Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-18
ruE PROGRAMME IN EUROPE.

That an alliance exists between Ger
many and Russia 10 bcconing clearer TO
the student Of European history every
day. II has long been suspected. but
OF courss the secret has been well kept
In Berlin and st. Petersburg. Il does
not suit the policy Of Bismarck OF
0ortschakotf to make the fact known al
this time. and that being the case. VIC
cannot Of course have any absolute
proof Of the existence Of such . treaty.
Bat every cabinet in Europe believes in
its existence. and whom the shrexd
diPlenatists who compose these cabinets
are unanimous in . certain conviction.
Ii may safely Be- assumed that the con.
viction 10 we'll founded. There can BE-
no reasonable doubt that Germany and
Rassia have united to remodel the map
Of Europe. to commit the great crime
Of the ninstssnth century. to ovsrpoweI
. weak and miserable nation. and steal
m empire BY the sacrifice Of countless
Thousands Of human lives.
When Russia began the war. abe be.
gan ID with her eyes wide open. She
knew that Austria objected to the con-
quest Of Turkey. ~ well she might
for. with the Car In control Of that
essntry. she would Be shut In on oil
sidss by the Russian Empire. and pnc'
tieAlly isolated from the rest Of Europe.
Il would not b many Year, before Rus.
sia would and . prsts,t to make war on
her. and then. shut Of from her allies.
shs wsuld fall an easy prey into the
Cxar's hands. But Russia knew. too.
that shs dared not join with Turkey. un'
isss some other great Power took the
initiative. There we're bot two nations
powerful enough 70 take such q step
France and England. The Car praeti.
cally sLut out France BY allying himself
with Emperor William. thus leaving
England The only Power upon which
Austria could base the faintsst hope.
The main point. then. wal to induce
England to stand aloof from the war.
aud for this purpose Russian and Ger
man diplomatists have been extremely
busy for months. The bride offered
has bean rendered once before by En-
psror Nicholas. but ID waa refused be-
cause Il did not suit Napoleon that Eng
land should have Egypt. Things are
changed now. France Is too weak to
object. She could not successfully re.
sist the Powers OF Great Britain. Ger.
many and Russia. She might feely pro-
test against the Wholesale robbery NOW
contemplated. but protests amount to
nothing unless sustained by q goodly
array Of musksts and artillery. The
susz Canal. 1.-The highway To the East"
"tAs key to the Indian Empire" has
been built since the bribs was first Of
f-red- and IL is a tempting prize to Eng
land. Even II the Government was dis
possd to refuse. and 10 interfere IN be-
half Of Turkey. the people would insist
upon its acceptance, and the prevention
Of general European war.
The pen 10 doing more work than ths
sword in this war. and Il will DO through
its fundamentally alone that the map
Of Europe will be changed. IL at all
For England. France and Austria. With
possibly the minor States Of Belgium,
Holland and Denmark. united with
Turkey. would form a combination thai
would send the Russian bear bowling
back To his jsu in the North. aud teach
Germany that. powerful Ms she is, SD. Is
not strong enough to control all Europe,
Everything seems TO indicate. however,
that the Sick Man Is to b. left to his
fate: that Russia. Germany. and Eng.
land are to divide tho stsalings. AMI that
poor Austria will bs forced to make the
beat terms that she . u.