New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
THE EASTERN QUESTTON.
FNcTAND,S NEW POLICY.

SURPRISE EyINCFD AT BFRLN-ArrITUDE OF THE
GERMAN AND RUSSIAN PREss-rHE DIPLOMA
lists oUTwIrIED.
lFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIUSE.l
BERLIN. Dec Sit would not be enough to
say that the news the Canal purchase came Ike
clan OF thunder upon the three imperial courts ana WOKE
them suddenly from u long dream. Their indignation Is
quite as marked their surprise. They had taken the
ottoman Empire into their own hands and were pre-
pared 20 partition in the exalted spirit OF the Holy
Alliance What ri .ht had England 20 disturb this sasIac-
tory arrangement Wha right has nation Of snopkeepers
10 embark in political strategy in such mercenary way
Hence the spciul explanation OF the Iresse OF Vienna
that while the of the world fights, England buys
Hence the pous sociude Of The AoScow gazette about
the neutrality Of the canal in the interests Of civilization
Hence likewise the chagrn OF the Berlin journals,
which, in spite OF their Xutaton over France cannot
sppress the thought that their victory Of the sword was
more noble than Engands victory II the purse. The
world is undergoing radical change. Legitimate poll
ties are England ia to step IN and buy herself
IA position for which the empires wer fencing anu CON
spring after the old manner
Ii j. not the in Germany or in fact among po-
tical cyncs OF the great military empires, TO take much
account of English craftsmanship. What VIII England
do |" repeated Bismarck, 10 whom some one put ule
question inst before the invasion of scheswg. She
will do nothing except recognize accomplished IacI
Her patience has indeed severely tried since then
by the daring Prlssan The invasion and conquest or
the Duchies Of Outrage, but t was an &C
complished fact The battle OF sadowa changed the
balance power and overthrow the very best friend En-
gland had on the Continent; the war OF 1870 crushed
the most ally and the dynasty most attached 10
England Both we're accomplished facts, aud OF
course England acquiesced. Why should Prince
Bismarck not curl his lip when people thrust
England between him and his piansf Why should Prince
Gortschako not lay his schemes and Russian soldiers ex
ecute them without moments thought or England '
Aud when these veteran leaders met a. they ALWAYS
have met once year. 20 talk over the situation OF Eu-
rnne and the outlook for the next Winter they we're
happy in the belief tnat great which formerly
e them trouble had forever retired Om the councils of
continental politics.
To-day they met again in the familiar chambers of the
Wihelnstrasse but in circumstances slightly different
For once they had both 10 report failure OF their favor
lie strategy Early the it used 70 be said by the
Confederate newspapers when Federal general gained
battle that he had won by dshonora6ly violating the
rules OF strategy What was victory worth that was
gained by trampng Jomini and the precepts Of the
best masters OF tie military artl Something Ike THIS
was doubtles, said by G0rtschakof and Bismarck at
their conlereuceon Tuesday Nevertheless the Union gen
erals used 70 win their battles strategy or no strategy;
and these two dlplomatsts, who had been mas
queradng before Europe with their triple alliance, and
all the parapheualia Of the Old political comedies,
can only sit down and recognize accomplished fact.
call the victor jew approymgly and knowingly In
The GcghemdnS Magazine recently Ihefe vas PROOF gwen
from the parish register that ,Ir Dsraeh Orma ny
baptized and adopted into the Eng sh communion But
forms ueutTize facts by birth, by training ~
nature ana in hs methods Mr. Dtsrae Is jew ana the
purchase OF Canal n much triumph Tor us
race as when Joshua cOmpaiSed the MI or Al
The words of Joshua night also have been adopted by
! M Disraeli ar 2 system OF political strategy.
In any event there IN Russia aud Austria ana
Germany who VIII be gratided Tie pledges or ale.
glance dispace in the children OF Israel the orsnal
Ties OF race and re Gion forbid the secret eAnt
tiou AT tie deeds OF tlrr kindred. Mr. DiSraeu
himsef has shown this. In COningsby he enulnerates
proudly the Jaws IN commanding positions throughout
Enrops forgetting 10 mention Prnsslan Mln stef
[ Arnheim That Arnhem was an ancestor or Count
Henry Won Aruim who IN Of jew than he would
| like 10 acknowledge who can safely denyf
do not wish he misunderstood about the effect OF
the news on the Continental Powers. As practical dis
tnction may DE doubted whether Prince Bismarck or
Prince Gortschako ever Thought to the suez Canal
or 10 any political questions directly growing out OF H.
That IA rather affair between France and England
But reveals audacity IN the present
Engiish Government of which account had lately
been taken and which iraught with grave possibilities
future IL IL the intI Oucton o new facior lnto
politics. This gives the affair itsef an I'M
partanoe quite beyond its immediate proportions,
the o the mpatienee shown by the leading
| friends OF the upAe alliance