Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-18
TROUBLE AHEAD.

one way or another; II does lic In the
situation, geographically considered,
which Belgium occupies and whit Is
likely to result az consequence " the
trouble col Il ues, Iitls labor demon
strst ons and riots become general and
threaten the stability Of the govern
ment, then the 'oroes OF Germany by
reason OF n certain agreement arranged
"a much on her own account ~ that OF
toe smaller monarchy, would enter
the latter from the nOit1, for the put-
pose ostensibly Of maintaining peace,
but IN reality to prevent the Belgian
masses from overlhrowlng the mon.
atchy and establishing republic on
it' ruins.
Identical in point # time,
or rs nearly 30 M prac'
ticable, with the German descent
upon Belgium on one side, n French
army corps would cross the froalier
from the other blde. Peace being the
object, why should 1t not be .
peace consistent with republcapism
ns vel rs with the system most strong.
ly opposed to ~ Besides, two armies
could accomplish very much more In
the matter Of overawlng the lawloss
than could one, especially when
the lawlessness IL Widespread and
growing DAY by day; and thus fortified
with reason for action the French
government would act instanter and
call upon the nations for Justification
In 40 doing. Probably some OF them
would extend the moral support asked
for; Russia certainly would and more
too II necessary; Germany, Austria and
Italy certainly would not, and ENGLAND
would for time ut least be n doubtful
quantity. Belgium would hardly APP
pear as a factor ut all unless It should
be- such one as 1t was some
seven weight years ngo, when
Napoleon and Wellington met at
Waterloo.
As to the "peace" which these diver.
gent forces would establish, the reader
hereof Ia probably rs capable Of divin.
Ing rs is the writer cor any other
man." When French and German
soldiers meet ia fighting array there 10
about ~ certain to be a fight as when
south.counlry Irishmen armed with
shilclahs meet bjdy Of Ofangemen
likewise equipped on n highway.
Only In the former case the combatants
woul not wind up their fracas with u
record tf damaged heads, more or less
serious injuries aud their clothing
ieeked with struggling ruby STAIN;
hardly. Millinite and smok,less
powder exploded behind fragments OF
lead aud directed by hostile hands do
not let the piit.es militant make a
record whose distinguish ny feature is
10 much OF comparative millness.
some f,w would escape naturally, but
good many, perhaps tho ma.
joriiy, would not. Many would die on
tho spot and Others be so seriously In.
Jured that they would rather be dead.
This would be difficulty tho accounts
OF which would not be go hastily
scanned amid the tolcgraphic dis.
patches. They would he read every.
where the following or the same day
and the civilized world would for a
time stand aghast at the spectacle OF
two great and enlightened nations
gratifying hereditary hatred In the old
barbarous, inhuman way. And then
there would be European war on n
scale so vast aud NO terrible that no
effort OF the most faithful and capable
Imagination can even approximate 1t.
Austria and Italy, pursuant to the
Jfeibund treaty, woull rush to tn,
support Of Germany, while hundreds
OF thousands If Cossscks would swarm
across the German and Austrian
botdcrs. This would lea conflict on
u schl which not even the greatest
Napoleon ever contemplated. Nor is 1t u
fancy sketch by any means; 1t Ia q
lOgiesl conclusion growing out oI
the present trend OF events abroad, and
when nonsideredin connection with tb,
unrest existing in Servia anu regarding
the 6etvian situation, becomes wei
nigh Irresistible. Germany may no
take that first fatal step, but It is by n,
means impossible that she may.
All that Ia necessary to preclpitat'
such conflict IL for one hostile shot I,
be fired; It would resound as call t,
arms throughout all Europe and max,
II eventually vast battle field.
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