The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
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Metternich's political creed was simple. H
! believed in absolute monarchy. privilege
aristocracy. and n multitude Of obedient sub
jects. 1t was he thought. for the interest c
| crown aud court to treat these last well. t
give them. as sheen. good pasturage and shel
ter: but if they were neglected or abused. o
even Killed. there was no redress: no societ
for the prevention Of cruelty to animals had a
yet been organized. Metternich saw tina
the French revolution attacked this socia
system. that it's promoters would have substi
tuted representative for autocratic govern
mont. and he was shrowd enough t
| perceive that the rulers who would thu
be chosen would rarely be those VIII
| owed their position to birth or privilege.
he discerned with equal clearness the risinl
spirit of nationality and its tendency. he actet
ms II unaware that 1t must be reckoned with
The spirit had been used by Napoleon to in
cite Italy. Poland. and Hungary. and it hat
caused all Germans to rise aa one man In 1871:
to throw off Napoleor's yoke. Nevertheless
Metternich ignored the principle. or. at the
most laughed at it rs a silly enthusiasm. al
effervescence OF political idealism not to be
encouraged. In reconstructng Europe. he
attended only to dynastic interests. unscrupu.
lousy cutting a race into several slices. for the
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greeds of the various monarchical glut-
tonss Europe being thus carved out to
meet the wishes Of few monarchs
and their counselors. diplomacy. the art
OF ruling by chicanery. was carried
to the highest pitch. and the control OF Europe
necessarily passed to the diplomat who ex-
celed in craft. No man could match Meter
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'itiSet'' anu e"i'eihp'"'ou 'he responsibility
"eupe" upon i'i''i' he was almost overcome by
a mystic awe VI MS own personality.
ne spohe o. ms mission az an apostolate.
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ms Flsit' however snort. TO recall
ei'i"h' eUveie'sn Vi !" io'oeu OF con-
spirac'' he 'es'ines ,nat the pure and
JUST Always haiied MIN as deliverer.
ana ne reJoiceu III me hatreu ana Tear he In
sp,feu III 'ne p"'' o''ii ne cnerished no
oeiusi'ns' cAcep' inc primal oeiusion that tho
o'u i'e'nae cou'u DO perinanentiy anchored
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tiHe 10 ress1 al chahee was his policy
anu " Aeep .ie sutiaco shooth was MS idea
VI peaco. WIN ."e iae,s On 'he surface he
uealt quickly ana ueclsi'eiy. outwittinR his
ri'ais III o'p'ohacS. because ne knew exactly
"hA' no wanted ana no" 10 get IL. lie likened
n'hhseii 10 Spi"er spinning vast web. j
peE'h " Ah'" 'io "oiiu VOL ne SAID. and
neie'e ,ha. 'ne MES are eaten by the
spiueis ohv poI"use 'hey aie naturally so
young 'hht 'hey nave no tme to gain expert
ehee. anu 90 NOT know what Is the nature OF
opuei "eo many as were the flies he
caught uurinG ms iorty years spinning he
nah','.eo .ha' ms SUCCESS was due quite as
n' s'", W .''',, p,,nunesS 40 W MS cunning.
eueh "as tne''eihich' WHOM TO know is to
uhueretahu 'he nature o. the resistance which
'hechea eVer' patriot snort ana every impulse
, own proeress III Italy between 1915 and
1910, rev names nave Deen mated as his was
'h'eu or learea AZ ms was feared The ltal-
ans pic',teu h'ni 10 themselves as monster
VINO eloa,ea over human SUFFERING. who spent
Inns He regarded them and all Libera,s as
nn'ura' eheihieS 10 tne order In which he
iour'sheu' ana ne had no more mercy for them
nun mo orahish ihauisi'ors lad Tor heretics.
w ao"p' nus Nc'iiis "ou'd nave been sur