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WEDNESDAY, Nov. jn, |«j|2
THE CHANCES OF PEACE
Two issues only an* possible
now thai Turkey has applied to
flio powers for mediation, with a
view to I he negotiation of peace.
Kit her the armies of t he Feder
ation will enter Constantinople or
Ihe Turks will he able to stand
them oil* long enough for the
Powers to impose terms of peace.
The former is the more probable,
and would make Ihe intervention
jif Europe more dilVieult and
dangerous. In either ease,
"however, (lie Powers in Ihe long
run can ha\e their way if I hey,
can agree on ;i eonnnou plan, en
forced by united aelion.
The obslarles |o Ibis are many,
but they ouphl not lo lie insur
niounlahle. The most obvious,
and (lie hardest lo deal with are
llie conllirling interests of Aus
tria and Russia, and of these I wo
Powers Auslria has been the
most aggressive and the most
threat, ning. tt was the act of
Austria in tearing up the treaty
of Berlin that broke Ihe prestige
and impaired Ihe force of Ihe con
cert of Europe and left Turkey
exposed to the assault which the
Balkan nations proceeded to
plan and execute. Certainly Ihe
effect was not intended: jus! as
certainly it came. In the tre
mendous upheaval that has taken
place, with the domination of
Turkey in Europe gone,, will Aus
tria now try to seize what, she has
lie en content to wait for so long
as Turkey, even if feebly, held il
from Ihe grasp of others? Will
she seek a pathway through Lhe
wedge oj- territory lhal divides
Montenegro from Servia I«> her I
objective. I tie Port of Salonika on
the Aegean? Thai is Ihe ques
tion of pressing urgency for,
which Ihe statesmen of I lie oilier |
Powers demand ;in answer.
Curiously enough I lie answer
will no|. and hardly can, come
from Auslria. II iniisl be given
by (iermnny. As Auslria would
not. an,| could not, have seized
Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Aviped oul III.- treaty of Merlin
without assurance of (iernian
backing, so now she can. and will,
make no furlhei' movement with
out like assurance. C.;iu she
ha\e il ? We think not. The
sil 11 si I inn is s| arl limply elnuved.
>\ lien 111•• former seizure was I
math'. Ilussia. taken unawari's, 1
was helpless in meet 11M> moiarr I
of <ieruiau ;ir111i•*.-> mi her Aus_ {
I riiiit Ironl ier. Kranee and
<rr»*iil Iir*it si in were nii |• i*«*|i;i i*<*«I i
I«» aid her. \.» resislaner In
Austria eouhl in* made in Ih«* Hal- j
kaus. Today. in I lie I'eiiiusula, •
|
instead id' <mi enfeebled Turkey.
Austria would fare llir I t;i I k li 1 •
Federation \\ if 11 \ielorioiis ar
111 i s nf hall' ;i m i 11 i 1111 men. And 1
(Serniauy . il slii* \111 ii•*«•«I In j
coini* in llii' aid of Austria.'
would lui\e In reekoii uol «mI\ |
willi I In- Triple Kill ••nil*, liul pos
sibly willi Italy, and eerlainly j
willi Ih<> federal ion. Wluil eouhl J
sin* possibly ^ain from I In* eon- j
lest llial would ensue, even if
vielory should lu» attainable,
dial would olTsel I In* injury thai
would In- inevitable? The rich
fruils nf forly years of indus
trial oi'Kani/.al ion and profrri'ss
would lie largely destroyed. Her
resources, developed hy Ioiik and
patient etTorl . would lie deeply
impaired. And if victory were
not allaiiu'd, her proud position
in (In* world w'nild he shaken and
possibly destroyed. II is incon
eeivahle llial I he (iernian Km
peror and his ndvisers would Iny
such priceless slakes upon I he
cast of |lie "iron dire" »»n a frrn
eral conflict.
Unl if I lie partition nf the Eu
ropean provinces formerly under
Turkish rule is not begun hy
Austrian agression, ,what dis
position ran bo made of them?
They ran, and should, he turned
over to the Balkan Federation,
with guarantees that would se
aure peace, order and the ad
vance of civilization, with the
reservation of Constantinople as
a free and neutral city, and with
the opening of the Dardanelles to
all nations. That is the path of
justice, an(| if the Powers adopt
it it may he made the path of
peace. Undoubtedly it would
leave unsatisfied some of the as
pirations of Russia on the out
hand, and, on the other, would
give that power advantages of
which < ierniany and Austria
woiUd be jealous. Jlut it would
create a situation in Eurape
promising peace for a long time,
from which the gain lo all the
nations concerned would be in
calculable. Whether it can lie
secured depends primarily upon
(iermany. We are contldeut
that, (icniiaii enlightenment and
humanity will range that great
and powerful nation on tin* riirhl
'side.--New York Times.
EDITORIAL MOTES.
An Inmliana hurfrlar fell asleep
while rohhinp a meal shop. Evi
dently ho wnsn'l. a hi( hunpry.
"You ran fell a consumptive
hy I he way lie roughs." remarks
a HmsIihi physieian. Also a I mill
wa 11.
Smaller currency will enable
the women in carry their money
wil lionl erealin^ so mneli of ,t
Inline.
Four New York polieenie.i have
heen suspended for sleeping while
on ilnly. Al leasl I hey were mil
of mischief.
Now lhal I hi; falherless frojr
has heen discovered hy scienlisls
we may next look for I lie efip
less chicken.
If I he submarines would slay
up and the aeroplanes would stay
down (here should be fewer acci
dents to holh.
An English scientist visiting
America says matrimony and ba
bies are decreasing. What does
he expect, anyway?
The barometer was discovered
in IC3i. Hnt. long before that
wiseacres were prophesying the
weather and hitting it abmit as
closely ns they do today.
II is reported thai sin English !
earl, who recently arrived in this |
country, is advertising Tor work.!
Just wauls to gel. his name in i
I he papers, probably.
II is announced that America
is to s«?t the fashions for Par
is. This it is to be hoped the
native spirit of freedom will lake
the stylos out of hobbles. .
A scientist avers that hot niiuoe
pie is not deleterious, hut is, oh
tlu? contrary, an aid to digestion,
fsood for him I Hot mince pie
will soon be in our midst.
A I.os Anegles woman says the
great secret of managing a hus
band is not to bombard him with
questions when be comes'home
late. Sure; if let alone, he will
sooner or later incriminate him
self.
There is much that is good
in I lif worst of us and much that
is had in the hest of us. In hu
manity as a wholo the pood out
weighs tlo* evil and it is a hard
job to make folks believe tin* race
is ^<iin^ to the dogs.
I.el us hopi* that the Minneap
olis pastor who predicts the re
turn of l.|i«> "tig-leaf" skirl for
women is not a true prophet, ile
memher some of the days last
winter when the teniperature was
15 degrees helow zero?
New arrivals on Northwestern
—coats, one-piece dresses and
evening gowns at. Harvey's Tog
gery. If
Sohecfule for Launch Donaldson.
Fort Lisci!!!! Ala0!:~, Aug. 2, j
1912.—Office of the Quartermas-i
ter: . ,
The following schedule for the'
launch Lieut. G. V. Donaldson will I
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.1
All orders in ronflict herewith are'
revoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscuni "Valdcz
Mondays ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
Wednesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m..
Thursday ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00. p. nr.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p, m.
Saturdays .2:00 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. in. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will be no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling, or
above will be made without no
tice, only to meet the emergen
cies of the service.
By order of Lieut.-Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
1st Lieul. 30th Infantry, Quar
master.
Now is
The
Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who1*
gets the money Is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising oolumns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
its merits. Ws will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
It will bring results. Try It.
prosP*ct°r
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Large Lines of
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It lends Itself readily to
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