New-York tribune., 1876-10-14
THE BRITISH EFFORTS FOR PEACE.

THE BRITISH EFFORTS FOR PEACE
LORD DERBY's SCHEME NULLIFIED BY THE sERvIAN
ARNY-CRITICAL STATE or TdE NEGoTAT1ONs-
RUSSIAN SYMPATHY ISCREAsING-LoRD DERBYs
OvER-cONFIDENCE IN TURKEYS ADMINISTER
TIVE HONOR.
iFToM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
LONDON, Sept 2S.-Concurrently with the m-
comfortable intelligence that Prince Milan and his
ministers have refused to consent TO a further
pension of hOstilities, we have to-day two more
speeches from members of the Cabnet-one of them
from Lord Derby. Lord Derby has said, and he
repeated again yesterday that he did not think
there was any danger of the peace OF Europe being
disturbed. Sir Stafford Northcotc, the other Minis
ter who spoke did not express himself quite so hope
fully. He said we We're now in the midst of
the crisis" and at this particular moment the Gov
crnment needed more than ever the confidence Of
the country Before glancing in detail at what
Lord Derby said yesterday, it may be well 10 look
for moment at the present condition OF affairs IN
the East and the peace negotiations, upon the sue
cessful issue of which both the Premier and LoTd
Derby hope to regain the confidence of the country
The proposals of Lord Derby, which early in the
week we learned were acccdcd to by the Great Pow
eTs involved the status quo for Serva, and as Prince
Milan himself has remarked for anything more there
was at one time a well-fOundcd belief that the war
would be brought 20 speedy close, however much
the negotiations in regard to Bulgaria and the other
provinces might be delayed in settlement. The tele-
grams of this morning, however, show that
Prince Milan is by no means his own master
1t became necessary to renew the suspension
of hostilities for further period, and the
war party have taken advantage of this, and the
Prince and his cabinet have been prevailed upon to
reject the proposal FOR a suspension merely on the
ground that it is difficult to observe it, and in point
of fact il is asserted the original suspension has not
been observed. They intimate that they would
have been willing TO accept prolonged armistice
1t is hardly worth while considering the reasons
alleged nor the intmation that prolonged arnis-
ticc would have been accepted. 1t is more than
probable that some Influences at work which do
not appear at all events on the surface Of the
negotiations and it is much more profitable to look
at these The whole aspect OF the struggle in Scrya
shows that Goa. Tchemayef is actuatcd by some
thing more than his ardent though at times
indiscrcct enthusiasm, for his recent actions
notably the proclamation Of the Prince as
King Of Servia, have more than anything
else brought about the present embarrassed
situation The country has become mlmcd with
all Gen Tchernaycf's imletuOsity, and they appear
TO entertain the most exalted notions Of their posi-
| ton The Prince has done all he can 20 ignore the
King-,nakinc episode and he appears 10 feel the
| sponslbty of continuing the struggle, but the
people will not follow his leadership, rather the
leaders of the people will not. The Committee Of
the Skuptscina (Natonal Parliament only the
other day by 10 to voted for a recognition Of the
/ proclamation and continuance of the war. A. the
Belgrade correspondent Of Ihe Tine points out the
young Princes position is a very unonviabe one.
eff he does not play his part in the royal farce
and assume the title OF King, he will offend Scryia.
and if he does he viii offend all Europe. His situa-
ton is quite as droll and much more embarrassing
| than the principal character in Molicrc's Utioon
Wdlgrf L6,"
The more one reads this mornings telegrams the
more Omincus they appear The Times correspond
ent states that in the present Crisis the delay Of
single day may prove fatal to both Turkey and The
general peace of Europe" while The AecG CORE
spondent states the Eastern movement is getting
beyond tie control of any government, and it is eX
tremely doubtfulnow that any autonomy programme
would stop it," These are certainly very alarming
conclusions but they would appear to be justified
by the general body OF the dispatches. The Times
correspondent plainly says that the question has
| passed out of the hands of Prince Milan and his
Ministers into those of the Russian SlayOnic soci-
etics, whose object is to force Russia into the
| field of battle for the destruction OF the OF
toman Empire" He points TO the fact that
as the fortune of war was declaring itself more
and more against the SeTvianS Russian assistance,
which at first was only maDfcsting itself in diblcts,
was becoming every day more substantial and os
tentatious. Early in June the Russian volunteers
only came in twOs and thrces by the middle of Au-
gust they arrived in twcntIes and thrtcs il is
n dies ron which does not bring them in hundreds.
and excellent authority in Belgrade predicts that
within q week they will come in columns of thou
/ sands The whole of the details of this immigration
are supogintcnded aud carried out by Russian adj
! minstratior in Belgrade. it would be difficult in
deed To imagine any other reason for the action of
| tbe Scryian Ministers. 1chernaycf, with all his
! facility of belief could scarcely persuade
even himself, certainly not the Govern
meut TO go on with his present more hand
| full of men IN a struggle from which his Gov
eminent has once reccded. This az once turns AT
tention from ConstantinOpc to 81. Petersburg. The
! confidence in Russias sincerity in her desire for
peace will be amply confirmed if she at once pats
veto on officers .caving her own amy for Seryia,
and stops the wholesale emigration. If at the pres
ent crisis she does not do this, the worst fears 90
/ her intentions will be revived, and who can tell
! with what result!
| Lord Derby concluded his address with the rc-
mark that he believes that q settlement viii be
brought about without any further etusion of blood.
Hinder these circumstances il is unfortunate that Lord
| Derby did not speak to-day instead Of yesterday,
| The news of this morning makes a grave alteration
in the aspect of afars-indeed il upsets not little
| of Lord Derby's argument. In the Of the de-
Inond for AN Autumn session of Parliament he stated
| that so unusual proceeding could only be
necessary either TO influence negotiations still pend
| ing or to pass Judgment on them when completed.
In the first case the prospective outlook was to his