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il makes little difesssaes Who was
the axressor, since TIE conflict
came in obedience to natural causes
too strong to be long withstood, even
in the twentieth century. Centuries
III strife and hate could eliminate
in only one thing.
Il Is Of interest in TIE present to
trace briefly the origin and compo-
sition Of the peoples Who are involv-
I'd in the var. We Arst hsar Of The
German tribes heating on The FROM
tiers of Rome before the days Of
Caesar. bat il was not until the year
355 that they succeeded in defeating
the DICTIONARIES, having been forced
over the boundaries of the empire by
pressure from the Huns. These we're
the West Goths. Rome itself fell in
to the hands Of these people in the
flfth century. The Cloths finally wan
dered ON into Spain where they set
up q kingdom. The vandals from
the north had broken through the
Gaulish lines few years before
Alaric took Rome. The vandals af-
ter fighting with the West Goths
went through the Spanish peninsula
to Africa where they founded a
kingdom. From almost the same dis
trict in Asia. from whence had come
the West Goths. came the East
Cloths. These people conquered It.
ally and set up a kingdom superim-
posed on the old empire. This ar
rangement was done away with by
.Iustinian. emperor Of the Eastern
empire at Constantinople, who not
only reconquered Italy, but destroy
I'd the vandal kingdom in Africa. The
l.omhards then came into Italy and
maintained government there I'M
I'll il was overthrown by Charlie
magne. II will be noted that the
Eastern Roman empire still existed
while the Western empire had passed
fully into the hands Of the barbarian
tribes. The Franks were the only
Germans. however. who succeeded in
founding a permanent kingdom, this
in the territory now occupied in a
general way BY France and Germany.
The Roms nised population in France
was to be the nucleus of the present
French nation.
Il is not essential to our object
to trace the rise Of the Roman church
which was to dominate Europe. nor
to mark the fall of the Eastern En-
pire, through conquest Of the Turks.
The Eastern empire existed long
enough to take the brunt of the Mo-
hamuiedan invaders while Europe
gained the organization TO withstand
the onslaught which came later to the
very doors of Vienna.
Up to the time Of Charlemagne the
history Of Europe was the story Of
German tribes. But at this period
another people came from the waste
Of Asia to contend for a share Of Eu-
rope. They were the Slavs. So in
sistant did they become that that in
$50 Charlemaene turned his atten-
tion to them and conusred them.
Not. however, until they had pushed
well into central Europe. The fric-
ton. all these centuries, between
Germans and Slavs has become more
acute until the present war was
brought on to decide whittier or not
the hold which Charlemagne first se-
cured should be broken in the inter-
ests Of a vast pan-Slav kingdom
which should unite all the race and
be strong enough TO dictate to all Eu-
rope. From this it can be seen that
the ambitions of the Servians. SLOW
enes. Poles. Czechs. Russians. and
other Slavic peoples. are a con- !
slant menace to the peace of Europe. |
Charlemagne and later Otto the
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