The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-19
General Sherman on the East.
erH Question.
Hanger Of General European
War.
the Military Forces OF the
Various Powers.
Arms Recently Sold by the
Government for the
Turkish Army.

WASHINGTON, November 2I.-The
,,r.atened general European war Is the
sUimportant topic of conversation
a,uony the officers of the army and
navy the Diplomatic Corps, and to
some degree among the politicians who
.y. already ccngregated here In a
g.ps,hy conversation to-day, General
sherman said that he thought Russia
onsht to have ingress and egress to the
BLACK Sea, both with her war vessels
and marine. You can't, said lie, hold
.1,h powerful nation in duress and
compel them to forever restrict them
selves to avoid the use OF such q high
uov ~ the Straits OF the Dardanelles
al the use of the Black Sea. The
p,wers who signed the treaty of 1896
.louId concede this, and thus avoid war.
Russia has been too tast, however
She should have asked for and IN
sisted upon a Congress OF the nations on
rs snMect, and there is no doubt but
that her just demands would have been
e,red,d 10. As it is, there is but a
..,,,., bsT there is vet a chance for
,s,ra H. however, Russia thinks her
nance has come, and Prussia is out OF
the wav, war is inevitable, and will
iorbtest he the shortest, most terrible
and destructive that has ever yet oc-
cured. One hope there is always for
peace, and that is, who ls to pay the
ilI.? Even this consideration may be
,ypored. Prussia being the ally OF Rus
"a makes little difference. She is the
slly already by being engaged with
France. and keeping that powerful ma
ion and national enemy OF Russia IN
heck for certainly France would go
,,ain.; Russia if she was not engaged
with Prussia, and it is to get such power
rl allies as England, Austria and Italy,
and doubtless Spain, Holland and
Denmark, the French Government Will
also take sides against Russia, and this
,,,Il force Prussia, as an ally of Russia.
The neutrality of Belgium will then, OF
course. be violated, and that country,
with Luxemburg, take sides with
France and her allies, and the result
NAV he that the greatest battles OF the
world will be fought within the next
wear on the Prus,ian, Austrian and
Beroiao territory. The French, Eng
mn Turkish and Holland fleets will
yiye the Russian fleets much trouble, II
not get the better of them. The Rus
.lau army. combined with the German,
wi|I he hard TO overcome. Russia Is
concentrated power; SO Is frnssia'
Tie others are scattered, and have the
time and expense of concentration 10
overcome.
# will be a great mistake, however,
for Russia, in the event OF her success,
,o occupy Constantinople. 1t will, like
the Roman Empire, with It's Rome ana
C5nsrantinop,e, end in a division, and
the downfall of Empire. If RUSSIA IN,
,,sls in disrecarding the treaties, ana
no Convention or Congress Is called,
England must fight, Turkey is her
great market. Its trade is hers, and II
Russia conquers European Turkey
Russian merchants get all the trade
4. matter of course if Russia con-
.,nrr- Turkey, and Prussia conquers
France. which latter proposition looks
doubtful now, the Austrian Empire VIII
te IN jeopardy. 1t is for this that Aus
rria must now fight. Hungary appears
10 be with Austria in good faith, and
thereby gives her much strength. 1t -
INST the time for Italy to 20 to war. 1t
j. a good way for Victor Emmanuel 10
.,,tle all disputes at home and bring
the Italian nation together.
the Military Forces Of the various
Powers.
A. for Spain, she il riddle to me.
/ ,hink, though, that if Aosta Is chosen
King the Government will go WIN
IralT and France, and thus bring al
the Latin nations together against the
descendants of the Saracens, IentonS'
ana Vandals. And the General then
ave some sketches from the European
Var Register issued in December lSo9'
one year ago. The register shows that
Russia has 79,0O0,0OO OF people, a
sanding army OF ,466,000 men, OF all
arms S44 ships Of war, with 2lIS guns.
turkey has in European Turkey
l6jOO,0OO people, in Asia l6,ooo,OCo
people and 100000 in Africa. This
inc'udes the Khedive in Egypt, who has
3 good army Of 10000, mostly otticered
hy Americans. He has force IN Eu-
ropean Turkey Of 222, 1872 regulars, lO0'-
o0O regulars in the Provinces, ana w.
GA regulars in reserve. Ihis MAKES
4l2Iq2 men. 1t is caimed 10y the tne
Jews from Europe that she has ooV'uop
men General sherman does not think
80 lie saws she may have added
,non,b 10 her ranks in the past year 10
rIve her 1906 men. She has 100
ships with $50 guns. Great Britain
has $4,000 600 people in England ire
land and Scotland. Her armies lor
these is 1873 go regulars, l2S,3so reeSn,,
lar organized militia, l4,OOO organized
cavalry volunteers, 10000 volunteer
militia held in reserve 81 she EN- mas ~" foo
ships Italy has 24,ooo'VIOUgo od Peo
pIe 37G,72l regular troops, l9',oo re
seryed regulars, and 90 ships OF dN war, var
with 1923 guns. Austria has 50, ,2oo,Vo!o
people 100000 regulars, $4,000 garrl-
son troops, and 100000 militia regularly ndy
organized; also, 6l ships, with ooo
guns. The French and German forces
have been given before, and the past
seven months war has altered the Nc.
ures 10 such an extent that there Is al
present no computation. The French
Hayy, however, is intact, and Is Jus'