The daily gazette., 1881-09-19
WILMINGTON, DEL. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 49, lesl.~-f 49,
European Opinions OF America.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN FOR
THE GAZETTE.

THE GAZETTE.
Six extensive land owners from
Austria Hungary who are at present
travelling through the United States,
have sent home some interesting ac-
counts Of their experience in this
country. To leading German news
paper, the Vienna FatAsrlamd, one of
them wrote as follows:
at is to be feared that the rapid
progress of America will reach still
more astounding proportions, greatly
to the detriment Of European interests,
whenever, as is inevitable, long and
disastrous war shall break out in that
country. Europe will then be obliged
tp buy more food from America and to
pay much higher prices than she does
at present, while on the other hand
she will produce much less. She will
also be compelled to purchase other
things besides food from the United
States, military stores especially. just
as Turkey already buys great many
American cartridges. Our ready mo-
uey will then pour into America. Our
agricultural and industrial produots,
our manufactoriesand our land ,ourcap-
capital and government bonds will be
worthless even the best railroads and
mining inter ,sts will be depressed. A
general impoverishment of our country
will take place, and emigration from
thsse sections which m.y have es-
capped war will be very great.
Il The comparison should not be taken
unkindly, but the Europeans are des-
tined to meet at the hands of the
Americans the same fate which has
pursued the Indians, who separated
into q great many tribes, each one
having Just as good reasons for de-
claring war against the other as have
the different nations Of Earope. No
doubt the councils of war held by the
Hurons, the Mohicans and other tribes
arou..d d their blazing fires in the wild
forests, when they deliberated how
they could best kill and annih ilate
their hated enemies, brought to light
wisdom as profound as that which we
employ in diplomatic conferences.
Europe has heretofore 1T covered from
he paralyzlng effects of was, because she
> has been able TO find q market in the
other four continents for her high-priced
products. But after the next war, she
will find these markets stocked with
: American goods, and will never again bt
: able to monopolize their trade as Ameri
: can manufactures at that tiAe will be 81
: much improved that the United State
seRls albSRsy bbSSy fea ha iigH
- ca rule the worldl
: As long as Europe was without riva
in progressive cou uHtry, she could in
ldnlge with impurity In murderous wars
and could keep up these barbaric Gus
ltoms. If America had grown up int
bellieerent states, like those of Soutl
America, where Chilli and Peru have s.
lately been waging war with each othel
u its development W w3uld have been retail
T. ded for many years. But the Unite
re States have not made war, al all, excel
Of a very insignificant one against Mexic'
~ They have, 10 be sure, crushed an insu
l0 T6cL1Ou, Dut, ht tio D0hAso Vu1St - '" -
q it demonstrated every day, they have
20 most annihilated the opposing party, an
nd have diyested them OF their power TO
,d ever, by the exercise Of true republican
t., ism aud wise government. There .
- longer exists faction which would iik
10. to see the Unitad Statea overthrown, II
= people are the stronghold of the cou
%, try. And how can anylpeace, ,happines
OF prosperity come 10 Earope when the
30. is hardly one. third Of the natural veal
:. of America, but six times more popul
5o' tion to support, and two millions of I'D
;, soldiers TO feed who suck up the lif
'' blood of the nation, while here there q
90, only twenty-seven thousand. Besid
Europe is continually engaged In drea
%, full wars which destroy alike men al
. capital, while America pursues qul
oo' another policy. Here the people wo
:. aud invent. Surely 1t must be the i
'A' eyitable result of opposing two su
10. dlfferei systems to each other, that o
will gain the ascendancy. Which 1t "
40 be, common sense will tell.
This picture must not be criticized
10 being overdrawn. have five honest
., sociates, and, when we return home,
~ their testimony prove to you the tr'
on of every word that have written"
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