The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

Austrian, Prussian and q Russian decora-
ton and he said to the Austrian Premier
that he chased his politics" on the relation
ship of those three Powers as symbolized
by the association of the three orders. This
was apparently not mere phrase, not an
idle attempt to tickle the Austrian vanity
with the notion that it was a Power of the
same consequence as Prussia or Russia; but
the expression of a purpose, the enumeration
of policy as to what Powers should be
deemed Of consequence and be counted with
in the settlement of the future Of Turkey
in Europe.
sin would not settle the case without agree
ment with her as third party in interest,
but that they would not perhaps exclude
other Powers, but act on their own views Of
the feasible despite the opposition or hos
tility Of other Powers; and it gave notice to
Austria that If she was not prepared to accept
what they would concede on this basis she
must cast her lot in some other camp. This
declaration claimed that no others Ind any
standing in the case. 1t recognized the nee
essary difficulties of drawing France into a
foreign war, and the fact that England, by
calmly looking on in 1870 and 1871, had rs
sented to the calamity which resulted in her
own isolation and left her without any other
capacity to make her will felt in Continental
complications than such rs must always be
associated with her natural naval strength
This. therefore, was the position of the
northern Cabinets with regard to England
early in the month of May. They had re-
solved to proceed on the assumption that
England was not even a counter in the game,
and now suddenly they find their advance
stopped by her presence, and their well
considered programme seems indefinitely
set aside by the occurrence of events sus-
ceptible Of no other explanation but that
they were contrived in the interests of British
diplomacy. Indeed, it is already thought
that by these events England has recovered
in Europe the prestige that seemed to have
departed with Palmerston, and the habit of
speaking OF apparently successful strokes
Us brilliant ones is followed in this case.
But the happiness of this return to the former
foreign policy of England may be better
judged when its results are known. If Eng
land is compelled to withdraw from the
position thus boldly taken in order to avoid
I'M unequal war, or if accepting the war
England should find it calamitous, this late
return to an obsolete policy will not have
many admirers.
Neither Russia nor Germany would be
aversc to war in which they could have
England on the hip, for Russia would like
to settle on any convenient occasion that
rivalry Of Eastern pretensions which must
end in collision some day, and Germany,
with an ambition to become great mari
time Power, woulds be pleased to cripple the
nation that stands between her and the sun
shine in that particular. 1t is not likely
that England would be averse to any war,
come when it may, in which she could have
her enemies at a disadvantage and the likeli-
hood of war; therefore, must turn altogether
on tho view taken in the respective Cabinets
of the relative strength and the probabilities
Of success.
So far MS the facts are known to the world
the calculation Of probabilities is not such
rs can greatly reassure England. In the
Crimean war England, France, Turkey and
Italy fought Russia for year, and not
greatly to their satisfaction. But now tho
Russia that then so stoutly resisted them
single handed is sustained by Germany, the
greatest military Power of the world, and by
Austria and what has England to sustain
her? Only Turkey. Neither France nor
Italy can help her. If France should ever
enter the alliance Prussan demonstration
on the Rhine would compel her to keep at
home every man she can raise, and as she
has much to lose and nothing to gain she
will not move finger in the case. 1t is re-
ported that England counts on Austria.
| All who count on Austria are apt to find that
they need to count again. Austria is COM
lied to be on the side that is strongest,
and that is evidently the side Of Russia and
Prussia. She sympathizes with the English
policy and would help England to secure
peace but if war is to come she must stand
on the other side, in order to be one of tho
| Powers that divide rather than one Of those
that are divided.
Ifthere is az war. though England could pun
ish her enemies on the sea they would pun
ish her wherever else they could get at her.
and her Turkish policy would suffer igno-
minious defeat. 1t seems, therefore, incredi-
BILE that England can persist in the attitude
taken moment after war shall appear MS
the certain consequence of that attitude, and
that is the direction in which events drift
With an almost hopeless war in prospect as
certain consequence of her defiant attitude
and with a ministerial crisis as an equally
certain consequence of the Abandonment of
that attitude, it may be seen that the
Premier who INDUCES in brilliant policy
does not lie on a bed of roses.
THOSE Who SUPPORT BRIsrow as an anti
administration candidate do not reflect that
he is the only candidate who is part of the