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

"There Is q rumor in Vienna that the
Sultan has invited the Gar to visit
Constantinople, and that the latter has
accepted the invitation"
"Count Kalnoky has started from vi
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 ofincreasiDg 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
ly paid q visit to the cZar, and, let us
j, suppose, learned definitly the czar's
, 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 supposed rough mar
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 czal
did not return the visit of Germany'l
young emperor.
The return visit was deferred for tive
main reasons. l) William had not ye
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 doub
whether Europe would have to dea
with Republican or dictatoria
France.
Having taken the summer to think i
over, compare notes and settle differ
ences, Emperor Francis Joseph ant
King Humbert visited William. They
were attended by Kalnoky and Crisp
respectively, and the new map was
good deal advanced.
Meanwhile an appearance of arctic
frigidity between st. Petersburg ant
Berlin was put on and kept up. Rus
sian papers never were more bitter to
ward Germany and German papers los
no opportunity to sneer at Russia. Tn
czar was coming to Berlin, and he wa
not coming to Berlin. He would pay
visit of courtesy only, and he woult
pay no visit at all. You recollect al
the hubbub there was about the icy ant
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 an(
Germany.
p The French elections came off an(
France remained Republican.
Thus the last element of contingency
and doubt was removed. The map wa!
ready and France no longer was contin
gent. Thereupon the long-deferret
visit of Alexander to William was
paid.
Now note the czar's route. He wel
to Copenhagen, where, at his father-in
laws, he met his brother-in-law, tn,
Prince of Wales. In short Russia me
England and they conferred and bar
gained together. Thence the czar wen
to Berlin via Kiel. The final deal there
was made, the new map agreed upor
and all arrangements completed t
make the boundary lines on field an(
mountain, through forest and along
stream correspond with the lines on thu
new map.
Alexander has gone back to St. Peters
burg, but Emperor William, the Primo,
of Wales and the czarewitch met las
week at the court of their relative, tn,
King of Greece. King George of Greco,
is uncle of the czarewitch, brother-in
law of the Prince of Wales, and now
since the wedding which called the par
~ ty together, he is father-in-law of EN-
peror Williams sister.
From Athens, William will go to Con
stantinople; and now it is rumored tina
Alexander will meet or follow hin
there while the Premiers of Austria ant
Italy will visit Bismarck at Frieder
ichsruhe.
You may say that good deal of this il
supposition. 1t is offered as supposi
ton.
Now let us see whether we can guess
how that new map of Europe will look
Iwould not be surprised to see Greece
get all the Balkan peninsula south o
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 egres.
to and from the Black sea; England ge
Egypt and both sides of the Suez cana