The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

Just how the Sick Man will be de-
posed is the question Of the hour. The
bone is in the center, and the nations
are grouping about it, ready to jump
on the one who jumps first. The plan
outlined by Russias statesmen seems
now to be pubic property, and the
visit of the car to the nations of the
Dreibund and TO France emphasizes
its correctness. This is nothing more
nor less than a combination of Cont
mental Europe to bring about a division
OF Turkey without the Intervention of
and without concessions TO England.
And hence ii is that today England,
the mosf liberal of the Christian Da-
tons of Europe, stands in the role of
protector to the sultan of Turkey. Mas
sacres go on aDace. Gladstone thun-
ders from his retreat for action Amer
lea joins in the cry for Succor. And yet
Lord Salisbury looks on in logged ST.
lence. He knows that his overtures to
Russia for a joint occupation of Tur-
key have been met by an almost brutal
refusal. He is aware that Germany,
Austria and Italy. standing together
automatically, favor Russia in the
politics that are to end in the wreck of
Turkey He knows that France will
coruede All of Turkey to Russia in re-
turn for aid in its prospective contest
for the recaDture of Alsaee and Lor-
raine.
"COSSACK NEVER FORGETS."
II was England that cheated Russia
of the fruit of victory in 1877, and the
Cossack never forgets." After that war
Great Britain was unwilling to see
Russia get anything. while Germany
was also extremely jealous of the
growth of Russian power in southeast
ern Europe. and Austria was placed in
deadly peril. So after long negotia-
tions. the conference of Berlin was
called and met June y, 1873, at which
all the affairs of southeastern Europe
We're overhauled and readjusted and
the car was cheated cut of his just
reward. After a war lasting 322 days.
the loss of over 100000 men. the only
territory gained by Russia was a slice
OF Armenia. Servia WAS made independ-
ent in name as well as in fact Bull
gafia WAS erected into principality
tributary to the sultan. and Bosnia
was coolly handed over to Austria in
payment for the enperor's compliance
with the English demands Of Russia
Tho treaty satisfied nobody. for Aus
tria wanted more, Germany was not
In d position to get anything and
Great Britain wanted to establish a
protectorate over Syria, but only got
Cyprus. The Balkan states and Greece
demanded the whole of European Tur-
key and had TO be spoken TO very
sharply before relinquishing their de-
mands. while even Italy. jealous of
English supremacy in the AIediter-
ranean. made a good deal of trouble
before final pacification was effected.
So it is that England stands today
without friends in continental Europe.
and while Russia. France and Germany
have been building up navies 10 con-
front those of Great Britain. the latter
has not been idle. Its warships are
today equal TO those OF the three ma
lions mentioned above put together,
its estimates for 1896 alone allowin,-
for the building of additions to its navy
equal to the entire tonnage of Ger
manys warships
EURoPE's ARMED CAMPS.
Yet the best evidence that Europe is
on the verge of its greatest war lies in
the armed cafnnS than now fairly oox-ar