THE RESTLESS NATIONS by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Jan 24, 1906

THE RESTLESS NATIONS.

By Editor

THIS is an uneasy world—physically, morally, and politically. When there is not actual war somewhere, there is always the rumor of war. Friction between France and Germany over the commercial control of Morocco—to which neither of them have any right other than might—came so close to active hostilities as to agitate all Europe. Then Great Britain threw her influence on the side of France. A conference is to be held at Algeciras, Spain, in which matters of grave importance to several nations will be considered. Even the United States is to send delegates. The preamble to a resolution introduced in the Senate sets forth the present situation as follows:

The questions at issue and the relations of European governments thereto, are reputed to be of such gravity, and the antagonism of European governments to be so acute, as to endanger the peace of Europe, as is evidenced by the publicly-announced preparations for war in the dispositions of troops and fleets and in the gathering of war materials, and is also evidenced by press despatches from the capitals of said powers.

The undercurrent of socialism is getting so strong in the European governments, that they feel almost compelled to stir up trouble abroad, in order to attract the sympathies of their people and enlist their co-operation against foreign enemies. Never was there a time when the perplexity of nations was at a higher tension than just now. Every government seems to have a “peril” of its own, in addition to those by which all are menaced.