Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10

1he NOrChern Pacific trains will cross
the river to the East Grand Forks yard
on the Minnesota side, without stop
ping for inspection.
THERE'S FIRE BELOW.
'rhe Apparant Peace In Europe is not
IS Stable.
4 LONDON, Sept. 5.-Russia's success
in opening the Dardanelles to her feet
in the negotiations justconcluded with
Turkey has again revived the war
scare, which despite every effort has
cropped up every now and then for the
past several years. One of the oldest
diplomats in London said to-day that
had Lord Salisbury been more discreet
in his language during the recent in
terview with Rustem Pasha, the Turk
lsh ambassador, when the latter made
overtures for the renewal of the nego-
tlations for the evacuation of Egypt by
the British, NJ. de Nelidoff, the Russian
ambassador, would not have won such
a diplomatic triumph. In referring to
the chances of war, the diplomat said:
'sIf the triple alliance thought sue
cess certain, it would not be long in
making up it's mind to have done with
a peace which is almost as costly and
exasperating as war. What prevents
war is the utter uncertainty of the re-
suit. From that point of view it is
good thing rather than otherwise that
the balance should be as nearly perfect
as possible, and the triple alliance
should understand that no gratuitous
attack can be made upon France with
out bringing Russia in the field. Rus
sia did more than any other power to
prevent such an attack in 1875, and she
undoubtedly means to prevent it again
Nothing can be more absurd than the
assumption that all the provocations
will and must come from France. Even
as regards 1870, though far from MAX
ing excuses for the headstrong folly,
and even wickedness of France it would
yet be most absurd to conceive of Ger
many as the innocent lamb attacked
unawares by the Gallo wolf. The
German lamb knew uncommonly we'll
what he was about, and was much too
clever for the wolf. The pamphlet re-
Gently published in Berlin on Prince
Bismarck's foreign policy is sufficient
evidence that the ex-chancellor was
prepared, as the writer Of the pamph-
says, to force France into war.
1t is in the East that the next great
war will undoubtedly begin. Some
thing will happen to bring.about col
lisiOn between Russia and Austria.
Germany will then come upon the seen
and when that happens it is feared it
will be impossible to hold back France.
It is just that fear which makes the
minority of Frenchmen who have not
lost their heads, uneasy. It would be
very nice for France to have Russia in
her pocket; but it is not so nice to have
the parts reversed. Russia may have
been wrong in the original quarrel; she
may have her hands far too full to be
Of the slightest use to her ally; and yet
WHO can doubt that if the present tenn
per of the French people remains un-
changed France would be swept into a
war on her side, and in substance on
her behalf.
The Dardanelles concession to Rus
sia may hav more import than appears
on the surface and may lead to Rus
so-Turkish agreement in the event of
was, as the pro- Russian flag through
out Turkey is admittedly in the as
cendant. That France is in perfect
accord with Russia cannot be doubted,
as M. Cambon, the new French ambas-
sador to Constantinople, has received
instructions from his government to
upon the porte the expediency of Off
cially addressing a note to the powers
demanding their support in its endeav-
ors to reopen negotiations with Great
Britian for the evacuation of Egypt.
Since Lord Salisbury has been in power
the triple alliance have used Egypt to
compel England to be subservient to
their wishes, and Egypt now may turn
Quito be a boomerang to these same
powers
Massing The Forces.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. The
Russian grand maneuvers this aut-
umn will take place in the govern
ment Of Kieffs Podolia and Vol
Ihynia. Upward Of 100000 men
will be massed together, and as