The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-01
rHE suN. MoNpAY, JANUARY !, 1894


pendlture In all directions will pre-
cludeher from figuring conspIcuously In the
coming war; and will destroy what chance
che had Of acquiring Macedonia. It now
looks ne II the only part Of the Sultans as
sets which will fall TO Greece will be Crete.
supplemented by some OF the Islands In the
Archipelago. AS to Servla, whore the
system OF Parliamentary government,
for which tho people were entirely UNI
fitted, has practically collapsed, It Is
uncertain whether she would be found on
the side Of Russia or OF Austria In the event
Of commotion In tho Balkans. Tho scale
probably would be turned at the last mo-
ment by the cx-Klng. MILAN. who. although
he evlncod ineflciency, not to say coward
ice. in the campaign against Bulgaria,
and Is VIGOROUSLY ready to sell himself to
the highest bidder. retains an incxpli-
cable influence over the Servian standing
army. Roumnnia. although public opinion
at Bucharest has undergone many fluctua-
tions since 1873. has seemed OF late TO be
drifting back into friendly relations with
the Gar; while Bulgaria. on the other
hand. can be counted on to oppose him with
energy, as long as STAMBUIoTF continues
to direct tho Government at Sofia.
In Asia, provided tho titanic struggle be-
tween Russia and England for the pos
session Of India is deferred the chief mat
tiers OF interest will be the prosecution OF
the trans-continental railway ncross 81
bcrla; tho attempt OF the Calcutta authori-
ties to solve the silver problem. whose
urgency will be postponed only till Juno by
the authorized sale Of bonds amounting to
$50, 100000; and the consolidation of a buffer
State. under Chinese control between
Siam and Burmah. Although the French
and English Governments are said to
have made an agreement with regard to
such a neutral territory. tho terms OF the
agreement are as yet unknown. and they
are by no means certain OF ratification at
the hands Of the Paris Chamber Of Deputies.
That some trouble from the Samese affair
Is anticipated at Pekin is to be inferred
from the report that troops and munitions
OF war are being collected in Yunnan and
the southern maritime provinces OF China,
and also in tho island of Formosa Passing
from Asia to Australasia. we may say that
public attention will be fixed, during the
twevemonth now beginning. on the effort
OF Victoria to recover from the general
prostration OF her banking institutions,
to women in New Zealand.
Returning to our own continent. we can
foresee that many matters OF great mo-
ment are likely to be definitely settled be-
fore the close of 1894. Among these may DO
named such questions as whether Vice.
President PEIxoTo will continue dom
inant in Brazil, or whether tho re-
bellion under Admiral MELLo. having
proved successful. shall result in
restoration OF the monarchy under
grandson Of Dom PEDRO H.: whether |
the Argentine Confederation can and will |
carry out the terms suggested by the |
English bondholders for the adjustment OF |
Its hugo public debt; whether the provinces |
Of Tacna and africa are TO be finally incor- |
porated with Chill or with Peru; ind |
whether the boundary controversy between |
Peru and Ecuador can be arranged without |
contest into which other South Ameri- |
can commonwealth might be drawn.
Lastly. our neighbors Of the Canadian |
Dominion are looking forward to deriving |
considerable profit. before another year |
rolls round. from the projected changes in |
the American tariff. With many OF their |
natural products placed upon tho free list, |
and with the duties upon others materially |
reduced, they expect to gain most of the |
benefits OF the once mootcd reciprocity |
without defraying any OF its cost. I'm
der the circumstances it is not surprising |
that the movement for annexation has ex-
perienced a check In Ontario. but 1t still |
shows signs OF vigor in Quebec. where the
recent defeat of the provincial Ministry |
has encouraged MERCIER to hope for a re-
turn to power. Let us trust that the new
year will witness the political rehabilitation
of the most stalwart advocate OF the union
of Canada with the United States.