The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-22
AFTER THE WAR IS OVER.
Allies in Danger of Qualreling Among
Themselves.


ropes great war is opening up" says
a statement issued by the National
Geographic society few days ago,
and the question is pending as to
whether or not the comming summer
will end hostilities as those of the
Napoleonic wars were ended in the
year of which this is the centennial.
it is interesting to go back a hun
dred years for a glimpse of the pro-
cess by which the map of the conti-
nent was remade at that time.
In March. 1914, Great Britain,
Austria, Russia and Prussia entered
into a treaty binding them 10 stand
together until peace was concluded.
A little less than three months later
France, with Napoleon beaten, enter
ed into q secret agreement with
these powers giving them the dispo-
sition of all the countries which the
Little Corporals fall had liberated
from French control.
The allies decided to hold con-
gress al Vienna for the distribution
of the spoils of the war. AS soon as
they met there Great Britain, Austria.
Russia and Prussia decided that they
would first settle all controversies
themselves, and then call~in France
and Spain to ratify what they had
done. France was represented by
Talleyrand. and he declared that
France would never give its consent
to such course of procedure
Sweden and Portugal were finally
added as members of the congress,
and it was not long until bones of
contention were thrown into the area
of debate upon which the four allies
could reach no agreement among
themselves. One of these was the
question of the disposition of SaXony
and Poland. Russia insisted that
she should have the whole of Poland
as the price of its contribution to the
war. England, through its leading
representative, Lord Castlereagh,
firmly. opposed the pretensiols OF
Alexander.
The diplomatic war continued for
a number of months with England
standing b. France, her late enemy,
against Russia. her recent ally. Final
ly. with Russia showing no signs OF
yielding, France, Austria and Great
Britain entered into secret treaty
of defense. the purpose of which was
to force Russia to terms. The allies
probably would thus have fought
among themselves at that time. just
as the allies did after the Balkan
war a few years ago, had not Napol-
con reappeared on the scene of ac-
tion as their common enemy again.
"The outcome of the chickering's in
the congress resulted in Austria and
Prussia retaining most of their Po-
lish dominions, with the remainder
going to Russia under an agreement
that it should be separate king
dom, ruled by the czar of Russia, ac-
cording to it's own constitution.
Switzerland was was given a constl-
tuition: Italy retained Lombardy and
Venetia; and Holland kept Belgium.
Luxemburg and Limburg. Sweden.
losing Finland to Russia, secured
Norway as compensation.
England made proposal that the
slave trade Of Europe should be
abolished, which resulted in dec
laration of abolition, leaving each
country free to fix its own date of
abolition.
1T was the purpose of the English
representatives to secure solemn
guarantee from the members of the
congress toy make collective war on
any nation that might undertake to
disturb the agreement of partition.
This plan partook something of the
nature of an international court such
as is today recommended by many
peace advocates. But the return Of
Napoleon forced the adjournment of
the congress. almost before it had
parceled out the territory at issue,
and wholly before it could take up
and adjust those matters which might
have the more fully made for perma-
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