The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-03
MORE RUMORS OF WAR
EUROPE'S POLITICAL HORIZON
Is OBSCURED BY DARK
CLOUDS.


GnE DUt Hon FIN0 EEHLQ VI wv
In the far East the Outlook is Most
Three ming an the Crisis Will
Hard be Tided Over without COm~
ing to Hard KnOcks~-Great Britain
Likely to Find Herself i'm state OF
IsOIatiOn-.GI IadstOne's Letter to the
Stormy Petrol of Russian Politics.
Copyrighted 1895, by the Associated Press. (
LONDON, Nov 2.-The political hori-
z0n is obscured by dark clouds, and the
atmosphere is charged with electricity of
threatening war. In Europe and in the
far East the outlook is most threatening,
and is clearly causing much anxiety here.
The advices received from all parts are
of a most passmistic character, and the
situation has been further complicated
by the report, which has just reached
here, of the firing, by Venezuela guarda
costa, on the Myosots, a vessel flying the
British flag, off the island of Trinidad,
and the killing of her commander,
Thomas Garcia.
The general opinion expressed in Off
cial circles here Is that if the European
powers tide over the present crisis with
out coming to hard knocks in some part
of the world, it will be matter for sin
Ger congratulation and decided tri
umph for the diplomacy Of peace
seeking nature.
Naturally, in view of the alarming ru-
mors circulating everywhere, the Euro
pean bourses have been badly affected,
and, as result, there has been a gener
ar slump" in international securities
The newspapers here are trying to put on
a bold front in face of situation which
is labelled dangerous, by even the
most conservative people; but there is no
getting away from the fact that
Great Britain is more than likely
to find herself in state Of
freezing isolation. In the far
East, her diplomats have been boldly
and cleverly out-mauouVred by those OF
Russia ana in the Armenian question it
is feared that Russia and France are
more than prepared to leave her in the
lurch when it sui them and just at the
time when crisis has been reached
and widespread revolt against the rule
of the Sultan of Turkey seems to be
budding Consequently the Turks fall
ing back upon the protection, thus
openly given, of Russia and France,
will not introduce single real reform
in Armenia, while on the other hand the
"unspeakable" will continue the work of
decimating the Christian population OF
Asia Minor.
Regarding the situation in the far
East, in the highest political circles IN
England, as well as among the central
European powers generally, no doubt
exists that extensive concessions In Man
churia have been made by China to
russia. Then again it is regarded as
certain that Russia's relation with Japan
are strained TO the utmost IN spite OF
the rumor that the secret treaty 70 their
mutual benefit has been arrived at and
that Russia is determined that not a
single Japanese soldier shall remain on
Chinese soil day beyond the term fixed
Dv the treaty of peace concluded be
tween China and Japan.
Recent expressions in American pub
lications of the good will Of the United
8 ates towards Great Britain have, in
view of the dangerous situation of affairs
here, been a source of much com
fort and the same may be said of the at
titude of the United States toward the
Armenian question.
The Daily News to day endorses the
Hon. James Bryce's estimate of the value
of the United States influence in this
affair as laid down in his article, 1.-THE
Armenian question:" in the November
Century, and adds:
This is not the only question which
might be solved by the combined infiu
ence of Great Britain and America, eX
erted on imperative and humanitarian
grounds.
The steady and old established Satur-
day Review takes an alarmist view of
the eastern imbrogliO, saying:
"We are face to face with the fact
that Russia intends to seize as much of
Northeastern China as she can assimi
late, while France is resolved to extend
her empire from Tonkin and Siam into
Southwest China and this division of
territory we cannot allow
at is evident that we cannot hope for
German aid, and England, in her hour of
need, will find no friends and will have
to rely on her own strength. Fortunate
ly for us, the increased power of our
feet will permit Lord Salisbury to speak
and, If necessary, act in defence of Brit
ish interests. If Russia attempts to take
any part of Mancnuria, we can reply by
occupying the island of Ohusan, and
France may find it easier to sneer at cur
diplomacy than to risk war which may
place ner permanently among the second
rate powers.
The st. James Gazette this afternoon
also discussed the outbreak seriously. 1t
says:
'It is such as TO make us anxious to
lose no time in getting our naval and
military armaments in as complete
state of efficiency as the circumstances
viii allow"
The letter of the Right Hon. w. E
Gladstone to Mime. Noyikoff, published
in the Observer on Saturday last. ha~
produced a painful impression among
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