Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

HSNSS
there is q significant ripple in diplom-
attic circles of Europe. Ever since
the Berlin conference Russia has been
dissatisfied over the way In which she
was robbed of the fruits Of her victory
in her last war with Turkey. Con.
stantinople was at her feet, and The
treaty of San Stefano was about to be
contaminated when England, Ger.
many, Austria and France Dried:
Hands off the Ottoman Empire.
That must bs kept intact to preserve
the balance of power In Europe"
Russia regarded the tremendous odds
there were against her and re-
linquished her prey, taking only the
little that was conceded her. But
after being warned hat the Otto
man Empire must be preserved
in the interests of peace.
Russia has been treated to
the sight of Austria virtually absorb.
ing Turkish provinces In the Balkan,
France helping herself to a part of tho
sultan's possessions in Africa, and
England becoming practically mistress
of Egypt. Thus three of the parties
who informed her that she must leave
the Ottoman empire alone for the
common good have been slicing up
that empire for themselves as fast as
circumstances would allow. The con-
sequence Is that Russia is indignant.
If she can only find that Germany will
remain neutral, or if one of them
even will decline to interfere, she
would probably risk trying the issue
with Austria and contend for the con-
trolling power In the Balkan With
q view to this end Russia has been
putting out q feeler to sec how the
land really lies, and If there may not
be q chance for her to do something
to give herself a little more prestige
and territory than abe is enjoying.
Prestige Ia what she needs most, but
as territory will have to go with it the
two may be considered as irseparabls.
M. do Giers, a shrewd and trusty
diplomat, has been sent by the Gear on
his rounds to the various courts, He
has came home with information
which will lead Russia to conclude
that the time has not yet come for
aggressive action. Germany pro.
poses to stick to Austria like q brother,
while England is not disposed to
further the Russian deaigns. The
only fruit OF M. DaGiers' mission has
been q reconciliation between the car
and the pope. A largo percentage of
the Poles are Roman Catholics, and
for some time past the pontiff has not
enjoyed the privilege OF filling the
Polish sees. Opposition to him has
been withdrawn. He will appoint to
the various sees and become the friend
of Russia. This reconciliation thus
effected, it 10 supposed, will go far To
remove the Polish Justification and
strengthen the Pollah power. M.
Glers' mission, being on the whole a
failure, the prospect is that the much
talked of war between Russia and
Austria will BIO indefinitely delayed.
There is one being in this world
who thinks that to be a king it is Just
as well to be the deuce of q king. We
refer to King Kalakaua, the ruler of
the Sandwich islands. According to a
letter from an American resident at
Honlulu, "Kalakaua seems TO have been
dazzled by his reception by the
crowned heads of Europe, and now
only thinks of making a figure in the
world, regardless of the cost to the
taxpayers. He has put in office a
ministry of no character, which the
whole moneyed interest OF the islands
cannot but oppose. The revenues are
] being scattered broadcast. The king