The Republican journal., 1877-04-12
The Coming War.

The Coming War.
The war cloud in Europe is darkenine.
The latest dispatches give very little hope
! OF peace, as the opinion gains ground that,
with her immense army and elaborate
| preparation, Russia means war in any
event. Her purpose is doubtless to drive
the Turk out of Europe, and in that in
| tention she will have the sympathy Of Il
| large portion of the civilized world Dcs-
patches from London of the date of April
9th, comment as follows
The feeling that Russia means war IN any event
/ Is gaining ground from day to day and every new
move Of the Russian diplomatiSls tends to give
color 70 the belief Having practically ahrogated
the Treaty of Paris and 10 a certain degree obtain
ed the sanction nf Europe Tor direct armed inter
ference i'll Turkey there is now little left for Rus
slh to Il" than prepare her armies for an immediate
advance and 10 seek the pfcrN Necessary Ia just
| ~ an appeal 10 arms.
AdNiceS from Berlin state that. notwithstanding
| the authoritative statement 10 the contrary the
Intelligence that the Carr will nol 90 To Ems this
| summer. Us has been his custom, is regarded rs
| evidence of The u1brcai of Russo Turkish wal
| in few weeks. Should the Porte comply with
| the protocol. kll>Si; will find new means to make
! war inevitable. Tclegrnns from Odessa received
| III Nrnna. report that hurried preparations are
| making III All the ports OF the Black Sea To meet
| an apprrhcnird attack Of the Turkish iron clad
| fleet.
II il assumed that Turkey will be able
to PM into the field first and last. one
million soldiers. And il is expected. as
! the fight will be for retaining her Euro
ptan tootlnld, that il will be the most
| desperate in the history of the Turks Il
| Will be on the part ot the Sultan some
I thing more than 4 struggle tol home and
country. Religion Will enter largely into
the contest. The state religion Of Turkey
| is Mohalnnedan, lis Yotales are fanatics
and for its supremacy they will fight now
| thai Yields only when crushed by over
Whelmlne force.
! 1t Is believed that the Sultan, who is
not only 4 temporal sovereign but the
representative of and successor Of Mo
| hammpd. will draw recruits from all Mo
| hanlntdun countries, and the most reli-
able atatSlic. place the number Of The
faithful Ill Europe, Asia and Africa At
! $50. 900 900.
| 10 what extent The Sultan of Turkey
can command the people Of Islam to aid
hlln III defending h# temporal rights 10
rational estimate can be formed but in
the progress Of the struggle Moham
lncdlis can be brought 10 believe that
the religion ol the Koran is involved. il is
safe To assume that they Will come bv
thousands and tens OF thousands and
show their devotion by every sacrifice
possible.
AGAINST This country and people Russia,
from lHtr adNceS, is about to measure
arms and contend for mastery. IN very
many regards Russia is the mosl power
lul and vastly in advance of Turkey in all
appliances of modern warfare Russia
proper, or Russia IN Europe. has 4 pop
ulallon OF about 5000 900, while Turkey
in Europe has only about 2JUOU, NW Ii
would seem. therefore un easy matter To
crush the sultan and compel him loaban
don his European possessions.
If hostiites should begin, it is likely
they will be more protracted than the
period fixed by those who believe in the
superior powers Of Russia. BE this as il
may, the United States is likely to be ben
Gifted by the war. and therefore the more
protractcd the better. With war, Russia
viii cease exporting her cereal products
to the markets Of Europe, and the United
States viii he called upon to supply the
deficiency. There will be demand for
our surplus breadstut1S. for meats, for
arms and munitions Of war, that will in
crease as the war proceeds. I'm addition
TO this. new markets will be opened for a
great variety Of our manufactures, and
wealth i'll Il steadily increasing tide is
likely 10 flow to our shores Already the
business pulse is quickening, and in an
ticipaton of Il demand various depart
menlS 81 manufactures are increasing pro
duction. It is an i'll wind that blows no
one good, and since Russia and Turkey
find that the present war is Necessary for
future peace, we are glad to believe a
large share of the profits from their in
vestmenls will flow directly 10 United
States Golfers.