War Fever in Europe by L. A. S.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 12, 1905

War Fever in Europe

By L. A. S.

THE restlessness of the nations, stirred by the war spirit which springs from jealousy, ambition, and greed of conquest, is becoming a subject of frequent comment in the secular press. The following is from a London dispatch to the Washington Times of September 25:—

Europe just at present seems to be suffering from an attack of war fever, and an epidemic of international quarrels is sweeping over the Continent. No less than ten countries are engaged in making war grimaces at one another, and in some of the quarrels there is an element of seriousness that might lead to unpleasant results.

Germany and France have not been in accord over the Moroccan question, and while apparently a final settlement has been reached, diplomats consider that there is more or less seriousness in the situation. Russia and Finland are quarreling over the methods which the bureaucracy has adopted dealing with the grand dukes, and Austria and Hungary have apparently reached a crisis in their dispute over the subject of whether the Hungarian language shall be used in giving commands to the Hungarian soldiers.

At the same time Servia and Turkey have a dispute of their own arising from the raids made by Turkish troops into Servian territory.

Rumania and Greece are at odds over the attacks made by Rumanians upon Greek subjects. L. A. S.