El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-23
TIDINGS
SCARCE IN
EUROPE
Many Countries Have Wars
or Revolution to Cause
Worry and Sorrow.
THOUSANDS STARVE
IN FROZEN RUSSIA
Pestilenee Adds to Horror Of
Situation, and Want Is
Acute in Far East.

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London, Eng Dec 2s.-When The
Christmas bells peal out their annual
message Of peace on earth. good VIII
toward men, Monday. there are many
countries in which the glad tidings
win not be reechoed-
Not in decades has Yuletide round
the world embroiIed in such bitter
struggle as it is today Rebellion and
famine are killing tens Of thousands in
China, ana from present iadicSions
the ancient form or government win
be overthrOwn and a republic or con.
sttuuonaI monarchy established.
Europe turbulent.
Europe is in the most turbulent
state since the trancO-P Prussia war.
turkey and Italy are at each others
Threats over the possession OF TripOn
WnIle RUSSIA and England nave appar-
emily reached an agreement to divide
Persia, despite the efIOrUs of the treas
urer general, w. Morgan Shuster.
The AnglO-German relations have
reached an exceedingly acute stage,
and while the possibility OF an armed
conflict seems exceedingly remote.
European diplomats are not sparing
any efforts to avert the catastrophe
Chiua's Awakening
In many respects the situation IN
China affords the most interesting
study. For many centuries the super
stluous Monaghan has been bowed
down under the iron yoke Of Manchu
rule. Many attempts nave been made
to overthrow the OespOJic government
but each rebellion has been crushed al
most at its inception The sO-called
foreign invasion, which has been going
on Tor the past 10 years, however, has
awakened the Chinese to the possible
ties Of their country, and has given
them an insight into the metnods or
the western countries Gradually they
have begun to realize their position
and frequent demands have been MADE
upon the government bE the people Tor
more voice in It's AFFAIRS Frolnlnen-
in this movement are g NUMBER OF
Young Chinese, who have received their
training in American universities. anu
have no patience with the ancient Qe-
spotic form OF government under Wnlcn
their fathers lived
The present rebellion began about
two months ago with the revolt OF
nearly all of the southern provinces
and the capture py the rev 5 MS
Of number OF important cities since
then thousands Of lives have been sac
rificed on both sides and millions OF
dollars worth Of property destroy 60,
Famine has followed IN the wake OF
the sword and IS fast swelling the
CHASTITY list of victims
As yet the end is nowhere IN sight,
although the revOluuOnists up TO the
present nave LAAE GcAlN- ------A~A -
victories to their credit
IfaIy's War IN TripOI.
In TripOu the war that italy launch
ed upon with so light a heart has
evolved into a strife that has cost the
lives Of thousands and resulted in an
expenditure that viii cripple Italian
commerce for many years to come
even should the fight cease with the
first streaks of dawn on Christmas
dav The Turks have been enforced
by countless hOrdes Of Arabs, strung
to the highest pitch Of fanaucal hatred
against the Christians who are seeking
to deprive them Of their land and elm
mate their religion from the desert
cities that have rung for centuries
with MahOmmets morning call 10 pray
ers
turbed with rumOrs Of discomfort from
those who viewed the invasion with
normal eyes and reacuonary tide or
popular anathema threatens the war
office and throne with steadily grow
ing demand for a cessation OF hostile
ties 1t is not improbable that nego-
tiations with the Porte viii be the
result Of this cutlery against
the ever increasing taxes that are
thrust upon the citizens to pay the
costs Of war
Millions Starve in Russia
In Russia St. AIichaelmss will find
millions starving in the northern Prov
inces, and all attempts at rescue rend-
cred abOrtive by the red tape that
binds the duma. The fall crops have
failed utterly in over five Immense
Russian provinces and so slow have
been the officials in coming to the res
cue Of the starving population that an
investigation has been started to the
end that blame may be placed in 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 the
camps provided for their sUstenauce,
while beside the road are forms Of men
md women who have became too weak
20 make the journey. 1t is estimated
hat over S10,O00.OOO viii be needed for
he work of rescue
War Cloud In Persia.
In Persia the war cloud still hangs
OW, and though the Russian govern
nent is said to have mitigated its de-
hands upon the struggling independ-
sncy, CossaC' s,sDies swarm the streets,
,Omb out ages arF>Teared and ". Nor
-an Sinister. the American whose acts
n re- uvenatiOn in the Persian treas
Try system brought about the misun-
ierstandings. is closely guarded
gainst -he attacks or those who view
2ussian cause.
All Europe is still trembling over
he situation, which brought France
nd Germany on the verge OF war.
.he settlement OF controversy reveals
he fact that Germany was compelled
o back down as France controlled the
-eys to the European war chest, and
lsO makes the delicate situation be-
ween Germany and England more
cute.
Germany cannot and will not over
ook England's stand in the matter.
nd sooner or later there must be
ettlement-