New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
land cannot count on such luck a second time now


ever and crisis is again at hand puss,o n
Gourko's lines for his wedge were for hussia W
take the south bank Of the DANUBE shRDks MP 90 Pass in
the Balkans. thence along the summit rs,oto o, oae
bsEa", bRb MonSns them n along the Dash
summit southwark to its nearest appIoaGin " that @
waters of the ArehPeaSo pei Srsanees sao e Then cross
ing the Dardanelles. IL is TO follow the and
,hen nv the most direct national line across ASIA
Minor 10 the Kill Irmak and down that stream
rhis ds You'd not only close the Black Sea as
Russian inland sea. except FOR me T,rkev but
IL would close II the end OF the MedierIneah M a.
leaving Constannop.e protected as nov, tynrons ~ n
outside the lines of the Russian wedge was to go
to Austria to balance her power aHai ,he Hus
eian Man Of today but Russia is much stronger
With all the Continental nations OF Eurppe miM
~, ,r ~ TO each one OF them-a slice OF the melon
for each Russia herself is vastly stronger NOV nov
,Han she was twenty years ago. and mas haru
and fast alliance with France restored 10 on m0re
than her strength in the days OF L1Hs n p"stpa
as ever Neither Germany alone nor Gernamii namid
Italy and England cond overc1ms M nd so a FOR What that
matter. would Germany .,,. D.. f., 7, tho
There Is however, German ssia s.le has ,s ii deveoped
rapidly The result of the war between on.na anu n
has Spend sac sdemnons east Of the trails
The Russian Pacific Railroad and the great grown
that S0qa ma4hs a0w sq"f op hs s" spas
manv's great industrial institutions. now badly
large opening for surplus European capital: Ger.
many. from her geographical position 1, and u tne
i've great advantage from Russian trade andep ep
favora Bile treaties-and treaties would pe indue "
suit the needs OF the case. The making OF great
commercial city and intercontnen,ai enast "a
Fpance With her great industries. which would
have the waterways Of the Mediterranean ana "
would help Italy and Austria as we'll
into Egypt it would be something OF cneck neck on on
England and give the Southern European potts t, o,
the Mediterranean an increase IN M tsaoe ,h sca
canal All this would be at England,s expense, no'
only in trade. but in prestige IN India ana So1an 1.
for that than they would for their own gain thereby
All this is seen and realized, no doubt. py E,s
in some way TO break up the Russian plan before 1t
is fully developed Nor can IT be % tn her
nrasent he waters leading to Constantinople are
open her # she has courage enough se rfs The
fordrstions and orpedoes of the Dardanelles are
not sufficient to stop her anc as me nte's or d te
not accompany her just now IT IS doubtful II Turk
ish resistance would be more than formal iEr t !ur
lands oniv chance. Courage may save her Lack
this crisis will be fatal 10 her @ ~, m
the Mediterranean, and eventually In lndia ana the
The SHOWS of the Balkan and other ranges forbid
nonle The Black Sea feet 10 hardly strong enough
10 get through the greatly sqperGr or'ca.Gnss r9i4ns
Turkev should make a real resistance. as she might
II Rus 5e started down the Bosphorus premaiurey
England can force Russia into premature action.
II is another trump But her own sure nto thu bead
Of 9" the she Sea- can of PIT " such
the larger force there even though the biacK sea @
Meet ibere Of any Importance nor will Austria.
and England and Italy could for the time Demg ou.
weigh Russia and France, with whatever teinporar!
henedt that would give. and England would know
how TO make the most or IT,