New-York tribune., 1875-11-26
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

Mr.. DIsRAELI ON THE EASTERN QUESTION
-, ,xn ExPFcTANT-THE FREEDOM OF bERzEGo-
VIZ. DEEMED INEvITABLB-DIsrRCsr OF RUSSIA
tvpos TuE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE I.'bONti
IovpoS. Nov. 11.--If the English Foreign Once
had the reputation of being htte Det'er lhlorheo
Air Disrael's assurance about the peace OF Europe
:; ~ c,,;1dball speech ON Tuesday, would have be-
.o, more confidence than ID has. SO far as words
0o. nothing could be much stronger nave my
sell y said the Prime Minister. IN speaking oi ohe
Turkish difficulties, mot only trust, but oonvic-
tim that means will be ascertalned whlcb VIII
hiring about a satisfactory resuit-a result wmch
will be consistent with the maintenance OF peace
and which viii be satisfactory 10 the public OPINION
of Furope." This conviction is his, notwithstanding
b,s admission that Turkish repudiation-which he
chooses 70 describe by the less bitter name of fnal-
rial catastrophe" revived the expiring struggle III
herzegovina, gave new aspect 10 all the circum-
tances and Greeted hopes and fears in quarters and
IN circles which before that did not exist" Clrcum-
stances of this character are critical" but he
huilds his hopes " on the continuance OF the wise
forlearance of the Great Powers Immediately inter
,Sied ~ the question"
Now man in Mr.. DisTaehs position cannot speak
lightly on 80 grave subject ss the probabilities oi
war ar peace in Europe Mr. Disraeh himself, who
il seldom much in earnest about anything, Is PLAINLY
In earnest about TINS and Of course sincere Yet
foreign stocks 90 on falling lower and lower, and the
uneasy feeling which has pervaded Europe since the
sppearance of the article OF Oct. 30 in the Official
Gazette OF Russia does not subside know of no
reason why this should be so, except the doubt
whether Mr. Disraeh is himself well informed OF the
ourposes of Russia and of the state of her present
relations and current negotiations with Germany
l.. slt.l
stace where settlement is next TO impossible with
ont creating another PrineipalitY may I've admitted.
That Russia has said as much is certain. That she
has ac,ed IN concert with Austria and Germany IN
notifying the Porte of her determinatlon-her sud
diem change of mind-may or may not be true. The
fcts about the reported declaration OF Gen lgnaiei
of ConstaptGople are disputed. But il II I've concede
thar the three Powers are acting together up TO this
noint the future Is anything bal clear The one
thing is that the Eastern question is reoened
The one thing wholly uncertain is when aud how II
will be closed. Before Russia can move she must have
come 10 terms with her two associates and there Is
at present absolutely 40 evidence that the ferns
have been agreel on, and there Is, 10 ali appearance
slight probability that, matters now stand, any
agreement Is possible which should leave Russia free
t. carry out her whole WILL
And MIR. Disraeli. while striving hard II comfort
pnblic opinion. uttered an omnous sentence, hot
calculated TO promote sleep q nights. tie has not'-
fed 10 all Europe that England does not mean TO 1e
LEFT out of whatever settlement Is effected The III
terests Of the three Powers may be. he says,
"more direct in this question than those of
Great Britain, but they are not more con
siderable. and those to whom the conduct Of yoor
affairs is now intrusted aIe deeply conscious
of tie nature and the magnitude of those
British interests and those British interests
they are resolved 10 guard aad maintain That is
said with dignity and frmnesS. it il not a word
r,ore bau ought 10 be said 10y the Prime Minister Oi
England But IL does not for the moment make The
sky look clearer. IL ought to Ia the end. maH
whose Deehb0rs know that his mind II made up
is less likely 10 drift into a quarrel than
if they think they can manage the parish
boundaries at his expense and make him acguiesce
In it after the fences are put Up. The continental
papeTs-and they speak pretty often the minds ot
continental stateSmen-are startled by tbs unusual
yigor of speech IN AN English ruler. At Berlin tbev
pronounce u an important manifesto ana the
National Zeug sneeTs az it, ia true German fashion,
as an artificial attempt 20 reaSsert Eugiands po-
stion in continental politics. The journal d.
UCJa's-still one of the most Important
of French papers, though one of the least
steady in Opiuion-hOpes England is not about to be
bought into conflict With the tlIee Northern ConTtS.
That is only another way Of saying it VIII ho If Mr..
pisraeli's words are acted up to; which / think Il
short-sighted view. There was already good deal
of appreheHsi0n in PaTs--mOrt than anywhere else
probably, as there generally is. At Vienna the Gov
ernInent is busy in explaining 10 Europe through
is organ that neither the Russian Em-
bassador nor the German nor the Austr au
has taken any step. said anything, except
in conformity with instructions jointly LAID
down, and possessing the assent and support of the
other Cabinets Let us hope that is true. For if II
can he conceived that Russia should begin to pursue
on independent policy. the orash could not be far
of 1t can hardly be conceived, yet some notion "f
such thing haunts the mads Of nervous politicians
g. VS..