The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-05
VIII There Be General European War Z?

1t begins to look rs if there will be a
general European war next summer, i'm
which all the great power must become EN-
DrOiled. Plucky little Greece had ALREADY
prepared to knock the chip from the
Sultan's head, and landed Il force on the
Island of Crete. when the other powers
stepped IN commanded her to halt. or
course Greece had to obey this mandate,
Tor lt would have been folly to resist.
| The whole civilized world looks with
horror upon the Turkish b.rb,ritie.: i'm
Armenia, where hundreds of thousands
OF Christians have been masSacreed.
woman outraged, and homes burned.
D'iC then the Sultan holds the key to the
european situation in the Straits of Dar-
aenelies, and the first power that steps
IN I'd interfere must have all tire Others
10 comoat. The result is that the Sultan
mas neen permitted to continue his bru-
tisiitieS, Tor each nation is waiting for
the other to begin hostilitics.
The whole of Europe is now slumler
at any moment and deluge the land with
blood. We do not believe that next
summer will be allowed to pass without
witnessing general war across the At |
lantlc. The different countries have |
spent millions in building costly war
SHIPS, preparatory to death struggle for |
power, realizing the fact that the great
est battles must take place on water in
stead OF OH land. And when nation
Is prepared for war, it generally finds
some excuse for beginning hostilities, as
the people do not care to indulge in ex-
pensive luNur;es like battle ships and
armies without trying the issue for tangi-
bic benefits.
And again, if;you will study the history
of the world for centuries past. y0n lind
about every thirty ysasss hen Ia sn3
seEelzstiuf3 porlesS, III, q AZ II 6Sts sksvS
wst1 our own rub III: FOR 3in Il
Example. IN 17776 we ihnd the Revolu- s
tloa I'm 1872 the second war with Eng
and in 1S47 the Mexican war, and i'm |
lS6O our late cival war. The old soldiers
who were engaged In that last bloody
struggle are fast passing away, while the
new generation, grown up since 1866. do
rot Know of the horrors and privations
,t war This country is now ripe for
fighTwith Spain, and if Congress would
lsten to the popular clamor, war would c
)e declared without delay.
But we hope that our land will escape .
hoodshed. We are HOW happy and i
prosperous, and can spend our energy v
" rS"""'o w pEttht I,i ilhbScS tllln | N
,oing to war.
Napoleon Bonaparte predicted that
'efore the beginning of the 10Th century
europe would be either republican or
ho;,ft Silent tke 1tkkset alnH iimtcd monarchy
, the compromise. Take England us an q
Her people enjoy ah"ut as +
much liberty as we of this American re- '
,ublic enjoy yn.iQr Grover Clcvclind's Il
ule. But it does begin u laol; us if q
here is danger of CoSsack domination ;
,ver Europe. France has never forgiven S
Prussia for her defeat, while Russia has !
,lso an old grlldge against the Germans a
q settle. Those two nations are now D.:
to unite their cause. OF
course England will become cmbrolled. ;
md then we can look for the dismcmher- t
nent of Turkey, which will he the great :
bone Of contention. Turkey will ulti- {
mately ,ye c..ryGd Up and dsmcmhcred
rs was Poland, God s,,Gcu tlt, day. {
Russia is certainly the coming power.
for it is the richest country on our globe.
and the Cars dominions exceed all the
other European powers put together.
\ European war will seriously AFFECT
the South. Cotton will he almost un-
saleablc, while provisions of all kinds
must adVmic.; IL 2 high price, TO feed |
the armies. IL our tarlnclS Topid eAer-
else wisdom. they will curtail thcir cot
ton acreage, and plant enough brcaa-
stutfs to abundantly supply them next
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