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people of France. may more clearly than even
the able publicists of that period that the en-
cesses of the French revolution grew out of des-
peration.
The Huns, now, spinning the webs of
intrigue. The Teuton, then now, living still
in the middle ages, domineerng. mean and sordid.
determined that France should return to slav-
cry. Louis XVI, under the influence of his beau
tiful wife. Marie Antoinette. dominated by
Austria. His court filled with German spies
and PruSsan emissaries
When he found that he could conquer his
people with French artillery he pretended to ae-
cede to their demands and waited for the help OF
the German war lords. Escaping from Paris, ne
had got within few miles of the border before
he intercepted Varennes. 1t his in
tent to get Germany to send her armies to compel
his subjects to accept his feudal rule
Nations become accustomed changes of gov
eminent slowly when they have been ground
down under the iron heels of despotism. Reckless
and blind their king, the people of France
felt that in some way he was their father and
portector and that it would be calamity if he
should turn his face from them. In the months
which followed when these children of the new
order, knowing far l SIS how to govern themselves
than Louis and Marie Antoinette knew how to
rule wisely over them, found their country invad-
ed by Austrians and Prussians they gave way to
their rage.
They had been willing retain even so poor a
king constitutional ruler and he had already
put upon his head the red cap. Had he been firm
enough Of purpose to resist the intrigues of the
central powers he might still have saved his face
and his head.
Those were the days when Teuton tyranny
everywhere spreading its nets and snares. George
1 of England elector of Hanover, speaking
German the British throne and knowing no
English, addressing his ministers in dubious
Latin. George II could talk lamely in the tongue
of the people whom he professed to govern
George III was more German if possible than his
predecessors. They had realized that Great Brit
ain had constitutional government and left at
fairs largely to the ministers. He, an exempIar
of middle age outlook, took the advice of his
German mother. George, be a king"
His obstinacy lost to Great Britain her Ameri-
can colonies German. he gave aid and COM
fort to France I'm seeking to make her yield to
the demands of her Bourbon king His kinsnan
the duke of Brunswick, leading Austria and Pr1is-
sian armies. invaded France and served notice
upon her National Guard that they were Ifable tr
the death of traitors
In their evaporation, the citizens of an imnov
erished nation then guillotfned the king who was
taking no steps to meet the foreign foe and was
waiting the oncome of the Hun to subject then,
again to Bourbon tyranny. Hence the Commune
and the Reign of Terror and those dark hours r.,
which nation in the throes was endeayorinp r.,
adjust itself to the problems which followed tho
overthrow OF the Bastiile.
France came up out OF much tribulaffon in+o.
republican form Of government She was entov
ing peace and plenty when the Hun again crossaa
her borders to impose upon her a yoke which !.
the same as that for which stood dark stron-
hold on the Seine long since destroyed.