The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-24

which from being the very anupodes Of the
last will next force itself upon them-the Inter-
national Society. This bugbear of the Roman
Church, as well as of the Throne, will meet with
scant mercy at their hands and if their COM
bined effort can crush it out it will be done,
or at least attempted. If there is choice left
to them between the International and the
Roman Church they will invoke the latter, but
the difficulty of the course will be in attempt
ing to carry fire on one shoulder and oil on the
other. The Papacy represents reaction, the
International revolution, and neither can suit
the aim OF the three Emperors in their respect
I've governments; but the danger is more i'm
minent from the revolutionists, and will,
therefore, draw forth their strongest measures
Yet the most important discussion of all,
and round which most interests hang, will be
the aggressive propositions of Russia no
matter how covertly approached. With this
Power the aversion to see France successfully
reassert itself against Germany can be little
more than sentiment, of which Kaiser Will
helm is well aware. The Gar, we have reason
to know, will therefore ask, in exchange for
his leaguing against France, free hand to
grapple with Turkey, and if not to seize Con-
stantinople, at least 'defantly to open the Black
to be taken into account and Ger
many, with her desires for extending
her power upon the seas, will offer but little
objection. Russia, again, in Asia, has long
cherished policy which jars or threatens to jar
against that of England. where the Musco-
vite places his dreams of the future as con-
stantly as round the Golden Horn. Russia,
defending through Asia, nears Hindostan
and has scarcely more at present than the
Himalaya Mountains between her advance
guard and the inexhaustible mine of wealth to
England. Her energies for annexation at pres
ent are and must be divided but, with Constan-
tinople hers and the Black Sea question
settled, she would be free to push steadily on
to India. This is the deepest part of the
conference, and the one out of which most
chance of change will come. Turkey, the
Sick Man Of Europe, in spite sof her English
differed, English-built navy ON loans
raised in England would fall an easy prey to
the Muscovite. The pretence on which war
would be brought about would be the tearing
up by Russia of the, to her, dishonorable
Treaty of Paris of 1856.
Such are the questions which will come
under the three Emperors' notice when they
sit around the council table at Ischl, with
Prussia ardent and demonstrative, Russia
quietly but persistently aggressive, and Austria
bordering over her waning fortunes, sitting in
the shadow OF Sadowa while communing in
more policy than love with the victor of Sedan.
The ALABAMA CLAIMS ARBITRATION.
Court Of Arbitration for the settlement of the
Alabama claims was in session in Geneva dur
ing period of three hours yesterday. The
members adjourned to reassemble on the Goth
inst The proceedings may, perhaps, be
closed finally by the 18th of September. It
is to be hoped, indeed, that they will be, for it
is manifest that Sir Rounded Palmer, adhering
strictly to the disciplinary wig-and-gown
regime of Westminster Hall, has new and
most difficult task in endeavcring to keep his
colleagues together and at work in the council
good old Swiss town. Citizen Jacob Staempfi
inclines to the idea that all hands shall recreate
in a fine public jollifcaion but then Citizen
Staempfi is at home under his native air, and
knows right well how to recuperate out of
doors. Not so with Mr.. John Bull who
imagines that there is nothing 80 good as
cure for headache as plenty of hard work.
The arbitrators enjoy themselves in Geneva
'aolens volens; for we have to-day most attrac-
tive accounts of monster musical festival, an
illumination and brilliant soirfe, each one of
which is very pleasant to read about, particu-
larly to those who cannot 60 to Switzerland to
learn about the Alabama business
The TEA TRADE AND THE SUEz CANAL
The English Board Of Trade furnishes returns
for the month Of July from which some very
interesting statistics regarding the tea trade