The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-19
EASTERN WAR CLOUDS.


IL all the vicissitudes OF the new
world the autonomy OF our American
epubllcs remains unbroken. What
'ver may be the changing fate OF this,
hat, or the other republic, none seems
o feel that ii the boundary lines of
me are changed, so must bs the out
ines of all. Ia Europe, however, the
very contrary ia witnessed. Among
he most amusing, as indeed among
he most important features connected |
With tho proposed Turkish-Bulgarian |
ia the attitude Of Servis and |
Greece.
Neither of them has any interest
whatever in the Roumslian revolt.
They are not affected by either the re-
volt or the union, but they insist that
IL Bulgaria and Roumelia form =
union, they each must have "a silica
from some portion of Turkey. 1t mat.
ters not where the accession ia found,
but II one poor Eastern country is per
mitted to gobble valuable territory,
then all surrounding prlnoipslities
must DO given slice to be kept even.
To let one robDer flourish at the OK.
pense of the others would bs out
rageous. Hence these outside govern
ments arc pressing to the front and
griev0usly complicating the Eastern
question, now just reaching the war
point, although to them the revolt of
Roumelia ia Of no concern whatever
or farther than the possible displacs-
ment OF balances OF power in the East.
And yet all these Eastern nations
seem determined to go to war and ON
broil the world possibly In an interus-
tional struggle because of the possible
accession OF territory to one feeble ma
tionaliiy as against tho othors. 50
soon as the Bulgarian union threatens
by the ccssion Of Roumslla, tho thiev-
Ing instincts of the others prevail and
they domend that they shall have
something also. The singular spec.
tacle is now aeon of Servia, Greece
Roumanis and other EaBtern States
demanding that the powers shall give
them something, or that they shalt be
permitted to steal something, because
the Turkish territory Ia about TO be
dismembered In behalf OF Bulgaria.
But let the "gobbling" process DO in
augurated and there is 10 telling whore
1t will terminate. None claim that
they have right or reason to sustain
them, but II one nation gains g. rod In
territory all others must enjoy sddi-
tions in proportion, no matter how OF
whence they como.
The result frsm this European jaal-
ousy cannot but be war. The conflict
must therefore roach beyond tho 81.
tempt OF Turkey to whip back its ro-
bsllious province. All the East THINKS
1t must fight, and n general Eastern
wsr must result in the future dismem
berment OF Turkey, tho iurther
naming OF the Crescent ana
the pushing Of the Moalem
beyond the Bosphorus. The
present is therefore developing into
an historical era. Tho petty jealousies
and International rivalrles will not
permit siRple civil war, but kindle
the entiro East In conhagrstion and
change possibly the face OF history in
the East. Thus little dissension naay
spread into an International blaze, and
thus these thieving aud selfish pro
pensities OF the little powers surround
ing Turkey bid fair to create great
international dispute, the end of which
no man can see.
Whenever wo therefore look from
home and view this European ques-
ton, no matter In what respect, and
appreciate the absence of these absurd
rivalries and the solidlty OF all our
American States, we cannot but telici
tate ourselves on our immeasnrably
superior condition in every respect
But In tho Interest OF commerce, lot
the foreign jealousies reach their cul-
minhtion. We can stand mos.
marked revolution in prices just now,
and tho prospects OF war will not dast
American hopes an iota; nor in view
of tao possible consequences shall We
kick against tho absurd demands Of
servia, Greece, otc. Their demands
sre singular, and amusing, even, but
We have no occasion to G emplein.