Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-14
A WAR TO THE KNIFE
Will Probably Be the Outcome OF
the European Complications.
THE IRON ChANCELLOR'S SCHEME
Map OF the Situation Drawn By
Belgian Political Economist.
REAL NATURE OF THE ALLIANCE.
A Powerful Combination Forming
Against the Russian Bear.
THE FATE IN STORE FOR FRANCE.
Her Northern Departments to BE
Handed Over to Belgium and
Her Power to BE For
ever Crushed.
REAL NATURE OF THE ALLIANCE
A Powerful Combination Forming
Against the Russian Bear.
THE FATE IN STORE FOR FRANCE.
The European Middle.

ICopwigit 1855 on james gordon Bennett1
BRUSSELS, Oct. "a New York Her
aid Cable-Special to THE BEE. AT
stone s throw from the banks of the ever
winding Menke, within the grim old walls Of
the university of Lege, Herald correspon-
dent sought M. Emile De Lavellye, and found
him there in the auditorium, where the emi-
nent professor had been examining class OF
students in political economy. The question
was put, What has the most learned cosmo-
politan of the Belgium to say about the Her
AIDS new map of Europei A kindly but
incredulous smile Immediately yforeshadowed
the reply. While the examination of other
students by other professors was going on NJ.
De lavelleye, seated on one of his alma ma
ter's black benches, with Wednesdays Her
aid unfolded before him, proceeded to point
out the objections to Prince Bsmarck's
scheme as mapped out therein.
''In the first place. said he, "the iron
chancellor would not dream of making over
to France the very stronghods which are
being raised to block the French roadway to
Germany through Belgium, as well as the
German roadway TO France. Why, French
army cncamped on the borders of Meuse
would be able to slip between Antwerp and
Cologne and reach Berlin through the unfor.
titled part of Germany as easily as knife
cuts into butter. 1t would be Just as though
Prince Bismarck deliberately gave up all
military advantages secured by the belt OF
Notifications which bar the way from France
into the fatherland from one end to the
other of Alsace- Lorraine. AS to the Dutch
Indies being made German dependen-
cies, together with Holland-what a
wild dreaml Surely Prince Bismarck can't
entertain 1t. So soon as Germany showed
her intentions of reducing England to third
rate power the English would pounce upon
the Dutch Indies and keep them as pledge,
Just as she did at the beginning of the pres
ent century, when Napoleon annexed the
Netherlands to France, and how could Ger
many's fleet prevent thlss Now we come to
the equal division of the Balkan peninsula
between Austria and Russia. This is just as
fanciful as the other parts of the scheme
No, certainly Austria would not go halves
with the czar. She wouldn't care straw
for Salonca, with Sofia and Constantinople
in Muscovite hands. Her aim, whether
avowed or not, is to dominate the whole of
the Balkan peninsula right down to the Black
sea--not by territorial conquest, but by tri-
umph of her political and industrial infiu-
Cnce, already increased by the new eastern
railways which run through Pesth, and
which she will finally try to secure by en-
couraging home rule ideas in the Balkan
states, as opposite to Russia's greedy policy
and course England will contrve to assist
Austria towards this end. There is, more
over, no earthly reason why Germany should
battle her ally's hopes, when she has every
reason to abstain from playing Russia's
game''
So, according to M. De Lavellye, the
Herald plan falls to pieces, but all this
comes, he SAYS, from assuming secret un-
derstandng between Germany and the car,
whereas the latest tripartile treaty is ex-
prcssly directed against Russia.
Well and good, Nj. De Lavellye, but if you
tear up our map wont you give us better
one, Surely you don't believe in the inno-
cent -mindedness of Prince Bismarck towards
his neighborsi
No, Nj. De Lavelye doesn't expect ever
lasting peace, nor does he consider the pres
ent distribution of power as definite. His
creed is an anti-Russan and French alliance,
leading to a war, the outcome of which, ac-
cording to his idea, and in accordance with
what he states is his positive information,
will be seen in a combination of the German
Austrian, and perhaps the English and Ital-
ian forces against the Russian bear and the
French, and M. De Laully is confident tina,
the coalition is to win and try to crush Rus
sa just as France was crushed in $50 II
won't be a mere repetition of the Crimear
struggle but war to the knife with big
spois for the victor. Germany will restore
Finland to the Sweden, take over Russia's
Baltic provinces to herself, and cut away
from the Muscovite empire the immense slice
of Polish territory, which will become nomi
nally an independent state under the sway OF
some Austrian archduke. In other words
the old polish kingdom will be reconstructed
under Austrian influence, and serv,
as kind of buffer state between
strengthened Austria ana Russia. Bessar
bia would be restored to Roumania
which would become another bulwarl
agrinst the bear, and dash its last hopes o
ever reach Constantinople, but German.
will not stop there. She will engulf Hol
land, lust as in the Herald scheme, an'
strike final blow at France by handing owe
its northern departments, its stronges
points, TO Belgium, the latter remaining in
dependent, while being made member o
the German Zellverein, and thereby an in
terested ally and friend. Eve have too nue.
sympathy for the French" said NJ. DE La
vellyc, land are besides too cozy in ou
present state to call for any change at all
but you see we shan't be asked whether W
like it or not We shall be part and parce
of a scheme about which we shan
be SO much as consulted Lit
tie ones have 10 do what the
are bid, not what they prefer. A tina
feature Of the scheme will be the reward I
Italy for NJ. Crispi's friendlness TO Germany
OF course, you guess what that will be-Nic
and Savory returned TO the son of Victo
Emmanuel, with bonus besides in tn
shape Of Tunis or may be Tripoli. That
what ! expect"
En- Passant, NJ. dc Lavellye gave hlnt I
the Herald correspondent as TO the value {
the Belgian meuse fortfcations, about whlc