Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-07
lFrom Gin. Post.l
NEW EUROPE.
WHAT THESE IMPERIAL AND
ROYAL CONFABULATIoNs
MEAN.
Shall Europe be Re-partitioned With,
out Bloodsbed?
Rreat Revival of Socialism in Europe
and the United States.

accepted the invitation"
"Count Kalnoky has started from VII
emma to visit Prince Bismarck at Fried
richsruhe. Premier Crispi will visit
Prince Bismarck the second week in
November"
The above items of foreign news are
suggestive.
Let us assume that for long time it
has been the desire of Russia and Ger
many to remake the political map of
) Europe without unnecessary bloodshed,
and that the date of the attempt has
been contingent principally ON two
things, Q) old Emperor Williams de-
cease and (2) the completion of the
armaments of Germany and Russia, to
be in radiness for undesired eventuali-
ties and to present before the rest of
Europe overwhelming military power.
You will recollect that there was an
understanding between old Emperor
William and Alexander that the great
impending struggle should not disturb
Williams declining years.
Doubtless you have noticed that Rus
sia and Germany have acted in concert
in this matter ofincreasing armaments
Whenever Bismarck has desired to get
additional war credits, etc., Russia has
obligingly moved her troops up to the
Russo German frontier.
When Emperor William died, EN-
peror Frederick was dying. In few
months young William became EN-
peror, and promtly the plan of years
ripened into action.
Young Emperor William immediate
Iy paid visit to the czar, and, let us
, suppose, learned definitly the czar's
J views as to the new partition of Eu-
rope, especially what Russia would
claim as her increment.
He left the czar with the understand
ing that he (William) was to confer
with Austria, Italy ard England and
ascertain what would satisfy their ambi-
tions in the new division, and that he
and the czar were not to meet again un-
til he (William) could have something
definite to report.
William visited Austria, Italy. and
England and let us suppose rough map
of the new Europe was made; though,
of course, some points were in dispute,
some ambitions, of Austria especially,
unsatisfied.
These disputes have been the subject
of diplomatic labor between Austria,
Italy and Germany all summer. Mean
while the world wondered why the czar
did not return the visit of Germany's
young emperor.
The return visit was deferred for two
main reasons. Q) William had not yet
full report to make as to what Aus
tria, Italy and England would be salts
fed with and (2l the elections in France
were still to be held and it was in doubt
whether Europe would have to deal
with a Republican or a dictatorial
France.
Having taken the summer to think ii
over, compare notes and settle differ.
ences, Emperor Francis Joseph and
King Humbert visited William. They
were attended by Kalnoky and Crispi
respectively, and the new map was a
good deal advanced.
Meanwhile an appearance of arctic
frigidity between st. Petersburg and
Berlin was put on and kept up. Rus
sian papers never were more bitter to-
ward Germany and German papers lost
no opportunity to sneer at Russia. The
czar was coming to Berlin, and he was
not coming to Berlin. He would pay a
visit of courtesy only, and he would
pay no visit at all. You recollect all
the hubbub there was about the icy and
Indifferent czar.
BY royal etiquette he, being first visi-
ted, should have paid the first return
visit. That he did not was for the two
reasons named above, and to fool Eu-
rope as to any deal between Russia and
Germany.
, The French elections came off and
France remained Republican.
Thus the last element of contingency
and doubt was removed. The map was
ready and France no longer was contin-
gent. Thereupon the long-deferred
visit of Alexander to William was
paid.
Now note the czar's route. He weat
to Copenhagen, where, at his father-in-
laws, he met his brother-in-law, the
Prince of Wales. In short Russia met
England and they conferred and bar
gained together. Thence the czar went
to Berlin via Kiel. The final deal there
was made, the new map agreed upon
and all arrangements completed to
make the boundary lines on field and
mountain, through forest and along
stream correspond with the lines on the
new map.
Alexander has gone back to st. Peters,
burg, but Emperor William, the Prince
of Wales, and the czarewitch met last
week at the court of their relative, the
King of Greece. King George of Greece
is uncle of the czarewitch, brother-in-
law of the Prince of Wales, and now,
since the wedding which called the par
D ty together, he is father-n-law of EN-
peror Williams sister.
From Athens, William will go to Con-
stantinople; and now it is rumored that
Alexander will meet or follow him
there while the Premiers of Austria and
Italy will visit Bismarck at Frieder-
ichsruhe.
You may say that a good deal of this is
supposition. 1t is offered as SUPPOSE
ton.
Now let us see whether we can guess
how that new map of Europe will look.
would not be surprised to see Greece
get all the Balkan peninsula south of
the Balkan range; Montenegro get Ser
via and Bulgaria; Russia get the Dob
rudja, Armenia, Palestine and the coun-
try between Armenia and Palestine,
the unlimited right ofingress and egress
to and from the Black sea; England get
Egypt and both sides of the Suez canal
under guarantees to the rest of maritime
Europe and get assurances from Russia
in Asia; Germany get Holland and all
of France east of line starting near
; Briey, following the divide between the