The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-11
WHY GAR NICHOLAS
DEFIES THE KAISER

strained from their desire 20 enter
Sonstanunople. shich las under their
eyes, 70 put the cross over the crcs-
% the delay 20 streng thsn ne Co
stsnunople foruhcations
NeNerthelcEs. Russia would have
iought England n % lad not been Tor
austIla. whenever they fiEht Ia the
hbsalksns. The Austrian army places the
russians IN a dangsrous POSITION b.
being on their rarE Tfis ~ ~
rue IN ltIn az 10 a. today Russia
-, 80 IN a dangerous. humiliating post
In desperation. Russia turned 10
geImany and BismarN. who was then
IN power IN Berlin FOR assistance. The
russians had been friendly no Ger.
many during the Franco Prussiau war
,they actually prevented Austria
.rpn taAing ny arms AGAINST Germany.
!, iutreiore, the cLar had reason 20 be
that Germany would help him
"uN OF MS embarras sing position
Turned Against Russia.
RI, ~ .ermany turned acainst Russta
Elsnarks policy was changing and AL
Loush ne desired 90 keep both Aus
ira and Russia friendly 10 GERMANY.
ne had made up his mind 20 favor Aus
20 80, ~ FORCED 20 choice. So Bismark
~ faIued the Russian plea and
,alled a conference Of the European
EoNers-tamous as me conference on
Beriln-to settle arbitrarily What the
hussians considered their own affair
mere was nothing for 'he Russians
70 90 out capitulate and allow the
conference 20 parcel out the spells Of
tleir bitter struggle with Turkey All
OF the great European powers attend
"a the conference. They made short
Work OF the tentative treaty OF San
otephaho which gave the Russians
rich rewards for their victories
Inc proposed greater Bulgaria was
spiit INTO three parts -- two OF which
were made more or less dependent on
urhey and the third handed directly
back 10 the Sultan. Thus the new
nation which the Russians had hoped
70 bulld up In order to create a CRATE
iui ally was deliberately handed hack
70 thelr foes because England and
Austria did not want 20 see the czar's
power SPREAD. Small wonder that the
russians teit this humiliation deeply
ana their resentment was not
weakened when Bosnia and Here
koVina were turned over TO their
enemy. Austria. 20 administer Aus
ira was also given permission 10 oc-
Cupy small piece " territory ovf
baZar-betWeen Macedonia and Mon
tenegro. 20 that, these two small conn.
tries could not combine aFaiBst re
Turks. whose forces Russia had faced
Tor year on the battle reid.
a Bitter Pill.
Servia and Roumania were recoR-
hlzed as independent Herzegovina
nearly doubled In size and Greece
given some assistance on her bonn
cary problems. To an Russia's BIT.
ter cup % the brim. England vas Civ
en- cyprus advantaEeously placed 10
check any possible Russian advance
toward Egypt and the Gulf OF Alex.
androva. Even the French we're Civ
en- promises In regard 20 Tunis that
later caused them trouble with the
Italians. who were given nothing.
or course the conference gave Rus.
sla some rewards for her victories
Ihese embraced bits OF territory in
Asia. including the seapor. 81 Rafouw
and The castle OF Kars. and an indem
nifty But the indemnity was made
subsidiary 20 Turkeys other debts
ana an, restricted fBm being paid on
These grants the Russians corsid-
ertd small compensation for their ok.
pensive struggle with Turkey The
fact that two countries which had not
fought a. all-Austrla and EnElan nd
should hav~ been given rich prizes
hued them with anger The confer.
ence bound an It's conclusions into the
Treaty Of Berlin and the Russians left
Berlin In Indignation Not a single
conference. They felt the whole
world was against them and curtnUad
Tor time their contract with other na-
tons For considerable period for
eigners found Russian society exceed.
lngiy chilly All % Russia made n a.
lent pledge 90 have revenge from the
chief perpetrators Of the ulfeeIing.
Austria and Germany.
Without doubt Bismarck's part In
humbliuE Russia injured Germany.
With but slight interruption the ruiers
% Austria. Germany and Russia had
for years maintained the Alliance OF
The Three Emperors This alliance
was Germany pivotal asset for
France was then separated from EnE-
% Russia st nerlin<hroke up the All
gnce % tho Three Emperors. for the
Russians thereafter felt nothing bat
hatred Tor Austria Although use.
marck I'D secure o secret treaty with
Russia because Of connections between
tne imperial families if was % doubt.
fII value Tho seeds ~ trouble b..
which arc today bearing fruit. had
been sovr.
Pleased France.
HIsuarDf efr0sr 90 improve rrIa.
lions With Russia and prevent an un
DfrsfaudInr between France and Rus.
IT'D ..." hI.NMUuN| Ia| NUINm mo
NI-siara there was little opportunity
lur such a1 urderstandIrE because be-
1'1 not approve OF republic Put a.
Lnr Irn present rrar had taken the
.Hs. .an throne and tho present kaiser
.Nr FFruan. matters vent differently
1'' tween France and Russia Firsf.Ir
Inc .rar one sunny daF stood up
rare.h beaded when che NarseiIaise
wae PLAYED
IHN Frrr-n were pleased They had
gotten rr bad terms uIfh Tho italians
hF d.ererart.rr their claims ir africa
srI faF.ur TurIa The Italians fhrn
decided fhrr needed allies f1 prevent
recurrence ~ this humiliation and
sl.nf With Germany Since GERMANY
naf picked Austria AZ ar abs ir pref
rrre fr Russia during fhr incidents
fol.1wI11 The Turko-Ruraian var. ai.
ready described ffalv Germany and
-Ietria we're TOW linked together
Th,s BE- fhe Triple Alliance which is
f0-1aT f1reafeninr fo plunge italy into
"a- with Russia as IN aHy % Austris
and Germany
FirdirE Tho rEar more friendly and
facInF no Triple Alliance. Frarra BE-
an % show an interest ir Russia
lrlnE isst The Russian feet visited