The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-24
from the Pittssursh Telegraph, Nov. 2oth'
The Play-Bill.

The Play-Bill.
Dispatches from Europe this morning
again indicate slight tightening OF the
War cloud, some small indications of
the possibility Of peace. the most IN
vsterate pr"Tpo-iicator some time ago
must have As.n the fuIility Of hia most
car,ful attempts To- forecast either the
e.,ur.r or the i-@ur Of .vent- III the dis
-.a..ion of the Eastern question. la the
ii.p .tche--tfti. morrow War may again
yppr.r ~ ihTea'rnirfRk- u" ey=r'-- III ~iht
u,. M time, mn intelligent reader, W.
fancy, can fail to feel lively interest III
tho aiination, whether he view the .nh-
iect n n student of history. or ~ a
mere man of the world curious about
the doinRs Of other men, or ns q phi'an-
thropist concerned in the fortunes oi hi-
race The political situation Ia really
most remarkable, presenting such Oh
scuriiies and uncertainties az have not
preceded any great international conflict
rnce the invention OF steam and the
Telegraph.
The Paris Presse IL one Of the impor'
tant journals OF the European Coniin-
ent. II is generally recognized as
jonrnal Of great power, and its discus
sions Of current events are read, not on.
ly In France, with good deal Of inter-
est. In leading article of the Pesse,
quoted In tho Courier des Etats Unis OF
Saturday, the writer having declared
that nothing less than miracle could
prevent War, gives n resume OF the in
cidents and episodes Of which the pres
ent state of things is the issue, and en-
deavors TO assign TO each OF the great
actors In the scene the measure OF re-
aponsibility he has assumed. Russia
says the Presse, has attained her ends by
n remarkable exercise Of perseverance
For sir months, she has been making
War on Turkey under the psendoDym Of
Servia, and now she ia going TO attack
the Ottoman Empire. 1t is, however
easy to recognize and TO give an account
Of the part performed by the Chancellor
Of Germany in these proceedings Of Rus
,ia. His part has been played behind
the curtain; his action has been secret
but the results Of his agency are not les
spparent for that reason.
The last resolutions were adopted a
Livadia. Russia has seemed TO direc
everything by her own will, but in real
ity there has been a strict agreement he
tween the two emperors and the tw'
chancellors. Everything was arrange
before hand, even the effect Of unexpeci
cd movements has been matter Of cal
culation. The two statesmen, Gortschah
off and Bismarck, have carried OF
their plan with great ability. Each I
them had his special mission and HI
fulfilled it with un-leeping vigilance.
The mission Of Rus-ia had nm extern
al character. She could not masqne h.
action. She was compelled, to certa
paint. To- compromise herself in the ey
nl G,nsign prwsra For her. direct u
xtia ions were diificnlt She WIS So
20 h. almost personally engaged in Il
sirns AZ. Facts created for her d.
est. si,aa'icn. and il isolated. she rOu
not long have continued her dangero
game. IA waa here that the sgeuey
Germany. Of Bismarck. appeared.
While Rns4ia made Bosnis her pions
and Servia the advance guard Of !
army, Germany silent. watchful, vii
out difficulty turned aside ohstacl
calmed anxieties, spoke TO one pow
the language Of reason, TO another
language Of self.interest, Precis,
what Bismarck said, what he promi'
H. not known, and will not be known I
Ill accident or Somebody indiscreti
shall reveal tho secrets Of the interyie
at Varzin.
Austria seems 10 have entered j
the alliance Of the three Emperors W
lowered head and closed eyes. Nov
menace, then u constraint, she is now
ly a passive ally, and could scare
with accuracy be described as any lo
era force. This unexpected attitude
Austria was brought about apparen
by the direct, personal interposition
the Car; when General Soumarokoff
preached Francis Joseph with his m
tsr's autograph letter, everything
arranged; the great mediator had spoil
and the letter consecrated the comb
tions which had been agreed to.
BY this series Of efforts and artii
the cabinet Of Petersburg and the c.
net Of Varzin-that IL, Of Berlin
the great powers had been brough
accept the parts assigned them.
small powers also -Roumania, Gre
atc.,--were equally well seen to and
structed In the roles to be played
them when the curtain should rise.
Great Britain alone could not be
ranged, and the part she is to perfor
the uncertain element Of the situai
Great Britain has been as active
wntchful all the time Ms the conspirs
themselves, and her interposition
not be foreseen or reckoned upon.
This writer OF course takes for gra
that France remains absolutely neu
From the Charlotte IN. C.) Observer, Oct
A SHOWER OF FLESH.