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Show THE IXITED STATES ASD EUROPE. There is a growing feeling that the United States may becomo involved in the threatening complications in Europe. Strong as the interest has lately been in European affairs, it becomes be-comes greatly increased iu view of this contingency. Gen. B. F. Butler has declared in favor of a war with England, Eng-land, for the demand of Canada as compensation for the Alabama claims, or fight, would virtually meau war. The sudden recall of Motley and the peremptory peremp-tory orders to put a large portion of the American navy in a sea-going condition, condi-tion, are interpreted on both sides of the Atlantic to mean more than the ordinary course of events would warrant. war-rant. Butler's plan is for President Grant to demand of England an immediate settlement of the Alabama claims, the United States paying the claims of individual citizens of this country, and England allowing the United States to annex such of the British provinces as will rote for annexation. It is believed that whether this would result in territorial territo-rial enlargement or war, it would be a telling stroke of policy for the Administration, Adminis-tration, would reunite the Kepublican party, which has been pre-eminently a war party, and would secure the reelection re-election of President Grant. These views are openly talked of throughout the country, and sive a color to the supposition that the United States may becomo involved in the war that seems inevitable in view of the grave questions now agitating Europe. J |