The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-23
mercy and Russian conquest of Egypt

mercy anu Russian conquest OF EgyI
4 would become a matter of comparativ
ease.
Such a state of things would not suit an
Of the Mediterranean States. Austria, Italy
France and Spain separately would SIM
into wartime nsignifcance in rivalry witt
Power of such almost unlimited resource
as those of Russia. 1t would suit England
still less, because Russia would imm ediately
enter upon an active contest for the com
merce of the world and would have every
advantage of position in case of war fol
supremacy in the Indies.
We may then safely conclude that Russia
will not be permitted much longer to carry
on war against Turkey in the indirect way
lately pursued by her. If not stopped soon
it will be too late to make the nationality of
Turkey central point of alliance and re-
sistance, for it will have disappeared. 1t lie
said that Count Andrassy has expressed an
! opinion that affairs are not apt to progress
with such rapidity as to endanger the peace
OF Europe, for year to come, but
this remains to be authenticated. When
coDtiagration gets Roadway, it's march
is impetuous, and in this contest finan-
cial causes may precipitate the crisis
very speedily. War cannot be carried on
without money, and the Sultan's credit is
extremely bad. The panic in Eastern stocks
which several days ago shook all the money
centres of Europe, may rccur with such
force at any moment as to utterly PROSTATE
Turkeys financial strength. How the end
can then be delayed for another year is
hard to see.
AT any rate, it cannot be expected that
the Western Powers will wait until the last
possible moment to stem the Coasack inva-
sion, and unless the madness which precedes
Immediate ruin rules their councils, their
policy must be marked with promptaess and
energy. If Turkey danger is to be averted,
Servia must be prevented from entering
into the war, and if, on the other hand,
Russia is to gain anything by the present
opportunity, Servia must be urged into
hostilities. How can such problem remain
long unsolved /?
Speculation is rife as to the coalitions
that will be formed in case of general hos
Utilities. To us it seems probable thatit
Us
On one side must be found all the naval
powers of the Mediterranean-Austri
Italy, France, and Spain-combined with
England in support of Turkey. On the
other, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
and Germany holding the balance of power
Minor complications will probably not be
wanting; as for instance, the Sclave popu-
lations of Austria will sympathize with
Russia as the ally of the Insurgents, while
the Polish race everywhere will array it
self against Russia, if possible. Ireland
will be thorn in the side of England, and
who can say that the German Empire will
remain unit in the face of Austrian in
hueuce, if Prussia should side with Russia
The existence of war on so gigantic q
scale would, if the United States could re-
main clear of its vortex, create for us an
would be the universal source of
supply for all arms and ammunitions of
war. Manufacture would take refuge on
our shores, and commerce seek the pro-
lection of our flag. Immediately the sound
of every Industry would be heard through
out the land, property would resume it's
normal value and debt disappear. But
this prosperity conld not counterbalance
the untold horrors experienced at the arena
of the contiict-the groans of dying men,
the ruin of homes, the despair of women,
the starvation of children, the desolation
of populous regions. God forbid that we
should desire the cessation of our little |
trials on such terms
Banks as a Lecturer.