Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-05
EUROPEAN EXPANSION.

II looks as II the Austrian empire
were rapidly drifting toward the dan.
gerous rocks upon which 80 many ship
Of state has been wrecked. For when II
comes TO this in the legislative body
OF the nation. that one representative
OF the people threatens to "go over" to
Germany, and another to Russia. the
dissension has been carried TO point
beyond which there IS nothing but dis
aster In View The fall Of Poland was
preceded by bitter internal contentious.
And when these became so predominant
ing as 10 exclude the possibility Of
stable government, the country was
near It's fall.
AS long as the present emperor lives,
there may be no danger of a slmilar ma
ture to Austria. He 10 a popular mon
arch and the vast army Is devoted to
him. But no one can say with GER
tainty what win happen, should he be
called away an event which in the ma
ture Of things. cannot be long delayed.
Russia and Germany watch the
events with keen interest. Both would
aid a division by which the German ele-
ment would Ego TO" Germany, and the
slavs to Russia.
In the north OF Europe. too. there Is
uneaslness. Leading papers Of three
scandinavian countries have COM
mencod an agitation in favor Of closer
union with Germany. A Chhstiania pa
per- the very conservative Morgenbla-
Diet, believes that such a union IL the
only guarantee OF scandinavian in
tegrlty. but 1t thinks that a moral en-
tente" Is sufficient for all purposes. A
Stockholm paper Arbetet, takes a more
radical view, and comes out for an ac-
tual union with Germany, on the same
condition. as other German states That
paper argues.
ut Is not so long ago that the North
ern nations feared the lust of conquest
which was predicted as the natural con-
sequence OF the great power created by
NHN N'hFfllAtlAlOl VI btTlilbllH. buI lillS
horror teutonicus has nassed away. Ii
may also be assumed that France no
longer seriously thinks OF war OF re-
venge; but II she ever attacks Germany.
Russia viii assist her II Germany has
TO succumb, Russia win not refrain
from anneXlng the scandinavian coun-
tries. which she has long desired. There
Is but one logical course for the North
ern nations. they must unreservedly
back Germany. 1t Is easy to do so. for
Germany does not seek conquest and IL
highly popular In Sweden. as she aims
only at triumph of the Germanlc ma
lions In the work OF civilization. The
ideal form Of such an alliance would be
the entrance Of Sweden into the German
union on the same terms as those on
which Bavaria Saxony, Baden and
Wurtemberg entered the German fed
GRAFTON. But the initiative must be
taken by the Swedish government. Ger
many would not refuse such q union.
Some people may regard this az verlt-
able treason; but we should not allow
ourselves TO be turned from the only
course which can guarantee the preser-
walton Of our nationality and our Ian.
guage."
The weaker nations OF Europe evil
IDENTIFY are commencing TO see safety
only under the protecting wing OF their
stronger nelghhors. War or no war.
they seem destined to be swallowed up
In general movement for consolidation
of power. The new century bids fair to
become as noted for geographical re-
construction as was the past century.