sid
ing with England. The only thing which
prevented this infamy was the strong
corrective influence of Mr.. Jefferson and
the Democratic party II the decision
of the matter had been left to New Eng
land, there would have been recorded
one Of the phenomenal international in
gratitudes of all ages.
In the case Of the union of Germany
Austria and Italy, such an example o.
Incredible ingratitude has just been re
corded. How the bones of Victor
Emmanuel and Cavour must turn in theil
graves when, through the influence ol
Kingcraft. as embodied in Humbert, one
splendid representative nation of the
Latin races has been arrayed against the
other, and to favor the pretensions OF
Austria, at that? What has become ol
the Italy Irridenta, and of the recollec
tion of the matchless services of France
to Italy, and of the unutterable Italian
detestation, which was typiRed in the
person of Victor Emmanuel. to the
Hapsburgs and their nation? OF all
countries in the world, twenty years
ago, an alliance between Italy and Aus
tria, next to that OF Switzerland and
Austria, outside of the Tyrol, would
have been thought to be the most i'm
probable. The government of Italy is
engaged just now in two highly incon
sistent operations. The first is in erect
ing a monument to Victor Emmanuel,
which is to cost 81, 500, 900; the second,
in perfecting a treaty, offensive and de-
fensive, with Austria, his sworn enemy.
1t is needless to say that the heart OF
the italian people is not engaged in this
most insensate of national programmes.
Ii Mazgini and Garibaldi were alive to-
day their voices would ring out in loud
mouthed diapason against this unnatural
coalition. The truth is, that it is SIM
ply an outgrowth of the right divine OF
Kings. which seeks to environ and crush
out nascent Republicanism in Europe.
As between the French and the Ger
man peoples, laying aside all questions
of Kingcraft, there is no antagonism.
The true solution of the controversy be.
tween Italy and France and Germany
and France, were there no Kings and
Emperors, would be to leave TO the peo-
pie of Nice and Savoy the question