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Show Russia's estimation, needs Russia's advice, soiong as her whips are not free to come and go through the Hellespont though Russia first proposed, a pease conference, she will be shy about signing ptaee treaties. It is good to talk about them, but, looking the world around, we can see no potential poten-tial nation that is ready to sign except the United States. And as for our own country, while war is the last thing desired, we wish our government might, act upon the advice of the father of his country, which was, "In time of peace prepare for war." . NOT YET. We take it that universal arbitration will not make much headway during the coming few months. Just now Morocco, which as it is might just aa well as not be eliminated from the world 'a map, la like the bone which dogs will quarrel over, though the last shred of meat has vanished from it Spain and France are ready to clash over it, and Germany ia watching that France may gain bo advantage there. We suspect that France would make short work of Spain's interference except for Germany. We suspect that Germany would be glad of some excuse to intervene, and ttieo Great Britain cannot avoid being much interested, inter-ested, for an English princess is queen ot Spain. But really behind all the rest is the grievance which France continues to nurse because of the rape of Alsace and Lorraine. With her it ia an incurable disease. Though the power and population popu-lation of Germany have doubled since Germany wrenched those provinces from France, while France haa remained almost stationary, France is no more reconciled than she was on the day the treaty was signed, and the inhabitants of thoe provinces are more intensely French than they were then. German officers stationed there report that they are in an enemy's country. So there ia not much hope of either France, Germany or Spain signing any peace arbitration treaties; - not much hope of Russia, because Rusaia has still in thought aome adjustments .to make. Her boundaries do not yet quite suit ber; and ro - long as her boundaries on the borders of Mongolia are fiot quite satis! actory ; so long si Persia, in |