The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-01

THE Milwaukee Journal is experience
ing great embarrassment Units attempt
to get the Democrats together There
seems to be a kind of " where am / at"
air about the Democrats at large which
does not facilitate getting together
movement. There seems to be no
acknowledged leader of the party.
There are a number of papers VINO
would like to dictate opinions and
policy, but none seems to have large
enough following. The Milwaukee
Journal has assumed the role but has
met with limited success. The Mil
waukee News and the Oshkosh times
have also babe for the position, but the
democrats seem this year to be law
unto themselves, and the would-be
leaders are left to call each other
names, while endeavoring to introduce
harmony into the warning elements
and WOO regulars, gold bugs and popu-
lists onto a common camping ground.
To the average man the Cars sug-
gestion of a general international dis
armament looks like Utopian dream
of very startling proportions. This
view of the case is however due to the
great durability Of the suggested revo-
luton as well az its apparent impossi-
bility. It is no doubt contamination
devoutly to be wished, bit does it lie
in human nature or in existing condi-
lions to accomplish it? There can be
no doubt that from the standpoint of
the Car his points are all we'll taken
and immensely practical. In the Cars
empire the burdens due to excessive
ornaments are particularly onerous.
The people of Russia, especially the
lower classes, have always struggled
against exhausting taxation. Russia
supports the largest standing army in
existence. This army is continually
increasing thus continuously augment
ing the terrible weight under which the
Cars subjects are laboring. Germany,
France and England also support
massive ornaments both on land and
sea, but heavy DIS is the burden thus
imposed, it is actually light when COM
pared with that of Russia. All Of these
considerations make Nicholas II sug-
gestion appear sincere. And there are.
no doubt, other European nations
which would be very willing to fall in
with the proportion. Indeed it is not
likely that any of the great powers,
maintaining mighty ornaments, would
be averse to policy bringing so far
reaching relief from burden if it could
he brought about.
But is it feasible? 1t would require
a most harmonious understanding
among the European nations. Can old
national and race jealousies and anti
pathies be so far obliterated as to make
such friendly understanding possible?
For sometime past Russia and Eng
land have been viciouslv growing at
each other over the Chinese bone.
That two such powerful nations, with
all their traditional animosities and
present day rivalry should suddenly
we're from an established policy and
allow their respective claims to be
settled by an international peace con-
ference is naturally quite incredible.
1t would become imperative before such
policy could operate effectively that
the peace conference resolve itself into
an international board of arbitration
for the settlement of all disputes at
present threatening the peace of Eu-
rope. 1t would be necessary to deter
mine once and for all the boundaries OF
European states, thereby eliminating,
to large extent, territorial expansion,
and commercial supremacy and the
diplomatic complication that must
spring therefrom, from the future pros
pect. For SO long as these incentives
to rivalry and contention exist a policy
affecting the influence of any state or
nation is out Of the question.
WELL, now, how's this? Brer. Culley