The Future Of Europe

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 29, 1860

The Future Of Europe.

THE indications in Europe are again warlike. The dispute between the emperor and the pope has assumed so grave a character, and the Italian people bear themselves so steadily in their opposition to priestly arrogance, that it is thought an appeal to arms furnishes the only method of settling present difficulties. In discussing the question, "Will the Italian war be renewed?" the New York Evening Post says:

To answer positively in the affirmative might be going too far, and yet the prospect of a continuance of peace in the peninsula is not only uncertain, but improbable. The treaty of Villafranca, confirmed at Zurich, has proved only an armistice—a mere suspension of hostilities; both parties have since slept upon their arms in view of soon returning to the conflict. The same causes of dispute are still at work, and apparently beyond a settlement except by the sword; even the armies on each side are mustering for a fresh encounter.