Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-07
GERMANY. RUSSIA, AUSTRIA.

A. cable dispatch Of this morning says
,ha, Austria is mobilizing her entire
army, which means in plain Engiish
that Austria Is calling into active SER
vice every man enlisted in the army.
but who have not been in active service.
In other words. the Austrian army Is
about to move. and Of course when 1t
moves, IL moves TO aid Rassia In her
war against Turkey. The dispatch
further states that . secret treaty exists
between Germany. Austria and Russia,
tho three Powers binding themselves to
stand BY each other during the present
crisis in Europe. and to aid each other
by all possible means The purPors OF
this dispatch Is that Germany. Austria
anil Russia are determined TO take the
control Of the Bosphorus. which is
practically the control OF the Black Sea.
from Turkey. AMI place II in the hands
Of Russia, which would give the Car
the rowsr to mako OF his empire the
prea, commercial depot Of the East.
II the facts stated in this telegram are
tue, there will be . general European
war within thirty days. That Austria IL
in league with Russia there can he no
doubt. All her interests lie in that di-
rvetion. She IL between the t~o MA
,ions. Russia and Turkey. and the ny
rmnlirenent Of the former will bs to
her advantage. But why Germany
should enter into the struggle 10 q mys-
,.ry. She has no commercial interests
to protect. She has no subjects in Tur'
key who demand her Intervention.
Why, then. should she step in>at this
time to preeipit,ts a general war. when
all Europe is crying for peace. and when
all Europe needs peace in order to re-
cover from the effects Of the business
depression which has 80 long hung over
hirr
There Is but one answer TO this quss-
tion. AMI that is. that Germany. having
conquered France aud become the most
powerful Empire In the world. Is nov
anxious for more eonqussts. bismarck
sees in this wal between Russia and
Turkey n chance to gain additional ter.
ri,ory for Germany. He knows that u
Germany sides with Russia England will
Ls forced to make an alliance with Tur-
key. France. too. will join In. II for
no other purpose than meeting again in
the field the enemy which overthrow her
in 1872. With France will come Italy. or
atl-a.i Catholic Italy. for the Pope and
President MassIahon are ON the best OF
terms 1T present. And the inevitable
result will Le another general conilsgra-
ton among the European nations. the
end Of which no man can forsses.
One thing only is certain. aud that Is
that u this fportej alliance has actually
been made. Turkey will benefit by IL.
Nations which have refused 10 help her
before. will now 10 forced TO step In for
self. protection. And shs needs aid sore
ly. Her army is aemoralizsd. Her debt
il 30 large that she can NO longer borrow
moa-y. She is distracted BY internal
disssnsions. IL England now comes to
her rescue. with the other Powers which
ars SIRE TO follow in England's wake.
there is a possibility at least Of her com
ing out Of the war victorious. But With
out allies. II the late news which We have
received Ia true. the Car will hoist the
Russian fisg in Coustantinopls in q very
short time.