Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-14

feels strong enough. Evidently If Germany
can detach France from any possible alliance
and compel it to disband or rcuuce its army,
the former country will remove al possibility
of attack and at the same time materially
lessen its w burdens and improve its con-
dition. The meeting Of the cmperors APP
pears TO have this purpose in view. and the
proposals which the emperor of Germany
can make to Russia and Austria will be
strong inducements for them to enter into
the combination.
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Prince Ferdinand is in luck, and IN the
luck, too, incrited BY courage, if it be true,
as British official dispatches from st. Peters
burg state, that after the middle of De
| cember Russia will wash her hands of Bull
garia and likewise shake its dust from her
feet. The radiance will be a good one, and
the Joy of parting mutual. 1t seems a pity
only that this decision had not been reached
earlier, in the time of Prince Alexander,
who had done so much more for Bulgaria
than his successor has, and had led
her to glorious renown on the battle
field in her first war as an independent
power. Perhaps the Prince of Batten-
berg may now regret n little that he was
50 pliable and submissive under Russian dis
favor, and that he resigned his throne at
the Cars nod. Prince Ferdinand, on the
contrary, has had the good fortune of not
being able thoroughly to appreciate the dan
gers and difficulties around him, and has
gone on sercnely defying Russia to do her
worst, which seems to have been his pest
policy. Still, in the six months intervening
before Russia's lcavetaking there is many a
chance for a slip between the cup and the
lip. Cynical diplomatists will probably watch
at once to see whether this profession of
Russian disgust or disintarostcdncss does
not portcnd immediate intervention.
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1t will perhaps hardly help, at least with
the British people, the new scheme of bridg-
ing the English channel to find that the Ger
man government has expressed MUCH inter
est IN it and that Il German engineer has
been examining its practicabllity. 1t appears
that he has expressed a favorable opinion of
it; and perhaps the English public is expected
to be correspondingly grateful. But even
were German capital to come forward and
offer to build the whole bridge, timid BritOns
might look upon it as upon the unlucky
wooden horse once given to Troy. If Great
Britain runs any risk of future invasion, that
risk may come from Germany as well as
from France, and no one can say how much
near CALAIS Germany may be at the end of
the century than she is now. Still, if the
bridge scheme, with its system OF floats, is
practicable, it would probably be moro popu-
lar in England1t than the tunnel project, from
various reasons. A highway above stream
is more ATTRACTIVE to the majority of travellers
than a hole dug under it. Independently Of
the question of light and fresh air, rescue in
case Of disaster to the structure seems easier.
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The colonization of Palestine, which is
again to be attempted, is not likely to meet
with greater success than has attended pre-
vious efforts in that direction. The few
Hebrews who at different periods have set
tied in Palestine have generally failed to
support themselves for any length of time,
and in. the end have become "a burden on
their richer brethren. The united testimony
of all travellers who have visited the country
is that Palestine could never have been
as rich a region as represented. and that the
term "a land flowing with milk and honey"
must be taken in a comparative sense
and as illustrating the extravaganza OF
Oriental imagery. 1t has but few agricul-
tural possibilities and no opportunities for
establishing trades and manufactures in any
part of it. This latter fact would of itself
check any effort at colonization, The modern
Hebrew, while retaining the traditions of his
ancient faith and preserving the ancient race
habits, has not hesitated to identify himself
with everything tending to the moral and
social elevation of mankind, and the dream
of a Messianic Kingdom has already been
partially realized by the breaking down of
race prejudices,
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There seems to be no end to Russian en-
A.:1 =. Co.t,l All, M ,n,taDta1 .ty;th
building a railroad which will facilitate the
exchange of products and open up new out
lets for Russian industry, and is also of i'm
mense strategic value, a regular steamer SER
vice for passengers and merchandise is to be
established on the Oxus. In her Asiatic
ventures Russia has aimed at the establish
ment of order and of confidence, and a GER
tain return in revenue for her own heavy eX-
penses. In her schemes of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
she has always combined diplomatic with
military machinery and gained ascendency
= over wild and primitive peoples. In nothing
has this been more forcibly illustrated than
by her peaceful conquests in Central Asia
and yet Great Britain stands aloof, watching
1 with Indifference Russia's advance toward
India, and trusting for safety to a scientific
frontier which would be entirely useless in
stemming the tide of conquest.
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One of the greatest obstacles in the way OF
planting the seeds of civilization in Central
S Africa are the terrible outrages committed
:. by tribes of plundering and slave-dealing
s Arabs. They are as ferocious and untamablt
as tigers, and cannot be made amenable tc
t civilizing influences, The knowledge of thu
existence of a peaceful and Industrious tribe
e seems to inflame them with greed ant
d hatred. 1t is no uncommon thing, explorers
II say, to find a town. of 5000 quiet and hard
working inhabitants, and on the next visit Il
see nothing but ruined huts, the people hay
Q ing been killed or captured by these children
Y of Ishmael. 1t Is easy, therefore, to realize The
n difficulties under which Stanley must have
I labored, and the indomitable energy and per
= severance which have enabled Emin Bey u
T. transform a savage people into peaceful till
t ers. of The soil.
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II President Diaa Is now absolute master OF
e Mexico, and, what is most remarkable, h,
4 has not only subdued but pacifed it. There
are no 'reyolutlofisi in progress and, as ia