The sun., 1901-09-02

combined 70 upset tho plans that hao
been formed. and tho preparations
made by Russia. both on its Asistic
frontier and In Europe. decided the
abandonment Of the campaign.
since than the condition Of the Russian
Army In organization and armament
has greatly improved, and Il IL now much
more nearly up TO a level with that Of
Austria Hungary than IL was, say In
1898. And while the Russian Army
has improved causes have been at work
impairing the solidarity OF the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy and its army.
The general political situation. too
has changed TO the advantage Of RUSSIA.
The Boer war has crippled the aggressive
power Of England. The Triple Alliance
Is ms good as dissolved. Any cooperation
between England and Turkey may be
regarded az out OF the question. The
Franco Russian Alliance has resisted
every effort that has been made to weaken
IL, and In its Mediterranean policy seems
to be assured OF the cooperation OF
| Italy. The commercial and financial
conditions In Germany dominate the
policy Of the Government and. In the
event of war, dictate neutrality, though
the restless spirit Of the Emperor might
urge him on TO a policy that would
embroil Germany internally as well as
externally.
The minor Balkan States are now.
with the exception OF Greece. unrnis-
takably under the influence. II not tho
actual control, OF Russia. The Slavonic
and Roumanian populations Of Hun
gary heartily de,est their Magyar mas
terr, who would have 10 bear the brunt
OF n war. and perhaps at the same time
have to deal with something more dan
gerous than lack Of sympathy on the
part Of their fellow subjects. The
Italians Of Austria. who have never
ceased 20 look forward 10 eventual
union with Italy, could hardly be ex-
pected TO refrain from utilizing favor
able opportunity 20 crown their de-
sire: and though Italy should run the
risk OF meeting at Trieste the point OF
the German sword. as Prince BISMARCK
In the Reichstag once solemnly warned
the Irredenta party she would. things
have changed since then. and the con-
summation Of their aspirations might be
thought worth the hazard. Venice Is
TO be made a naval station, by which
Italy affirms her claims in the Adriatic.
ard means to dispute with the help
Of her Slavonic connections and Alba
nian relations the sovereignty Of
that sea.
There In a dream AZ Berlin. embodied
In a map at the Foreign Office In the
wilhelmsstrasse, OF a great Germanic
Empire extending from the North Sea
and the Baltic TO the Egean and the
Black Sea. and from the frontier con-
ceded 20 the so-called Latin races on
the west 20 the line Of the Dnieper on
the east. The aim 30 formulated re-
Gently found expression In the German
organ in Hungary. the Poster Lloyd,
when IL warned the Russian prcss that
instead Of Roumania being cracked
like a nut. a. the Rossipa had said. be
tween Russia and Bulgaria, Russia
might have to defend herself at Kiev.
The meaning Of this is understood In
Russia, and has not been Lost in Constan-
tinople. where the perpetual German
pressure acquiesced In by England has
become irksome. and il causing some
thing like a revolt in the mind Of the
Sultan. His feeling against the latter
power has just been embittered by
the action Of the Resident at Alden, who
sent an expedition TO destroy fortified
post on what the Sultan claims to
be Ottoman territory. and by the en-
couragement thereby given to the Arabs
Of southwestern Arabia who are always
more or lees in active revolt against his
authority.
In this way events are working against
Germanic designs and for Slavonic
consolidation and the revival OF Italy
Whether the processes now in operation
are 20 be worked out peacefully or
through force may be determined within
a brief period.