Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-07
PEACE TALK FUTILE
Hypocrisy Of The Hague Declared
Apparent to Any Student,
mEAL1STS ERECT FINE TEMPLES
Matter of Fact Conditions Follow
Unfurling Battle Flags.
REBELLIoNs CAUSE OF CONFLICT
Nations Often Embroiled in War
Through These Causes.
EUROPE's COMPLICATED POL IS
Thrones of Many COuntriev ~
Ties of Marriage Unit ~
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Matter of Fact Conditions Follow
Unfurling Battle Flags.
REBELIIONs CAUSE OF CONFLICT
Nations Often Embroiled in War
Through These Causes.
EURoPE's COMPLICATED POI

THE HAGUE July special.)-The
| hypocrisy of The Hague INST be apparent
to any student of International politics
who looks beneath the surface Of things
Idealists like Andrew Carnegie who found
temples OF peace undoubtedly do have some
faith in the good time coming when the
battle flags of the world are furied at
| parliament Of nations, but it will not soon
be forgotten by more practical men that
the first peace conference was suggested
/ by the Russian czar and that he has had
more trouble since the suggestion of the
/ conference than his ancestors before him.
From the time he first broached the peace
conference down to the present he appears
to have had the great lesson that inter
national law is only brute force" brought
home to his attention in a thousand ways,
foreign as we'll as domestic He has been
compelled to confront what was probably
the greatest war since the American civil
war--in the extent OF It's operations GER
tainly greater than the Franco-German
war OF 1870 and he has had one continual
round of turmoil from one end of his
! dominions ever since he mentioned the
peace conference a number of years ago.
RebeIIionu and Revelations.
It is Of course impossible within the
limits OF a modern press dispatch to trace
all the troubles in connection with the
various thrones of Europe, but the interest
ing question is raised-a question OF far
| greater import than the question of arma-
ment or disarmament-the question Of how
wars are really to be prevented in the
| future unless the various nations club
! together to suppress rebellions and revolu-
tions. And IL 90 the question is naturally
| suggested whether this would mean the
greatest good for the greatest number the
world over. OF course those most inter
ested In these international peace con-
ferences almost always declare that 1t Is
not the intent of the promoters OF these
peace parliaments to interfere with domes-
tic affairs But these men forget how the
thrones OF Europe are locked and inter-
laced like intermarriage-they forget the
thousand and one racial. religious and
family reasons which are likely TO cause
one ruling family to interfere in the event
of trouble IN an adjoining state Con-
tinentaI Europe may best be described as
| q field OF cattle. And when the cattle
commence with the hooking 1t is dificult
to even venture guess as to where the
hooking will stop.
Leaving out OF the question the fact that
the kaiser for instance opposes disarma-
ment as much on account OF the socinl-
lists as because of the fact that he is prac-
tically sandwiched in between Russia,
Austria. Italy and France IT is curious to
note what a revival there is Just now of
the activity OF pretenders to certain
thrones. And all OF these things suggest
serious problems far beyond the reach of
The Hague. For instance Dom Miguel Of
Briganza has allowed himself to be inter
viewed and has intimated that he would
not be disinclined to direct the destinles
| of Portugal; a meeting of 1900 Carlists
has just been held at Madrid to consider
the interests of the Spanish pretender,
Count Won Meyrenberg. who has put for
ward a claim to the throne of I.uxemburg.
while the partisans OF Comte d'Eu both In
France and South America are actively
agttating the restoration of the empire of
Brazil.
Origin of Great Conflicts.
These are only few of the many things
which might upset the most carefully laid
plans for any peace parliament ever held
For while it might be very pretty in the
ory to say that one nation need not inter-
fere with another in the event of domestic
strife the history Of the world shows that
most OF the great conflicts between ma
hiShS nave hed AttNiE DElbin IN just LneSe
things.
In Portugal for instance the rumors OF a
domestic crisis may have been exagEer-
ated, but there Is trouble enough to satisfy
any person fond OF intrigue and trouble.
II is true Senior JoRo Franco, the pre-
mier, has against him the majority of the
peers, strong minority OF the Cortes, the
council of state and the republicans He
has cut a Gordian knot by dissolving the
chamber and has been governing the coun-
try In a fashion that suspiciously resembles
a dictatorship. All this would appear
dreadful In a constitutional state. but In
Latin countries such trihes are taken for
granted and do not trouble the party IN
power very much. The opposition usually
shrieis treason until it gets into power
and then It proceeds to do the same as the
others-so on to the end OF the chapter
after the fashion OF the endless chain.
Senior Franco. however. has taken care
70 put himself technically in the right so
far as the constitution is concerned. His
adversaries declared that he intended to
govern without a parliament for the next
three years. but he has given them the lie
by fixing the elections for November next
II Is true that this 10 the latest date al
lowed by the constitution and that in the
six months that will elapse before his cab
met Is under control q good deal may be
done by man who is practically in the
position OF dictator. It must also be ad
mitted that the changes which have been
made In the Franco cabinet are not ealcu-
lated to add TO It's prestige. For instance
In the selection Of the minister OF nnanoe-
the most important portfolio at all when
IL comes 20 the running OF a country with
out budget the choice of senior Franeo
fell on senior Martins de Carvalho. a den
uty whose property had 70 be seised N
March last for the exaggerated dilatorinsss
he showed IN paying his taxes.
Danger from Austria.
This somewhat cavalier fashion OF treat
ing public opinion has reused the fury OF
the opposition 70 such an extent that a
deputatiOn rushed on 20 seebenstein, An
Austria. 20 ask Dom Miguel OF Braganna 10
accept the crown OF Portugal. Dom Miguel
promptly signined his willingness TO do 30.
II cannot be said that the blum but good
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