The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-07-08
CAUSES OF WAR.
Many of The Greatest Wars of
The Worlds History Fought
Without a Cause.

~ INV causes winch nave Detn
sufficient to let loose the dogs OF
war aad deluge continents in the
blood.
Many an American, says the Chi
cago Tribune, has started an incipient
riot In his household by appt caring
unannounced with a clean shave after
having worn a hirsute adorned for a
number of years, but it is almo t in
credible at first g,ance that two great
nations should have plunged into an
intermittent warfare lasting 500 years
from the same Cause. Yet nothing
more than this was the primary source
of three centuries of wa, between Eng
land and France.
In order to please the archbishop OF
Rouen Louis VII OF France consented
to remove his beard In common with
his subjects and present clean shay
en- face to the world. II was d'sas-
trous shave, for II led TO SO much iric
ton with his wife, who resented her
husbands changed appearance, that
at last the King divorced her, to
b come few months later the wife
OF Henry II. Of England. From that
marriage OF Henry to the angry, dis
corded wife Of Louis centuries OF
blood shed may be saId 10 have fol
flowed.
Inclcs.d in an iron case in the tower
OF Modena cathedral may be seen to.
day buc ket, which 900 years ago
was the innocent cause Of terrible
WAY. Some soldiers Ct Mcdera, In a
mood OF mischief. hal stolen the buck
ct from a public well in Bologna, and
refused TO give II up on demand.
Fights between the soldiers OF the
rival and jealous states ensuei, and
from this spark was kindled a fire OF
war which devss a,ed a large part OF
Europe and led to the lifelong impris
onment of the king of dardina, son Of
the German Emperor.
A war In China two centuries and a
half ago, which involved the less Of
half million lives, sprang directly
from broken teapot. The teapot
was the treasured possession OF a dig
pitary high in the favor and councils
ofthe Emperor. aud when he was
travelling through the lawless provin
ces In the north west OF China some Of
his retiuue, who had fallen behind.
the main body. were intercepted by a
band OF robbers. and among the spoil
the teapot was found and contemp
tuously flung on the ground and
broken. The matter was reported to
the Emperor by the indignant man
DARN, a punitive force was sent out,
and long aud terrible war en-
sued.
Lord Palmertou used to say only
three men had ever known the ma.
ture OF the troubles OF Schleswig-
Holstein, which led to two great
wars-two OF them had died before
tho war broke out, and he, the third
OF the trinity. had completely forgot
ten what 1t was all about. II Is now
we'll known, however. that a slight
manipulation by Bismarck Of tele-
gram set France and Germany flying
at zach others throats a generation
ago, with results too appalling to
contemplate
The war of the Spanish secession,
In which the great Duke OF MARI
borough played so conspicuous and
brilliant a part, was, 1t Is said. the
outcome OF split glass of water at
a Tulleries ball. Oue tf the court
ladies had expressed a wish tor a glass
OF water In the hearing OF the British
and Spanish Ambassadors, who forth
with FASTENED to fetch It,
On returning. each holding tum.
bier, they found that the fair bird
had flown and was dancing with a
French states man. and to drown their
discontinue the English iLlomat
caromed against the Spaniard and up
set the glass OF water he was carry
iug-au accident which led to an
apology and an exchange of courte-
sizes. A trivial. ridiculous incident
enough but 1t served to inhame jesl-
ousies and cement sympathies and
thus to turn the balance In the direc-
tion Of war.
The Seven Years War was largely
due. according to his own confessions,