The morning call., 1893-12-08
AMBITION OF THE CAR.
Germany Stands in the Way of
Its Realization.
WILLIAM SEES WHAT is COMING
But Knows He Has Little to Gain
and Much to Lose by
Fighting.


from Vienna which the Times printed this
morning setting forth that the Russian
Government had declared it imperative
that the Kiia arm of the Danube be made
navigable, the object of which demand
was to secure the exemption of the Kilia
branch from the control of the Danube
Commission. has served to attract renewed
attention to the situation of affairs in Eu-
rope, which would need only a spark to
kindle the flame.
That the various countries are fully alive
to the difficulties ahead there can be no
doubt, and numerous incidents have come
to light within the past few days to indi-
cate that all the powers are making prepa-
rations to meet any emergency. The con-
nection of these recent developments with
the statement made to-day on the author
ity of the Westminster Gazette. that five
new battle-ships, frst-class cruiser and
a number of smaller vessels had been or
dered to augment the British navy. is nos
without significance.
The Globe tonight, commenting on the
Times dispatch. asks if we are on the eve
OF revival of the state OF things produced
by the Crimean war. 1t says Russia's Ge-
mand that the kllla mouth of the Danube
be made navlgable is the most alarming Of
the ugly pOrtents of trouble which have
been so numerous of late.
At the request of the Associated Press
correspondent Poultney Bigelow, whose
in innate relations with the highest Off
| cials in Germany is well known, and who
has just returned to London after a stay
of several months in Germany, wrote the
following tonight on the situation in
Europe: Russia wants COnstantinople
and is preparing to take il. Russia can
not succeed in accomplishing this desire
without first fighting Austria. and she can
not fight Austria with out fighting Germany
at the same time. Russia wants the mouth
of the Danube. The desire is as strange
| as if France should wish to reoccupy
Louisiana. Russia, therefore, has one
enemy particularly in mind. and that is
Germany.
In this hatred of Germany was born
the comical friendship between Russia
and France, for France means to get back
Alsace- Lorraine. That France is thirsting
for war admits of scant doubt to those
who saw the delirious behavior of the
French people in welcoming the Rus
sian sailors at Toulon and Paris,
nor is there any doubt that she is
now better fitted for war than she has
ever been. Russia sounded France and
was well satisfied with the result. When
war is declared the two are one, army ana
navy. The Russian Government has now
massed all its active army west of Moscow
and the great bulk in Poland. She is per-
scouting the German language and the
Lutheran religion Ia the Baltic provinces
and is tanning rather than allaying the
prevailing hatred of Germany. Russia
has been observing great secrecy of late
In regard to the movements on her rail-
ways. Sometimes several days have
passed when all traffic on the roads has
been stopped save by the Government
Oddly enough, the money she has been
spending upon forts and stores has nearly
all been expended against the German
frontier. She knows she must settle with
Germany before she can get in the Bos-
phorus.
1.-THE German Emperor. meanwhile, is
awake and knows what is passing about
him. but he knows also that he has much
to lose and little to gain by successful
campaign. German men of business feel
this, too. and they feel that the next war
will be largely devoted to pulling chest
nuts out of the fire for England"
A correspondent of the Standard at Nice
denies that there is any truth in the
rumors originating in Italy that French
troops are being massed on the French
Alpine frontier. He says the movement
of troops which gave rise to the report was
merely in connection with raising the de-
pleted regiments to their normal effective
force
VIENNA. Dec. THE Fremdenbla de-
MES the statement Of the Paris Figaro that
Italy contem plated an attack upon France
in September last and was only prevented
by energetic Hungarian Intervention.
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