The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-29
THE EASTERN MIDDLE.
Tho Problem Is In a State of
Transition.
Probabilities Of an Immediate Beginning Of
AcstllIIles, Involving the Whole Of
Europe.

LONDON, December %. The Pail
Mall Gazette, la II leading editorial
article, says that probably word may
be spoken to-day which would be
followed by instant war, threatening
TO involve all Europe sooner or later
The powers demand n simple Yes -
or "NJ." lfthe Porte for Military aud
other reasons, thinks 1t expedIent to
20 straight 10 war without delay, the
answer will be u refusal. But IL IL
mAre likely no direct or hnal answer
will yet be given; ct that the Porte
has shown the faintesV sign OF yielding
to the Russian demands, but the
Pail Mall Glzstte, tracing the
Russian policy for formidable posses.
sion aud i'm Mediate Russian occupa-
lion, throughout its various mOdlhca-
tons To the latest proposal for the sim
pie introduction VI small number Of
Belgians, General Dirmis to supply
the nucleus tor an org tuig,tiou NJ u
native police force, after the model
common In most continental States,
concludes that Russia Is ready to ac
cept, or, Indeed, TO sugges. further
mOdlti iatiOns, because affairs do not
look we'll for Russia at this thJe IL
says the stories OF disagreeabis dis,ov
cries In Russian arseuals, and unsx
pected " eakuesS in trauspIr appnra
tus, are probably true. The cnuntrY II
almost bankrupt, aud utter failure OF
the internal loan shows how litle
money could bs screwed ut Of the
people. Tns danger OF antasOnism
with Austria, aud thereafter with Ger
many, aud Of being confronted by
Great Britain at certain point OF sue
cess, may well bring Russia to pause,
and II Turkey knows her foe would be
glad TO withdraw from her arrogant
position. Midnat Pauha la not unlikely
TO facilitate that desire. The custom
ID not so much whether the Porte will
yield 10 the Russian demands for the
sake of peace, but whether Russia will
ahate them for tue Same object.
A Daily Telegraph special from
Peru, says the Sultan, in answer To
Lord Sallsbury's friendly representa-
tious, declared his personal safety
would be compromised IL he conceded
all that the powers demanded, NJ
threats passed ut the Interview be
tween the Sultan aud Lord Salisbury.
New York, Decem Der % A spe
cial dispatch from Paris says: There
IL highest authority for stating that,
uotw outstanding hopeful dispatches
recently received from Constantine
pie, there 10 tut single chance oI
peace in the East Russia, IN spite OF
the intense ardur OF her people for war,
may he obliged to yield at the, last mo
meut, owing to hermeans Of transpOr.
tation being defective. She has beer
taxing her resources to the utmost IA
yet her army into condition 10 strik.
with greater possible suddeuness and
vlgor hut 1t seems that her means o.
transportation is inadequate to tb,
task OF providing for such large army
AZ would be ne ;essary To strike a de
cisive blow against Turkey.
LoNDoN, December %. The Post il
its leading article says: The excite
ment created by the first alarming tel
grams from the East has been mucl
toned by those which followed; tut W.
have reason to believe that even thu
latter exagSerste the danger,
The steamer Geotne has beef
wrecked OH Labos Island, off Uruguay
The crew and passengers were saved