The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-11
ENGLAND's MEW FOREIGN POLICY.



The London Times heartily justifies Dis
raeli's new foreign policy, which has broken
| up the picely-laid plans of Russia Ger
many and Austria, with reference to Tur-
key, and has brought England apparently
into direct antagonism with Russia and
in close alliance with Turkey. The reason
for this sudden change from years of indif-
| ference to international arrangements to
| an active participation in the questions
which agitate Europe is, the London Times
says, the necessity for preserving invio-
late the treaty of Paris of 1856, and
| to prevent Russia from continuing to bid
defiance to that instrument. Among other
things, the treaty of Paris required that no
one of the seven contracting parties should
| intervene singly in the affairs of Turkey !;
| that Russia should not refortify Sebastopol !;
| that no war vessels should paes through the
Heilespont. Russia has fortified the har-
boz of Sebastopol, has forced the abroga-
tion of the clause relating to the Helles-
pont, and has beer intervening in the af-
fairs of Turkey for years in her usual way
of controlling the people through her rulers,
and latterly by rendering open assistance
to Servia and Montenegro, and through
them assisting and encouraging she whole
insurgent population. On the other hand,
Turkey has broken the treaty of Paris,
since 1t was reciprocal in it's obligations
and required Turkey to institute measures
of radical reform and conciliaton with the
people of the Turco Christian provinces.
Turkey has not fulfilled her obligations.
Nor has Austria refrained from in nterfer-
ence, trembling as that government ia be-
tween the wishes of her German and Salvic
population. The sudden solicitude about
the Treaty of Paris on the part of England
may we'll be questioned as to it's sincerity.
Her real motive is undoubtedly to control
Egypt, and through Egypt secure her con-
nection with India, and eventually control
Persia and whatever other territory is ne
cessary to enhance the glory of an Indian
empire. Disraeli has grown weary of the
hum drum manner in which England has
piodded along for many years under the |
teaching of Bright and Golden, which, |
while conducive of peace, did not make |
England an important factor in European |
affairs. The purchase of the Suez canal |
shares was the first stroke of Disraeli's new |
foreign policy, and English influence has |
undoub btedly been potent in the recent |
changes at COnstantinople. Her bold posi-
tion in the Turkish question has certainly
broken up the triple alliance, fer Count
Won Beust seems to have improved his /
time at London by arranging for the al
lance of Anstria with England-s rather
step, by the way, when We re-
feet upon the mixed and discOrdant popu
lation of Austria, her proximity to Russia,
with the probability of early invasion from
that quarter, in case of war, and her sub
lection TO the Poland method of treatment.
1t is vain to speculate on the crisis in Eu
rope, however, on the basis of the wild and
kilograms which reach ne
just now. 1t is only certain that 1t will not
take mnch to wrap the continent in the
flames, of general war.