Omaha daily bee., 1890-01-18
OTHER LANDS THAN oURs.

oBPCol w buO tOuulIE Us bOOu US IuSsiblo
after the budget has been passed. 1t is held
that the O'Shea divorce suit is likely to dam
age the home rule movement, that the favor
able financial report will strengthen the tory
government with the people, and that the
successful issue of the controversy with
Portugal over the African territories will
also tend to bring votes TO Salisbury. Under
the circumstances, according to the report,
the government has decided TO dissolve par.
lament ut once, so long rs the conditions
seem favorable to q conservative victory,
rather than abide the chances of a possible
liberal reaction a few years hence. This
may be the present temper Of the Salisbury
government, excited by their paltry triumph
over Portugal, but it may DO doubted il
this purpose will survive very long
after parliament meets. The present par
lament does not expire by statutory limi-
tation until 1893, and although an ap.
peal to the country may be necessary before
that date, we doubt very much if it will be
made with the consent of the conservative
ministry. The assault on Parnell is not
likely to have very serious consequences to
his party; in any event it is likely to be
altogether forgotten when the disgusting
Cleveland street scandal comes up for venti-
aoioh III phIilduCut dDu tuc BUNcEuulCuJ Is
arraigned for its completely in the escape of
the aristocratic criminals from the hand of
justice. The government is likely to be
severely damaged by the assault, if rumor
speaks truly, and the damage cannot be off
set by any personal charges against Charles
Stewart Parnell. There has been nothing
in the result of the bye-elections, so far, to
give any encouragement to the tories to APP
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pected that the bulldozing of such an insig-
~nlticant power as Portugal will change the
drift of popular sentiment.
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1t has been limited that Prince Bismarck
will endeavor to cause the gradual dissolu-
tion of the Austro- Hungarian monarchy in
order that the Germans of that country may
be united to the present German empire.
The union of all the Germans under the
house of Hohenzollern would give the Ger
man empire a tremendous accession of
strength, and increase its influence on the
continent of Europe. 1t would have under
a strong government seventy millions of
people speaking one language, and with
the same national. memories. AS there
are two tendencies in modern govern
ment-frst to give the Individual
ulOTc llDcTby, ScCUuu W uulUC DIS MANY
as possible under one authority for the sake
of convenience in trade and cheapness in
public administration-it seems that in time
all the Germans will wish to be united, and
that the Austro- Hun garian monarchy, I'M
able to survive, will dissolve and each peo-
pie return to It's constituent element. 1t is
quite natural that Prince Bismarck should
wish to hasten the day and increase the
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be said of his rolitical'views he has devoted
his whole life to the building up of Germany.
He cannot hope to see his latest wish full
filed during his own life. but he might lay
the plans which would lead to the desired
result within two or three decades.
pShould 1t turn out that Sagasta has at last
been definitely beaten, there will be few to
mourn for him among the real friends Of
SPAN. He had a great opportunity, and he
has thrown it away. His profession of lib
erallsm, whereby he secured the good will of
many republicans, forced him to repeatedly
promise q radical transformation of the
army and a return to universal suffrage.
The events of 1878 and 1874 taught all honest
liberals, as we'll as the republicans, that the
first of the reforms named is indispensable
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matter now much the franchise may be ex-
tended, a government based on votes will
be unstable, so long as chronic discomfort in
| the army breeds incessant conspiracles and
revolts. Under the present military system
not only the warrant officers, but the lower
| grades of commissioner officers have prac-
| tically no chance of promotion; and the
FUNDS that should be spent ON organization
| apd anp,nnant - uyuofaI an al honda nf m,
perannuated or s~upernumerary generals.
Successive ministers of war under Sagasta
have earnestly endeavored TO bring about a
better state of things, but they have been
sacrificed, one after another. by their chief,
and the army remains what 1t was four
years AGO.. In the vain hope of diverting at
tention from his breach of faith In this par
%ticular, the leader of the moderates has re-
Gently brought forward q bill proposing to
restore the universal suffrage which was the
corner stone OF the constitutions of 1912 and
1920, and which was revived during the
period between t~he:expulsion of Isabella Ii.
and the installation of Alphonso XII. The
device did not succeed, because it was feared
by liberals and republicans. as well as con-
servatives, that should Sagasta direct the
administrative machinery during the next
elections he would, under any form of suf-
TRACE, coptrive TO return a majority of per-
sonal adherents.
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Bulgaria is Quietly but surely suostanti-
ating her claim to consideration as the most
progressive nationality in the east OF Europe.
Although hampered by, many disadvantages
and obstacles, Prince Ferdinand has been
able TO establish the government of the
country upon a sound basis, to develop its
agricultural and industrial resources, and to
build up it's financial credit. Notwithstand-
ing the refusal of the great powers of Eu-
rope to recognize his rule, he has succeeded
in floating a Bulgarian loan at Vienna under
favorable conditions, aud a syndicate of
Paris bankers Is now offering to undertake
the construction Of an extensive railroad sys-
tenn in the country, aud to nccept in payment
5 per cent Bulgarian treasury bonds. or
course this confidence displayed
abroad in the financial integrity and
stability Of the q spresent regime at
Sofia is a source 81 much dissatisfaction
to the sultan, who, being unable
TO find any one foolhardy enough to trust
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