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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,! W>-RUMORS >E SOLIDIFY+ & IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT !RE IS GREAT PROBABILITY ( ?IS YE> SEE+ ! LONG-?REAT5$ W> :I* WILL EMBRACE ALL ! NATIONS ( ,EUROPE4 ,!RE HAVE )9 ! LA/ FEW DAYS BE5 /ORIES ( ALLIANCE BETWE5 ,G]MANY & ,RUSSIA4 ,?IS SEEMS AT FIR/ SI<T HI<LY IMPROBABLE1 CONSID]+ ! /RONG RACE ANIMOSITY BETWE5 ! ,SLAV & ! ,TEUTON1 & ALSO ! DIFFICULTIES :I* DEAL+ ) ,AU/RIA W\LD (F] TO BO? ! GREAT REACTION>Y /ATES2 BECAUSE ,AU/RIA1 IF NOT US$ AS ! TOOL ( ,G]MANY AGA9/ ,RUSSIA1 W\LD PROBABLY 9 ! CASE ( A SUCCESSFUL EXP$ITION ( ! TWO GREAT ROBB]S1 HAVE TO SUBMIT TO ! DOOM ( P>TITION4 

,ONE ?+ MAY BE NOT$ 9 REF]5CE TO ?IS RUMOR AB\T ,RUSSIA1 ?AT IT PO9TS TO ! FACT ?AT !RE >E TWO DEVELOPM5TS ( ! ,EUROPEAN /RUGGLE POSSIBLE -- ! ONE SPR++ FROM ! =W>D IMPULSE ( ,RUSSIAN AGGRESSION 9 ! ,EA/1 ! O!R FROM ,BISM>KIAN OR ,G]MAN B\RGEOIS AGGRESSION 9 ! ,WE/4 

,AS REG>DS ! EFFECTS ( SU* AN ALLIANCE ON ! POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,AT FIR/ SI<T IT W\LD SEEM TO BE ! MO/ DISA/R\S EV5T ?AT C\LD CROSS ! PA? ( PROGRESS1 MEAN+ LITTLE LESS ?AN CRU%+ ! V>I\S & (T5-DISAPPO9T$ ASPIRATIONS ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY ) ! WEI<T ( A NEW 9FLUX ( ! PO/-FEUDAL ABSOLUTISM :I* HAS SURVIV$ 9TO \R EPO*2 BUT ON ! O!R H& IT MAY BE HOP$ ?AT IT W\LD /IR UP A FRE% =CE ( RESI/ANCE FROM ALL ! ELEM5TS :I* T5D T[>DS LIB]TY1 & ?AT ! /RUGGLE W\LD DEVELOP 9 ! PROLET>IAT A MORE & DEF9ITE CONSCI\SNESS ( :AT REAL LIB]TY MEANS1 SO ?AT ! ONRU% ( A M]E REACTION>Y CURR5T MI<T BE MET ) ! RIS+ FLOOD ( REVOLUTION1 & ! ATTEMPT1 EV5 IF P>TIALLY & TEMPOR>ILY SUCCESSFUL1 MI<T 9FLICT A MORTAL W\ND ON ! ,B\RGEOIS ,WORLD4 

,9 ! O!R CONT+5CY ( W> BEG9N+ 9 ! ,WE/1 IT IS A MATT] ( C\RSE ?AT ,G]MANY1 ) :AT ALLIES %E CAN MU/]1 W\LD FALL UPON ,FRANCE4 ,AS WE SAID 9 LA/ WEEK'S ISSUE1 9 ?AT CASE ,G]MANY W\LD PROBABLY HOPE = ,5GL& AS AN ALLY2 BUT OBVI\SLY ! BE/ ME?OD = ,G]MANY TO GA9 ?AT ADVANTAGE BY W\LD BE TO 9VOLVE ?IS C\NTRY 9 A QU>REL ) ,RUSSIA1 :I* MI<T POSSIBLY1 AL?\< NOT NECESS>ILY1 DEVELOP 9TO DIRECT HO/ILITY ) ,FRANCE4 ,IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y1 !RE=E1 = ,SOCIALI/S TO WAT* ! SITUATION C>EFULLY & CLOSELY SO AS TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY ( !IR BE+ DRAGG$ 9TO A FALSE POSITION BY ! RECRUDESC5CE ( J+OISM :I* IS QUITE C]TA9 TO BE ONE RESULT ( EV5 ! ADVANC+ %AD[ ( A ,EUROPEAN W>4 

,IT \<T NOT .<TO.> BE =GOTT5 ?AT = SOME TIME PA/ !RE HAS BE5 A /EADY ATTEMPT ON ! P>T ( ! B\RGEOIS PRESS TO EMBITT] PUBLIC FEEL+ 9 ?IS C\NTRY AGA9/ ,FRANCE4 ,IF ,G]MANY ATTACKS ,FRANCE1 %E WILL ATTACK H] NOT AS ! 5EMY :O IS PLOTT+ A W> = ! REGA9+ ( ,ALSACE & ,LORRA9E1 BUT AS ! DANG]\S HOME ( REVOLUTION -- A C\NTRY :OSE PROLET>IAT MAY AT ANY MOM5T UNITE ACTIVELY ) !IR BRE?R5 ! ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT -- :I* IS ! REAL DANG] TO ! MON/R\S ABSOLUTISM B\ND TOGE!R 9 SLAV]Y 7= ! TIME SO SUCCESSFULLY7 BY ! CEASELESS C>E & 5]GY ( ! ,PR9CE ( BLOOD & IRON4 

,\R READ]S MU/ NOT ?9K ?AT 9 M5TION+ !SE MATT]S WE >E M]ELY SMIT+ ! AIR4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT A RUMOR1 PUBLI%$ ONE DAY 9 ! PAP]S IS DISCR$IT$ ! NEXT2 BUT !N AS (T5 AS NOT IT IS REASS]T$ ON ! DAY AFT] ?AT1 & C]TA9LY ! G5]AL TONE ( ! NEWS EV]Y:]E1 JO9$ TO :AT ,SOCIALI/S MU/ KN[ ( ! ECONOMICAL NECESSITIES ( ! ,EUROPEAN /ATES1 BETOK5S ! COM+ ( ! GREAT W>1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT \R ,EUROPEAN ,PRESS HAS LITTLE TIME = ! CONSID]ATION ( ,EUROPEAN AFFAIRS 9 FACE ( ! EAG]NESS ) :I* ! PUBLIC FALL ON TID+S ( ! WRET*$ 9TRIGUES & PETTY SQUABBLES1 P>TY & P]SONAL1 ( ! ,TORY1 ,UNIONI/1 & ,GLAD/ONIAN FACTIONS4 

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