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A Speech By Thiers In The Assembly

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Day
23
Month
June
Year
1871
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Public Domain
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TjOXDOJí, Juno 21.- The speech delivered by Thiers in the French Asscmbly yosterday denounecd tho policy of Napoleon as absurd and as tho real canse ofthe disasters whioh have bofallen Franco. The couree pursuod by Gambotta was excusable, though petúe oujjht to have boon made wifh Germany when success on tho part of the army of tho Luiré becarae hopeless. It was said by 'l'hiors that it was necossary to pay tho Germán idemuity quickly. Still he was not in favor of levying an iuoorae tax and the ro-establishmeut of measures of a prohibitory character, but would siraply re-ostablish tln iiicome tiixes, which would próvido the inoney necossary to meet tile demanda upon the country. Frailee, coneluded the the President, should and will derive mauy advantages from her misfortunes. VBESATÜES, Jone 21.- The speech of M. Thiers has produced an exceüent impressioji in eonsequence of the elearness OÍ his fiixaneial statement and the announcement that 200,000,000 francs would be set apart annually for a sinking fund. It is anticipatiíd that tho loan will be a completo success. The consu8 of Englmid, Wales and Ireland is completed, The population of England and Wales 8 officially atfrted at about 22,700,000, and that of Ireland at about 5,400,000. Arrangcments havo been made for tho taking of a largo portion of the ncw Frenen loan by Germán capitalists.

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