The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
World More Bitterly YIN
broiled This Yuletide
Than in Years.
ALL EUROPE IS IN.
TURBULENT STATE
Italy and Turkey at War, China
Settling With Civil Strife and
Anarchy, and Morocco Still
Danger Point-Millions
Are Dying of Star
vation.

When tho Christmas bells peal Gus
their annual message of Peace on.
earth. good will toward men," to-mcr-
row. there are many countries in which
the glad tidinss viii not be e-eohoed.
Not In decades has Tuletide found the
world emhroiled IN such bitter struggle
as it Is to-day. Rebellion and famina
are killing tens OF thousands In China.
and from present Indications the an.
Client form OF government will be over
thrown and q republic or constitutional
monarchy established.
Europe Is in the most turbulent state
since tho Franco Prusslan War. Tur-
key and Italy are at each others
threats over the possession of Trlpoli,
while Russia and England apparently
nave reached an agreement to divlde
Persia despite the efforts OF the Treas
urer-General, w. Morgan Shuster
The Anglo-German relat atoms have
reached an exceedingly acute stage,
and while the possibility of an armed
conflict seems exceedingly remote. Eu-
ropean diplomats are not sparing any
efforts to avert tho catastrophe.
Chinese AwakcninE.
In many respects the situation In
China affords the most interesting
study. For many centuries the super
stltious Mongolian has been bowed
down under the iron yoke OF Nlanchu
rule. Many attempts have been made
to overthrow the daspotic government.
but each rebellion has been crushed AL
most at Its inception Tho so-callcu
foreign invasion, which has been GO
ing on for the past ten years. however,,
has awakened the Chinese to the poi
sibiliues of their country and has
given them an insight into the methods
Of the Western countries Gradually
they have begun TO realize their posi-
ton. and frequent demands have been
mado upon the government by the peo-
plo for more voice in its affairs. Prom
inent III this movement are n number
OF young Chinese who have received
their training In American universities
and have no patience with the ancient.
despotic form of government under
which their fathers lived
The present rebellion began about
two months ago with the revolt OF
nearly all the southern provinces and
the capture by the revolutlonist5 of (.
number of important cities. Since
then thousands of lives have been sac
rifced on both sides. and millions OF;
dollars worth OF property destroyed
Famine has followed IN the wake OF
the sword and Is fast swelling the
CHASTITY list of victims.
AS yet tho end is nowhere IN sight;
although the revolutionists, up to tho
present, have the greater number OF
victories TO their credit.
III Tripoli the war that Italy launched
upon with SO light .>eart has evolved
into q strife that has cost the lives oe
thousands and resulted in an expendi4
ture that will cripple italian commences
for many years to come, oven should
the lighting cease with the first streaka
of dawn on Christmas Day. Ths
Turks have been enforced by countless
hordes OF Arabs, strung 10 the highsss
pitch of fanatlcaI hatred against ths
Christians. who are seeking to depriva
them of their land and eliminate their
religion from the desert cities that
have rung for centuries with Mahom4
cts morning call for prayers.
To-day the cities OF Italy arc dis
turbed With rumors of discomfort from
those who viewed the Invasion will.
normal eyes. and a reactionary tide of
popular enathcmn threatens the War
Office and throne with Il steadily grow
ing demand for cessation of hostil.
tiles. 1t Is not improbable that nego9
tiations with the Porte will be tne
ultimate result OF thia outcry against
the ever increasing tayes that are
thrust upon the citizens to pay tho
costs OF war.
Million. Starving.
In Russia ST. Arichaalmas will find
millions starving in the northern prov
inces. and all attempts at rescue rem
dered abortlve BY the red tape THAI
binds the Duma. The tall crops have
failed utterly III over five Immense
Russian provinces, and SO slow have
been the officials in coming to the reg
cue OF the starving population that an
investigation has been started " tho
end that The blame may be placed III
the right quarter.
On the steppes OF Northern Russia.
where the snow lies in deepening
drifts, the roads are filled with refu-
gees making their painful way to thu
camps provided for their sustenancc,
whilo beside the road lie the forms OF
men and women who have become too
mated that over s10.00O,oo0 will 10
needed for the work of rescue.
All Europe is still trembling over the
Moroccan situation, which brought
France and Germany on the verge OF n
war. The settlement OF the controversy
reveals the fact that Germany was
compelled to back down. as France
controlled tho keys TO the European
war. chest. and also makes the delicataS
situation between Germany and EnssS
land more acute s
Germany cannot and will not over
look England's stand IN the matter. ard 4
sooner or later there must be Eettls-st
ment. "a
upar arpy7CI TO n Ayrr-t ,s-rs sig5tt9s.