The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-30
The War Position In Europe.

The conditions that 60 to define the pres
ent political status in Europe may be briefly
summed up as follows.
Bulgaria, by the impeachment of its re-
gent, Karaveloff, minister not distinctively
of the Russian party, but liberal, has more
strongly defined the anti-Mu8c0Oae feelings
of its people than in the quasi governmental
declaration, given out simultaneously, that
the regency will, advise the Sobranje to elect
as Prince of Bulgaria the candidate proposed
by the Gear. There is intense excitement in
Hungary over the presence at Varna of a
squadron of Russian men.of-war. Hungar-
ians advocate an immediate alliance with
Italy and England. The official Austro-
Hungarian organ, the Psster Lloyd, of Pesth,
says :-'Austria- Hungary cannot permit the
Mediterranean to become French or Rus
sian lake, and must join England and Italy
against any French action in Egypt"
The Partisan press is not SO extreme in it's
diatribes against England. journalistic
editorials are cooler and display slightly
friendly attitude towards the English gov
ernment but still demand British evacuation
of Egypt. Germany is drawing closer its
English affiliations. The North German Ga
zette, Prince Bismarck's organ, states that
Germany has no cause to complain of Eng
lands colonial policy. The few questions
under discussion between the two empires
will shortly be settled desirably and Justly
to the interests of both.
Evidently Bismarck has no objection to
England's permanent occupation of Egypt.
This supposition is IN direct cunsonance with
the Iron ChancellOr's open urging, some two
years ago, of the British acquisition of the
Khedive's territories as an English depend
ency
Meanwhile the Conservative party in Eng
land has adopted, under the inspiration Of
Lord Randolph Churchill, the Beaconsfield
foreign policy, which means armed interyen-
tion AT the Dardanelles in the prospect Of a
Russian threat upon Constantinople, an Of
| fensive aud defensive alliance with Austria
and Italy in all Eastern matters, vigorous
and efficient Indian policy the strength
ening of the Afghan frontier and the adop-
tion of all measures exhibiting a careful OBJ.
servation OF Russian movements in Asia,
Russia is organizing and modifying both
army and fleet. The Czar is daily address.
ng his troops and inspiring them with his
own ambition for Russian scendancy Army
corps are being massed ia the direction Of
the Austrian and Bulgarian frontiers. Rus
sian squadrOns are quietly being placed in
commission and all preparation is being made
for an overwhelming descent upon those ter
rtories.
Italy's Mediterranean interests are copsid.
cred at stake in the present European politi-
cal eommotion. Her government is resur-
rectng the old plea of a joint Auglc- Italian
policy al the Eastern end of oftheMedlterranean
Sea to tile exclusion of Russian and French
occupation. The warships of Italy, which
are the strongest in the world are expected
to make some impression upon the future
movements and prospects of Southern
European governments, while her army now
numbering close npon half million is ex-
pected to pluck some ,hare in the laurels to
be won in the possible future of continen-
tai cuntlgration.