The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13

Denmark might, indeed, be anxious
join an alliance against Germany, +,
the sore of the Schleswig- Holstei
! campaign is not yet healed over. b
she has been SO hampered by the WI
OF 1864, and her, population has bee
SO reduced, that her tiny army of 40, OF
men would rank as comparatively insil
ni6cant in the consideration of the mi
itary capacities OF the continent.
TURKEY, E-t
Turkey is always source OF DANCE
In European policy, and must b
"almost a nightmare in every foreig
Office" The men of the army are good
but the administration of Turkey
much more corrupt and venal even tina,
that of her northern neignbor, Russia
The small priucipalities which form tn
kingdom of Roumania have an arm,
J not to be .despised. They could put il
the field about eighty thousand men
and thesenot at oil bsditroops.
| GERMANY. ..s
1t is Germany which is universally
1 ognsideed aS Re present Stime to b.
7 the hrst-fate military power Of Europe
and toward it all eyes ate directed
The German army has proved itself t.
be a most admirable military machine
Most armies after such successes az
those which have attended the German
army Would have got idle, and claimed
the figt tel test on t4eh laHreis and
enjoy mxufy and ease, but it is no
torious fact that the German officers,
high and low, have been working hard
er, perhaps, than they worked before
the late war in order, to. keep their
army from retrograding and to bring
it steadily forward. The opinion. of
those who witnessed the. late German
maneuvers is, that at no time has the
German Srmy ever been inssuch Q first.
mon moment. not content + With tie pe es1e.
gun, which showed an inferiorityz to
the Chassepot during the French war,
experiments have been instituted and q
new arm has been adopted, which, it is
confidently asserted, will be much
more superior to the Chassepot than
ever the Chassepot was to the needle
gun. H is believed by the best judges
that the German army now is the best
armed force in Europe. As to the or
geqzatio9 Of the army there can not
b i've Sphlons5 it his pSSed through
e 6ea&tS.1 Tie ample e6old, at the
present time. put 1,2O0. 900 fighting
:neuiH h6Aeld Acase1efpof5ayn scee-
sity, and the reorganization of tho
Landstrum willy increase that force to
Rs5e of so @se d ,ss eo.
it is a great mistake to attribute blood
thirstiness to the Emperor William or
his heir, the Prince Imperial. It il
known by everybody who has q
knowledge of the character of
the Emperor fhatl hai i peGaliarly
kind and just, and rather soft hearted
he is loved by those who are brought in
with him, and is respected
by his household, and i has only been
after the strongest representations from
his ministers, severe mental struggles,
and deep and snxious pray
or, that he consented to enter into hos
tilities with neighboring powers. As
long as the emperor of Germany can
exert his individual will there can be no
doubt that, although Germany will be
strictly fenced and guarded against any
attack from without, and will be held
in state of the highest military prep.
aration for every contingency. she
serious cause draw the sword from the |
Yet though tho princes and
people Of Germany, alike combine in an
honest desire for peaee, circumstances
nay arise which may render Them pow
srlesB to- avert bloodshet1ss There can
be no doubt that dislike exists between
he people of Russis and Germany, but
It the same time there is Q strong per.
,onal affection between the head of the
house of Hohenzollern and the emperor
If Russia, springipg from family con-
,ection. and maiured by reciprocal re-
.pect and as long as the present en-
Del or of Russia lives, hostilities between
he two powers are not imminent. Ac-
,ording to all human calculations the |
ife of Alexandra may continue for some
ime. ......-.=. .-.5
DANGER OF WAR |
It has been said that the danger of |
var between Germany and France does |
not appear considerable, because of the
Importance of the latter at this time. |
It may be regarded as almost certain |
hat unlees France should provoke Ger
many to- the utmost she would be con-
;ent with guarding her newly acquired
and not again cross the |
Moselle as an invader, nor attempt to |
dictate q new peace at the gates of !
Paris. On the. south matters hardly l
appear to- be SO entirely satisfactory. |
The inhabitants of Austria at large |
have almost forgotten the war of 1866.
The Tbeeefits which CacHqed to their
,ounfry from theresults of That crush
pgly rapid campaign have been so
yreat that they, have blotted cut the
tense of soreness that sprang frtm the
lefeats which the Austrian army suf-I
erred. But though antagonism against
Germany has ceased among the people
the Austro- Hungarian en-
oire, it still turks between the cabinets
ind governments ct the two countries,
md on the Austrian side not only does
here appear to be feeling OF personal
against the cabinet of Ber-
in among some of the advisers of the
crown, but it is almost universally be-
ieved that the head of the state has a
laep personal and indisidual- gradge
against his northern reighbor, and re-
usesto fneetesen half wa, or perhaps,
n any way, the advances which have
,ften been made to him from Berlin.
This fact. il not elearlys @oertained, is
It least sthoroughly believed north of
he Giant Mountaips, and the belief
eads to Q feeling of distrust on the
part of northern Ge' many towards
Austria. It is this attitude of the Aus
.rian court which is one of the prime |
reasons why Germany keeps up her
great end expensive armament. But |
this state of things Cannot always en-
lure. Throughout the Fatherland |
there is feeling that it must come to |
IN end, and that the only way to reduce |
these enormous ornaments to footing |
to the capabilities of the |
people is to force on events, and some
how or other disarm those on account |
Of whom these military PREPARATIONS
ire necessary.
ENGLAND's POLICY.
What role would England take in
case of great European oontest? The
general answer will doubtless be-that |
IF neutrality. But is it possible that |
can always be maintained
II the British realm were confined to |
The two small islands which constitute |
it's heart, il might be true that |
it could keep out of war, but with
wide spreading colonies and foreign |