Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25
THE RUssIaN-TURKIsH WAR.

The war news from Eastern Europe grows
 more exciting with each days dispatches.
 So far, inc Russian invasion of European
 Turkey has met with no serious obstacle.
 Prince Nicholas, the commanding General,
 has moved his various corps through Rou-
 mania, with such care and security, as
 shows that comparatively easy passage of
 the Danube will shortly follow. The de-
 struction of the Turkish iron-cladS at Ibrail
 greatly facilitates this. In Asia Minor the
 Russians have met with one severe defeat
 that st Batoum, but it will not be likely to
 permanently check their advance. There
 are two movements from the direction of
 the Caucasus; the chief one being through Armenia and from the southern shore of the
 Black Sea. The other Is not yet developed.
 but will be made riG the southern part of
 the Caspian Sea through Persian territory,
 md Is without doubt intended to break the expected unity of all Mahommedans which II IS natural to suppose would follow the
 Sultan's proclamation of an holy war, by the raising of Mahommet'S green and sacred
 flag. Persia Is sCiSmatic, and its Shah would not object to the division of MuSSel- man power. Besides, an alliance of Persia
 with Russia opens a road to British India
 Russia evidently comprehends the great importance of the contest and the impcnd- ing probability Of general Mahommedan uprising. Indications of this are already seen by the Tartar revolt in the Crimea and that of the Caucasians also. Gen Kaufman, in Central Asia, has been reinforced. Rus sia can destroy Turkey. posided she remain isolated. The only serious obstacle to this is Great Britain. Her Indian Empire, with its 40, ,000, 900 Mahaommedan subjects, makes her deeply interested. The present govern ment leans, with some of the liberals. 10 some interference. Gladstone, representing in- tellect and sentiment, rather than policy and StateCraft, leads direct opposition to all interference. Al present, his voice is that of England. Tomorrow, however, her necessities will change the situation. She must fight for Egypt and Syria as against any attempt by Russia to hold them, and the general impression in England is, that she will finally interpoSe to the extent of holding Constantinoplc and Crete also This, if Russia he as successful as she an- ticipatcS. will probably be a cause of war. Ii not so, however. 1t will bring about other changes. Germany and France offset each other. Both are under bonds internally as well as by their mutual attitude of cxpec- | fancy, to keep the peace. Italy follows 1 Germany, and must watch the Ultramon- ists influences. Austria is moving with l great caution, and it iS evidence that the l Seryian and other of the southern Slavs are | more inclined to her rule than Russian l One other element remains. Poland ap- | pears to be awakening, though in the wrong ! direction To fight for Turkey as against | Russia, Is simply Bourbonism on the part Of tine Galician Poles. To prepare 10 lead ! n southern Slavonic movement which would ] embrace the Czechs and Slavs of Austria, the SerrianS and others in eastern Turkey. with the Poles as a pivotal centre, would be s wiser and more tangible thing to strug- gle for Traditional hatreds feed no armies nor do they arouse nations to re- lewed existence. "Daddyism" is as undo ,irable in politics as in social life.
 Europe is on the eve of great changes. The map will show this ere it ends. Great Britain will. we believe, appear at last as the practical arbiter of the fatalities. All efforts fl present tend to prevent general out break. But truly, mo man can tell what a lay may bring forth"