Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-06

recent editorial In the st. Petersbu
"Golos" attracts attention as undertaking
70 set forth the views and feelings OF the
Russian people and the purposes OF the Rus
sian government upon the Eastern question.
That paper says that the general mind of
Europe IL occupied with the two questions:
Is Russia ready for war, and does Russia de-
sire TO conquer any portion OF the Balkan Pc
ninsula for herself? A very clear and
straightforward answer Is given TO these
questions by the universal popular move
ment which has seized upon entire Russia.
First of all Russia IL ready for war, though
ft does not desire it, and secondly Russia de-
sires DO territorial conquest, whatever, for
herself In Turkey. Russia dem ands only the
legitimate satisfaction OF that feeling which
history has imposed on her as duty towards
the victims OF Turkish barbarism. Better
than any and all statistical researches and
financial calculations, the voice Of the Rus
sian people declares now to Europe that 1t
IL ready for war. The pecuniary offerings
which flow nom all classes and conditions
In an uninterrupted stream, the crowds of
men and women OF all ages and classes of
the population going intently to the theater
OF war, are phenomena that produce deep
effect upon all spectators. This universal
activity In favor Of the Sclaves shows that
war depends are fully present In Russia, and
that there 10 no lack Of . lively national
spirit, nor of moral and material means. It
may be taken a. certain, the st. Petersburg
paper says, that with every day that passes
until the martyr kinsmen and CO religionists
OF the Russian people shall be freed from the
Turkish yoke, the social activity In Russia
In their favor will continue to increase; and
the philo- Turkish politicians will be COM
PEELED at last to admit that there can be no
talk Of subjscting the oppressed under the
former yoke OF Turkey, and that there Is an
absolute necessity OF granting general hu-
man rights to the Sclaves OF Turkey. To the
cry made by the defenders OF Turkish bar
barfrm and fanaticism, that Russia Is vio-
lating diplomatic conventions of non inter-
ference, the "Golos" says that no di plomatic
agreement In the world can ever command
national sympathy and public opinion to be
neutral and mountaineering, and prevent the
Russian people from showing sympathy with
the Bclavic sufferers, and an aversion against
their torturers.
To the other question whether Russia
means TO gain any territory In Turkey the
whole tenor Of the popular movement In
favor Of the Sclaves gives q decided answer
in the negative. In all the Russian aid and
sacrifices upon Sclavic soil there cannot be
ambition. II the Russian people meant to
derive any territorial benefit from this
Sclavic war, they would have held back
this material aid and only given IL when the
Sclaves were completely exhausted and
they (the Russians) could then reap the re-
suit OF their aid. But there is not Russian,
II Is declared, who entertains the idea OF
territorial aggrandizement 1t Is because
he II opposed 10 such An idea that he has
tens now to aid his Sclavic brothers to win
their freedom Russian society desires no
thing else to win on the Balkan peninsula
than to put Q stop to the rob berry OF the
Wild Turk, and secure freedom for the Scla
vic tribes to live their own lives. The pres
ent movement of the Russian people, IL IL
declared, IL not preairapged and com
manded. II came suddenly and uuthought
OF, just a. every true historic movemen,
comes when II springs out of given and pre-
existing circumstances.