The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-30

country, anu InfL no dSTeelncut CA
lists between the emperors for peace
for even a single day. War is lmmi-
nent and, we believe, quite unavoid-
able. This is what history teaches
us, and it is not, says the New York
Star, so surprising that war is again
at hand in Europe as that the inter-
val of peace has extended to the sp-
parently allotted time. 1t is difficult
to rt call period since 1927 when
five or six years has elapsed with
out a war in Europe, and there GER
tainly has been none since 1848, when
some of the "Great Powers" were
not in conflict. Intervals of peace
have prevailed for two, three or five
years, but seldom or never for six
years, and il is not likely that this
periodic succession of belligerancy
will be broken in upon now by a
prolonged peace between states that
arc evidently ready to fight. If the
brief and sporadic conflict between
Servia and Turkey in 1876 be ex-
cepted, there were no armed hos
tilities of any consequence in Eu-
rope since the close of the
French-G German war of 1901,
which made the names of Woerth,
Metz and Sedan, and the long siege
of Paris familiar to the reading
world. Four years had elapsed at
that time since the last preceding
struggle between the great powers,
in which Prussia, in alliance with
Italy, made battle with Austria.
That was in 1868, leaving in its train
many thousands of desolated
households and the memorable
names of Kenigsgratz and Sa-
dowa. Next before this, and
with an interval of but two years,
was the unequal war made by allied
Prussia and Austria against gallant
little Denmark about the famous
Schleswig Hols.oin controversy.
Prior to that again, and leaving a
peaceful interval of about feur
years, was the Austrian war against
Sar dlnia, in which the French en-
peror, Louis Napoleon, took up the
quarrel on the side of Victor Eman-
uel, and ON the celebrated fields
OF Magenta and Solferino, brought
into life the existing kingdom of
Italy. This was in 1859, the formal
peace being concluded in 1860.
Here, again, there had been four
years. interval of peace since the
close of the Crimean war in 1856.
Although quarter of a century has
gone by, Alma, Balaklava, Inker-
man and Sabastopol, with the san
culinary and deadly assaults upon
the Redan and Malakoff forts, are
names and conflicts still fresh in the
public memory. That was begun
in 1853, having succeeded another
interval of European peace which
had lasted the novel period of about
four years. Its predecessor was the
gallant struggle made by Hungary
for independence against Austria,
which, beginning with most
notable success in 1S4S, sudden
ly collapsed by the detection of
Georgey, from Kossuth, after RUSSIA
had joined Austria, in 1S49. At
that period nearly the whole of con-
tinentalEurope was shaken toits GEN.
tire by the simultaneous revolutiona-
ry outbreaks in Frame, Austria, ,Prus-
sia, Russia and some other kingdoms
and states. This was only thirty
four years ago, and within that
period we have enumerated seven
great European wars. The average
interval of peace has been less than
five years. Prior to 1s4s, and as far
back as 1927, the conflicts of arms
were as frequent, but not on so
great scale. Turkey and Egypt
were trying to destroy the life OF
Greece IN ls25-27, but were baffled
by Russia, England and France at
the naval battle of Navarino. Tur-
key and Russia had one of their
numerous wars in 1s2S-29. Poland
rose in insurrection in 1880
but was quickly crushed by Rus.
sia. Belgium and Holland had their
, time in 18S0-S1. France and Eng.
land intervening at the siege of Ant.
werp. Turkey and Egypt took theil
, turn in 1882. Spain's first Carlist wal
! began in 1884 and fingered until 1889
J and was in the meantime overlapped
} by the French wars in Morocco anG
against Abd-el-Kadir, beginning il
1886 and continuing until 1S45-4S
Russia and Turkey were also at wal
: in 1889. These dates bring us again
to that memorable period of Is4S
when nearly all Continental Europ,
was convulsed. 1t appears to be tn,
: periodic law of the last half centur,
in European affairs that, after an in
terval of four or five years of peace
war is sure to break out. In 1877
Q Russia and Turkey were "at it I;
r and, If all the indications presented
e in dispatches be reliable, 1882 vii
}, witness a new illustration of the sys
e tenn of war SUGGESTIONS in Europe.
q The kilograms Saturday mornin,
r record the death, Friday at Cam
Q bridge, Massachusetts,, of Henr,
l. Wadsworth Longtellow, the grea
poet and scholar. No intelligen
person within the confines o
y this broad land but is familia
= with the name and fame O
. Longfellow, and the news of hi
death must cause pang of sorrow
Z to all, at the passing away of sucl
y lofty genius. He has been I,
!. America what the other grea
y weavers of thought were to tn
: older climes. We have not tn
= heart to write in the presence O
such death.