The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-11
THE SANDMAN EMPIRE.

Il THE. sEAV Y EMPIRE.
q CRY Raise .le u Moscow That a Great
Many Russians Believe IN. e ~.
"A st: Petersburg correspondent -,
The Neso. sSsHorb San writes: II il ha.
Geved here that England and Austria !,
have already anaicably settled their nice I
points in relation to the Balkan pie; the {
former taking q small but valuable slice
Of coast and the latter being satisfied
with abig slice Of dry land Il appears
that the SlaYs Of the. Balkan states ara
manageable, but the question is, viii
the Turk be docilep and, what is still
more important, Can the Russian be-
now as easily intimidated as boforep
While the diplomatists are working on
these points in their usual nice style
wild roar has just been uttered in Mos
COW which is likely to discompose the
/ diplomatists, both greatsand small. q
ss"We want to establish az Slavonian
EMPIRE That is what they say in I,
Moscow, and what Is repeated. here and
re-echoed throu ghout Russia. n
History shows us, q sanguine Slav-
ophile said to me, e many an example
of empire composed Of several kindred
states, and to-day there is such an one
the German empire. q Tell I me, WIN
should not we establ Elisha Slnyonian EN-.
pirep We, the Russians, want it. The
5SlaV states of the Balkan can not oct
along without It. And at length the
whole of Europe would profit by It. for
it lis the. OIL natural, Just and 'ieg1tls-
mate solution Of the eastern question: I
.ls ] will give some extracts from the
;lMoscoa0 Rus, the organ of tho Slavo-
phile party, which was bold enough to
tell aloud what thousands Of leading
themselves: y q - Ss5g
g Once we have liberated the Slav ma
tons of the Bal kan peninsula from the
Turkish yoke, and now we have to free
them Once more from the influence of
some powers who are running them by
|; means}o of dem ralization. There is only
one means to finally accomplish it it is
the establishment of the Slovenian en-
pire. Only then the -Slav nations may
I grow up healthfully and independently,
pursuing their national ideal. Then tho
armies Of the Slav states; closely joining
those of Russia, shall 5yictoriously up-
hold the Slay interests The small Slay
states created by Russia, at a great sac
rlhce both, in men and money, are dos
tined to be plaYt hing in the hands Of
ambitious rulers, great and small, as
long as they stand alone, and therefore,
their very ind pendence will serve to
their enemies advantage and to their
own misfortune. But once united with
Russia in q brotherly federation they
will be able to.acc CELEBRATE the accomplish
ment of the Slavo-Russian historical
mission. In England, Germany, Aus
tria, France, Italy, and, in fact, in the
rest of the civilized world, everybody
| who reads newspapers knows well that
Russia needs the Bosph orus, and that
Russia is destined to stand in the center
of the Slovenian world. Our continuous
tinlidity to av0W openly these our aims
Is it not far better to declare openly
what we want, and what everybody
knows without our confessionp. Yes
we shall have the , osphorus at any cost.
Yes. God, history, and our national sac
rlAceS nave OeSClned huSSla TO stand at
the head Of the liberated and united
Slav nations. Such declarations shall
win us friends abroad, and at home it
will raise the spirits Of our great
people. II u ID. ....;
The slavonian empirezthat is the
latest Russian answer TO 3Austria's at
tempt to control the Balkan affairs and
to England efforts to make new; co
aition against Russia. Europe will
not allow it, remark thestimid Russian
politicians. Where is Europep'' an
swers to that the Slavophile. England
and Austria do not make Europe. q It is
not certain that even Turkey will Join
them. As to Germany, she is bound to
4 keep off an actual engagement SO long
as frances armies are in condition to
strike her. = A u s5 Sj5.5
\ Though not: new, yet, this definite and
grand political plan, being firmly sl q
gested under the present circumstances,
inspires Russians with d great confidence
in their own success IN case tile Balkan
becomes once more the arena of an in,
ternational struggle. 5t::i n.