Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-16
WILL RUSSIA RULE ALI


once or twice. TO assert peaceful Intentions and
while Bismarck lives 1t is believed Williams war
Ike disposition Will be curoed
WILL RUSSIA RULE ALI
Vast and Rapid Conquest. Of the Car
Throughout Asia.
AN EMPIRE THAT NAY SOON BE DOUBLE IN AREA
WILL GERMANY AND FRANCE BE FORCED TO JOIN
HANDS AND RESIST THE AGGREssIoNs OF THE NUS
CovITE?
From the New York Mail and Express
Nothing can be clearer than the vast importance
OF existing European political movements. Every
state shares the general consciousness OF the mag
nitude OF the pending issues, and each day there
crops out some fresh manifestation or the universal
uneasiness. multitude OF Condolences point
In one direction and their harmony lends SIM
pncity TO the situation Conscious OF the in
feriority OF the German army rifle to the Lebel
weapon In the French service, Prince Bismarck
resorts to the passport edlct in order to excite
another war scare, and thereby, as In the case OF
the Septennate and the later army BILL secure q
large credit from the reichstag with which to pur.
chase new rifles, assured that France cannot be
bulied into declaration OF war; The vote OF 500
| to against Deputy Laur's motion for a measure
| OF reprlSal demonstrated that the chancellor
was correct IN his opinion. France will not
venture upon doubtful contest. Elsass-
Lothrngen Is not worth such q price. While
the army Of the republic Is being strengthened
tarfn war is instituted against Italy to impress
| upon Signor Crisp and his party in the chamber
oil deputies the folly OF the German alliance which
gives nothing 10 compensate for the loss OF French
trade and the resultant depression In Sicily and
southern Italy. Italian radicals will not be slow
TO urge The dissolution OF the Austro-German con-
yention before II expires by its own terms In 1892
French statesmen will insist upon peace until Ger
many and Austria become isolated. Meanwhile
and Increasing the national debt TO pay for more
rifles, new fortresses and more soldiers AS almost
every German who IS not aged or crippled Is
already In the army, IL may be that Prince Bis
marck may yet follow the example OF Lopez in
Paraguay and proceed 70 arm the women and
create female landwehr. The applauded cry Of
CaSSagnac, "voila, seven fools!" which greeted
the seven votes for reprisal measures, reflects the
soldity OF the peace sentiment In France. This
growing distaste for facing Lebel rifles and modern
artillery makes the car the arbiter OF the situ-
alton. The Slav has only TO wait and multiply to
receive the submission Of Europe. There is empire
IL numbers and cannon.
EMPEROR FREDERIcK's LIBERALISM.
In the tumult Of preparations for war, the par
liamentary struggle in Germany Is likely to be
overlooked Emperor Fredericks action in can
ceiling his signature TO the landtag bill for Quin-
fy the Bismarckian following and gives greater
prestige TO the liberal movement. Liberalism is
peace, and every day OF the life Of Frederick III
adds TO the strength and power OF liberalism.
But 1t Is in Russia that we must look for the
events which makes history. The Imperial Tech
meal society OF st. Petersburg has fxed upon the
route OF the proposed transcontinental railway
which is 10 cross Siberia and connect the railway
system OF Russia with the Pacific. This line, with
the tranScaSpfan road Will open the whole OF
inner Asia 10 Russian trade. 1t will be 6 400
kometers In length and its cost will be 400 600 600
is not British, so that its commercial and military
importance cannot be overestimated. China,
Tartary, Persia and Afghanistan large words
In geography, and yet they are included In the
political dictionary OF the car 1t seems that the
Gortschakon craze, which has af1icted the Russian
government since 1862, was not TO be perpetual.
cOunSpllOrS m
niZe the truth that Asia, and not Europe was the
proper Held OF Russian expansion. In this con-
nection considerations OF geography are i'm
portant. European Russia, Including Poland and
Finland, has an area OF 1880, 600 square miles
while the area Of siberia exceeds 4,5OO. 900 square
miles, and the newly-cOnquered territories cover
more than 1000, 900 square miles. Alexander III
Is thus destined 10 double the area OF his empire
OF siberia ana TO carly say aggression far
Held for emigration is being opened In the new
conquests and a prolific race possesses itself of
nmlIless opportunities. While Germany Is court
ing poverty, keeping under arms to guard against
possible attack and driving her young men to the
United states, where they can forget German and
learn English, Russia Is creating new wealth and
military power. The iron chancellor is after all
only Bismarck, and not julius Caesar; a diplomat
and not a prophet. The younger Pitt was deter
mined that Napoleon should not destroy the enc
mics OF England, and Engllshmen re1oiced at the
failure OF the Russian campaign OF 1872 Bismarck
grdIultouSly lnnaneS the hatred or France, whose
help Germany may some day need to save her
self from successful Russian invasion. When
Germany, armed TO the teeth, they are DANGER
Gus, and especially so when 100, 900 may
EASILY double or treble in number. The
Roman and Persian empires exhausted them
selves with four centuries of war, only TO make
both an easy conquest for the Arabs Similarly
the Russian czars md the French alliance very
convenient To Keep Germany quiet, while she con-
tinues 10 build up military force which Will
overcome both Germany and France combined.
Russia and Great Britain are the only modern
nations which, like the Romans can assimilate
conquered peoples and create new seats OF power
In distant domains. Every year makes the cars
hundred million subjects more civilized, and CIV
ilization Is military strength. The salvation Of
Germany Is 10 attack her enemy at once, but this
Is exactly what even Prince Bismarck Is afraid to
do The German amy Is a last resort which
must be ready for use In case or an emergency
but IS not 10 be used II suck catastrophe can be
avoided. 1--WE are ready TO fight, but do not want
10, }" Is the chancellor'S declaration TO Europe.
ASIA AND PAN sLAvIsM.
The appeal TO Pan Slavist sentiment involved In
the policy OF Asiatic expansion and railway con-
struetion presents new lease OF life to carbon
Even war could not stem the tide OF nihilism
more enectually. Alexander Ill may yet die an
autocrat and transmit TO his son the czarewitch,
Nicholas III, the constitutional struggle and the
duty OF establishing a parliamentary regime,
which can De delayed but not ayerted II Is In.
terestlng To note that the area OF the Russian
empire Is now about the same as that OF
North America, and that the genuine Rus
siaa population exceeds S0,0OO.0OO, and that
eve OF annexation exceed the area OF
south America Excepting Great Britain
winch Is 50 scattered and diSJointed as hardly to
De counted, the son OF Alexander Ill will over
the most extensive empire which the world ha,
/ ever seen. While England Is trading and longing
Tor imperial federation, and France Is waiting and
/ Quallng the cup or pleasure, and Italy breeding
pauperiSm, Russia Is swiftly advancing to the
conquest Of Asia and the creation OF the greatest
OF military powers. A Pacific port connected by
rail with the European centers OF trade Will treble
the commerce or the Pacific, develop the re-
sources or ASIA reyOlutioniZc the currents OF
I the southern Islands.
| Even the Chinese read the signs OF the times.
| anu we are told that the emperor, Kuang Hsu
proposes TO make the army the specia al object OF
MS lmperial care. He perceives the ghost OF Rus
sian INVASION and Is anxious TO be prepared Ia
meet the danger. From time immemorial China
mas been ruled by conQuerors, and the Tartars.
VINO overran Russia In the thirteenth century and
hunoleu the cars OF the house OF Rurik are
themselves destined TO be annihlated by the cars
| OF the house OF Romanon.
WhlAc the tnited States Is growing to the stature
| OF continental power which shall recognize
| nothlng put an ocean as a boundary, and Russia
Is consolidating her empire in Asia, Great Britain
waits Tor something 10 turn up, and many French
men are wondering how long It will be before
| France Will be compelled 10 heal her quarrel with
| germany and combine to resist Muscoylte ao-
| Nancement westward. A recent writer In :he Re
rue DIES Dettr Mondes. or Paris, intimated that
N Wniie hussian help might be very Wen, It was
quite possible TO purchase 1t TOO dearly an inti-
nation which must some day blossom into action.
| RUSSIA MUST BE CRUSHED.
| Russia must be crushed now or her growth vii,
make her invincible. Germany fears 70 attsct
| Russia, knowing that France must De reckoned
| with at the same time. In uniting Germ . nv
Bismarck has also kept the car out or the furnish
| principaities, but has neglected to prevent Rus
| sian aggrandikement IN Asia which was eve,
4 danQprnnQ IN tnar,