Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-27
EUROPEAN WAR TALK.
The Relief Gaining Ground That There
Will shortly be a Great Outbreak.

London correspondence of the New York
Times: In my last letter L referred to the
prevalence of the expectation that war will
once more break out in Europe next year.
From what | have heard since from sew
eral different quarters this impression
seems to be very deep and widespread. A
distinguished journalist who is intimately
acquainted with the chief statesmen and
diplomatists of the continent has Just re-
turnedto London from a visit to Italy after
passing through two or three European
capitals. and he tells me that everywhere
the belief that we shall have a great war
next year is current in the highest circles.
1t is thought that the outbreak of hostil-
tiles will begin in the spring-probably
about the beginning of May-so that
the c%ontending parties may have all
the bright, sunny weather before them
TO lombard and slaughter one an
other. Another eminent journalist, who
mistaken partin many campaigns as special
correspondent, has Just signed a literary
engagement in which he has caused a pro-
viso to be inserted hat he shall be re-
leased from his undertaking in the event
of the breaking out of a war and his being
offered an engagement in his former capac-
ity. Should such a contingency arise,
however, special correspondents Will GER
tainly find themselves placed under much
severer restrictions than they were for
merly subjected to. 1t is understood to be
the determination OF the heads OF all the
great European armies, and especially
those of Germany, not to allow any news
paper correspondents to go to the front,
but to assign them certain places, where
they will have only a limited view OF the
operations, and to submit their kilograms
to the most rigid censorship. The neces-
sitv for such a step in these days OF rapid
communication by telegraph, when the
news of one camp may be received in
a neutral country and transmitted TO
the enemy in the space OF twenty-tour
hours, is sufficiently obvious. The diff
Guilty of this question OF newspaper cor
respondence is certainly very great, and
not long ago / heard it commented upon
very sensibly by Col. Paul Methuen, who
acted as a censor of the press-and who
discharged his duties with equal courtesy
and fairness-during the Egyptian cam
paign. Col. Methuen bore a high tribute
to the honorable conduct of our English
CORRESPONDENTS, and said he believed the
best course was to treat them like gentle
men and trust to their discretion. Lord
Charles Beresford-the gallant commander
of the Condor-on the same occasion adj
mitted that the special correspondent was
not treated by military men as he ought
to be. Officers, as a rule, il their utmost
to conceal every fact from the newspaper
fellows" Surprising, ")said Lord Charles,
zone officer asked another how many
shells are there in that box? the reply
would be, Hush! mind what you are about:
There's a reporter round the corner!'
Yet at the same time the greatest generals
acknowledge the value of newspaper cor
respondence properly conducted: Gen.
Willis, who commanded at kassasln: bore,
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testimony to its value, and more than
limited that these impartial reports were
valuable as a means OF correcting certain
errors in the dispatches of his military
superior. The text war will probably
develop some new talent in the way OF
special correspondence. At any rate, |
hear that several of the old specials, , and
among the rest, it is said, Mr.. Archibald
Forbes, have declared their determination
not to take part in another campaign, and
of course others will be required to fill
their places.