, 1876-11-04
Turkey in Europe.

desperate TtsOlEt W Il duu cAtUft
ir m diplomacy some endnrable con-
dition. Thus the war which but
day or two since was regarded as a
visible reality seems less eminent, as
in the return 10 the enieavor TO
reconcile conflicting views there is an
indisposition TO admit that any OBJ
stacle is inSuperable
There is 3 general "show of hands"
in regard 10 the armistice. Turkey,
it will be remembered, proposed a
six months truce, and Russia insisted
that hostilities should be suspended
for six weeks only unless in that
period the belligerenls had mutually
accepted the terms of a durable peace.
Various reports were current of the
attitude Of the several Powers in re-
gard to these points; but it now ap
pears that England was the only
Power which supported Turkeys
proposition, and she declares her readi-
ness to abandon it. Germany is in
different as to the duration of the
armistice, but expresses vaguely a
hope that the Powers will agree.
Austria, Italy and France support,
or are prepared to support, the Rus
sian demand from the consideration
that the Turkish proposition would be
oppressive 20 Servia. England gives
a singular evidence of vacillation. She
alone supports Turkeys demand, and
she alone had dec ared the proposition
of which that demand was an evasion
10 be her ultimatium. She had tO:-
mally told the Sultan that she could
hear no other answer from him but
the acceptance of her note; yet when
he made another answer she not only
heard it but became its advocate with
other Powers. England now informs
Russia that as she has supported the
six months armiSiice she cannot op
pose it, but will not oppose the coun
ter proposition. She might As well
have said that, as she has already
been on both sides with regard TO this
armistica, she can now readily return
to the side on which she stood at first.
Perhaps the most hopeful fact IN
the news for the prospect of peace Is
that England, returning to the posi-
tion she assumed several days since,
when her three points were given TO
The Sultan as an uliitnatum, now seems
really to abandon him 10 his fate un-
less he accepts those terms. If lie ac.
cepts those terms peace Is secured. 30
long as he refuses TO accept them Eng
land, as now appears, will refuse To
deal with him, and intimates that If
he requires other termS he must max
them for himself by direct negotiation
with tie Emperor of Russia. Ger
,ainly the greatest obstacle there has
been at any lime TO The settlement OF
the politics of Eastern Europe has
been tha: the Immediately interested
nations naver dealt directly with one
an0i her, ami the declaration now prac
ticaily made by England thai the Sal
lau must make his own terms with La
great neighbor is the Abandonment OF
the traditional policy Of Eagland.
Eaglaud'S persistent endear0c has al
ways been 10 prevent such direct mn
ders;anding, for 1t was only in that
way thai she coaEl give to her own
interest that Importance which prep
crly was due to the natural interest OF
the Ottoman ri ers and the neighbor
ing nations. Every time that Russia
sought to protect the Christian sab
jeciS Of the Porte, or sought 10 make
terms With the Sultan on any points,
she founi that the case had 10 be de
terminal not in ConStanople, bat at
London or Paris. and the effect of this
fact upon the Ottoman government
was TO prevent natural principles in
politics, for the Sultan did not accom-
modate himself to the circumstances
in which he must live. He did not
conccde or WELD what was demanded
in proportion to the resistance be
could offer, bat depended always UP.
on the Interests of the Western Pow
ers to support him in his defiance of
Justice. Compelled now to abandon
that artificial support his Enpire may
be saved by timely concessions.
Il won d appear that the principle
of the Sibylline books applies to the
price of Turkish tranquility. Every
time that the Sultan rejects a propo
sit;on he finds that tne succeeding note
contains an addition TO the terms.
The English note demanded an uncon-
ditionai armisIice, the status quo ante
6elium t0r Servia and Montenegro
aud a liberal autonomy for Bosnia,
Herzegovina and Bulgaria. He re
iieerei that, is now handed over TO
Russia, and she demands an armistice,
administrative self government for al
the Slavonic provinces and the con
cession o. reforms under the direction
Of a commission appointed by for
eign armed force. This would reduce
The Suitsn's sovereignty to nulity
in large part of his dominions but
the progressive tendency of the de-
mands should suggest to him the wis
dom Of accepting with as little delay
as possible, lest future conditions
should he far harder-N. Y. Herald
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