The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-15
TIE EASTERN WAR CLOUD.
ORDERS FOR THE MOBILIZ5TION
or THE RUSSTIN ARMY.
The London Times ForrcastinG the Future
war In which Great Britain could at
First Find No pretencc for Interference.

The London Times Forrcasting the Future
A war In which Great Britain could at
First Find No Pretence for interference.
LONDON, Nov IA telegram from st
Pete rsburg says that the Car has ordered the
mobilization OF part Of the Russian army.
circular OF Prince Gorchakon, the Russian
Premier, to Russian representatives abroad, OK
plainiug this me sure, says, "the Car does not
wish war and will II possible avoid II. He Ia,
however, determined that the principles Of JUS
tice which have been recognized as necessary
by the whole OF Europe shall be carried out In
Turkey under efhc cious guarantees"
A sprecial despatch from Berlin to the Pal
Mdu Gdzctte says Russia has given large orders
to Berlin houses for military export. Should
Russia persist In her warliko policy thoro IL
reason to believe she will be perfectly Isolated. .
Germany Is said to be pledged to observant
neutrality as against Austria, with an engage
ment to watch the Polish provinces, presumably
to assist in repressinR Polish rising
Tho Times to-day has a strong pro- Russian
leading editorial article on the Eastern ques-
tion. 1t first notices the slow progress toward
an agreement about conference and its bases,
facts which are clearly not promising for its
success, but declares that the worst symptom Is
n disposition to prescribe beforehand conditions
incompatible With ideas Of negotiation and COM
promise. II cites as thus inconsistent with the
idea Of a conference the stipulatton that there
must be no limitation OF the Sultan's sovereign
will hut those who labor for peace, It says, will
not lose heart bee use the prospect IL not per-
fectly clear. the 1tmcs condemns past British
policy and saws: II Austria and Great Briiain
| had known their interests last year, they would
have arrested any extension OF this difficulty bv
promoting what was then a comparatively easy
settlement u then proceeds to forecast the
| future In this wise:
supposing the ermistce expires without conference
Or lne conference fails the Car would declare war
domSos " any o oSc San as ecshs q st sod soH
| ernmcnt for hls sevonlc brethren. MANY would say
tha, England could nnd no pfetence or interference
smch war fnr ,ch nm nyod nnrnnse eu n ,n ~,
mlsht come when we. declaring to the sultan our re-.
nople to power abe to tgke care Of it,
| The bncs says 1t does not suppose II would
come TO this. The Car would stop before he
| provoked crisis calling for England's interven-
| ton. ith Servia aggrnudized and indepen-
dent. and with koumauia independent and ag-
| grandizsd south of the Danube IN exchange for
territory cesed to Russia on the north he would
| stop. well contentsd with what he mad done In
| work the completion whereof must be leit for
| another time. But what result this would be
| OF policy having for its INST note tho main.
| teuance OF the Independence and Integrity II
| the Ottoman Empire. what We have described
| u the probahle course Of events to which We
| must look forward II the arnistce expires with
| out peace being proclaimed. without saving
| that under no circumstances could n shot be
| nred from English cannon, this much may be
| unhesitatnrly declired. that If Russia took up
| tno war from StTNlis fdillnk hauu5 EuEllsn
| opinion would no more justify armed opposi.
| tion to Russia than II did justify arme ouposi-
| ton TO Servia and the diplomacy Of Russia
| would show itself AtOge her deficient in tho
sagacity attributed to 1t IL 1t did describe
the objects of the war aud restrict ats operate
| so as to prevent the occurrence Of any sufficient
| reason for our interfering.
Ine Pau Man Gazette this afternoon. referring
| to the last paraErapn Of the FOREGOING articles
| from the Times. says:
With such evidence this affords OF tho attitude Of
a Gi' vi pPon ne 1I & t'o n nssi5 10 o. eon
mistaken we need no. say, bul mistake OF this KIND
detected 100 late snd m any case u dsqueting to
negotiation under profound delusion 10 the
per Of this country a. that which precpiated the Cri
The Iii,ss article concludes with an argu-
ment IN favor 81 e9nfefence not committed
to inevitable failure. Ii beneves that puaran-
tees satisfactory to Russia and possible to Tur-
| key may be arranged. II Russia rejected all
| attempts It settlement, which the Times dOes
not believe k'l,, ENGLAND would be free in the
| future and have the satisfaction Of knowing she
| WAS not responsible for the failure. TIE expe-
Tlences of the past dscredlt e suggestion IN
| Turkey might resist PROPOSALS recommended ty
| the JOINT authority of Europe, but should II ts
| realized Russia would b. only too ready TO act
as the executive officer Of a confederation OF
| the European powers.
| BRUs ELS. Nov. l4.-Lc NOrd saws the English
| proposals Tor conference support the integrity
OF the ottoman empire, not it, INDEPENDENCE.
| excluded from his proposal formula which is
| incompatible with existing f0cts, aud whlcn the
set aside. The form of the English proposal
| gives reason TO hope that England will not re-
| fuse assent TO any gu rantees really ndispen-
| siole.
1T. PETERSBURG, Nov. H.-Prince Gorcha-
X Us circular, which Is dated Noy. l3. Is pub
| WITH the version already teiegrdphed. 1t saws
mobilization has been ordered IN view OF acts OF
| violence In Turkey which stil continue to be
| perpetrated. notwithstanding Ill the efforts Vi
| the Russian Government.
| An Imperial ordnance has also been issued
| sanctioning the formation Of six army corps
composed OF divisions stationed In the distiicts
| of kiev, kharkov, and Odessa. The active army
| will comprise four uiyi Ions. and will be under
| the command ofthe Czar's bio'her, Grand ID Ike
| Nicolas Nicolaievlch with AdJt.-Gen. Nepo-
| Commander Of Artillery; and Mpjor-Gen. Dopp.
| hief Of Engineers. The commanders Of the va
| rlous corps are Prince Barklai Won Tolli-wei-
| encr, Leut.-Gen. Hadet.ky Baron Won krued-
marn; Prince W,ronzor, Prince SchlckOfsky,
ana Gen. Wannowsky.
LoNDoN. Nov ia despatch from Ms ch TO
the STANDARD reports that Abdul Kerm Pasha
has been ordered TO return TO ConstantinOple
| end started thither on Monday.
| The Standdrds Vienna despatch slys, quart
| eIs for aD''oj men are neing prep red AZ ltust-
| chuk. he furresses Of Stlistria, Schumll Rust
| chuk, ana Narna are TO be held by 1900 reserve
men from the Asiatic army corps. Derysh
| Pasha has been ordered To send large force -
| Constantnope, and steamers have been sent
to he Albanian coast to transport them.
| lhe Berlin correspondent of the standard
| telecraphs that the Russian ambassadors at the
| several courts have been ordered to oficltly
| communicate to the foreign Governments the
| Moscow speech Of the Car and give special ex-
| plhtion of it, me Inlng.
A St4hduI special from Corstantinople de-
| 81 res thAt the uiks are firmly persu dCd that
| Russia will make inndmissable demands IN
| order to provoke rupture. The Turks
| vigorously preuaring for war. lorpcdues are
being placed at the eastern entrance Of the Dos
| phors, and forts have been strene lhened. Tho
peopie Ia ConsIanilnople aud elsewhere are
The Goios announces that the Grand Duke
| Nicolas VIII establish his headquarters ut kisie-
| new In Bessareb bla.
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