The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-10-26
War in Europe.

War in Europe.
A European war seems to be i'm
minent. Russia demands a pas
sage to the East Indies by way of
Constantinople, and Turkey will re
sist the demand. War therefore
between the powers seems to be in
evitable. The course of the other
powers is doubtful England will
of course oppose Russian encroach-
ments upon her Eastern posses
siOns; but she may be too prudent
to take a hand against Russia, Ger
many and Austria combined. 1t
may be however that France, the
natural ally of England, will join
her, crippled though she may be, in
resistance to the invasion of her
majesty's Empire in the East Al
ready the markets have become ex-
cited, gold and breadstuffs have ad-
vanced, and will continue to adj
vance should the war progress.
But in the event of a settlement
without war, the markets will i'm
mediately settle back to their won't
ed quietude.
We clip the following editorial
speculations upon the subject from
the Courier journal:
A general European war will in
volve the clash of seven and a half
millions of soldiers, a million and a
quarter of horses and the booming
of $4,000 guns. Terrible enough.
Yet it is intimated in the London dis
patches that in England such a con
tiict is inevitable. Russia is evil
IDENTIFY bent on war with Turkey.
The armed camp" of Europe is in
a flutter, and, if we were to believe
hurried prOgn 0stications the very
battle of ArmageddoD itself is to be
fought during the coming year. 1t
may prove true; but 1t is evident
that what England does in the
premises will decide whether there
shall be a brief Campaign between
the Turks and Russia or a general
marching and counter marching
among the nations. A Gladstoni-
an administration of English affairs
would keep England neutral wheth-
er Russia takes COnstantinople or
not. The Disraeli policy Is in the
ascendent in the British Cabinet,
however, and that is known to be
aggressive, especially since the pur
chase of Suez canal shares and
the sending of nine iron clads to
Besika bay. To-day England is in
creasIng her army to 100000 men,
and is putting things generally in
ship-shape for an emergency, while
the iron. clads still ride at anchor
at the foot of the Dardanelles, with
in easy reach of the Golden Horn.
This may be called threatening, but
every other nation in Europe has
been similarly employed for some
time, and more energetically so
since Russia's recent performances
in Servia. The English Parliament
will probably be soon called for an
autumn session, and it will soon be
come manifest whether the English
people are willing to risk war with
Russia, with its attendant obstruc-
ton to commerce and loss of blood
and treasure, for an abstract idea.
England can keep out of the troub-
lie with honor to herself like France.
The Gar proposes to take pos
session of Armenia, which would
bring the Russian power upon the
flank of Turkey, and within strik
ing distance OF Syria, the Holy Land
and the Mediterranean Sea. BY
this road Russia eventually expects
to reach Egypt and the Suez Canal.
The occupation of Armenia means
eventually the total destruction of
the Ottoman power. 1t is also sur
missed that Germany has similar de-
signs upon Denmark and Hol-
land, as otherwise she would never
have consented to this enormous
possible ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Russia.