When was it published?

July 27, 1872 in Alexandria Gazette

Foreign News July 27, 1872

Alexandria Gazette

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Metz Population Decline, German Rule, Franco Prussian War Aftermath, Annexed Territory, French Reclamation

Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia

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What is this article about?

Post-Franco-Prussian War, Metz's population under German rule has dropped from 45,000 to about 30,000, impacting city prosperity. Further decline expected, unlikely filled by German emigrants who prefer the U.S. France may attempt to reclaim lost territories soon.

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Decay of Metz -The French inhabitants of Metz evidently do not take kindly to German rule. A German census lately taken shows that the population since the war has diminished about fifteen thousand. Before the conflict with Germany, Metz had a population of forty-five thousand, and a reduction of that number by one-third makes a very perceptible difference in the prosperity of the city. It is not probable that the decrease is going to stop here. Neither can it be expected that the gap thus occasioned will be supplied by German emigration. The German emigrant, as a rule, desires a more stable home than that which can be afforded him in the newly acquired territory, and the U. S. holds out more substantial inducements to him to emigrate than a residence on French soil. Besides, it is not quite so certain that France will not within a few years make an attempt to reclaim all she has lost in the disastrous campaigns of 1870 and '71.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Political

What keywords are associated?

Metz Population Decline German Rule Franco Prussian War Aftermath Annexed Territory French Reclamation

Where did it happen?

Metz

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Primary Location

Metz

Event Date

Since The War Of 1870 And '71

Outcome

population diminished about fifteen thousand, from forty-five thousand to approximately thirty thousand

Event Details

French inhabitants of Metz do not take kindly to German rule. A German census lately taken shows population decrease since the war. Before the conflict, Metz had forty-five thousand population; reduction by one-third affects city prosperity. Decrease unlikely to stop; gap not filled by German emigration, as Germans prefer stable homes and U.S. inducements over residence on French soil. France may attempt to reclaim lost territories from 1870-71 campaigns.