The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-13

THE POLISH QUEsTIoN.-The Russian press,
which in its alarm at the increasing power of
Germany has been looking about for allies, now
goes SO far as to recommend the Government even
TO make concessions to the Poles in order TO obtain
their support for Russia against her formidable
neighbor and rival. The most remarkable of the
articles this subject is in the Exchange Gazette
OF ST. Petersburg, discussing at great length the
advantage that would accrue to Russia from such
policy. The Gazette says that Russas turn will
next that Austria and France have been oeaten,
and that she will have to fight against even greater
numbers than those two powers "Austria was Op-
posed 10000 600 Prussians; France to 1000 900
confederated Germans; while Russia, by the time
war again breaks out, will be opposed to united
Germany of from 90 000 900 to &C, 0,OGO 0O0 The real
cause of the msfortunes OF Austria and France pro-
ceeds the Gazette, Is the want of allies abroad aud
the presence OF hostile elements at home. Russia,
too, will have no allies among the European States;
for France viii be exhausted; Italy, Sweden and
Denmark of little use, Austria and Turkey hostile,
and England neutral. But she would have power
full allies in the Savonc races II they properly
organized. At present. however, they are spit up
among many different States that they are power.
less out of their territory. 'If Russia to
go to Constantinople Vienna, their assistance
would enable her to attain her object almost without
firing shot, but in war with Prussia she would
find no other opponent of the vctors OF Sadowa
and Sedan except, perhaps, the Poles of Posen,
whose assistance, however, would be as doubtful as
it is useless" The great object OF Russian policy,
thinks the Gazette should therefore be 'to berate
the Slavonic world" By doing this she would not
only provide herself with strong and devoted allies
but remove from her own territory her most formid-
able danger-the Polish question 'lt is certain that
Poland could do great deal of harm to Russiaif
she were involved in a war. Unless
Russia will make herself the leader of SlavOnic
unity she must for ages carry on silent or open
struggle with the Poles; unless she will solve the
Polish question her taking up the Slavonic cause
will plunge her into war with Germany under dis
advantageous circumstances. Poland is really the
key OF the situation" The Gazette next proceeds to
show that Bismarck would probably make war on
Russia ostensiby for the sake OF the Poles he did
on Denmark for the Holsteiners, Austria for the
Italians and Hungarans, and on France for the op-
ponents OF Napoleon. "We may be sure that this
Bayard Of the nineteenth century, If he should attack
Russia, will do SO 10 order to protect the Protestant
religion and the German nationality in the Baltic
provinces and Finland, and at the same time to
assist the oppressed Poes and wipe ont
the great crime OF the age. There will arise
Prussian party in Poland after Sedan, as there did
an Austrian one after Sadowa- To this
treacherous intrigue Russia can only oppose the
Slavonc nationality and the solution OF the Polish
question on the basis OF Slavonic unity"