Show EUROPEAN forebodings forebodings rumors and dread of a gigantic european war will not down occa signally sio nally some something tiLing will occur I 1 th thata causes momentary tranquility of feel deew ing but the forebodings of approaching disaster soon breakie out with more intensity thim than ever this falling failing of the hearts of men because of what they feed feel Is approaching tartly partly partakes of the nature of a prophesy of the future the crisis may be delayed by diplomatic manipulation of international affair but these operations must sooner or later fail to effect the maintenance of peace war being often the result of complications that cannot be avoided there are two standpoints from which the ithe inevitability of war can be viewed there is a natural one f from rom which men giving attention to the general affairs of tile world con can largely foresee the results of accumulating complications F and conditions the other is to view matters from a spiritual base this latter position is confined strictly to religionists who believe in the inspired utterances of christ and many of the prophets who have pointed with the finger of revelation to a time of bloody international conflicts nation risings rising against nation the convulsions in the affairs of mortals before the rise of a universally pacific era the momentary feeling of security felt in europe because of the alleged peaceful tone of the speech of the emperor william of germany to the has already vanished the public journals of the continent are now pointing to the fact that william merely said that war would be avoided to the best of ouren our endeavors deavers 11 they are also seeking to show that those 6 endeavors will necessarily in the nature of tillage things prove futile also that all the great powers including germany carmany are are directing their attention to the business of placing themselves on a stronger war footing by taking steps to ens enable ble them to obtain its sinews this indicates that while emperor william says he be will en endeavor deavor to avoid war he is ie preparing f or it Pel perhaps haps england may be excepted except eia from those powers which are negotiating loans yet she is prep preparing by ad r preparing tring din ding 1 to her navy ame me of the be in most ost effective fee tive war ship stat ever floated on water this shows that while the british government took umbrage at general pointed public animadversions in relation to eng lands comparatively defenseless condition they have promptly acted upon its his suggestion speculations are being indulged in by Ger nifty in regard to the possibility of a con conflict et with great rest britain providing ro viding the formet should vigorously y prosecute the policy of territorial expansion adopted a few years ago an enlarged german fleet is in that case suggested in order to be prepared to protect and push her designs in relation to expansion it is difficult for any nation to prosecute with vigor a policy looking to territorial aggrandizement without conflicting with english interests as england has been acting for nearly a century as it to use a common phrase she wanted the earth she has gone a good way toward obtaining it while the tocsin of war has not been bee n sounded in europe the prevailing 9 sentiment seems to be one of insecurity a looking forward tor for a conflict at no distant day when it shall burst upon the nations its effects will be far reaching and will be felt in some way to the ends of the earth |