The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-03
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the sentiments of the Ministry, from
whom it generally receives its inspira-
tion. Our foreign dispatches, quoting
from the recent utterances of the Times,
indicate most Enthusiastically that the
policy of England and OF Russia are not
by any means in accord concerning the
relations Of Turkey and her revolted
provinces on the Danube. This discord
has not assumed any shape OF diplomatic
controversy, as yet; but what moment,
or what movement, may develop a feel
Ing of open and stern hostility, no man
can tell.
Russia has been desirous of calling
another Congress Of the Great Powers,
for the purpose Of considering the situ-
alton of Southeastern Europe, meaning,
of course, the Turkish provinces now
in revolt. England positively declines
to accede to this measure, preferring to
leave the adjustment of ali those matters
to the ordinary course of diplomatic
procedure; and puts her objections to a
European Congress upon the grounds OF
the presumed aim of Russia to secure the
total abrogation Of the treaty OF Paris.
made at the close of the Crimean war.
BY that Treaty the waters of the Black
Sea were declared to be neutralized,
and Russian vessels of war forbidden
therein; for the reason that a Russian
naval squadron on that sea was con-
strued as standing menace to the Sui
tan, that is to say, TO Constantinople.
To the abrogation of that treaty Eng
land is, Of course, utterly opposed; (;
hence her refusal to join in Congress as
proposed by kussia, fearing that in
such Congress the treaty of Paris may
receive such modification as TO permit
Russia to float her ornaments on the
Black Sea, ready to seize any oppo:tune
moment to make herself mistress OF
Constantinople.
From this view of the situation it is
obvious that the opposing lines of policy
as between England and Russia are
brought once more face to face upon the
0ft-settled and forever unsettled "East.
ern Question" All the world knows
that it is the long-cherished traditional
policy of Russia to make Constantinople
her own. by the expulsion Of the Turk,
and then to make that central city of the
world the Capital of her gigantic empire,
To this, jealous of Russia's commercial
rivalry, England is unyieldingly op.
posed.
When meditating upon European af-
fairs, in his island prison of st. Helena,
Napoleon said to his friends, ''The ulti-
mate possession of Constantinople by
the Gar deem as certain as anything
In the future can be. Once in posses
sion of that city, looking out upon Asia
and upon Europe, Russia becomes 9
great maritime and naval power; and
then God only knows what will hap
penw
Against the happening of this event
England will array all her powers o.
diplomacy, and, if needs be, of her arms
That great issue between those colossa
empires is some day to be tried. Tha
was the real question at issue in the wal
of the Crimea, when England, France
Sardinia, and Turkey were banded
against Russia alone; and it took tn
best efforts Of them all to keep the Cos
sack out of Constantinople.
Now again the "sick man" of Turke.
is once more In trouble. The European
provinces Of his empire are in open re
volt. His finances are deranged and hi
credit gone. Recent reputation ha
dishonored him before the capitalists.
The world. Russia sees once more tn
coming event casting its shadow before
and is eager to stand ready on the groun'
to grasp the worlds great prize, Cor
stantinople. To secure that prize fror
the feeble hands,of the Turk, there is n
sacrifice she will not make, no struggi
shat she will not undergo.
With policies SO absolutely opposed
stimulated by every consideration {
national avarice and ambition, an insul
rection Of large proportions and spread
ing among three millions of Turkish sui
Iects and only one million OF them Turki
Russia and England stand like athletes
glaring at each other, both. dreading th
strife, but both willing to dare the strui
gle, rather than surrender the prize tha
recent events have 80 suddenly held ou
beforethem. Thepeace OF Europe and th
fate of Turkey may depend upon the az
cidents Of some skirmish in the reTolte
provinces OF the Lower Danube.
Should an outbreak occur, the Cza
would cast the treaty of1655 to the windi
and whiten the waters OF the Black Sc
with his vessels ofwar. Once again
would struggle, with all his powerft
Empire at his back, to make the aucier
city Of Constantine, the holy City OF u
Greek Catholic Church, his own; an
once his, he. would hold 1t, against ii
world. And from that day, England
supremacy. as the first naval power
the globe, would begin to yield. Bo
nations have an awful stake at issu
the one to gain, the other to lose,
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