The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-29
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.

ally experience as IuuCu VI d AOCllhE VI OAo-
appointment as some of US here in Utah
during the heated term when billiards.,
chilliness and all kinds Of weather sugges-
tive of overcOats is being promised. How
ever. there can be bat little doubt that there
is a great European struggle pending, for
all indications hitherto reliable point to such
a contamination at an early day. One
potent element, as THE HERALD believes, in
holding back the dogs of war, is the fact
that it will be a ''corl1er" when it does come
and the map of Europe will undergo such a
change as was never dreamed Of, certainly
never experienced, before 1t will probably
be the last great war in which
the powers will engage; so COM
prehensive, extensive, expensive and
destructive does the impending CON
fiict threaten to be, that thereafter all of
civilization will feel itself bound to unite
upon some other plan than blOodshed for
the settlement of international difficulties.
In commenting upon this subject, an
eastern journalist who has given the situa-
ton some study, says that everywhere the
lines are Tightening. A few weeks ago
the Russian press announced that France
and Russia had concluded an alliance offcns
i've and defensive. This was commented
upon at length by The HERALD shortly
after the first announcement of it came,
though we believe the agreement has not
been formally ratified. Within the past
few months France has imported $4,000,
600 in gold, besides making heavy importa
tons Of meat cattle, apparently for army
supplies, but really for the sustenance of
her arms in the field. Besides these items,
she has purchased during the past year
81, 900, 600 worth of canned meats from Amer
lea for military subsistence. Russia has also
reprovisioned her army, moved thousands
of men down toward the Austrian frontier,
taken possession of the railways of Poland
and forbidden wheat going out of Odessa.
On the other side are Germany and
Austria as principals, with Italy as a weak
ally, liable to action only, as it now appears,
in the event of war by or upon France.
Austria, a good while ago, entered upon
possession of the Galliciau railways for
military purposes, put her infantry upon
war footing and has recently called for
10000 more cavalry for the purpose of
completing that wing of her army and
putting it on a war footing also.
The same authority says that Germany
is ready for a conflict and has been since
the battle of Sedan. Just where England
viii stand when the conflict begins is
problematical but it is believed that she
will not be on the side of France. The
financial condition of the contestants is
not without its bearing. Italy is virtually
bankrupt. Austria finds it difficult TO effect
loans. Germany, although staggering
under heavy load, can raise money.
France is financially solid. Russia, al
though hard up, has so many undevelOped
resources that if forced to it can raise in
definite amounts of money, so that the
Franco Russian alliance, it would seem,
has the most money behind it.
Ever since the Gar decided to make
ALEXANDER King Of Servia, which was as
sented to by the other powers, the situa-
ton has become more desperate. A few
days ago the dispatches announced that
the Turkish war minister had called out !
Sc, 900 reserves which are now being uni |
formed and placed on war footing 1t is |
not little strange that all these military |
have their nucleus in one or /
more of the little municipalities lying be- |
tween Prussia, Austria and Turkey, which |
have been Topped off the last named power. !
Following in the footsteps of his pre- |!
decessors, it is the Cars intention to |
autocratic sway and the aggran- !
disement of his empire by territorial &C
cessions. Servia, so long under Turkish |
rule, is soon to pass virtually under the I
control of Russia, as the pusillanimous
monarch OF that pnncipality is but a crea-
ture in the hands of the Car, whose aim it
is to completely Russianize all that part of
Europe that is dominated by the Turk The
placing of ALEXANDER finally on the throne
IS the first step in that direction. 1t is
fact that all the storms that have
in that part of Europe have ended .
oy the Muscovite quietly stepping in and
gaining his point, and inasmuch as Russia
las freed nearlyif not all those petty states
rom Moslcm rule, the Gar thinks it no
more than right that he should dictate
whom they should have as rulers. 1t is, of
,ourse, for this reason that he takes
arge interest in having them presided over
v |
advice, and up to this time
he balance of the powers, except Turkey,
ire agreed, for the simple reason that they
nave to be, aud so, thus far, it has been
,reat farce, with the laugh every time in
he Russians favor. Roumania, Bulgaria
ma Servia, as is well understood, are nearly
IS much domineered over now as they
we're during the worst days Of Moslem
way.
It is matter of history that shortly after
he conclusion of the Russo-Turl1ish war,
lad not the powers interfered, notably
England, the cross of Russia would to-day
De floating from the dome of st. Sophia in
in place of the Turkish
,rescent. After the surrender of OsMAN
PASTA at Plevna, the Turk was PROSTATE
md helpless at the feet of the Muscovite,
and could only have consented to any terms
he Gar might have seen fit to propose
That the cession of all the territory named
With the right to dictate who should and
who should not have the use of the Darda-
lelles was TO be the consideration for the
removal of the iron heel, was not only
but openly avowed. England,
through Lord BEAcoSsFIELD stepped in
aud robbed the Car of the traits of his vic
lory. Being thus deprived of what he con
sidered his lawful prey, Russia has not
abandoned the hope of gaining by diplo-
macy and the swori that which she lost by
diplomacy and threats of the sword, and
With rulers on the thrones Of the princi