Show THE EUROPEAN WAS WAR PROSPECT MANY of the public journals of this country try and europe are the prospect of the early breaking out of a european war our opinion on OB the subject has been recently asked we believe the prospect is decidedly in favor of the affirmative side of the ques question tiou the basis for such a belief belie can be briefly stated the desire of the french people to avenge the humiliation of the defeat suffered in the late franco german war need not be dwelt upon they have paid their government an imi immense Lense amounts of money lor for the purpose of putting the french armaments in a position to gratify this national sen tnt the french peoble expect the war wai of vengeance to open sometime during the coming spring or summer if they should be disappointed the populace will probably rise against the government the latter being therefore confronted with a choice between a war with germany and an internal revolution it is not improbable that the choice will fall upon the former the recent action of bismarck together with his utterances and those of yon von moltke shows that this is the premiers conviction the great aerman impressed upon his mind has been asking for aid from the country to increase military facilities he has apparently patently ly been defeated but lie be will yet doubtless gain his bis point he has bas also also been coquetting with russia knowing that in the event of the breaking out of ithe anticipated war peace neace must be secured with that country at any price as germanys germanas Germ anys position would be frightful if assailed simultaneously on two frontiers I 1 his possible contingency would be dussias TRus Rus sias opportunity to make a dash for constantinople one of the most important strategic points in the world in that event england would have to meet her eastern issue alone alonzer or nearly so her natural ally france having as much or ma may be more than 0 she lie will be able ame to get along alink with in her struggle with her teutonic le beig neighbor led bor england might finda find a half halfhearted heir hearted and by no means stalwart ally alli n italy while austria would as usual look im on a while and then go in on the side of the u upper dog in the fight events are in such a shape that as war in europe is inevitable it is not unreasonable to expect the outbreak this year arid not very late in it either the voice of revelation has said without giving a definite date beyond the fact that irwill trans pire generation that war will toe be poured out upon all nations the f fulfillment fulfilment alfil ment is merely a question of time and necessarily brief suppose these probabilities should become became realities what would ge oe the local effect bringing the matter closely home oue result is beyond question breadstuffs Bread stuffs all over the world would take an upward jump amp in price it is not necessary to here discuss why this should be the wise foresee the evil day and provide against against it A hint dint to that class is ruffic sufficient dut |