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Show FRANCE AXD GERMANY. Must Thej- Auain Fight I London, G. The Paris correspond- dent of the Timet telegraphs that un-i un-i easiness prevails in well informed I minds believe that danger is impending. impend-ing. Politicians from abroad, aa well I as those claiming to be well informed at home, asstrt that peace or i war depends on the approaching j mweting ol the Czar and German emperor. em-peror. No one denies that a powerful power-ful party in Germany, comprising the entire military element, feels the, late treaty is loo lenient, and that the , indemnity paid has already been j returned to tiie French code's; that I the possession of Bellburt by Fraucej is dangerous to Germany ; that .France is reorganizing rapidly and I will soon be able to furnish a formidable formid-able army lor alliance with other i nation-, and Germany is no richer man uetore the war. Her finances j and special organization cannot long support the expenses of the present armament, and she cannot disarm in tne lace ot France. The military party in Germany is convinced there I never was a moment more propitious .than the present to secure for their j country a long era of prosperity and 1 peace. War ought to be promptly j undertaken. It is necessary to march on to Paris and take up a (position where a new p. -ace can be i signed, which takes Belfourt from j France, limits her active army and exacts ten milliards in twenty years, j Paris could be attacked if France re- I j fused to sign. A'l the powers have I confined themselves to timi ', Hendlyj representations iu regard to the Bel- ! Igiau notes, which only show that to I finish witu France now is the duty I to Germany and humanity. .nuropo' will never be tranquil while the bhiu-derof bhiu-derof a treaty wuich leaves France .ready to revive and re-enter the 'struggle unnotified. What may be promptly executed at insignificant sacrifice would in two years hence cost oceans of blood. Rufsia must be convinced ot this necessity. The Titnex correspondent adds: " ' I' would be untrue to say those arguments arc accepted iu Germany outside nt & particular party; 'twould be equally untrue that theso menaces are destined des-tined to be realized. The diplomatic I world, even in Germany declare that she cannot fight against j any enemy who shall declare ii.r peace. Honest Germans scout the suppositions. The omperor has scruples but the party of immediate' action urge it as a duty to sink all :. considerations in order to save the ' country. They insist that France should be made to accept a .'reassuring .'reassur-ing treaty if she wili not fight. Ger- i many, in order to have the right to ,rcp:oach France, most s.ilemly disclaims dis-claims the above theories." The I Twin, iu an editorial, scouts the (apprehensions raised by the alarmists :aud alarmed in Paris. |