The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-04-14

Republic, one and indivisible, is in
imminent danger. Devastated by
the worst food that she has ever
known, France feels the grip at her
throat. The beginning of it was
the Dreyfus case. The injustice
of which Pinch-Dreyfus was vic
tim, though appalling when con. !
sidered from high ethical stand
point. was insignificant compared
with the upheaval of official Wash
Paris. Next came the Russo.
japanese war, will millions OF
French money tied up by the ne
cessities Of the weakened ally of
France. Here were two blows; one
at the army land consequently at
defence,) the OF er at finance.
Followed the Stelnheil affair, III
which the administration of justice
and the sacred Code Napoleon it.
self were the objects of attack. The
flood, already mentioned, proved a
calamity from which even the extra
ordinary recuperative powers OF
French manufacture and agricul-
ture would, in normal times, take
many years to rescue the country.
| Meanwhile, by the Act which final
ly separated church and state, the
Government made enemies of an
enormous m GRITTY OF 10y a |
Catholics. n O m n a ii y under
ISocialist domination, in actual fact
the Government is held by con-
servatives of timid order-such
men as composed the Directory after
the storm and stress Of the Revo-
luton. But the last straw is the
scandal attending the administra-
ton of the anti-Catholic edict. It
seems that the monasterles were
I
suppressed with the same result
POSSIBLY with the same object) as
in the England of Henry VIII.
, The money which poured in from
forced sales, instead of lining the
f public purse, fattened sundry pri-
vate wallets. Hence follows ruin
> ruin from which the nation awaits
it's predestined Deliverer.
THERE HAS LATELY BEEN TRoU-
; BILE in Egypt. The beneficence OF
British rule has been often ques-
!: toned by gentlemen who don't like
:. the feel of nail-studded boots where
the head joins the shoulders
Some persons are so constituted
that they dislike tyranny-even
the most altruistic of tyrannies.
:. That Egypt's distinguished visitor
= would sympathlze with these views
=. coming as he did from a land sacred
. to the tari-to freedom, was moi
unnaturally anticipated. In this
hope the Egyptian Nationalist
'e were cruelty disappointed. In view
% of possible later Developments, THU
II significant attitude of the visito
e towards despotism should be care
fully borne in mind. The eyes o
the world being focused on Egypt
lie the illustrions visitor proceeds t.
lie Italy. Here again he finds him
ut self the center of attention. Witt
is consummate diplomacy he o n
trives to put the head of the Cath
olic religion in a position at which
sc even the latter's most loyal sup
c. porters must look askance. Sofa
IN we have recorded history. Wha
follows is prophecy.
The time is ripe. The Frenc
nd Republic totters. The pretender
it to the throne of France, Bonapart
ng list and Orleanist, have by pre-
posed marriage demonstrated thu
tn Q ancient monarchical shibbt
.ct leths no longer represent Twin
lie. realities. What is needed in til
nresent state of France is no pan
pered offshoot of degenerate nobi
SIS. ily, buta man-in short, Delive
dip er. Why. it is as clear as dayligh
lmI Ia~ial III Tho Rnoa