New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-09
THE SITUATION IN ENGLAND.

ALARM OF THE GOVERNMENT AT THE RECkLEssNEsS
OF THE MISREPRESENTATION AND RUSSIAN
PouCY-THE LIBERALS AND VOTE OF CEN
sURE-vON MOLTKE's SPEECH.
lFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE !
LONDON, April 2S.-The Government have taken
alarm at the reccssncss of their most Jealous sup
portcrs in the press quoted in my last letter some
of the language which seemed to me most offensive
to Russia most compromising to England, and most
foolish in the eyes of the world. IL is dlsOwned and
disayowed this morning in the most explicit way
The SiGRdard-which, in spite of the new-born-con-
verts zeal of The Daily ieiragb must still be con
sdered the Tory organ-publishes an article plainly
inspired by the Government and plainly dccn-
! ing responsibility for the views advocated
| by The telegraph and The Post. Indeed, whatever
may be the Interior purposes Of Lord BeacOnsfcld
he must view with disgust and amazement the
tactics Of some OF his supporters. If he means to
strike a blow in defense of Turkey, he certainly
does not want Russia warned Of il i'm advance. IL
may be necessary to fire the English heart-if may
adopt the inflated tone We used to hear from the
Soutll-but there can be object in firing it till the
English arm is ready to strike. which it is not yet
| and cannot be for some time TO come; and the mo-
| mcnt is not come, no matter whether the fleet be
readyor not. Lord Bcacousiicd is as capable any
body of "bluser" of violent inyectiyes," of 3" big
threats" and of distributing broadcast the Ian
guagc of violence and Insult lie guilty Of every
oiensc which the Tory organ now dcnounccs in that
| memorable haIaugue at the Lord Mayors Banquet
| last November But il was done tncn with an
object, and by himself il is done almost in his
name for an object he disapprovcs, and in way he
| thinks uatimely; so he brushes il. j Judge it has
also been the occasion Of private rcmonstrancc for
the leader in this mornings DdiIg telegraph is by
different hand and in moderate tone Yet
a..
Prime Minister and the writer or writers whom for
the moment he fcbuSes. The rescmblances are most
curious. They all discuss at times, the gayest and
most pressing public questions Of the day in tone
something between that of a medieval romance and
a novel of the Laura Matilda school.
The policy Of the Cabuet-of which meeting
was held on Thur,day-nay probably be summed
NJ in a single word-Wait Nobody yet knows
what Russia really means. No decision can be
taken till that is known. The only wise policy is 10
be ready for either event. cit is not improbable"
says The Standard that the fleet or some portion
of it, may be ordered eastward "A measure of pre-
caution" The fleet is now in the PirRus. To order
it back to BeSika Bay would be very like public
announcement of q suspicion that Russia is really
marching on Coustantnople. But it is incredible
that any well-infomed statesman or journalist
should really believe that Russia expects to annex
C0nsantnOpie this year, or as result of this
Summers campaign. The widest Panslavistic IA
naticism, if it dreams of COnstantinope, dreams
| of it as a possible possession in some future
generation not in this. Hence il is that move
ment Of the English fleet in the direction of the
Dardanelles must be meant by England and re-
garded by Russia as distinctly movement in gen
eral support Of Turkey. 1t is equally wide of the
mark to hint at blockade Of the Suez Canal by
Russia. She knows she will never be permitted to
blockade IL. An attempt, step in that direction
would bring all Europe upon her Yet we are asked
to believe-we asked this week by The Daily
telegraph 10 believe-that Russia seriously contem
! plated that particular piece Of madness. 1t Is
tTin0 with the sense and sef-respect Of the public
| to address il in that way. But you will do we'll To
bear in mind that 1t has been attempted-that the
| most widely circulated daily paper in England has
really sought to persuade ts readers that there was
danger Of the appearance of Russian fleet off Port
Said You could not have better illustration of the
lengths 10 which craftsmanship for the Turks can 60
| 1t is of course, possible enough that the Russian
| forces now moving toward the Danube may force
their way across that river and through the Balkan
| passes and 20 down to Adrianople and directly
| menace STEAMBOAT itself. The Turkish boasts about
! the number of their troops on the Danube and the
strepgth of their Notifications the Balkan nights