The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-08
ACROSS THE OCEAN.
The War Cloud that is Looming up Between
Russia and Germany-Preparatiuns that
Look Like Business.
The EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD.

THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD.
LONDON, Jauuary7.-Detailed reports o
Russian military preparation which comt
from various points on the Austrian anG
German frontiers, are beginning to excite
attention throughout Europe. A pamph'
let has Just been issued wherein the
are elaborately discussed and the respec.
tive advantages OF different plans OF in.
vasion on either eide Canvassed. The
author is evidently German military
man, and the appearance OF such a
pamphlet under the present circumstances
Is regarded in Berlin as highly significant.
The writer expresses the belief that the
German eastern frontier Is sufficiently de.
Tended and that German forces can be
easily and quickly mobilized and thrown
upon uncertain pointsin sufficient strength,
even on the shortest notice, to hold the
Russians at bay on the frontier until
measures Of resistance in the interior
can be thoroughly organized.
The following passage closes the treat
ise: "When at the beginning OF Septem-
Der the venerable German Emperor visit
ed Alexander at Alexandrowe, he showed
to the world, with the gratfed concur.
renee OF his people, that his true tradi.
tional friendly relations to Russia, still sub.
sisted, and consequently allayed the ex.
citement which had bet caused in Europe
by newspaper recriminations, extending
over several months. II the Emperor Al
exander uttered the words ascrihed to him
by the public journals "rhank Coda war
with Gerfiiany Is impossible" he spoke,
We may well believe, In accordance with
the feelings Of the great majority OF his
loyal subjects. These words are,it is TO be
hoped, to be etfaced neither by the Nihi.
lists, nor PanslavoniC agitators, nor by
those restless statesmen and generals who,
their experience in the
late Turkish war, desire to satiate their
thirst for glory by an attack upon Gcrma.
ny. Should they venture upon this they
may, perhaps, find that their object will
be trife more difficult OF allowment in
this country than 1t proved in Turkey.
GERMANY READY.
The Augsberg Allegeime Zeitung Of the
9TH contains an article on Germany's east
ern and Russia's western line OF defence,
which concludes as follows: The German
army requires only nine days for mobliza-
ton and for transport to the eastern
frontier. 1t would have at It's disposal the
Koenigsberg and EydtIuhnew, Koenigs.
berg and Lykdantzic,a aud Taldan, Dant2ica
rhoern, Berlin and Limberg, Berlin, poseu
and 1nowraclaw, Breslau and Wehelmis-
bruck, Breslau and Myslowit2 and Dres-
den, Llegnitz, Neisse aud Myslowitz Rail
ways, thus German armies would appear
on the Polish frontier and be able to cross
1t and overthrow the enemy.
.GEEMANY's RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
The Cologne Gazette, in long article
referring TO a speech Of Prince Hohen-
lohe, German Ambassador at Paris, on
the occasion Of President Grevys recep.
ton Of the diplomatic corps, on New
Years, declares that the peace Of Europe
isthreatencd by Russia only, and Ger.
many and Austria are determined 10 hold
Russia in check. The article Is remarka-
BILE forits threatening tone towards France,
and hostility TO Russia. 1t declares that
Bismarck only authorized llohenlohe's
speech, in which he expressed the cordial
Of Germany toward France.
After Dc Freycinet, French Premier, in re-
ply to Prince Bismarck's inquiry, had
given satisfactory statements OF his foreign
policy, he said that no ministry in France
can last long II Bismarck opposesit.
10 such purpose. Heaven be thanked,
we possess the requisite material OF force
and mental power which stands at the
head 1t. No State can stand on good
terms with Germany, which enters into a
political intimacy with Russia. After his
explanations De Freycinet, like his pre-.
decessor, will prudently regard any too
close connection with Russia, as danger
Gus, and will decline to play with fire, and
therefore, so long us he Is all right with
Prince Bismarck, lie may for the rest be
in his political idea JaCobin or not. At
home the French may manage their af-
fairs as they like, only they must not
threaten US or the peace OF Europe, or
(which for the moment is some
thing importantly they must not,
by any attitude OF theirs, encourage
Russia to enter into new adventures.
This is what Prince Bisbarck has let Paris
know, and that he is assured OF satisfac-
tory correspondent attitude on the part OF
De Freycinet, in reference to Russia
is a fact that he has caused to be declared
to the world III Paris OH New Years day,
in the form OF q testimonial OF confidence
in the new French cabinet. This explain
alton accordingly is in an eminent degree
a message intimating continuance OF
the peace OF Europe. The Times, in re.
producing the above article, calls attention
to the fact that recently the Cologne
Gazette has faithfulfully represented Prince
Bismarcks views on the question Of for
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