Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-31
Won MOLTkE'S BOOK.

Won Moltke's review OF the Franco.
German war appear now aud then In
the press Of the country. The Ian.
guage In which these extracts are
couched IL devoid OF redundancy, cir.
cumlocution or apparent labor, each
sentence being simply wordei, straight
~ an arrow and destitute OF obscure
ties or antiquities; while the dra.
matte manner In which many OF the
more stirring situations Is toli-nota-
bly, this charge and recharge OF
the French at Sedan-and the
color and vlvldness impaired to
all his word.palntings, 20 10 show
that the counts literary qualifications
were abreast OF his military skill, his
place being well to the fore In either.
The recollection OF that brief but
bloody aud crushing contes, will 20 on
through and down the generations OF
France while memory remains the
wardcrof the brain. Not because II was
u defeat altogether. Not because 1t
was inflicted by the hereditary enemy
who formerly went down all but in
yloriously before the triumphant
sagles; but because, through
ircachery. incompetency and lack OF
preparation the Germans were given
an almost unobstructei turnpike over
French bodice to Paris, and then ex-
acted from the PROSTATE foe indemnity
20 vast, 10 far reaching aud
90 apparently impossible to raise,
tnat 1t looked like, rs 1t was doubtless
Intended to be, an embedding blow
whose effect would not be worn oil
Turing the generation at least. This
iTcatment, added to the forcible taking
away OF Alsaoe and Lorraine. will
not M suggested be- forgotten or for
given.
II Moltks acted In the terms for the
conclusion Of peace and participated la
he belief that they would be perma.
gently crushing, he showed In this a
iack ofIudgment and an ignorance OF
French characteristics greatly at
variance with his knowledge OF that
psopie otherwise a. shown by his
book. Before the seams aud gaps
ploughed through the streets Of
Paris by German cannon balls
were ell closed up; before the
walls and columns shattered by
hell and grape ami the bowling mob
which followed their deadly advent
were entirely made whole or replaced,
mightier army than France had ever
Nnown before, better equipped and
uore thoroughly trained than any
u Its predecessors, was under
arms anu ready TO march to the
lungered-!or music OF revenge at a
moment's notice; the indemnify had
been paid and notice lacking only
,ho essential Of form served on Ger.
Jnany that her hold upon anu posses.
sion Of Alsace and Lorraine were
purely technical--that the soil might
be held by means Of military guards
ind outpoets, nut tho hearts OF the PEG.
pie and the people themselves
belonged to France. In short, every
vestigo OF the devastation ex.
'nptinga vacant place or two In
lome here and there had been either
giped out or concealed wherever such
'thing was physically possible--no,h.
'us LETT to remind tho eye at least
hat Frenchmen had been beaten and
humiliated on their own soil; while,
IN the contrary, perfect readiness aud
willingness for another attempt to
Hross the Rhine, plunge through the
Black Forest and on to the German
'apital were everywhere Visible.
The dislike all along prevailing be.
ween the nationalities which the sol.
lier-author fairly describes, has ripenei
nto n hatred NJ deep and intense, at
east ON the part OF the French, that
Il Is manifested on all permissible
occasions and In ways striking,
athletic, foolish ana at times
umorous. For Instance, Henri
socheiort, editor and manager OF
Ia Lanterne, keeps q standing
,otice at the head OF his nd
| 'eItising columns, readipg-"No ad.