The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-25

/ s. ~ me bsy the car, auo bede Dim q Cor
a t.rexe,l The emperor boarded the i'm
- rscst Honenzoller which put o sea at
., escorted BY the German ironclad PreuL
~
...rzox OF RUSSIA, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
=. .n,nous silence which reigned for the last
- 49, and the scarcity of news received from
go Yesterday. causes US TO presume that very
s~-s,,snt questions have been discussed, but
I =. 4. ennperors are not willing TO let them be
- In our previous letters we predicted,
. ! ~ pnsr.IxTELLIGESCER, that of course the
- srurances viii be trumpeted ali over the
- INIT that these assurances will have no
s's.ence in the real politics. The press of
-. Hungary is frightened already, and the
5xesus Of the monarchy of the Hapsburgs
- nothing good from the conference. A
- expected an awful conflict, the greatest
Astthe world has ever seen.
Il 3. n see now what is the object of the Ger
= emperor's visit to Russia
i e1rnauy has two powerful enemies-France
|. he east and Russia in the west. France
-. powerful as il is, 10 no match for the
- but Russia is regarded with dread By all
q povevS In our opinion the strength Of Ger
- has been over-estimated. Her victories
= Y Aussria, and to the preponderance OF mum.
4 ID ease OF France and to the superior mil
81 examination. The German soldier was no
srer than either Austrian or French. bat he
8 better equipped and better led. Since
a time the other countries have
"a immense progress, and It would be
Z % easy for Germany to conquer them.
y new empire lie poor country, its re-
e,ces are not great and the population over
r3ened. In case OF defeat it would be unable
Ausv such an immense ransom as France did
xrordng to Sir Charles Dixie, Great Britain
n Russia are the only countries in Europe
ia unlimited resources and able to prolong
q "a infnitum. The Russian army, immense
Hitis, Is not q burden to the country. The
1dien receive q very small pay. but hey are
pued 10 work during the summer months,
jm instance, in harvest time; besides, not
nv one is enrolled. The men on whom de-
md the support Of their families are free from
military duty. The resources of the coun-
Bsn immense, and Russia, besides the United
Ms Il the only country in the world which
y mise and manufacture everything At home.
kp In Germany, and in case of aprotracted
n The last named couutry would be ruined.
nce the dread OF Russia.
Ilassia's monarchs have been friendly to
usia, with the exception of the Empress
nbeth, daughter of Peter the Great. The
Emperor Alexander IL was always on good
ms with William l., ana to his neutrality 1t
due that ermany oyercame France. But
h the congress Of Berlin in 1878, the situa-
b changed. and since that time the policy of
nda became antagonistic to that of Germany.
nnarck saw il at once, hence he hastily con-
fed an alliance with Austria Hungary and
a Italy. The present czar is hostile TO Ger
n.y. and It will be remembered that on his
kvsit to Berlin he answered the toast of the
aum emperor in the French language. His
[ikh Danish princess, his ministers are all
ltGermans, and the press OF TIE country,
Hh exception, perhaps, of the Citisen Crash
rins in favor of an alliance with France.
uae people assert that the alliance is made
i he reigning houses and not by the people.
many respects it is not true. In our DAYS
% the emperors and kings have to listen to
voice Of the people. and even such an auto
u the car must follow public opinion.
press Of Russia, hemmed as IL Is, expresses,
fs'sheler. the opinion OF the nation, and the
apoxeriul paper in that respect is the Mos
ktna strong anti German daily. It's former
NJ kstkof, now dead. was so powerful that
Alexander would have not dared to touch
10 make war success, IL is necessary to
nit popular. and the war with Germany
With Austria would be very popular ia
"a William H. may visit Alexander Ill a
Raof tines the cZar may return his visits,
Rope willremain the same. The war must
e the struggle for the hegemony of the
ssnd Teutons.
q only country In Europe which Jointly
Germany could be dangerous to Russia 10
bnain. We believe that England Ia far
powerful thar Germany, though her army
nM England has shown what she can do
h 8aSofsn European war and her military
ass ne full of glory more than any other
Rm Earope. Her small army was q match
M armies from the time OF Greasy. Think
seiae battles of Agincourt, Poitiers, Blen-
hsplsquet, Ramillet. Ta.avera, Sala-
sAaaleroo and many others Great Britain
g ner resources are inexhaustible and her
a1alo bleed Russia at her extremities. No
sf William would like to have England for
! NY Without Great Britain we doubt If
~maay, Austria. Hungary and Italy COM
! auia DO any serious damage to Russia
1ol me so-called German patriots assert
SHERMAN soldier is better than the Rus
n We doubt that, but we do not deny that
-! has better military organization. We
make any vain assertion, but we will
-
var some battles we're fought between
aa.isns SAID the soldiers of Frederick the
na srestest general OF his age. In ell the
( except by Zorndori. the Russians were
sas and bv Kunersdorf Frederick's
Sannihilaied and he himself fugitive
aae eeen for the fact that the Empress
VIZ olsd. and her successor was
NJ TO Frederick, Germany would
new exist In the time
'ra'ron l., the Russian soldier showed also
sa'sse mat the Prus ian, compare only
= Ascs the battle Of Jena aud the battle of
\ ne mention these few facts to show
~''ash friends that IL is very easy to make
out very difficult to prove it,
el'ets assert again the numerous and
aauonaliiies living in Russia are a
-, WEAKNESS OF the great Northern en-
s assertion is entirely false. With
q .~ps'on OF the Poles. all those diverse ma
are 50 small that they scarcely num-
mhnons, and what are a few million
equation OF one hundred? The Rus
r.pe iofm such compact nation that
Vi y "vNOOo OF people speaking the same
- Without any dialect The language
PETERSBURG. Moscow, or even in To-
sSactiy the same.
ssasan nation proper consist OF the
aud Waite Russians, though the
are allied to the Poles, with
were for a long time politically
.ae sfeat Russians form OF themselves
eMofe than half of the Inhabitants OF
tad they not only occupy nearly all
sa' As vel ss the Neya basin, but
iIK =. $50 advanced in compact masses
s0ath and west. They form the real
me country, and they imposed their
ims on the rest of the empire.
their domain they every
eht the same uniform aspect.
- sad hamlets are alike, the people
aaefe the same appearance, and
es..a the same. Though very gentle
soFsHipeTs OF brute force. hence
worship of Garden. Taeir
49, The earth is mother. but the
without the car the earth is Wild
s' nom such people could be ex-
80 OF national war with Germany