THE PROSPECT OF WAR IN EUROPE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8270, 31 May 1890, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE PROSPECT OF WAR IN EUROPE.

M. John Lemoinne in the Paris Matin give i his views on the poor prospects of peaca in Europe. In spite of all the pacific lecloration, from thrones, he says the situation has not changed. The nations con* time to prepare for the great and inevitable licfiidation. The eminent German Professor Vii'jhow told his electors the other day that he would renew his proposition for a gerifcal disarmament, and added that it was impossible for the people of Europe to coctinie as they are. "It is true," says M. i»eraoinne, "there must be a solution, but unfortunately that solution will not be disarmament. The nations must oome to a plain expiation of their intentions. Then they will rash at each other, and the combat will finish when there is no more combatants, whet* the human race will be bled white, and, ashamed, horrified, and exhausted, it wi| a least be forced to repose. To-day people ,i linl{ only 0 one thing, and that is the bes ant i Bure st method of butchering each oi IBr , TllQ com great me ee of humanity..:, getting to be more and more ludoscribiib* j t will be nothing like the pretty little Kttlea of old times, which will appear like mere duela when compared with the war that is coming. When I hear the Due d'^ male describe so elegantly the fights of lTurenne and Conde with their little army oc„ j aay to myself that they wore small affau, j n hich each individual engaged had h a Bn are. But to-day where will the indiviu a j jj e j Lost completely in the great avalam> eg 0 j slaughter. Our much vaunted civilißuj on will certainly have good reason to recoup horror; but, for all that, we must no, deceive ourselves. The war will come 5 it is as certain as death. We may try to put it off as far as possible; but it will have its day, its hour, although we may try to put it off till the morrow. Lob us, then, be ready for it, always read,"."