The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
II.

| II.
Nothing but release OF the truth was
now needed to hasten the excltable
populace on its way down "the road to
revolution" Gen. Cousin Montauban.
Comte de Pallkao. a veteran withheld
from the field because of his seventy
! five years. French commander in China
In 1s60-whence the "Palikao" of his
title--5rcame the third War Minister
within a span Of something less than
two months; and. like his predecessors,
but half acquainted with the situation,
needs and plans of his imperial chief
was the chief himself much better
| acquainted with them? --he dreaded to
inform the people of Paris of the true
state OF affairs. And he was skilled in
the twin accomplishments OF "suggestlo
falsi' and "suppressio verb; In addition
to which an advertised weakness OF the
lungs furnished excuse for silence when
neither of these accomplishments of
diplomacy might avail.
The Germans are coming! Out Of
Paris go the useless mouths" In flock
tho suburbanites; and, to cheer them
up. in come the battered. bandage6
veterans OF Worth. A sorry sight,
breeding in the spectator. as idiosyncra-
sizes of temper run, anger dependency,
terror, despair.
DIR. Blewitt and others, English and
American, organize Red Cross work.
Parading the streets behind an ambu-
lance, surgeons, nurses, &C., members
or the society carry slaves with coin
bags at the end. "Vivent les Anglais!
l..
chinks against gold. bank notes rustic;
the pouches groan. Worth IS or so at
the start, by the exit of August the So
ciety has f1l2,000 to its credit; with the
advent of October It has disbursed
100000 and organized thirty-two field
ambulanCes. During tho war IL spent
half "A million sterling and minstered
to 10000 men. In the first procession
three daughters OF DR.. Marion Sims
bore the flags of France, England and
the United States. There was a banquet.
for even when death turks without men
dine within; and at the banquet there
was champagne, and 1t loosed the
tongue OF the reminiscent, then PREM
toXicate with youth: and so much in
demand were his services as interpreter,
afterward at the railroad station, so
constantly was he consulted even by
those In authority, that the underlings
of the chemin dc fer. ever alert for
indlcia or influence and the possible
dispensation OF favor. marked him down
as one TO be cultivated The train Is
ready, but its departure delayed. The
station Is crowded. confused. there is
question of outgoing and incoming from
~ 90 al. Al.
chef de gare. bowling with gallicism of
salut to the young Highlander: "a
vous, monsieur. tout est pems." There
are no rues-for you! The incident,
considering time, place and participants,
is not without meaning. The expedition
was of service at Sedan. and on the
bloody fields of Balan and Bazcilles.
The republicans got busy. The Prefet
Pietri burned papers in n portentous holo-
caust. Sedan. INSTRUMENTATION
ment,' the whole city echoes with the
cry. Palikao had been offered "A dictator
ship by the imperialists; shrewdly de-
clined. Enter Gambetta into the sacred
tribune of the Palals Bourbon. Proposed
by the veteran OF Chinese atrocities:
Let there be n Council of Government
and National Defence. | will be Lieu
tenant-General OF France" Theirs and
Favre are up. The bureaux deliberate
The Invaders" will not listen, even to
the lion Gambetta: "Vive la republique.
Mort aux Prussiens," The Empire is
down; Prussia next! Never the Saxons,
the Wurttembergers. the Hessians, the
Bad'ners. always Mort aux Prussens":
there is some sense yet in the national |
treasury Of France. In the very days
of the siege Quatrefages writes La
Race Prussienne," denying that the |
Prussians are Germans at all.