Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-05
RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
Political Survey by RussIa-Ths Post, Ne
Present and the Future Of Europe.
The Great Chaspss-WlIl Europe Remain
Stationary 2-Wlll Force Always
be the AFblter?
The scisyouIsn Trlbes-Ths Turks-Pan'
s,svlsm-Pesce Necessary to the
Development and Advance
OF Civilization.

OF CIVILIZATION.
The correspondent Of the New York
Herald, writing from st. Petersburg,
on the % Of January, says the gov
ernment has thought it desirable to
express its views on political matters
through a medium that is notOriously
unpOlitical-namely, the OBIctat Mes-
ssq0er (PravitelStUeHOy West'lik)-
whose whole duty it is to publish de-
crees and appointments in the mill
tary and civil servise. I leave it to
YOU to Judge the importance, as well
as the wording of this document OF
which enclosed is the full text; and
all I have to add is that it has been
launched without any pretext what
ever. without even that Of survey Of
the past year, for it appeared in the
Messenger in the beginning Of Decem-
Der. and therefore long before new
wears documents OF that sort are is
sued. Here is
THE TEXT OF THIS IMPORTANT POLITICAL
sURvBY.
Public opinion in Russia has long been
anRrosssd BY what is doing In the neigh
hoTinR empire Of Austria. There is
nothing surprising in this, The Austrian
crisis Is the most important of the ques-
tions pending in Europe. The stage
where il Is being played out is IN our i'm
mediate vicinity, the incidents IN the ao-
s0rbing dramR resctlng directly upon our
selves through GRlicis snd Indirectly
through Whist msy be the result Of it ali
in the East. Our papers naturally advert
10 these things very often. II many OF
them indulge IN extreme views SONS 81
IoTsucs must be msde for the provOcG-
tion given by the lsngnsge of the Austro-
Hungarian journals, certainly not marked
bv temperance or charity towards others.
At the same time II cannot be denied
that the Russian press, by offending
the national ssnEibilitiss Of the writers al
Visuna and Pesth, has contributed 70
confirm them in the hostile and irsscible
attitude they hsvs lately assumed. AS
long as both parties continue in this i'm
olscable mood conflicts will be rife. And
vel the more important the question as
issue the cooler should be the head TO
trest II as IL requires. Nobody viii deny
that the problems that have arisen and
nav arise in Austria are Of q complicated
nature, and that their solution viii be &C.
esleratsd by the momsntOus events which
have recsntly occurred.
GRKAT CHANGES.
II il not the first time in the present CEN
turv that great changes have occurred.
Not to mention what happened before
1916, We had the Turkish war in 1873, the
emancipation of Greece, the interventiOns
OF $ pain in Italy, revolutions in France,
p = ~,
whole series of grave events consequent
upon the shock 0f IS4S. During this whole
psriud the European governments were
less dependent upon public opinion than
they are now. Acting with more freedom
than st present, sud being less subject to
the Irritating Impressions Of this hour,
they took q practical view of the various
difficulties as they arose, and endesVored
70 calculate consequences before commit
ting themselves 70 a definite courss. MU-
eual concessions we're the natural result
Of universal moderation, and the old Rus
sian prOverb that bad peace is better
than q good war seemed TO be generally
recognized. This prevailing disposition
was sadly altered for the worse in conse-
uusncs OF the novel tendencies introduced
by ie Second hHpirC, Esld 1aintained Dy
the French q this day.
WILL EUROPE REMAIN STATIONARY
Is Europe to remain in the condition
into which she has lately drifted9 VIII
mai force always be regarded as the su-
oreme arbitrator Of men and thingg, or
viii q beneficial reaction set in3 VIII
the intOxicstiOn of victory and the crsy-
ing for revenge perpstuste national dif-
ferences, or will the disasters insepsrable
from war and the desolGtion OF families at
length compel q return to the wiser snd
more cOncilistory policy which prevailed
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these pregnant questions We emay, how
ever, Observe that traveller who lately
had the pleasure of meeting Count Bis
marck heard the following CminOus
words from his lips:
tsWhen did all in my power to obvt-
ate war between Frsnce and Germany
Il was not because doubted the issue.
We were too strong to render defeat prob
able. But 1 was conyino that war,
Onca begun, will spread ov half csn-
tury."
SHOULD THIS UNFORTUNATE iANTICIPA-
TON PROVE CoRREC
should the endesvor Of the leading minds
OF the age fail to preserve peace, nothing
would be left for the world but TO sbsn-
don the ordinary pursuits OF industry and
science, and con the daily papers with
view 70 a timely discovery Of the next
outbreak, of the next destructive thunder
clap, We are all alike interested in
avertlng such catastrophe, and in turning
the course Of politics into more suspi-
cious direction. Il is trite truth 70 say
that
TIE PRESENT rs TIE CHILD OF THE PAST.
France, fesstiBg on the military gloriss
OF the Bonspsrte period, finds II difficult
70 wssn herself from her ancient ways
Thus the war Of 1870 resulted from that OF
1905 ss did this latter from the campaign
of 1871. Rstrscing our steps even further,
we snail have no dif1culty in discovering
q continuous chain of cause and effect,
which xplAins, If II does not justify, the
expressions used by Prince Bismark. For
tunately the East of Europe is free from
the misfortune Of such an inberminable
feud. The war between Austria and
Prussia in 1856 certainly settled q cOnten-
ton which had been going on for centu-
ries. but once settled, the matter is at an
end, and not likely to revive, at least un-
der the same conditions. The squabblss
bstween RussiR and Prussia hsVe always
bean Of q more accidental nature, and
have been easily sllaysd. Those two
monarchiss are connected by commune
ty Of interests and glOriOns traditions OF
long and victorious cOmpRniOnship IN
arms. Their dynasties ars moreover
bound to each other by the strongest tl6s
of relationship and mutual esteem, and
the services rendered by these two cOun-
tries 70 each other at various periods OF
their history have cemented 9 friendship
between them which is at least s. strong
IS the perpetual strife going on in West
srn Europe.
RKLATIOEs BETWEEN RUssIA AND AUS
TRIA.
The historical relations between Rus
sia and Austria are still more remarkable.
Centuries have elapsed since the day
when these two empires began to exc else
q powerful influence upon each other,
and when the political, religious and
sthnOgrsphiesl questions arose which
apparently divide them to this
hour, although they have never led
70 open war. On these faois Prince Gorb-
schakoff very eandidly dilsted in his com
munioations 70 Count Buel, made In 1854,
at q particularly gloomy period OF our
history. It must, however, be admitted
that II the Austrian cabinet was TO us Just
chem faithless and hostile, 1t has since
syinced more smicsble disposition snd
returned to views, the ignoring OF which
led 10 feud, Under these circumstances
Il would be too bold 70 strive for the en-
tire removal Of these traditions, and we
will believe that humanity viii not Dc
SiisQrsced by the recurrence IN the East OF
Europe of the bitter strife poisoning the
West.
RUSSIA, FRANCE AND GERMANY.
Theirs srs some other considerations 70
bs weighed in connection with this. Ger
many has been Wsging q terrible war
egsi5st France, and imposed heavy terms
uDon the vanQuiEhed. Whatever her
motives for Furnishing them so severely,
ebere ia the fact that she has IS, ,O00, ,O03 OF