Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28

whom II must experience great discour-
agemeht and disappointment. Russia,
however, is not ready. 1t would re-
quire several months to mobilize its
forces. 1t must still spend some mil
lions OF roubles in the construction OF
strategic lines In order TO facilitate such
mobilization, and this process will take
some years. Hence in all likelihood,
save for unexpected incidents, Europe
will continue for some time still in
creasinR its armed forces, and inter
changing menaces OF war. always alert
and anxious, but never really coming to
blows
Germany and Italy, directed as they
are by proud and mysterious spirits
now and then let themselves be i'm pell-
PEELED into acts which are disquietIpg
as, for Instance, was illustrated by the
presence OF the Prince of Naples at the
manoeuvres IN Alsace-LOrraine, an act,
by the way, which the Emperor, Fran
els Joseph, animated by that spirit OF
peace which has blown now for some
time across Europe, did not hesitate TO
blame as i'm polite. The old Emperor
OF Austria, however, irremediably
saddeDed by the death Of his heir,
has had 10 endure Of late still
other sOTroWs. which have been Sc
we're blow, taken both as king and as
Roman Catholic. The attitude OF tho
young Tcheques, whose autonomous
claims are really the watChword OF a
revolutionary movement, throws shad-
Ow across the King Of Bohemia, who is
getting sad fOregl impses Of the rents In
his kingdom which must follow his
death, and obligatory civil marriage.
voted by the Hungarian diet, is a great
grief ~ him. for he knows that be must
Oh 81.
And here we come upon the most inter
esting feature Of the European move
ment during 1898. ! refer 70 the con
stant surprising. profound and mysteri-
Gus action during this year OF Leo Kill
The Pope aud the Car have been the
most active politicians Of the year 1923.
The Car stirred by q violent personal
feeling against the young German En-
perOr, has finally, after having listened
for 90 long o time Co the friends Of Ger.
many, ended By definitely breaking
with the latter. and knowing the
French people 20 be on his side, be pub
licly and with certain osteutatiop
placed biz hand, which is the hand OF
Russia, iu the hand Of France This ia
the most sensational event 10 Europe
during 1899 ] say the most sensation
al, because ] cannot az yet made out
that IL is likely % have auy more
serious International bearing upon the
march o. European events
The impeachment in question is
not merely a matter o. sentIm ent. L.
is real 10 has succeeded because OF
the divergence Of interest existing be-
tween the two nations, but this verv
cissimilarity Us opposed % common ac-
lion TO war, a. least, FOR the present.
because such action occurs only when
common interest makes 10 useful or
necessary Tor both parties. Thus. for
instance on Ottoman soil, France and
Russia work together in questions OF
general politics. but when national in.
terests are az stake, each takes the
course which 10 THINKS the most lodt
yidualy useful, 90 that az a matter oI
fact, France and England act together
~ Constanunopie much more FREQUENT
ly than do France and Russia.
The European powers have noted tha