Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-02
ANNIVERSARY or SEDAN.

Furiy-fouf yeafs ago today, the
French emperor. Louis Napoleon.
surrendered, with his arnys Of APP
proximateIy one hundred thousand
1t the end Of a two days battle at
sedan. Thus the Franco-Frusaian
was was decided IN favor OF Bis
mafck, though Paris was not taken
until the twenty eighth day Of the
following january. after the defend
ers had been stnfyed into submission.
Ths causes Of that war were puerlIe.
uiamafck. the greatest dpIoinatist Of
modern times. began his scheme for
the federation OF the German states
BY war with Austria. The Aus
iran emperor had long assumed
nome sort Of control over the Ger
mamie states. including Prussia The
independence If Pruasia was esiab-
llshed Al the Battle Of sadowa In
1866.
After tha expulsion of the French
from Mexico. the emperor decided
that the growing power Of pruaaia
must be checked. He introduced a
new principle Of international ohli.
cation BY demanding the cession Of
Prusaian territory on the saar as
compensation for French neutrality
during the war with Austria. Hu-
mania used the same pretfxt 10 ex-
act territory from bulgaria In the
pniknn war. or course. Prussia
promptly refused. Then Louis Ma
poleon, energetic II not great Sc
cured an agreement from the king
II Holland for the eeaaion OF the
dnehy Of Luxembourg. ana to this
prusAIa objected enefgetically
Following the overthrow Of the
ishurhons In Spain by the success
fni revolution Of lses. the crown Of
TINT kingdom was offered to Prince
Leopold Of the house Of Hohenzol-
Tern. Louis Napoleon demanded
that the King Of Prussia compel the
prince 70 decline. Refusal Of the
prnasian monarch led 20 a declara-
ton Of war hg France.
August 3 the forces Of Prussia and
The allied Germnnle states heRan the
invasion Of France, and thirty days
later the flower Of the French army
WINS crushed and the emperor 4
prisoner.
German science and German arms
and discipline WON almost every en-.
Rarement. The gNeaiest result e
eiermanv was The crownlng u kine
Frederick William emperor Of The
German empire. with the kingdom
II Prussia ~ the dominant state o.
the union, Compared with that no.
Notification Of Aast majority Of the
German people under one monarch
thn eeasion OF Asaee and Isotsnins
and the hinge indemnity Of three bill
lion dollars exacled We're a
nothing
Between this and the former wal
with France. there have heen many
sluliarIlleAl also striking differences
Then Il was war between the Ger
mans and the French. Now Il il :
war between Germany and Austria
on the one side. and France Russia
Great nrisaln. Japan, Belgium. Ser
via and Montenegro on the other
The SUCCESSES III the Germans hay
heun similar 10 those OF forlysfou
years ago Discipline, numbers
equipment and an educated soldier
have overcome almost snperhumnl
Resistance. iiut II IL much as II WI
III the Napaleonie wars. The werl
II combined against the kaiser. !
differs not how many victories h
naay win, numbers and money VII
prevail ia the long eun itussia ha
Just begun to tieht The defeat i
Allenstein With the loss Of tire
army eoFpn is Is nothing compare
with tbs resources Of Russia,
tlreat britain is resoureeful. rlei
lmplaeablc Resides. she has h
vefy existence ii stake She hi
Just begun u f.ght. The more Gel
many succeeds, the more certain
il that The war wiil be long on
Hut there can be but one end to IT
Germany viii be crushed. hut at a
awful price Of blood and treasure
INTERN LAW.