| Show PERPETUAL complications A HUNDRED and fifty years ago peter and catherine formula formulated wd a policy looking to Rus russians sias supremacy on the european continent which their imperial successors have ever since adhered to with an unswerving pertinacity truly wonderful the objective point of that policy is the possession of the bos chorus and for a century and a half russian ambition effort and diplomacy have been aimed at it it is this determined purpose on the part of russia which does more than any other one cause to render reader insecure the peace of europe that power watches every opportunity to make a move or gain an hichok inch of ground in the direction of the coveted point pot n t and forthwith the other powers concerned feel it incumbent upon them to make a counter move thus year after year the 9 eastern question is made a source of uneasiness and anxiety in the di diplomatic p somatic circles of europe just now russia is bargaining with austria proposing to support the battees lat claims to bosnia besnia and herzegovina Herze govina in return for the aid of austria in maintaining russian control in bulgaria italy through crispi intimates that she will favor this arrangement if austria will surrender to herthe her the alpine province of trentino austria has so far declined to do this and should she decide to close the bargain with russia without italis consent the effect would be a severe strain upon if not a rupture of the great triple alliance between austria italy and germany for the latter in a determined policy always opposes Rus russians sias encroachments encroach ments in the direction of the Rus russians sias efforts to win austria probably impelled emperor william to visit the sultan a fortnight ago and gave zest to the cordiality with which they greeted each other the aid of germany in resisting the encroachments encroach ments of russia is one ohe of the main reli rel lances ances of turkey indeed without it bulgaria and even the itself would in all probability quickly fall into the hands of russia thus tola this game of chess chem with eu 0 rope for the chessboard chess board progressed esea the last few moves that have been made indicate a probably that the triple alliance will shortly be broken and when this to is done a colbi combination con nation will be dissolved which for ten years has exercised a strong influence in controlling cont roling in the interests of peace the various forces that have tended to produce war the 44 L end of the alliance between italy austria and G germany ermany would place all the european powers at c roes cross purposes and produce an extremely precarious condition all over the contin continent tnt the developments now taking place in european politics are of an intensely interesting nature lature to observe and study and tend strongly to produce collisions and upheavals of the most gigantic character |
