The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-04
1906.

ominuous war clouds as regards the near
future. The thrones Of Europe are none
of them perfectly secure because of ma
| tional questions and ideas of labor and
capital.
The common people can read and write
while newspapers are not entirely con-
troled by rulers, darkness recedes and
| light advances; but selfishness is not
dead.
The Anarchists would like to sack
homes and overthrow property rights.
Socialists and Communists would like to
divide the property of the world. Their
voices reach Legislative halls and parli-
aments. 1t is 10 use to say "rhey are
not to be feared" for they would over
throw all the governments of the earth,
if they could.
1t is generally understood that the
great powers of Europe maintain i'm
mense standing armies because OF their
desire to keep the balance of power I'M
disturbed Germany, Austria and Italy
support vast armies and have united in
mutual defense by the triple alliance. If
one is assailed the other must defend.
Three such powers are strong, but the
cost to the people is oppressive. Italy is
almost bankrupt with it's effort to main
tain it's armament.
France has made strong effort to ALI
herself to Russia and it is possible she
has prevailed. She is determined to have
Alsace-L Lorraine from Germany and the
restoration of the prestige lost by the
Franco Prussian war. Her treasury is
not full because of war with Madagascar
and effort to construct the Panama Ca
nal, much of the great debt being carried
by the government. In case of gener-
al European war she would strive to
make the stout Germans feel her power.
The ambitious German Empire seeks
for peace if it will save the Father-Land,
but if war will advance his interests or
conquests to Germany, he is for war.
His speeches indicate that he rules in
his own country and his soldiers can
contend with the world for supremacy.
Russia cannot well remain shut out
! from the world with her limited mar
thine resources. She wants to navigate
the Bosphor,ls and the Dardanelles and
own all Turkey, but thus far England
has blocked that scheme. Great Britain
saws "Why should Russia own any more
of the earth, she must not menace Eng
lish territory in the East?"
There is heroism about England
which is admirable. She stands alone,
having sought no alliance with any great
power SO far as the outside world can
comprehend. She depends on her
immense recourses and her great navy,
and seeks no ''entangling alliances
Her statesman are great men. Her peO-
pie are intelligent and she is not behind
ssThe most favored nation.' With her
recent increase of territory in Africa
and the maintenance of her Empire she
would be satisfied. A war might be dis
astrous to her because Australia might
set up government. There are restless
spirits there who want more freedom
The Irish Roman Catholics at home and
abroad hate England with deadly ven
ON. They would like to see England
humbled and would furnish hundreds OF
thousands of men to do the work.
! In the Dominion Of Canada there are
many who thirst for change. Profess
sor Goodwin Smith, the English scholar
and historian, has honeycombed Cana
Ola with his notion of union with the
Great Republic. England does not care
for war, but she is ready and has not
been asleep. She believes that "In time
of peace prepare for war" is a good max
i'm. She furnishes places for her nobility
in all her donlinions. She knows how
to make her clergymen own settlements
and her lords possess good state situa-
tons, She has many fat places to give
her friends and she has more than thunder
for her foes. She can put Lightning, lead
and iron into guns for her enemies,
Spain has her work OH hand TO sup