, 1877-12-26
POSSIBLE RESULTS OF RUSSIAN
VICTORY.

6A 9AG 49,
in the temper of the Great Powers. They
would not permit Russia to begin q pro-
cess of spoliation which would give the
signal for q great war. Russians must
excuse Europe for believing that even if
they were less ambitious than they are re-
puted to be they are not the best qualified
of nations for enforcing the lessons OF
civilization. They will, moreover, have
a good deal to do at home after the close
of the war. The Gar, at any rate, must
be- content to withdraw his troops from
Bulgaria within q reasonable time after
that event, and to let it's people find the
conditions of justice and peace IN some
other agency than the rule OF st. Peters
burg. Ii is proposed that Bulgaria should
be placed under q German Prince. Such
an arrangement might, indeed, give the
inhabitants a strong military Government
which would compel Christians and MUS
sulmans to live at peace with each other
and which would also be a good prOtec-
tion against Russian intrigue. Let Berlin
have an Interest in Bulgaria, and the
PAnsla visits, it is urged, 80 far from recelv
ing the Indirect encouragement supposed
to have been hitherto extended by Prince
Bismarck to the movement, would receive
V ry sharp invitations to keep on their
own side of the Pruth. But the difficult
ties Of such a change are equally obvious.
Turkey would not accept 1t until she
should be utterly crushed, Tor IT would
q arceIy be practicable unless her troops
were to be withdrawn and the iortreTsts
or The Danube demolished. Nor would
Austria hA pleased to ser the rule OF
IL German Prince on the south Slie OF
the DApub4. She would ask c0mpan-
cations on her own side. and this demand
would be z.alously supported by that
part of her population which supplied the
fist sympathizers to The re2olts OF Hrrze-
gOvina and Bosnia. Were those PrOvln-
crs under the influence of Austria, and
Bulgaria under that of Germany, Turkey
might be kept in a state Of peace with a
strong hand but as the preliminary pro-
cess would go q considerable way towards
the partition OF the Ottoman Empire in
Europe, ii would awaken dangerous jea-
lousies which are still asleep. On the
other hand, there is a general belief that
Russia will demand some compensation
for herself, and the removal OF thu res
trictions on the passage of the Bosphorus
and the DardaneIles has been instanced.
She has long wished that her feet should
have a right of way through those chan.
neIs in time of peace. Such a demand
must have a very formidable sound to
Turkey, but it will not be the more tor
midable for the fact, which may be as
sumed, that any right which the Porte
may grant to Russia it must give to all
the other Powers. If Russia should be
allowed TO send her feet from the Black
Sea to the Mediterranean, England, France
and Germany must equally be permitted
to send their fleets from the Mediterranean
to the Black Sea. 1t does not follow that
this country. at all events, would be q loser
by an arrangement which would enable 1t
in certain conditions to blockade the chief
ports and arsenals OF Russia. But Turkey
could not be expected 10 welcome q
change which, whether limited or unqusll-
fed, might seem to subject Constantlnople
to the danger of hombardmeut. We
repeat, however. wbat.w we suggested the
other day, that sven II Europe should see