Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-01
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grasp Of autocrats the majority VI
whom abused their power 70 the graft
Gcatlon Of their own desires and in-
clluauons. regardless OF the welfare OF
the people The oppression woe felt
most keenly in France, whore the ex.
travagance OF KINGS had plunged the
country into bottomless debt and
where the bUrdens were laid upon the
poorer classes while the nobility and
clergy, though holding the greatest
part OF the nations wealth, contributed
but little In che form Of taxation.
Louis XVI. though aware OF the dan
gers Of the situation. was too weak 10
affect any reformi. and finally the
people took the matter IN their own
hands. and IN revolution sought a
remedy FOR the unbcarable evil
But this revolution was born among
a class Of people that had no faith In
God. It's character soon assumed that
OF monster Nevertheless II made "a
deep impression throughout Europe
Everywhere the nations became aware
Of the oppression they were subjected
10. and lifted their voices in loud pro-
tests At the same time. they realized
that a revolt, In which thousands Of
political victims were slain as sacri-
fees. was no less evil than tyranny
Itself. and they hesitated TO exchange
one kind Of oppression for another.
At this juncture Napoleon appeared
on the scene. lie suppressed the reyo-
luton aud assumed despotlc power, but
he found @ necessary FOR the main
tenance Of this supremacy, TO keep a
large army BY this means he gath
cred around him AN the ambitious adj
yenturers that otherwise might have
become dangerous 20 him, and opened
TO them the prospects OF wealth and
power. The army thus created had TO
be kept at the expense Of other coun-
tries In order not to drain the resources
Of France, and thus II came about that
the revolutionary movement for l.ber-
u.s. fraternity ana equality ended In
lnnumerable wars.
Napoleon became the scourge OF Flu
rope old states Tell before his sword.
and others were reduced 10 Insignia
canoe. The conQueror founded new
states and elevated his own friends 20
the thrones. with the idea Of placing
round the mighty empire an impenetra-
Die wall guarded by allies. His idea
was 10 make France the empire sun
around which all other states were to
reyolve as satellites. The hand OF
Bouaparte rested heavily upon the ma
tons
In this extremity the people sobered
mp from their revolutionary intoxicatlon
ana turned TO the Almighty There
was no human aid In view, but the lib-
Grafton came. when Napoleon in the
year 1912 invaded Russia. be was at
the zenith Of worldly power and glory
lie lod a brave army accustomed 90
victories, and more numerous than re-
cent history at that time had on record.
lie seemed the master Of the world.
But his defeat was as marvellous as
had been his victories A Russian win
ter broke the supposedly inyIncblt
forces up so completely tha, only few
fragments ever returned 10 their native
SOIL Everywhere Il was Acknowledged
that God had INTERVIEWED TO save Eur
one. I'm vain Napoleon gathered an.
other army the following year. jim tho
great battle 40 Le.usic an October 1913.
he was for ever expelled from German
soil ana I'm March. 1914 the allies enc
tered Paris and compelled shortly az
forwards the man before whom Europe
had trembled 90 sbdlcate the throne
ana retire 10 the island OF Elba. Once
more the rssourceful con0uerer np-
nearsd i'm Franc, and became master OF
that country but the battle of Water
loo 1915 ended hls career and he spent
tbe remainder OF his lie eu exile ON the
island of ST. Helena where he died
ak vsors lator
Tbess evspts made deem impression
uron the nations. The lnadelity OF the
eighteenth century was buried iu the
avalanche that swept the world. and
tho most thouebtf1 openly expressed
tbsir gratitude to the divine Providence
for ,niitical salvation. a most remark
ab.o expression OF this sentiment
among ia. rulers OF Europe was the
holy alliance a compact entered into 90
Paris Sent e. 1915. by the monarcbs
of Russia Prussia. and Austria. ana