The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-12

the same time the possibility that n Lib
cral policy may finally triumph in France.
may enable Italy to escape the dangers
which now threaten her.
The violence Of the crusade ngain., the
UltrWmon'nnr party in Germany commenced
some years ago hy Prince BNNAr'N, has
excited all through the country and cspl-
cially in the southern part Of tine emptl'.
feelings of the most intense aI,inrsity
These are shared IN tua muutical extent by
the Poles of i'ru,,ia. Austria, and Rus ia;
in fact all .hc elements Of civil war aie as
rife in Germany ns They are in France
Hitherto they have boon provence from de-
vcopinU themselves by the do>icrity with
which the German Chan .rll0r has di
vcrtcl pul lie attention from the i'm
tcrnal questions which divide Germany,
to national ssuca. The SGhlcswig iIolsicin
war, the Austrian war, and The French war.
which finally resulted in the uuiiieition Of
the empire, were undertaken with thia rur-
pose; and another French war srcnla To-
enter into his policy to ward off the dmgcr
should it arise again. rhl-. as We have
shown it IL very likely to- do. bat il is
poa-ihc that ON tho clerical issue upon
which any such war must be- wagcd against
France, hc would not meet with a suhi".cut
amount OF popular sympathy at home,
while it is certain that the attitude Of Aus
trin In such an cvoul would hc pus-Ncly If
not actually hostile.
We trust that our vaticina ions may
prove erroneous, aud Tint the death Of
the Pope at this iunctmc may not
agrraVato the already disturbed com
ditiou of Che Continent; but wccorfcs that
the lisagrccahlc alternative IN store Ter the
principal countries OF Europe seems to Us
to be- either that Austria Germany. Italy
France, and possibly Spain, may all hc iu-
VOWED in a war with cacn other arising o.
Of di-scnsions in regard to II future Pope.
or that they will escape this Scylla only to
be- wrecked ON tA' Chlrybdi5 Of u civil war
in two or more of these countries, which
may spread as it did in lsis. but with far
graycr consequences Here it is worthy
of rcmnrk that recent European tclrgram-
have told us OF armed bands crossing the
pyrcnccs a. il with the idea of exciting a
new outbreak in the Basque Provinces.
The position Of England IN thc-o compl-
eat IONS will not bc FREQ from dilllrdlty. In
svmpathy she will hc with Germany and
italy ON the religious question. should they
| exercise the power of veto which they claim
as a unit against the Pnpal nominee. Al
| the same time the feelings of England would
to- strongly enlisted IN favor of France in
| the event of a Eiatuitous attack upon her
! by Germany. upon political grounds A.
| the success Of Germany might mean the
absorption ~ Bclgiumnnd Holland. England
would thus lind herself dragged ina opposite
! directions by her political and religious
/ sympaihics, and the effect might h' tu
paraly1e all action. Meantime the excite
mcnt will begin Of Rome itself W.
hear conflicting rHmor- rs to thD
chances IL an Italian being elected. hut
IT is quito possible that the cnnciat" will
think il wise tocxcludcthci Italian Cardinals
though doubtless There VIII be % ke,u stlus.
gle over the question. There wall then J."
twcni y-tour f0rri.,Ie to choose from, but
il is impossible to predict upon whom
| the mantle Of Plus IN. Viii fall This
much Is certain, that the future pontln
whoever hc may be-, must io'k forward 20 ii
career more stormy and eventual than TIA,
% any Of his modern predecessors.