The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-10
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
THE ELTAb PANIC IN BNeEAED
AMOUNTS TO WAR kUzRE

ouesuon-CridcaI Situation In the Bal
kans-BsIIef that Gladstone will Appeal
90 she Coun,ry Early Nest Yesr-Thrss
usrd-boiied Eggs for Breakfast Spoiled
che Premiere Dny-A Young Americas
Woman Makes . Sensntion-The Duko or
Areyu Accused OF PInsisri-u - Conns
Doyle Derend. the Prise Ring Grant
Allen on Feniniue Hearty In Great Britain
LONDON, Dec. a.-The time has come to de-
scrile the prevailing naval panic In England
az a genuine war scare. A fear an ountinR 20
conviction has seized certain Englishmen who
believe the coming spring will zee Great
Britain at war with one or more great powers.
The sources Of information and the Judgment
OF some OF these persons entite their opinions
TO respect They include some prominent
members Of the Conservative party and the
editors Of certain leading newspapers. Some
slight weakness Ia consos this week suggests
that tho i'm preston may be spreading to hnan-
cial circles.
Whether these sinister forebodlngs are based
solely upon facts and reasons known OF all
men. IL Is impossible to say. Some ground for
apprehension must exist when the consorva-
tism Of English journalism Is 80 far overcome
as to lead the management OF at least one
great London daily to undertake extensive
preparations for European war in the coming
spring. More than one editorial Office In Fleet
street is getting ready for a campaign. No
editor has yet been foolish enough to express
his fears in print. They conflne themselvc
especially the Tory journals. to describing, in
the gloomest language. the dangers which
would imuend II war should find England un-
prepared. Tho situation In tho newspaper
world proves at least the sincerity OF tho
alarmist Tory press in promoting a naval
nj ogit nd nhnhi ~ har
causes have already lad an important effect.
Tho Government has denied that q few days
ago it placed large loan for naval construc-
ton purposes but 1t has not denied the report
that orders have been sent this week to five
naval backwards for tho beginning OF work
I'm mediately on four hrst-ciass battle ships
and one nrst-class cruiser There Ia. of
course, no thoaGht OF Great Britain being tho
agEressor In tho apprehended quarrel The
prophets Of war profess to believe that Russia
and France will take advantage OF any provo
cation to draw tho sword against England
and will seek to crush hor by a series Of sud-
den blows before Germany or the Triple
Alliance can ind an excuse for joining in the
moije. They sny that. In spite OF EnEland's
professions of neutrality both France and
Russia are convinced that she will. on some
pretsxt. go to Germany's assistance when the
Inevitable Cont entail war breaks out. There
lore the ne" aIhes erEue' they might as wen
ueai with fnRianu iirst ana aione' IL possipie
AUS iIF'her argued that inc "ho'e 'ehuency OF
the French Russian policy OF the past six
months has been clearly anti English. and that
only hostile Intentions can logically be ascribsd
TO those countries
These reasons and arguments are all that
are advanced IN support OF the war theory.
lhey are. OF course lnadeluate' out IL any
others eAs' 'hey are wen guataeu'
NOT "a day passed. TINS week without It's iresh
war rumors. Most OF tnem were denied al
most as soon as printed others are no. worth
denying. IL mas oeen france aRainst !ta'y'
Russia against IurKey hussla IN inc Eas|
and Franco ana Russia against everybody In
general
Gen. tracy ox-seere'ary OF the hlteu states
Navy' VINO saiieu to-aay ior tar's' mas oeeh
stuuying ,ne european SITUATION eSpeciaAy
hasA, auans' WIN G,eas ih'erts' uu''nk MS
Nsi. here' ,he Eng,sh press represents
PUBIC OPINION ne SAID 10 The DUN corre-
sponuen. yesterday 'he Engnsn people are
In Ha,o Oh sem -pahic over 'he rlehen-h nus.
sian aiiiahee. IL we compare the british ana
ths French-husslan naval forces. the result
Will oepenu on the uate hAed LOT the oompati-
SON II we take tho SITUATION To-day snouid
regard the naval strength OF England Judged
Is single Meet as grea.er 'hah tha'o Oh france
anu hussla eomoiheu' out oy 1ahuarI LOW.
sne case VIII Dc Tar diiereht: me NUMBER anu
sniciehcy OF the war shlps Oh nation are not
q true criterion OF ts n@'ai Strength we
must eohsiuet the "orN navy VIII 90 required
10 40 In case OF war mo oh''eu states ior
instance MAINTAINS navy TO project inc
coast oi'ies' us ha'ai power 10 suihc'eht'
strong enough 10 overcome any iorees sent
against lie IL "ouia DO irnpossio.e ioF Hnk
land TO concentrate even nan OF her naval
torce on tne coast OF America' enc couii not
ootaeh nor meet from Shina inc heu'ter-
ranean' OF the Ehghsh Shahhei at 'he same
time
In case OF war oetWeeh Ehgiaho anu
france ana RUSSIA the BRUSH naval iorce
must remain fdNideh "rahtlng' therefore,
that the entire Englsh force Is greater IMAM
the combined meets OF france anu russia u Is
doubtful II she could concentrate Meet In the
Mediterranean equal 10 'he trehch-hu
Two years hence, the ex-secretarY OF the
NAVY argued the british navy VIII DC vastly IN
Terror 10 the trench-husslnn Heet. me true