, 1875-02-19

powers, 1t Ia great u,ss,sle 70 attribute blood
th,rstlneas 70 the Emperor William or biz Le,r
tho rriuce Imperial It known BY evelyboa,,
v},o has knowledge Of tho cllaractor a. *, 1hs,
Emperor Tint llc II peculiarly Kind anu tuti snS
rather Hoft.hcartcd; ho In lived by those rha Tha
are brought III connection with him, and i. rA
rpcctcd by bis household, and 1t has on, bcss
alter tlle strongeat Representations from Gve H.
s1nittcra severo mental struyglns, sclf.toItuI1s w.
aud dccr aud an1ioue prarers that 10 conteniti
20 enter %9'1 e. long hs'f; % F EMp.ros sssoE y
nany can exert hia Individual viii, .fsr.
can ho no doubt that. alshongh tiermsss
will ho etrtctly fenced and guarded sEatn.,
any attack from without, aoa will ho held ln .
atato Of tie highest military preparation 70
overy contingency, sl,e l,crsolf will not willtps,
commence n war, or without vory ErAyo aud ~
ol.a canhe draw tho swosd from tho scalbani
Yet though tho Plintes aud pe0plo Of uetman1
allke combine n a,l houent dcsIro for peaco, e,.
cn1nstances mar ariso which may render the,. =,
powcrlcas to avort bfootlshctl. Tl.ere can h. ny
duubt that dialike exists betweon tia peooIo Al
I.ussia and Germany. but ne tito Hams Tina thcrs
ls oiFong pe.esp,ns,l aaeet!on oet"son tle he.a
OF Nussia. ep.in6ing from family connection, md
masnred by reciprocal respect and ~ lot1 :.
tue pEchent Emperor Of Russia Ii!es, loat,itiss
botwoon tho two powers ato nos Imminent. IA.
cordtng to A1l human calculations, tha llfs N
Alexander may continue for son0 ume.
ArBTnfA.
II t,as heen sAil shat tho Danger Of rsbA
tween Germany and FRANCO does not appear con-
siderable, because Of tho Impotence OF Ito a.ter
Al thls tlnar, it may bo fegsrled As almost ct9.
tain tnRt unless Flance should provoke 1e,ms6,
to the utmost sho would ba coiltont with p1am,
ing TIER recently hoqnlrod acqufatfons snd mi
again oroRa tho MoHclle as an invader nor Il.
tempt to dtotate non peace at tho gstes d
paus. On tho soutl. matters hardly s2pesr u
bo go ontitely satisfactory. Tho inhabl.anls 81
Austria at large have almost forgotten tho vi,
Of 1866 Tho bonotlts which accrued to llelr
country FROM tho results Of thAt crushinaly farld
o!ottca out tue seusc Of soreness that aptanf
from t1,s defeats which the Austrian ar1ny euIe.
forod. but though ah:agonls,n against Getuiot
has ceased anGnR tho E0cp1ea componins III
tho Cabinets and Oovernu1enes of tho tve
COUNTRIES, and On tho Austrian side poi
ouly DOCS there appear to be feeling Of pbstonsf
resentment against tho Cabinet Of Berlin Among
sotae Of tho advisers OF the Grown, hut it III a.
.uoat universally belloyel that tho her4 Of As
slate has deep personal and individual gtudst
against ILLS huttlloln ueigh6oF, and refuses "a
uloet oven hall NAY. or perhaps In any way, ths
advances which have often boeu made to hin
from Dorl,u. This fact, II not otoariy ssce1.
tlo Giant Mouutains, and the belief leads W
fcclipg Of dlststtst on the part Of Northern
Germany towatds Austtin. 1t 10 this attitude oi
Tho Austrian Court which Ia one OF tho urlus
%GA3Uub WHY AtEHaAf AGUF9 uP ApI ElU&k &UQ
expensive asmAn,en:, But thts state Of thing
caunot nlways endure. Throughout the Father.
land there ia = feeling tlae 1t mu 1t eome 10 "a
| end, aud that tho oaly way 10 reduce taesa
enormous srtnnlnents to footlng proportloaats
to tile capabilities Of tho people Ia to fo.cs %
cvents, and eolnehow Or othor dssr1n thos. es
account Of whom tbeBo military preparations III
necessary.
xsotAyn's Foley.
What role would England take tu case ot 1
- Etr firm NAuArh1 oNax
| will doubtless be-that Of neutrality. But hA
possible that neutrality can always be ,mMuta.a.
| I'd z II the british realm wore confined to tas
| two small islauds which constilutu. its heast h
with widespteading oalonies and foreign CO.
| tauglemopts II would bo almost tmpokaiblo tcs
England to AVOID taking park aoonor OF laGer, Ia
Ito struggle. How. then, il oho prepared 10
the emergency that iu almost sure 10 a!Isa Tts
'cal ssropgth Of tho Dfitlsh 1oot IL lat ses thu
that Of any other power, aud English sallon
havo not detcrfolated. Dnt large part ot .ht
n1yy Ia composed Of vessels built 6ineo England
was engagod In great usTat war. Thslr co.,
montal. Suppose on going To- var i Should b.
discovered thnt tho navy had been bu,l,
On faulty prinolp!es3 Tho result might b 70
nulhfy that arm Of tho national defense, aud
natson intent upon invading tbs country Aaa
laying 1t under tribute. Tic enormous ueauh
accumulated In London Is butt to aya.ice which
must not bo ignored iu oouaideHn9 the poss!hlI-
ties OF hostile lnvasion. Suppose tbs coad
should DO defaoselcss, what kind Of ~ Amy
could England oppose 70 the magnificent ttoops
of Tho Continept7 The militia and voluntee1s
would DO uhs'eas. Tbs regular army would b.
effective n far As It goes but At most It wou4
be but &C, 900 strong. What could this hspdfal
DO .asalnst tho trenaondous hosts OF Germsur,
Ruasia, o7 France. II England will savo halself
she must ha wiling to spnnd hoE money freely %
matnan largo ant efficient regular army. Il
EnglsHhmen Will not serve thsIr country ln pr
eon, they muae be prepared 10 pay tho prito ff
that immunity Is for any other luxury. ThAspnd
Ia not 10 great "a that which might be Assorted
by committee Of Continental bAakers, u ~.
sion In captured London.