The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24

authority upon the European political
:SitHation-frOm the Russian point of
view. He has accompanied the cars
squadron to this country; and has writ
ten many telling letters to various Rus
sian publications on the events of the
past three months.
The treaty Of Frankfort of 1871 was
.one of the greatest outrages ever COM
united against the laws Of social moral
'Ety- When the neutral powers per-
united the consummation of that treaty
they were guilty of an objectionable
shIunder, for it's existence furnishes a
perpetual motive for a new war in
Europe. 1t stands, indeed, as the great
Crime and blunder of this century-the
pledge and guarantee Of all the dangers
now threatening European countries
Iilaaaks to the treaty of Frankfort a
smillion and q half Of FrenChmen have
fallen under the dominion Of Prussia
Civilization does not suffer, trade and
commerce lose nothing, when Asiatic
= races become subject to Russia, but
when we see q million and half of
Il nation celebrated for it's energy and
active progression in all the arts of
peace and in every humanitarian prin-
'ciple fall prey to the despotism of a
country which stiles all Europe with
its miitaryism, then the universal feel
ing can only be one of honest indigna-
diOn.
Not the French, but the Germans,
who since 1871 have continued the
work Of depressing another race, are
the would-be disturbers of the peace of
nations. The cause of a war is not
traceable to him who shoots first but
rather to him who prOvOkes the first
shot. The systematic growth Of Ger
man military equipment must be re-
=ssartied as challenge to a European
war, and the time has come for all
Europe, if it desires peace, to protest.
a series of political events has proven
the desire of Germany to provoke hos
tilities. A month ago war was thought
by many well informed persons to be
imlninent, and I myself know from pri-
waite letters sent me from St. Peters
burg that in Russia war was then daily
expected.
Will there be war? Only two persons
can answer that momentous question
the Russian and German emperors. The
!diLbtCI ID yOIuS5 duu
:sanguine, proud and seltish-the true
Prussian character. He feels impelled
to agitate and disturb others; he wishes
to keep Europe constantly on the verge
of Il volcano. The Russian emperor, on
the contrary, possesses a placid disposi-
aion, and to all appearances sincerely
desires peace. Their youth is the one
thing these two men have in common
In almost every other respect they are
quite dissimilar. Wilhelm is passion
ate orator, Il gift he has often had oc.
rcasion to regret. He has made so many
speeches that if you ask a German
which one he prefers he will answer
"Yhe longest"
Russfa's Emperor Discreet.
Alexander II. preserves the discreet
silence Of one who guards a political
secret, and during his reign he has
spoken in public only upon three occa
Sions. Soon after his accession he said
~*'I have no other friend than the prince
of Montenegro" Provoked by the
threat made by Wilhelm after the
'Cronstadt incident, the car thus adj
dressed his soldiers during the maneu
'vers On the western frontier: "Should
1T come to fight I am sure you will
show your prowess.'' Again, in Mos
COW he said to the representatives OF