Show zola on franco nod germany while in london M zola was interi viewed by alio correspondent of the cologne gazette on tho relations between franco and germany M zola said though I 1 am not exactly a politician I 1 can assure yon of one thing and that is that no one in franco desires war in no circumstances shall wo take tho offensive but if wo are attacked well and good I 1 do not wish to deny the existence of the idea of revenge but there is a great difference between an idea and putting it into practice yon cannot civo mo tho name of a french statesman of the present day who ie eager for war we have no military party and no general who can claim tho right to cover himself with the laurels of war we leavo become more democratic broader and more peaceably peace ablo in our views the condition however in which france lives is I 1 confess anything but an ideal one |