Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-16
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II the war cloud which Stems TO
ov.rcasl the face o. Europe just now
is not genuine, 30 ut least l1ok. like IT,
and that is more tina can be- said o.:
the ordinary threatpnings from that
quarter Spain, aud possibly Italy,
are in position not sl very far zoe
m vel from tutt Of France just pre-
viOus TO tuot most t.rub.o II ruvolu-
tons, B.th Of the nations uameI utc
ported bankrupt, with enofmgu
0tb,s now due. In addition t. thia,
the people 10 whom the sovofeigus
would noce- iiy look for succor, nfc
de,iitut,, many II thom In state Ui
slow starvation, France had just
/ such people Tor a dependence when
10 was in o. Similar trait ready cash.
The King aIp'ilI the u.uni remedy OF
heavier taxes Tn,y responded with
the torch, and finally the guilloline.
There Do ht,le probability that
Italy or Spain will repeat this
dangerous experiment. But a. anairs
are Progressing they viii not have ~
very much time TO consider what 81
best o. do. 10 their thrones were on
peIostals Of dynamite their conditions
would Dc no more preCsfIOus. In spniu
particularly there ~ b iioudish deeper.
utiou appearing il tho Impoverished
regions whicn was rot witnessed in
France until the kiug's utter helpless.
ness was iofcoi into public notice by
his own rashuess, when the storm r0su
20 fast and furious that almost between
two days a nation OF peasants was
transformed to military camp. The
revolution that Is threatening Spain
will not be likely to come iu such "a
fashion o. this. Ind,ej, these mu.,er.
ings ot war which We hear may not be
what we suspect, but az before averred,
they look genuine.
In the meantime, while Italy and
Spain are literally falling TO pieces uu-
der The Impotence Of royalty, Austria II
little better % ami Germany h much
too near the danger poiht Of socialism
10 be- shie. The only reasonable cause
that eau be- given why William Is not,
Ike the hug Of Italy, looking about
Tor a safe shut la the way VI u dictator,
or something Of that KIND, Is that his
people aru q little better educated anu
come Of a race that from the beginning
have hsd TOO mu'h ssli.rospscJ t.
take naturally to gunposder rovJlu-
ton.
In tho manufacturing Districts OF
England, entire communities are r..
ported 10 DO dying Of hunger, and the
masses Of that empire have not wasted
any love upon royalty. Like their fou-
ton kindred uudut the scopter oil
William, the only safety valve for their
discomfort aud general disgust Tor the
humhugs Of hereditary sovereignty h
their dominant soli.fespect. But the
mere senlimcntalitirs Of patriotism cal-
not survive long under the Ryages
Of hunger.
France seems TO DO the only govern.
ment In Europe Of the flrst.Class when
has nothing TO fear from continental
war-.t is only the topping thrones
which have cause TO 10 uneasy.
France is fortunate enough To have no
throne or artificial dignity to protect,
aud the cry OF war within or without
her borders would only serve TO In.
splre stronger patriotism through.
ut the nation anu knit more olosey
the private Interests OF mo people 10
their government.
From tnisshowing ~ Is easy 10 per.
ceiyc what tremendous rat,lng OF
the dry bones Of royalty might follow
upon a very slight convulsion Ia any
quarter OF Europe. but We hear OF
many wars OF lato when turn out to
ho NOR ~ a skirmlsh Of printers ink.
These wild umors VI revolu lon which
come along almost daily may yet
provo TO be- for time at least "a battle
OF reporters.