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land and France only reconstructed
They had better have armed en- masse for
her defence. Austria and Prussia were
benefited but Russia received the chief
advantages of that division. II opened
the door 10 the interior Of Europe. The
exiles in the wilds of Siberia can witness
- the unrelenting inhumanity-to the
Nero.llke disposition of hey sovereigns.
Napoleon, in 1912. might have estab-
lished strong barrier against her in the
North of Europe. All Poland would
have been on horseback. He could have
assembled 200, 900 Polish Lancers under
his standard, and hrust Russia meusura>
bly, back into her former position Of an
Asiatic power, unconnected with the poll
tics OF civilized Europe.
Notwithstanding the assertions Of some
historians to the contrary, Austria agreed
to relinquish Polish Gallicia, il France
would surrender the lllyrian Provinces,
wrenched from her at the treaty Of Scho-
enbronn. But Napoleon, who had at
that time over q million of men, thought
himself invincible that the Polish lance
would not be requisite. That sam me Pom
iatowski, who died for him in 1918, if he
had been placed upon the throne of Po-
land in 1912, even though the Emperor
had been unsuccessful in his Moscow
campaign, would have established strong
and efrectual rallying point for him after
recrossing the Boresina. Bonaparte knew
it. 1t was nothing but his tenacity to
retain every territory that fell into his
possession, which prevented him at once
from simplifying these complicated mat.
ters by surrendering those provinces, and
even Venice if necessary to conciliate
Austria.
England, France and Prussia in 1927,
probed the very vitaIs of Turkey. The
naval fight Of Morea. the annhilation of
the Egyptian fleet with loss of 81 sail,
was blow from which she has never re-
covered. The cruelty Of the Turks to-
wards the Greeks is yet fresh in our mem
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poets. in the same position towards Fur
ksy that she now does with Russia, and
her government sent express orders 10 Ad-
mlral Codrington to commence the conflict
but if possible to induce the Porte to set
tie the difficulty amicably and spare The
effusion of blood. The latter refused and
Codrington's Pilot, with flag of 'ruce
was wantonly shot in his boat. The bat
tie commenced and England, that tempor'
ised in 1927, as she now does. in 1854
not from fear bu, leniency, sacrificed more
men than either France or nussia a: Ma
varino.
Croley, author of the life of George "
in speaking of the several European Sow
ereigns in 1880, describes Nicholas, ther
thirty -four years of age, as tall, handsome
and accom- plished-handy, active and ac
customed to laborious exertions. He j
considered very ambitious tnan, and tn
enlarge aent of his territory seems to b.
his ruling passion. 1t has been thi
principle which has swayed that Empir'
from the time af Peter the Great TO tn
present. That monarch who could max
slaves of his prisoners Of war, and con
denim his own son to the scafold, had tn
heart of a Caligula: and could he scan tn
nineteenth centu,ury, would perceive tha
inhumanity, extortion and cruelty of ever
character, had become hereditary in hi
family.