, 1881-03-30

cEalM, tho Monroo doctrine for tho whole Amer
lcan Contlnont.
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Vvar iii Europe.
Tho Marquis tlo Custlne wrotp forty ycnrs
ago: "lsassi,s's form ot Ko.ernment Is Aesrpt-
fsm moderated by nssaslnaton." If he Ind
adtled shat the succession to tho lsussan thronu
is generally "eorrcctcd," or Mt .rast hastoned.
In tho Interest OF certain pnrttes. he would llayo
told tho wholu story. Whether Or not tho suo.
| cossion to tho itusstau throne has beun vury
much "coFrecsed" in tho Interest uf European
pUncc IL very much 10 10 doubted. This much
Is GGrtnin: that Gormany has lost her trncst and
best friend III Alexander II. lic wns Intensely
tlntcd ty tho old Russian pnrty, ind, although
| tint party hnI auccpet1ul In SECURING tho
| rrtnocse TT Dut4orouk to uia tlloIr plnus, even
| that potont lntlnonoo upon tho furnior Cur
| wna nut sufficient to shaku for n moment tho
| position ho occupied townlsls Germany ard It's
| Emperor. Whcthor or not Il EGnerul Europc.ll
| Snr Will follow this assassination In tho iturrc-
dinto future, ii pr<'to1atlcnI. hut 30 much Is
ccrtnin: t.t tho probability Of such war rests
Ike oa''on wo'yht upon f.n1opr, ni1'1 its int,u
nnco nnd circo. upon suoiA', moral. and political
ltfo upon tint contnent, partsc ulnrly Germany.
| will be scvurry felt. Although tho now Car lu
| his prnuuncla,ncnto issued a fcw days Ago, mn
| nounecd lhnt ho did not unterlnin any jealousy
| ar il-feoflng towar1s uny uf tho Powers of Ell.
rope, and thnt bis felg'l meant pence, he ntlal-
tscs thoso assurances by nt1dInn tiat "only tho
| duty of protecting her hoIlur Anu accurIfy cnn
dfyors Russia from tho woek of internal do
veloWnent. The Emperor will on.louvor to
strengthen Nusata's powos, to promote her wol-
fnre. mud to secure her prosperity Without uny
! dutrlu,ent to 0ti,ara."
Tho world knows how to value Ilusslau and
French diplomatic rt,t1lscoto9y It need only to
| think OF tho bulluf!ns Ut tho First Napoleon,
and whpn tho third Corsfcnn concentrated II
| change uf tho HAP OF Europe ho said; VI Fin.
| 1irc, e est Ii, tuir." lThn Empire ia poaco3
| When, tn 1871 Alexander II, tleclured war
| ugai,lst Turkey, because tho Sultan would nut
accolo to thu tulnands Of tho nulEurlnns, be
Batd: "liussia vii! suo to Il tlu,t hcs bonur nnl
tho peaco uf E,,rnpe Il urotcctct and sec,,rcl'
| Aud When Alexander III. ,.sconds tho Russian
throne lte prtIelatuis "thnt only duty. to psu-
tccr honor and security c,ln divert 1tussIn frotu
| its work Of !s1tornni uovelopmcut."
Tho aversion Ut thu rrrse,lt Czur fur the Gev.
,nau E;mpru has heeo,ao proyorbinl, Although
Gormany PRUSSIA, bns not been III acttvo ally of
| 1iussln sltre tho wara Of tho First N,po1con
ltussln bus always bad tho nurnl auppurt Of tho
house Of ltohanz3lor1,, especially durhly tho
Crlmean wnr aul tho late Turkish w,.r A,ox-
nudor III, Is IN enthusiastic ud1nlrar OF tho
FTonch pvoplc, ulld hu hatcs tho t}pruu,1a,
ituysla t,lat hnyo nllEcs Germany 10 o,tt or tho
question; Iis,ssa's policy III tho Orient prevents
Intimate political rutltto,1a with Euxland: nm
| alliance with Austrin ~ not TO be thought of,
for tho acquisition Of new torritory In that
direction Who're, thon, will ls.issIn lind
hcr nlllcs? NHy not tho prcsonr CzAr
tako up aR'sin tito klcn Ut tho First Napoleon,
With which ho attempted to capture Alexander
l.-rlx: "itnssla tn tho EAst and France in tho
West Gun conquer tho wur!tl?' DID HOT Napu-
Icon III. follow In tho footstops Of his ,,olu. nn
nftor tue Crlncat, wnr nttempt to desert hls
ally England. and to soeuru iii nlance with
RttsslM, 50 TINT tho latter IuEht un,1fsturbctlIy
ho bis Intentions towards tie NhIno7 Docs not