19 NOVEMBER 1887, Page 4

THE HATRED BETWEEN GERMANY AND FRANCE.

THE sudden renewal of hatred between France and Germany, though not difficult to explain, is one of the most remarkable phenomena in modern history. Judging a priori, one would expect it now to be becoming nearly extinct. It is seventeen years all but four days since Napoleon IIL declared war on Germany, more than sixteen years since France, weeping with rage and humiliation, agreed to the crushing terms of the Treaty of Versailles. A new generation has grown up—all the conscripts in the ranks of the present Army having been little children during the great war—a new form of government has been adopted, and a new tone pervades all politics and society.