Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-14
THE WORLDS WAR CLOUDS

People who so4n the daily telegraph
reports are beginning to recall the old
musty prophecies to the effect that
1896 would see the beginning Of a wa
that would last until the end of the
century.
Look in any direc iol you may Owe
the horizon of the void and thence
rises the threatening clouds of war.
From these clouds which grow more
formidable daily, comes the mutter-
ings that proceed the tempest and the
clank OF the steam hammers in the
workshops OF Europe come from the
welding Of m pla*n and the fash
Joining Of heavy guns.
In England every man obtainable
in the dock yaids is working on the
ships which are to hasten to the coastof
South Africa and the wa,ets of the
Baltic that wash the coast line OF
Germany.
AL over Germany is the din and
hustle Of military prepare ion. Frame
and Germany are moving Spain al
ready has her hands full trying o
quell the uprising Of patriotism in
Cuba, whele the skies for weeks have
been lit with the fires OF burning cities
and the coDflagr8tions of plantations.
For a year there has been a wash OF
blood in Armenia, where the lustful
Turk has been riOting in carnage.
South Africa presents the active pie
ture of war, where the stout Beers,
half-ccr ms Of the Germans, have re-
rel'ed L.i-ish invasion by force of
arms.
On our own continent Venezuela is
ready to defend its soil from the Eng
lish and the United States stands
ready to back its claims.
The peace OF Europe is hung on a
very sensitive balance and the equilib-
rum once disturbed the whole ma
chinerv Of politics o. the other side of
the water begins to whir and whiz.
Recently there was an invasion Of
the Transvaal, a territory in Sou h
Africa occupied by the Bcers, who are
a sort Of miz ed race Of Dutch and ma
tives, which has Of late years develop
ed greatly ia power and wealth. The
country is regarded as a sort Of Bri-
fish dependency, but it is a mooted
question b4tween the Beers and the
British. The territory was recently
invaded by the English and the Boers
whipped the invaders in a pitched
battle.
At once the Emperor Of Germany
sent a dispatch to President Kruger
congratulatiug him on his victory
This was regarded as a direct slap al
England and war between ENGLAND
and Germany is probable. Russia is
liable to help Germany to ever up old
scores with ENGLAND. France is in a
peculiar position in the fight. She
would like to wipe out the nemOifs OF
Sedan by siding with England but By
50 doing she would break the friend,
ship with Russia and friendship very
valuable in case of anothf~ Franco.
Prussian war with the other powers
neutral.
To case Of a general Eu1Opean wal
England would be likely to be zoe
much occupied to attempt any furthe'
~encroachment Of Venezuela, but from
the history Of the past no n neeC
think that the old English hon viii
hesitate to plunge into the fray whel
once its fighting blood is up.
1t must in such an event fight or e
to the wall, and with its immens
ANY, there is no European tOuntr
that can grapple with it, 1t holds tht
English Channel commands the en-
trance to he Mediterranean at Glib
raltar and can sweep the Baltic Sc;
with is fleets and isolate Germany
The only power that could turn tn
tide against it would be the Unite,
States