Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20

ton, This contained clause granting
universal suffrage in the election OF
members of chamber to represent
the people.
When the diet took up the Austrian
question of Holstein, Prussia told 1t that
any state which voted for Austria must
prepare to fight Prussia. When the diet
replied that it was illegal, Prussia left
the confederation and declared war.
Bavaria, Hanover, Wurttemberg, Saxony
and five smaller states sided with Aus
tria.
Then came the test of King Williams
military policy. 1t stood it successfully.
Beginning June 16. the Prussians defeat
ed Hanover by the 27th, and by July. 1
Bohemia was invaded, according to the
plan Of Won Moltke- TWO days 1 I.
ed nearly all day. and might have gone
against the Prussians had not the crown
prince arrived with reinforcements.
Fifty thousand fell that day. the AUS
TRANS losing four times as many as the
Prussians did.
The Italians Jared badly. being defeat
ed on land and at sea-
Austria had to give Venetia TO ltaiy:
hut the south German states were left
to choose under which flag they were
to remain Prussia annexed Hanover,
Hesse-Cassel, Nassau, Schlesw1g. Hol-
stein and the city of FRANKFORT, thus
increasing her territory about 25 per
cent.
genius had thought 1T all out In advance
and 1t had come about exactly accord
and Won Moltke's army had made Prus-
sia one of the great powers, and were
to make her still greater.
The next thing done was to provide
a constitution for the north German
confederation. 1t was placed before an
assembly elected under the new suffrage
law and adopted in 1857. King William
was president, and for its parliament It
had two chambers, the council and the
reichstag The members of the latter
were elected for three years. The coun-
Gil consisted of delegates sent by the
rulers of the states. This parliament
wisely set to work to enact laws which
would bring prosperity to the confedera-
ton. and to remove many of the handi-
caps imposed by the old absolutism.
Included in the period just described
must be mentioned certain matters
which were going on In France. That
empire had bitterly resented it's sover-
eign's part in the Italian war. In
other ways also his popularity had be-
gun to wane. In order to distract
PREVENTION in Mexico and the setting
up of the Inflated empire there. This
came about by the reputation of in
terest on debts due to France. England
demonstration there, but the latter
two drew out when they OWNED
Frances real intention.
Napoleon sent a large force to Mex
leo and established Archduke Maximil-
ian of Austria as emperor. The prof.
ect ended disastrously. The French
army was defeated and was with
drawn. leaving Macmillan to his fate
The cost to France in lives and money
was heavy. and Napoleon's fame was
ton grew bold. Speeches. which a few
years before would not have beer
tolerated by the government, were de-
livered against the emperor and loud.
ly cheered. Nevertheless, in a popular
vote of confidence the emperor was
successful.
In Spain the revolutionary spiri,
broke forth in 1868 and Queen Isabella
was driven from the throne. Bisma rex
tried to induce Leopold of Hohenzol-
lerH to accept the place. II having beer
offered to him by the Spanish provi.
sionaI government. Bismarck was par.
ticularly anxious that Leopold ascend
the throne because he knew it would
anger Napoleon and the French gov.
eminent. The prince reluctantly &C.
cepted and warlike utterances were
made in the French chamber.
4
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The French ambassador to Berlin wa.
sent to visit King William at Ems t.
. ask that Leopold withdraw. and or
July IL. 1870. the withdrawal was an
nounced. but not by King William
Not satisfied with this, the Paris gov
eminent insisted on an assurance tina
Prussia would not again put forward