Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-25
TIE OUTLOOK IN EUROPE

It is evident to every observer Of passing
events, that nearly every nation in Europe is
on the verge of an extraordinary crisis, the
like of which has never been seen. In
Great Britain the signs are ominous, though
arising from different causes from the dis
satisfaction elsewhere. There has been of
late an extraordinary depression in the labor
markets all over the kingdom. Manufacto-
ries of all kinds have been obliged to sus-
pend for want of market for their goods,
mills have shut down, and work in many Of
the collieries has ceased. There arc now
we'll on to half million of mon out of en-
qloyment and on the verge Of starvation.
The wants of these people will have to be
supplied, else they will become dangerous
and desperate army, threatening not only to
society but to the existence of the govern
ment. Private charity cannot care for them;
the government cannot support them in idle
ness, and the only way out of the predica-
ment, aside from that afforded by emigra-
ton to America, will be the substituting of
manufactures or the undertaking of gigan-
tic public works. To allow them to remain
idle and impoverished would be to court
revolution in it's direst form.
The situation in Germany is still more
grave. Not only are the people in distress,
but the government is financially emharrass-
ed. In addition there is a feeling of unrest
abroad that has taken form in numerous So
cialistic organizations which no repressive
measures can wholly eradicate. The alarm
of the government at the danger which
threatens it has been manifested by the pass
age Of the anti-socialist bill and the vigor-
GUS measures adopted to enforce it. There
are mutterings of discomfort in every part of
the empire which threaten to make their
presence felt by open revolution ere many
months have passed. The death of the
Emperor and Bismarck will be the signal
for an uprising that will, no doubt,
disrupt the confederation Of German states
and overthrow the dynasty. The longing of
the people for civil liber.s In it's hroedest
sense cannot be crushed out by the arbitrary
and despotic policy now being pursued by
the government.
In Russia and Italy the communistic spirit
| s everywhere prevalent. ALI the vigilance
of the Russian police, seconded by the hor-
rors Of exile to Siberia or imprisonment in
loathsome dungeons, has failed to dispense
the organizations or root out the evil. The
societies are growing daily more menacing,
as the frequent assassinations clearly prove.
The recent attempt upon the life of King
Humbert of Italy, and the subsequent dis
covery of numerous Internationally socie-
ties has inspired that government with grave
approximations. The integrity of Austria is
also menaced, not from communism, but
from the contending interests of the dual
nations that comprise the empire. Hungary
is jealous of Austrian ascendancy in the
affairs of the government, while the Austri
ans refuse to relax their efforts to retain the
governing power in their own hands. This
nation, too, is ripe for revolution.
France, which, from the nature Of pas
events might be thought to be worst off, ap
pears to be in the best condition of any ma.
ton on the continent. The patriotism of he
people came to her rescue at the close of tn,
war with Germany, and enabled her to pa,
the large war indemnify exacted without 20
ing abroad for franc. Since the reign o
the commune her industries have been won
derfully stimulated, her commerce extended
and her every enterprise assured of success
, Her people find all they want to do at remu
! lucrative wages, and are contented and hap
Ply. Everything appears tranquil on the sur
face. The danger from communism i
apparently over. Though France wa
! its birthplace, the ill-beg often chile
J has forsaken the country, for it cannot thriv
among people who are industrious an,
f find ample means of employing themselves
Her future looks bright, for she is strong il
/ patriotism, strong in an army that is bette
} than ever before since the days of the frs
Napoleon, strong financially and indus
trially.
While everything across the water, will
the single exception noted, looks ominoua