GERMANY AND THE ULTRAMONTANES.

Evening Star, Issue 3732, 8 February 1875, Page 3

GERMANY AND THE ULTRAMONTANES.

(From the London ‘ Times,’) The Chancellor of the Empire, ap aking officially from his place in Parliament, t<ays that the time has oonaoto tell a s ory which had been long kept secret, hue which, after all that has happened, had better be made public. Then, having related a conversation in which the P-ipal Nuncio at Munich declared that in all countries except America, England, and Belgium, the Pioman Church had to look to revolution as the sole of securing her lawful position, Prince Bismarck explained the origin of the late war. “Gentlemen, I am in possession of conclusive evidence proving that the war of 1870 was the combined work of Rome and France ; that the (Ecumenical Council was cut short on account of tho war, and that very different votes would have bten taken by the Council had the French been victorious. I know f rom the beat sources that the Emperor Napoleon was dragged into the war very much against? his will by the Jesuitical influences rampant at his Court; that he tried hard to resist those influences ; that at the eleventh hour he determined to maintain peace ; that he kept to this determination for half-an-hour, and that he was ultimately overpowered by persons representing Rome.” It must be evident to anyone who reads these words that the Prussian Go▼ernmenht as reasonable grounds for believing that the t'Otnan Court did urge the attacx. on Prussia in 1870 in order to weaken the Power which had over hadowed Catholic Bnvaria, which had enabled the kingdom ot Italy to annex Venice, and now oucouaaged an attempt on Home ; to support this view, it may be borne in mind that C unt Arnhim was also fully possessed with the eonvi tion that Papal hostility was no inactive sentiment. All tho world ' knows that the Papacy and the (Ultramontane Party generally sympithised with Erance ; indeed, it was only nectssary to talk to a priest during the first few days of the war to learn wh t great things were expected fronj tb* march no R.-rlin, But the present declaration pi ■ JM ,C ® Bjemarfk * in dioa*6 the that the mtttiference of the bean throughout more red aypp than (lermapa believe, and it is* pot likely to r-st in the future. Such are the springs which r ally move German policy, When the Chief Mini ter of an Empire and those associate! With him are convinced that such an enemy is in the midst of them, it is vain to criticise their conduct after English standards, »s if the most the Church Ifiad, 'ever done and 1 had been' to throw opt a Univer- ! sity Bjli. 'ihe Ministers and am jects of the (german Emporoy believe that the very existence qf tho nation is menaced by the Ultramontane power, and-, until we are able to prove to them that they are mistaken, it is useless to question what they do.