Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-18
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
There Are War CLOUDS on the Horizon.
The Latest Developments.

The Latest Developments.
BERLIN, September 17.-Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria left Vienna
yesterday, In order to attend the Hun
garian army maneuvers, which will
take place In the presence of the Duke
of Connaught. This is interpreted in
certain quarters In Germany to mean o
consolidation OF the existing entente be-
tween Great Britain and the Dreibund.
This is especially so considered, as the
Duke of ConDaught's visit to Austria Is
soon to be followed by visit OF the
British Mediterranean squadron to
Italy.
The Vienna PrcSse, in an article d.
rectly inspired by the foreign office,
declares that whoever is capable Of APP
preciating the palpable interest of Eng
land in Egypt and in Constantinople
cannot for one moment doubt that In
the event of European conflict the
English aud Itallen fleets would act In
cooperation in the Mediterranean. The
establishment of Russian Medittera-
mean station, the same paper adds, is
strategic move OF sufficient Importance
10 show that counter move must not
be neglected.
Vllefrarce, near Nice, is now said to
be the place where France will allow
Russia TO establish station, dock,
arsenal and store depot for her fleet,
and this ceSsion is said to be part OF the
price France has had to pay for the
alliance said to be existing between her
self and Russia. But new four per
cent. loan, it is said forms another por-
ton Of the amount France will have to
pay for having the Car as her friend in
case of trouble, and it is reported that
this loan will be floated at about the
time the Russian fleet visits France and
when French enthusiasm for her guests
has been worked up to the highest fitch
possible.
In anticipation OF the visit of the
Russian fleet to Toulon, where 1t is ex-
Dected to arrive on October Is, all the
large towns OF France are already max
ing preparations for the reception Of
their Russian allies.
Russia, it should be added, is not
pleased at the extent to which French
men are going TO demonstrate their az
lection for the Gar and his subjects.
1t is claimed that Russian statesmen
are of the opinion that too much demon
stration would be irritating TO Germany
and Russia, just at present, does
not feel inclined to give Germany
any cause for unnecessary anger. The
new rifles for the Russian army are Lot
all finished, and those which are finish
ed are not all distributed; then, again,
the soldiers are not thoroughly familiar.
in some districts, with those which have
been distributed. Finally, the new
Russian loan has yet 10 be raised.
These and other reasons make Russia
DESTROYS of not angering Germany
TO any great extent. There are
people ia France who think
that the demonstration business is be-
ing OVerdone, and more than one
newspaper refers TO the fact that the
last Russian loan was floated about the
time that the French fleet visited Cron-
stadt. All this makes people wonder
and ask how far this demonstration
business is going. But France and
Russia aIe not alone in the demonstra-
ton business; Emperor William has
done his share of it at Metz,
Strasburg, Carlsruhe and elsewhere;
the Emperor Francis Joseph is
now doing his little demonstration;
Italy, through tho Crown Prince, has
done hers, and Great Britain, not to be
left entirely in the cold, is sending her
Mediterranean feet to the Gulf OF
Toronto, where the Italians are prepar-
ing demonstration in highlands honor
as an offset to the demonstration 10
France in honor of Russia.
Thus Is all Europe demonstrating the
fact that there are war clouds on the
horizon.