The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-01-21
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IN reading certain chapters of this book
one might easily Imagine that the revolt
ing cruelties Of the Revolution were again
being enacted in Paris and elsewhere
throughout the country.
The events which led up to the war
with Germany are thus described by, the
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Bismarck prepared the war, Napoleon
III. wanted it, the great bourgeoise looked
on; They .,a migs have STOPPED it by an
himself with grimace. He saw in this
war our certain ruin; he knew our terrible
lnferiority in everything; he could have
un1ted the Left the tiers part the jour
na!lsts nave made palpable to them the
folly Of the attack, and supported by this
strength of opinion. have said to the
Tuileries; to Paris if needs be, "War is
impossible; we shall combat it as trea
SON.
Poor France! Who will save thee?
| The humble, the poor, those who for six
years contended for thee with the Empire.
for few hours Of rest, and the liberals
seek to feather their nests under the
empire, handful of men, without arms,
unprotected, rise up against the still all
: powerful despot On the one hand young
| men who form the bourgeoise have gone
! over to the people, faithful children of
| 1882 resolved to continue the work of
lngmen unite for the study and conquest
| of the rights Of labor. In vain the en-
pire attempts to split their forces, to Sc
duce the workingmen.'
| The author then follows up with de-
Scr1ptlon of the terrific political struggle
between the contending factions which
finally burst forth in all the horrors of the
Paris, Marseilles, Toulouse and MARION
were soon to be converted into veritable
human slaughter houses, in this fratricida]
struggle which for madness and I'M
checked violence finds few counterparts
! the history
Many new events-that is events which
nave hitherto been obscure to the student
of that period are brought forward by the
author, in his work which considered
either from a literary or historical view
point is an achievement of no inconsid-
cradle merit.
MONEY. BANKING, AND FINANCE
Bolles's Money. Banking and Finance
R Ay aloe or 6ieS Pm D. Lii d
Officers" etc, and Lecturer in the UNI.
versity Of Pennsylvania and Haverforc
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This volume, while designed especially
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, Colleges, is equally suited for the general
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| alike to those who intend to devote
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those who are thus engaged and tc
those who are studying the history and
theories of banking.