The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
MAY BE A HOLY WAR.
GREAT CONFLICT rs FREELY
PREDICTED. D
incidents Pointing 10 Trouble Between
Christians aud Oriental. - England
Has Assumed May Uashri.tiaa re
probabilities May Come ysry soon.

An American who has Travelled much
recently In Europe and Asia comes
home with the impression that ssri-
Gus trouble Is brewing between the
European and the Oriental world. One
Of TIE unpleasant things predicted Is
the most gigantic conflict yet known
between the two great divisions OF The
human race" The Gr1eco-Tur.lsh .sar
Is pointed TO as the nrst sklrmish in
the coming conflict. and the rising u
the MI tribes against the British aH
manifestation Of the same kind. It
u 10 truth somewhat disturbing fact
70 ind Turkey able % call into the field
instantly n formidable army Of 500. 900
men. But the sultan could not have
performed this feat without European
assistance. His soldiers have been
trained by German officers. and th.y
carry rifles ~ European make. Tur-
Key represents European Jealousy. not
As.ai.c strength. The sultan should
have been crushed !ons ago ly .he
great powers u is 'rue that they
present policy contains tho germs Z
Che danger that AfIa may awake and
her al01.Dl0U Inhabitants. more than
half 'he clrths population. rise with q
gi1nta strength. to use DC Ike o. giant
The Ilrfa afe not the only Oriental
people who have been armed are
trained in military strategy by Osci-
dr-iai races a striking instance E
NJ 30 ll,tlo concern 90 the United
sta'ea. We forced Japan 40 open go
ports about Lalf q century ago. and
now are called up0u t0 consider what
damago Japan can InlIrt upon us as a
Wari.ke power Japaas neet on th"
Pacific will soon be superior 10 our
own and composed of ships ~ ne
most powerful modern type West
ern races may well ask themselves hos
lar II u safe 10 proceed ln teaching
AailtIcs the ART ~ war and selling
hem armsmouts and uayies. The em-
peror n Germany o. playing with o..
Ia Turkey. England Is cultyatInE "a,
ambitious spirit % the fighting AbYs-
slnians. and the Iapanese. numbcriua
over 40OC0000. propose t0 assert them
selves "a % military nation Eur0p.
"a forging The gum that may some dal
be- turned upon Itself lu che war be-
tween Greece and Turkey o. was tE
Christian power that went down. 1u.
with q dropped back into misery
Christian people. the Armeu.snF. nos
lef, defensclcs. 40 ibis happen
with Christian aid ana consent s..
one can doubt that 10 the uliln bad
tho power DO would arm tho M1ham
mcdan world and launch 10. as RI Ola
against the civilization 90 the west
Tho whole Oriental race De- lrre.oucil
able. 70 win not and perhaps canuu
change Plainly the business %
teaching 10 the science ~ arms an
selling % guns Is perilous Now tina
Turkey has been awakened and Us in.
mense army persuaded that % l. In
yinciblc. The powers Of Europe are a
a loss % know what 90 do about q
England has retrsatet far into n
background and the other members d
the concert are scarcely less dismaycJ
with the exception u Germany who's
rash ruler IL playing the part ~ q
lncegdiary in the east Prophets %
new conflict between the hordes ,
Asia and Occidental peoples are %,
without some reasons Tor expecting
struggle that may tax the energies
Christend0m