The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
TIE QUESTION OF THE EAST.
Russin's Grand Oppoatunity-Who Can
Buy Neutral Austria e-yrusslan Policy.
from the London Globe. OcL lS.l

Russin's Grand Oppohtunity-Who Can
Euy Neutral Austria s-prusslan Policy.
From the London Globe, Oct 1871
Should that great Power which hangs like thun-
der Loud upon the eastern horizon OF Europe take
advantage OF the present CRISIS to prosecute her de-
elans Oh Turkey she would no longer, IT Is clear,
have the Anglo-French alliance to encounter. +
Franco had the power she would probably not have
the WIN to join " 10 anSssr var saa Z e: re- a
Is said that the OF events in Europe since 1854
has converted another great empire into much
ore ever could have besn nssa is anited %
Germany by ties which seem almost IN.
d,ss0uble and are mono the weaker be.
cause they have ceased TO DO political.
But astrla has set her iace towards the East. ana
we rust that she VIII not look back. She ha7 long
experience ia the management OF heteroge s,o,s
populations. and that she mas held together at = Is
proof OF no moan skill. 1T ehoud be her mission
to srDdue and c,vil2e those Wild end turbulent
races whlch lie pom her eastern frontier aud should
the day ever come when the Turk has to lod us
robes and retire with dignity INTO the land which
space and solve tine Eastern question.
Prussia cen hardly either expect or desire to push
southeastern empire is to be formed at ali, she
would we may suppose rather SEQ IL Austrian than
Cosssek rqm a e po o. ~ nn en
alliance, Prussia and France remaining neutor, rs
before II was checked by an Angio-kfsncn alllance
Prussia and Austria remaining neutcr.
The calculation Is a beautifully simple one, but we
arc oil aid that tho practical aars OF the world
it l. somewhat TOO simple. We can understand That
Prussia might view such result With Indifference
but there nothing in the world TO make her regard
It with enthusiasm, nothing to lead us TO believe
that she would continue TO lcqueSce In II did she
see any way TO benefit herself by thTartiIg it. And
thus it comes thai the question may DO put in his
ity Austria or Russia Ana this question leads us
direct to the most important considerations OF all by
wn a s o hs Is cOysea Dy p s and
Prussia which both may obtain II they agree,
aud which neither can obtain II they quarrel. B9th
desire more complete access TO the sea, and what
the Dardauelles are to st. Petersburg t1at is the
Battle to Berlin Each state has it In her power 10
crafty tue other. Russo. German alliance FOR CIV
Ing the northwest ssaboald 10 Prussia and The
southeast seaboard 10 hor confederate could not be
resisted In the present condition OF france WIN
anything like q certainty OF success. And such y
bargain seems so very nai,ral-.hc Geography OF
Europe seems go obviously 10 suggest t-;hat We
the ether nanu, 1t IS asked from which OF the two
Powers Russia or Austria have the liohenzolleTns
the more to fear, the answer Is equally really. inc
hegemOny OF Germany has been deAnitely traGs-
ferrcd ana 1t Is to the highest degree in-
probable that Austria should ever try TO recover
1t. But in no other way can tie two Powers ever
come into collision. With the consummiLon OF
German unity repetition OF the war OF 1868 seems
Impossible. But ali this time Russia lies watchfuly
in her lalr READY to come out the moment that tho
newly formed German Kingdom seeks 10 realize It's
mant.ine aspiratnos 10 buy or Russian opposl-
ton to The luiGlment OF her darling object MAY seem
worth any price TO Prussia; nor do we believe that
she waald hesitate whsa The price was merely CO.
operation WIN RuSSi3 Al her IuTklsu pOlCJ,
which would hardly affect her own material intc-
rests at all.
We have spoken OF the chances OF success which
would attend resistance to such league, and we
have spoken douDtlailf. sun, it must not
be forgotten that Prussia has no,o maze
in question Ito instinct Of selfire !ervation
must necessarily prevail with Austria over
even those strong German 6ynlpath!es which still
attract her. 1t is however, premature TO speculate
on details. But this much does seem probable that
Prussia will soon hayc to decide u she has not de-
.1atea l,nfuy in Oy1 nytd rhut
Russia has, to say The least OF II, tempting bait 10
hang before her, To suppose that the Court OF ST..
Petersburg has abandoned It's long cherished de-
here ventuIed on. While France Is prcsJrate. and
while England Is frendiess. seems favorable OPP
portanity Tor developing designs to which these TWO
Powers have always been Ihe chief opponents.
Should such an unfortunate event happen, England
IN the case Of Denmark; and terrible Will bo the III
dlgnatiou OF dcladed people VIII ca at such CRISIS
fms itself poweriesS to fuEl them.