The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-20
the EASTERN QUESTION:

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q & the EASTERN QUESTION: ,7ol
Rsssia's PosisIsn Towards Turkey Popular
Opinion Of the Atms or France and EmGlAndf-
What the Car can DO in Solving the Dini-
Guilty The Finances In -. Petersbars, &c.
tst Petersburg toct az corsspondence Of London
Tho subject that most occuple. the Russian press al
this moment 70 that Of the dissoluto OF the Ottoman
empire. An IMPRESSION prevail. that The Western Pow:
70 steal hafever hoy can or the siok ans possess
sions The Moscow Ggsne has fcourse ashed itself up
peree. frenzy o = .ns cae iaea o. inc
and the worst Of Il II that the more vehement the Ga
sete becomes the stronger swosst team confirmed
tain son s oalna SoSy NATIONAL van
Tails to zee that the spscuaos Of thoss continental pa
from sy sss
ve party that will have u that the sick man ID gaspipg
tor breath and that the general scramble for his belong
Ssy 4 as
Hs,e ,s can % no sHesI. y o'ns
The MOSCOW 6dsss Assarss ts readers that he policy
o. m%gsna and 70 sussc. Turkey 20 as1ss r.
TIE empire up iso eon,posst parts. kesgisy vp sn fAe
proper ame shall haze conle he ghcnfcp Certain unity
po Is alleged, has long been introduced into the sai
OF Turkey The whole question consists In this, win the
rate Of the countries that compose the Ottoman empire
% decided with the cooperation OF Russia and with
proper regard to those In the Eas IN virtue OF
winch she enjoys the position Of great power The
ooJeet OF our opponents continues the Moscow Gdsrf
/" is TO set Russia aside the solution OF the Eastern
question: and not 10 allow her even 10 perceive how
ne pe,ng settled Ihey nave begun 70 ne
suited IN the deposition Of Couza and the formation OF
separate State The fuurecfiDn IN fdndid y act NE
secoad This idea really startling that must take
breath before quo any Of these Moscow m.giv
ings. t' lgaHiH4fvNM n' NefA0
The Moscow Gasffe has however the good sense 10
acknowledge that such scheming is generally attributed
u Russa; but these accusatons 10 anrms merely
used as blind. while, melting, on the one, hand
movement IN Turkey. on the other our everlasting op-
ponents In the East endeayor embroll with the
government OF the Sultan The system OF political de-
cep,ons often IN countries more civxod why
should II not command In Turkey The Russian
public able to follow the OF the ntrgues
were directed against Russia; h u then strange that
dpomatists IN Turkey should act other principle
than that OF deception. WaT88 63& tf's
The argument eliminates with the assertion that
should the Western powers succeed In doing with tho
naming parts Of Turkey that which they have
the Danubian provinces the Eastern question would be
solved IN the most satisfactory manner as FAR those
powers concerned and that RUSSIA would only
TO applaud the play OF the actors as indeed she has
already bcen invited to do by the mysterious Correspd
explain that this refers to recently published
extract from the Corrspcnddnce Raass advocating a
peaos s and non msda ns poey ~ me East s r.
which al once raised the patriotic standard and de
nounced the writer OF the Correspondence az an enemy
opinion OF the Moscow Gdfe tho limo that Russia
should take:--"As matters proceeding IN the
difficult FOR Us afterwards regain what we have
lost Circumstances grow daily more and moro unfavor
able 70 us and the greater therefore win be tho efforts
and the sacrifices that We shall be called upon % make
whom the hour for action shall have arrived. II would
Al all events DO very fortunate for Russia ~ in view OF
the changes impending IN Europe tho more npor ant
Of our Internal questions were brought to sastscteuy
solution. The entire strength Of Russia tho present
day depends on the succes Of tho national tendency OF
r8aig tsQl m harfta arAu bTx..A
Now, one Of the most Important internal questions
Is undoubtedly that Of finance aud both the Goos
the Viet speak of II 10 sensible The former
journal publishes leading article to-day 10 which "
calls upon s countrymen TO look around and determlne
accurately all The sdsan,ascf and dsadvan,ases q me
on the proverbh strength OF Russian ns and other
quaspasr bcssting and SELF pacency for which
The Goios proceeds 70 review The political situation or
Russia she u no longer member Of ths holy Alliance
hs position ~ s ~ mo ss
ern confines q Europe fsndssinE n,sn.'. foreign Al.
Ancos almost unnecessary The Northern Colossus has
iss and u 10 only In case Of an Aggressive thai
close alliance rsA Pruuia ond Assvio rouid bseors
absRS,etv Rersssdyt Al the same tina RussIa
may fer long time 70 come abstain from ssUe.
sive acts, without peiudice 20 her dignity The most
that could be szpscted Of Prussia and Aurrs Of
attack by other powers Russia would be att.
tude o. strict neutrality me CrmeAu var having shown
the vanity IL All other hopes. I'VE cannot think
OF alliance with England aud France for such all snccs
bong unnatural only be made dsntdy and for
a short time y Nor would alliances with any other
States be Of any advantage consequently the isolation
Of Russia normal and natural condition. The
says the Gol0i Ia which Russia would DO compelled Ia
interfere In Europe by force o. arms are externally rare
che only foreign question closely Ted With
internal interest IL Tho Eastern question and al efforts
should be used 70 prevent ia settlement terms unfs
forabe % ogrselyes when Ihs, question .hs be lad
the world, and give the nrsi example 81 general
disarmament Bat until then behoves a. % take al
possible 10 prevent tho long expected disc
luliOu u. ftk taking "a unANarfn
Tho Golrs proceeds 10 confess that Russia II little pre-
pared 70 meet such an inevitable catastrophe although
she IL 10 better position fOr hosttcs 10 the Esg than
sbo was during the crsmcsn war. The Army OF the
Caucasus, composed q hgnGrod thousand veteran
sdered almost inaccessible snco too erection Of tho
KeTch fOrtAcfons, whlc the railroad from Bhlta 10
The EaaI j. true that the shores ~ the Black Sea
quite unprotected "bni the treaty IN Paris says
tue Coio, 'rannk hindr nm Lsddsa9 6orstovs fer
BS 70 ~ nal SCI ne Ioss 81 The black s.a ,ee
"a NJ, considered disadyaDtage for ubess The
force n tha Euxine i capable o. resisting the allied
payie. a. Frame and England, u is fnr better 4,
the bottom Of the But the RUSSIAN journal
rightly obscrses that after AL, the great superiority
winch modern Russian army would have ever that
which il derived from Improvement In The condition
and equipment % the soldier tMEM f
by Hert year the army vii " supplied WITH quick
shooting guns and no one ell aOab' that We NJ. far
better able than formerly 70 concentrate and fserrn our
forces
Bat IKE the xo,ane cassa> tho Ssis winds no with
palntye alusion 10 The unsatisfactory STAT u thai an
poriAnt element " succcV In -arfare-nnanre Ia
says--ID the present state ~ finance 10 csnnot
even think u a foreign loan terms loweveT hard
While another internal ery loan out Of the quesor
since the lAst oan ~ the Kind 10 ttdl anplsss al
coursc issue ~ paper moncy may - made u u
urgent necessity, be, thB would oniy stiil further
dI.nse or sGs s. g sss o. z eass q ss
the Russian PEOPLE will pstiontly bear tho bursben
should hc requisite FOR the salvation - the county,
ana however ruinous may b. "a 40 the means o.
prosecatipg a viii always 10 found. fMe
The moral or The tale told ~ The COLI therefore
this FOR aggressive hGsala n perbsr~ leo pr
pared than fOrmorly, tyf fhs f0ner han Tor d.
feanr, perJss Moreover the free psaant fighting for
the .EmAncipstor, vii make much better sosdsr
than the former serf Tbe Journal however that looks
al The EAstefh question from the most practical point ~
view N tho We the organ ~ the landed proprei"s.
whom after AL the chief barthsD 81 var would fall
Russia NJ ", ssaay )e~ sofsf1ae ~ IA Ease&sa 9so~