Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-25
In Other Lands
war Clouds over Albania.

War Clouds over AIbsnia.
IL is quite agreed among intelligent folk that get
anything approaching adequate idea OF the Al
hanan tendency toward strife one must turn to Al
banan history. which goes back into the archives OF
antiquity. The tribes Of ancient times resisted all
attempts at subjugation, did not even so much as
acknowledge Supreme Authority. except during the
reign OF Pyrrhus OF Eprus in the third century B. c.
and on down these tribes have kicked against all the
prcks OF power. In the middle ages they typl-
cay obstinate in rebellng against the Turk, they
have kept their country In turmoil most Of the
time But this is the twentieth century. and though
still little civilized, holding to old forms of
patriarchsl government the Albanians are entitled
better treatment at the hands of wiser and stronger
powers. That Is what they going to get, it
seems. The latest proposal for the little country's
relief and redemption is international commission
OF control. How II would suit Albania is another
question George Fred Williams, writing from Athens,
says may come with Italy Albania Turkey
as result OF the Greek policy OF occupation. He
that II this reported occupation is undertaken
with or without the consent OF the powers it
war with Albania and invitation to Turkey to
come in a double war. In the Albanian situation,
as in many others OF similarity southern
Europe, the chief trouble be that wherever
the powers approach IL at ALL they do from the
angle OF sefnteres instead OF the standpoint
Of seeking 30 help an almost helpless nelghbor
Press Used Against servIa.
servs is having ample opportunity feel the power
of the press which the Austria Hungarian govern
ment is employing instrument of offense in
very persistent and bitter campaign against the
weaker country. The situation between them does
not mend bit Indeed It grows worse n anything.
Austria Hungary is able the for this base
purpose because it nearly controlling 1t in
Its entirety. On which point endless homilies might
be preached to Americans who may have grown
callous unapprecative OF their gfeat boon OF
free press. II is apparent to Europe that servis
desires Indeed, the servisn minister to Lon
don says It does not He says his country only too
keenly realizes its need for peace, but nevertheless
Is to peace at any cost Its exchequer needs
repairing Its industries building its territories de-
veloping but after all Serva feels that 1t has
rights for which, II pressed too far it must fight And
the question now being asked is whether Austria
Hungary. realizing this of homage Is not try
ing to see just how far II drive the weaker
power.
Twenty-Five Miles of ships
Here is the gist OF dispatch from London which
bears significantly ON the much-mooted matter OF
world peace: "A magnificent spectacle was witnessed
when King George reviewed the fleet at spithead
where twenty-five miles Of battleships passed in
view" Much made OF the event. England Is
making much It these days OF anything
having TO do with the aggrandizemeut of its naval
and military power. Proudly Britons cast furtive
glance the neck Of water to 500 how the dem
onstraton strikes their good friends the Germans,
who also sprucng up their to the uttermost.
friendly rivalry? Oh, YES, but rivalry
French and German Thinking.
NJ. Boutroux, professor Of philosophy at the sar
bonnie gave lecture before the Berlin university
nature OF thought processes among the French
and the German, which has attracted much atten-
ton. He drew striking contrast dealing with the
subject broadly The German OF yesterday. he said,
characterized in his thinking by ideaism, while
the German OF today thinks realistically. But instead
OF being contradictory one to the other, he said,
these processes simply complemented each other Ger
thought governed by its conception of in
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individual with the whole. That explained the ten
dency Of Germans 10 specialize in their life work.
The German. he said found the French mind alter
mating between passive submission and avowed in
dependence therefore the French character tickle
and vasclatlng. Despite the German notion OF the
French having but a negative genius NJ Bout
rou0 declared his mind dominated by positive
idea. The French ideal essentially human. The
professor took pains however, to insist that while
a union of German and French geniuses not
desirable that each nation should preserve it's
distinct genius, Il would be good thing IL the
French would cultivate tendency toward the in
finite.