The Berlin correspondent of the Times affirms that, owing to
the emigration of irreconcilables and the settlement of Germans in Alsace-Lorraine, the feeling of that province has undergone material change. It is ceasing to be bitterly anti-German. At the last meeting of the Provincial Com- mittee elected by the people, Dr. Petri, who is the member elected by universal suffrage to represent the Reichslami in the Imperial Diet, made a speech, in which he stated that the "policy of protest" must be abandoned; that the desire of the people was for the continuance of peace; that they were prepared to discharge conscientiously their duties as German citizens; and that, consequently, the Reichsland should be placed upon the same footing as the other States of the Empire. It must be remembered that Dr. Petri belongs to the Germanising Party ; but his speech was generally applauded in the Committee, and points to a great decrease in general bitterness. The young men now scarcely remember the great war; and six series of Alsace-Lorrainers have passed through German military training. Another generation, how- ever, must elapse before the people forget that they were French; and during that time, it is improbable that the Government of Berlin will relax any of its precautions.
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