Show EUROPEAN TOPICS when one sitting down in central europe reads a G german erm an account of french politics or a french account of american politics one scarcely knows known which is the worst and it is quite ref refreshing miling by way of relief to take up prince bishai Bis maicks 19 organ der nord Alge zung Zei fung and see that there is a commotion of popular leaders in conservative old germany for the first time perhaps in the memory of the oldest inhabit inhabitant aut the working masses axe are making themselves heard also from time to time the british press bemoans the degradation of french and Amir american americal ical politics and in this relation it is positively amusing to see am with what glee and unction the daily news makes political capital of lord Salis salisbury burys blunders in paris nay in all the capitals of europe the success of the russian loan is the topic of the hour there has been no financial event so notable since the paying of the german indemnity in 1871 then france was so harried by the sedan and commune reverses reversed that she threatened to be among the bankrupt nations the result of the subscriptions in 1871 was the glory of france and the remorse of germany many for it was then shown that so BO far as patriotism and money are concerned the german demand of five thousand million dollars might as well have been fifty thousand millions really beally the vitality of the french is wonderful within the past thirty years they have groaned under almost every species specie of evil they have had a second em empire p ire a commune and a foreign invasion I 1 am not now alluding to the invasion of yankee dentists or american adventuresses adventures ses though they are bad enough indeed but to the invasion by y the germans in 1870 prance france then invoking her patriotism showed the world the incredible reso resources drees of her wonderful dominions today russia buenia needs money to develop her military power france responds in 1871 france gave her money for patriotism in 1888 she gives it for what is it revenge the most absolute monarchy in europe asks moneal the most democratic republic in europe lends leads it ft truly as paul do de Ca cavagnac sais says ilea les extremes se dextre extremes m es touch touch the bourse in vario paris Pe december cember presented an animated sight in one camer comer was the bande noire composed of german gainan bankers who tried to make the loan a failure everywhere the entire financial interests of prance france were favorable to the loans loan the large and solid companies compana such as the credit boncler and the credit Lyou lyonais als all eagerly sought it je arends prend sYl re echoed from all sides aides for a short time the struggle was intense but in jew jess than half an hour the victory was with the parisian bankers it was the first conflict between paris and berlin since 1871 paris won I 1 the russian loan was covered more than six times over how times chancel for generations england made wax war by the use of money her great wars even under marlborough Mari borough were the of subsidies it was money to help frederick the great money to hi re hessians to conquer americans money to bribe arnold to betray washington money maney to form the coalition against Del demour nour lez iez and the french re money sent by pitt to fashion the coalition that fell at austerlitz Austeri itz the sums then borrowed form the bulk of the british debt does france contemplate the same attitude are her future polities politics to be a matter mader of money prance frande 1 will not light fight the young german emperor like england in other days she accords money the rus sian loan la is virtually taken in ila prance france the first of european republics becomes the financial bulwark of the most despotic of eur etl monarchies truly les lem extreme see that atthe at the present hour there is in france a large amount of enthusiasm for russia is unquestionable on the other hand a dread of russian aggression is everywhere prevalent in germany the stronger russia gets gete the more she is in able to act as a barrier against german germait in fluence and this is just what prance france wants thus without any written alliance a sympathy founded on mutual interest has arisen between prance france and russia there is nothing indeed in the power of germany to offer that could induce russia to maintain neutrality while germany fought with prance france because if the former were successful there would be practically but two continental powers and the former would be far stronger than the latter such being the case it Is IF but natural that the threatened nations should draw together as closely as possible and something of this kind is taking place now between russia and prance france 1 the reported capture of emin pasha and mr stanley by the in central africa has fias awakened the liveliest interest among an all classes respecting these brave men such being the case it may inay not be out of place for the benefit of younger readers to give a few particulars of their work and adventures in the heart of africa it is well known stanley is 18 the man who went in search of livingstone and found him after a number of thrilling adventures his search across the dark continent has forever associated his big name with that of the gallant scotsman As the founder of the congo state he has established establish odan an advanced post of civilization in the very heart of africa his be latest great enterprise was to lead the expedition for the relief of emin pasha but who to is emin pasha his name looks rather oriental hla his real name is edward born bom in silesia Sile aia march 28 1840 impelled by a love of travel and natural history this young german after having received a medical education at breslau and berlin took service in egypt as dr emin effendi under the direction of the lamented gen gordon who raised him to the title of pasha and made him governor over that vast territory first traversed by speke and grant and afterwards part partially lally organized as a province of upper egypt by sir samuel baker por for ton ten years he has ruled a happy rich and peaceful state on the banks of the babrel bahr el white emte Ni leand shores of the Albert nyanza and victoria nyanza if anyone would know with what spirit this heroic man has haa governed his province making it an oasis of peace in the midst of the waste of war aud and barbarism around him it suffices to cite the dispatch which he wrote from wadena wadelia his tin tiny y capital on april in that he said the work that gordon paid for with his blood I 1 will strive to carry on if his energy and genius still according to his intentions and spirit when my lamented chief placed the government of this country in my hands he wrote 11 41 appoint you for the salce sake of and progress 1 I I 1 have done my best to justify the trust he had in me me and have held my own up to the present in the midst of hund hundreds leeds and thousands of natives I 1 remain here the wit and only representative of gordons Cor dons staff it therefore mis to me to follow on the road he showed us sooner or later a bright future must dawn for these countries sooner or later these people will willbe be drawn into the circle of the ever advancing civilized civill ted world meanwhile stanley waa wa advancing to his aid from the dispatches received it would seem that stailey Staf reached him and that they both went northward A vell veil of mystery still hangs over their fate J H wk WABD RD Eti europe ethrope rope dec 1888 |