The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

there. though under foot tbs trod
The situation OF to-day IN many Of
its elements strikingly resembles that in
Italy in 1859. when Sardinia ,Pied-
mouO fought against Austria single
handed TO create a united Italy, paral-
Icing Servia Montenegro In opposition
to Austria. Russian Intervention on be
half of the two Serb States furnishes a
counterpart to Frances taking the
sword for Sardinia against Austria in
1859, making possible within a few
months the unificat!on of Italy.
The period preceding that war in 1859
vas characterized by many deeds of v!o-
lcnce committed IN the then Austrian
provinces Of Venice and Lombardy
against the Austrian officials and SOL
diers. The assassination of those Off
Gals was OF daily occurrence. and con-
tinual disturbances in Venice and LON
hardy neccsstated severe repressive
methods by the Austrian authorities. a
state OF affairs again the counterpart OF
what has been happening in recent years
In the Serb provinces under Austrian
sway. the suspension of constitutional
guarantees in Croatia, assassinations
and attempts on the lives of Austrian
officials So also violent nationalist
propaganda for united Italy was the
disturbing element during the Italian
movement in the then Austrian prov
inces OF Venice and Lombardy exactly
as to-day the national Serb props ganda
for united Servia il the disturbing and
lrreconcilable element in the Hapsburg
dominons and the direct cause of Aus
trla's present action against Servia.
The complaint that the Italian ire
dentist propaganda had its headquar-
tiers in Sardinia and this propaga nda
Itself with its avowed intent to
revolt and sever the Italian prov
inces from Austria was the cause
then of Austria's declaration OF war
against Sardinia. The world moves
rapidly. for the same Emperor Francis
Joseph made the proclamation accusing
Sardinia in 1859 who to-day--in SINH
lar terms-accuses Servia.
The role assumed to-day by Russia
as the protector OF Servla was then as
sumed in regard to Italy by France.
with this difference. that then France
had no serious opposition to fear from
any state, for Prussia az one OF the
States of the German Bund was at that
time not overzealous to shoulder the
gun for the Hapsburg, having already
plans OF her own for leading the Ger
man States in opposition to Austria to
the creation of a united Germany. To-
day Germany, opposing Servian unifca-
tion, faces Russia, thus ranging all
Europe into the two camps OF the Triple
Alliance and the Triple Entente.
These alliances, invented for the
avoidance OF military conflict may be
a.. ....
has ever known, in comparison with
which Napoleonlc wars sink into inslg-
nlfcance and in which 100000 fight
ing men Will meet in battle array. That
war might not remain confined in Eu-
rope but find reverberRtion In other
parts of the globe. What its influence
will be cannot be forescen. nor when
II will end. The great German Count
Won Moltke, victorious leader OF the
German armies in 1866 and 1870. gave II
as his opinion that II the dreaded Eu-
ropean Armageddon ever came its dura-
ton would not he months, but years.
being limited only by the entire eXhaus-
tion Of the nations engaged.
In the event Of such a war no neu-
trails could enforce their neutrality. The
trade OF the Atlantic would be practl-
cally closed and cable communlca lion
with this continent probably cut. leav-
ing the wireless as sole means OF COM
munication across the Atlantic, All