The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-18

terror We have NJ Laurier, and Count
Chandordy IL an excellent representa-
tive Of the Ministry OF Foreign Az
fairs. But What are wanted arc gen
erals"
Bu, GOOD generals were lacking in
France IN that fatal year. However. a
little later the delegated Eovernmen,
| OF Tours was aroused ont OF its quiet
surroundings-th government was in
stalled in hall OF the Archbishop's
Palace. adorned with painted glass
, windows and religious cmblems-by
the arrival OF Leon Gambctta from
Paris
lie had escaped by balloon from The
hcsieGcd city, and the pcrOration Of
his iirst speech a. Tours gave tho kew
note Of his policy. N We cannot make
a compact with victory" he said let
NJ make compact with death" Seiz-
ing for himself the Ministry OF War
for there was none at Tours 10 contest
has suprenacy-he Hung himself into
his mission viii all the ardor OF which
he was capa bic; Gambetta was one
OF those FIenchmen Who realized that
Paris vas not France and that France
was lar greater than the capital IA.
was not all--that was his constant
iheme--and Inc kindled throughout the
provinces as Yet uuraNsGed by the war
= spirit OF fierce and patriotic resist
glowing rhetoric:
The Republic demands tho co.opera-
ton Of all L; Viii utilize the coura,
Of al! it, citizens, employ the capahil-
tiles OF each. and. according TO its
traditional policy. will make young
men its chiefs. Heaven itself viii
cease Ia favor our adversarics: the
autumn rains viii come and held in
check by the capital, far from their
homes and troubled and anxious for
the future. the prussians will lie deci-
mated one by one hy our arms by
munger and by nature. Nv. il is not
possible that the genius or France
should lie for evermore obscurcd. il
cannot be that great nation shall let
It's place in the world be taken from
II by an inva sion OF 5000 men. Cp
then, in mass and let us die rather
than snftr the shame OF dismember-
ment."
Gambctta's principal helper in this
work Was dc FreHcinet. and together
they contrivcd TO raise in the short
space of six weeks an army OF 10000
men, which. II its training had been
equal To its ardor might have succeed
co in raising the siege cf Paris. or at
least in inilictinc severe defeats upon
the invaders. There was indeed At
orc moment serious ta.il in the Ger
man headquarters Of raising the siege
when the news came on November q
that Orleans had heeu captured by the
aimN OF tho Loire
But this French success proved to he
merely q flash in the pan Nothing
could compensate for the lack Of prev-
lou$ military training, and on Deem
be T. as has be m said. the delegation
OF the provisional government moved
from Tour. To Bordeaux. whore Il re-
rrolued Throughout the winter. while
Ganbctta planted new schemes for the
armies Of Paris and raised men and
supplies for the armies of ChanZy
Bourbaki and Fairdherhe Meanwhile
Thiers WAS ondcavoring to bring about
foreign intervention AT London. st ret
ersburg, Vienna and Florence. All in
vain, the only suggestion that England
had 10 make WAS that the provisional
government should negotiate An arms
tice for the purpose Of summoninE II
natioRa! assembly to ascertain whether
the people OF France wanted pcace or
war Jules Favrc was driven to re
new his painful negotiations with lis.
marck al Versailles, and tho armisticc
was agreed to on January N
Gambctta, indeed. refused to ac-
knowledge that tho provisional govern
mcnt OF Paris had any right TO sign
away the provinces and foriresses
which Favre. in famous phrase had
vowed thai France would never sur
render and he clamorcd for a contin.
uance of the war. Hut Frantic was en-
haustcd. and recognized that the con.
test was hopeless. aud C;ambctta was
ovcrhoruc, when the national assembly
met. At Bordeaux on February IS. il ac-
ceptcd at once tho terms OF tho armis-
ticc and transferring itself To Ncrsail-
les regularizcd the establishment Of the
Third Republic.