New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-17
TILE SITE or Europe.

IHE SIHJE VI u ChDI
The two great questions which are at present;
enoacinp the attention of the European states
men are slowly but steadily approaching their
final solution. In Turkey, tho resistance OF
the Christian population TO the british despot-
ism of the Turks has, since the beginning OF
tho new year, largely gained in dimension and
strength. 1t is no longer Crete alone which Is
in arms. The smaller islands in the Medlter-
ranean have followed the example set by then
larger sister and united to chase the
Turks from the sea. The province OF
Thessaly. which borders upon Greece, is like
wise in full instruction, and furnishes q con-
venient rendezvous for tho great number OF
Greek youth who can no longer RESTRAIN their
warlike patriotism. In Greece the people, with
an astonishing unanimity, are bringing an IRE
sistible pressure to bear upon the Government
in behalf of an open support OF their kindred
and co-reloionists in the Turkish provinces
The schemes Of the Servians in Northern
Turkey, who arc the most warlike OF all
Che Christian tribes and who constitute the
bulk Of the population in the Provinces OF Ser
via, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and montene-
gro. are still more OminOus than the movement
of the Greeks in the South, and the impend-
ing outbreak in Bosnia may, therefore, give
to the Turks, in few weeks. more trouble than
the Cretan instruction has done during the past
eight months Russia is quietly but firmly matur-
ing her policy for tho rapidly approaching crisis,
while England and France irresOlutely conine
themselves TO a declaration that they Will not
interfere as long as Russia remains neutral.
A European Conference. which ia now much
talked OF, has no more chance of success than
The late London Conference for the settlement
OF the Schleswig- Holstcin difficulty. According
to present Appearances, the establishment Oh
one 0r>two Christian empires upon the RUNS OF
! the Mohammcdan power in European turkey
is an event not far remote.
In Rome the people arc quietly awaiting the
call of the COMMITTEE of Action" That this
call will ere long be issued, and that it will be
complied with by nearly the whole population
of the Papal dominions, cannot be doubted
The Papal Government, in the meanwhile, by
new acts of intolerance against the foreign
Protestant residents, and by its obstinate re-
fusal TO manifest a conciliatory spirit toward
the Government of Italy, Notwithstanding all
the advances made 10y the latter, seem to be
anxious 10 destroy the last reminder of SYM
patty that may yet be felt with 1t as tenn
pOul power
Germany is preparing for the meeting of the
first North German Parliament. We have as
vet no official accounts of the proceedings OF
the Plenipotentiares assembled in Berlin.
What has become known Of the Prussian draft
of "a new German Constitution meets with con
siderable opposition, but at the Same time the
conviction prevails generally that more or less
unpopular provisions will hardly weaken the
impulse which the meeting Of Parliament
elected by universal suffrage will give to the
national unity movement. The idea of a South
German Confederation has been altogether aban-
doned, and with Baden and Bavaria looking
avowedly toward n confedcNtye reunion with
Prussia, Wurtcmborg alone cannot stay out.
The embarasSmcntS of the Austrian Govern
mcnt are in nowise lcssened. The Hungarian
Diet has, by an almost unanimous vote, adopted
declaration against the new military law of
Austria, and the breach between Hungary and
Austria is Therefore as wide as ever. The new
Peichsrafh. which the Government has ordered
10 be elected and to be convoked within few
weeks, will only tend to make the conflict more
apparent, for the differences between the several
nationalities arc still greater than those between
the Government OF Austria and the Magyars.
Though trouble may not be so imminent as III
Turkey and Rome, it is fully as sure to come
OF the proper time.
France has sent 0ut,the last vessel of the
squadron that is to bring back the expeditionary
force from Mexico. 1t appears to be certain
that the Government will far yield TO the
popular dissatisfaction with the new plan for
recognizing the army as to introduce import
ant notifications There is a strong current
of popular opinion that the military forco OF
France is ample for defensive purposes and
that it cannot DO made sufficiently powerful
for aggression.
The Fenian movement in Ireland is for the
present entirely suppressed. The reform agita-
ton in England, on the other hand, is gaining
strength, though it appears doubtful whether
it will soon lead to any practical result.