The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-14
France Wakes oui.L rn,.nc.,.

EF war ana German annexation tho
population was reduced abou; :. TOO. 900
To the omuIcmcnt OF the world. but OF
Germany. especially. tho cnormou, war
9cht was paid before il was due. 70
wonderful was tho rocupcrativc power
OF France and the industry ana THRIFT
81 its people. business began 10 regain
its normal activity. finance was put
On a sound basis. AND tho army wa,
thoroughly rcorganizcd. The wear OF
the Franco rrussiau war also SAW
Italian unity completed After Inc
Sedan surrender the French soldiers.
guarding the Pope returned to France
and the King thcreupon took posses
sion OF Rome.
Under is new Constitution the Ger.
man empire began most auspiciously.
In timc Bismarcks high protective
| tariff was adopted, and it has had a
great part in tho encouragement OF
German local manufacturers and the
industrial revival. which vas also fla
cilitated by progress In science, es-
pccinlly applied chemistry. the rise Of
the merchant marine. and the develop
| lncnt Of the export trade.
Another Bismarchian triumph WAS
! tho triple alliance, the union OF Ger
many Austria. and Italy. OF which 50
much has hccn heard at tho present
! day. y lorg nght with the Socialist
party which in various forms had becu
asserting its doctrines. was not 80 sue
Z ccsSiul. The party although often
/ torn 10y internal dissensiou m1do a
/ steady increase I'm its voting strength
and Tho old chancellor had often 10 re
-rci the suffrage which lie gave IA the
! Constitution This party developed
/ many able men from the days OF Las
/ sail" Ia the present time. and ~ the
/ R","lSiar and out The leaders have
! kept ;hc government almost consistent
! L. on tie defensive. Not rcprcSSiyc
! laws. not prison cells. have been able
/ 10 silence it's orators Or stop its ,nuny
! printing presses.
! Th" war Row going Oh. however. has
/ demonstrated that both il France and
Germany the Socialists have put coun-
/ tr! before part:
During 80 period following the war
IA France great trouble occurred among
The mixed people "f tie Haikun nrov-
/ 'ncct. l,SrzcGoNina had rcvo!iod
/ against tho Turks ard the corcligiou-
I lists IN adjoining states had aided the
rebels. Turkey itself had :, revolutions
/ ana within - wear suw tGrcc Sultans
! mount the throne. Bulgarian Christians
/ Killed some Turkish officers. and this
was followed by mrssacics which
/ shocked the whole world. The rcvolu-
! tto'iSts we're Joined by ScrVia and
/ McutcncErc in war on tho Sultan
and TO max It unanimous Russia aud
Eounania entered the lists aguiust
Hi 49, '' 80 9 y blOOuI SlIuSSIn. llSt-
; ing eleven months. cnsucd. large
army hcsicHcd E'levnu, but could not
! take II hN assault. 80 strongly was IL
iortiicd ANA so ably defended by The
Turkish general, Dsinan pasha. lie had
10 surrender however. When Adrit.
! noblc fell The Sultan gave up
Treaty OF BERLIN.
The treaty which followed extended
the bulgarian border south TO Greece.
and gave Independence TO ScrVia Eou-
'nania and Montenegro. but Greece pro
tested and Scrvia objected to I:ulGaril'a
advantage. while l;ouinania protested
against what Russia was taking from
her 80 Il new treaty was drawn at
l;crlin. This gave Scrvia, Rouna,iia
aud Montenegro their independence OF
The sultan's rule, but cut greater Bul-
:ari' in three, leaving Macedonia to
turkey and East RoumcIia ana Tul-
Saria atill under TurkisJ, dominion. but
self governing. The sultan WAS 10 con