The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-27

nuctuuttng fortunes Of the war, ana rs the
dang ~ of the climax approach each party
lecoucs more violent in the expression of
opinion while The masses, swayed to and fro
under the influence Of the press and of public
speakers, discuss IN anxious and uncertain
tones among themselves what Englaud's in
forests in the East really are, and how far
tAey are mcuaccd For to this point tho
whole matter at ISSUE is virtually narrowed.
il is no longer question whether England
morally bound 10y treaty and 10y consld-
cations Of Justice to support Turkey
though 1t may easily bc proved by those
who maintain that view OF the case that she
j. SO bound; nor is it point In dispute
whether. upon humane grounds, she ought
rot rather to remain neutral and SO assist
toward a solution which. in the opinion of
the opposite school of politicians. would i'm
prove tne position Of the CHRISTIAN pOpula-
tons OF Turkey. a Wow which it il far more
Gilcult to establish; but it has simply be-
como Il matter for England to decide wheth-
a. Il will pay better in the long run to go to
war now, in order to prevent dangers from
rii-ing which may force her to go to war
! ter. under far less advantageous cir
,uilstluccs. or whether it would not be bet
ter. at all events to wait until those dangers
urisc. if, indeed. they are not wholly mag
iary and chmcrral
The party which ur to this time has been
IL favor Of liussig, is thus naturally crystal
lling into the pcac, party. while the party
which has sympathizcd with the Turks is
developing into the war party Stll, while
al Russophilos are peace men, it would be
erroneous to conclude that all 'rurkophiles
~ Thorn IL - - in
England. not, it is true. very numerous, who
elevc that had the English Government,
instead Of conscnting to the Coustantinople
Conference boldly declared its intention to
iesist the violation by Russia of the trea-
ties Of 1876. Russia would have indefinitely
postponed war for which she knew she
was unprcparcd, and the Eastern question
would have remained undisturhcd. There
can he no doubt that such would have been
the case. and that this was the course which
the GoCerumcnt intended to pursue, when
they were comr.!led by the GLADSTONE
ntrocty agitation To compromise, ana adopt
the weaker attitude. styled by Lord BEA-
CONsFIELD conditional neutrality" This
small hut influential party, while deeply
irgrctting this concession to IA popular agi-
tatlun on the part of the Government. are
not now In favor Of measures which would
drag England into a war, until the public at
large are convinced that the interests of the
country do indeed require II. and until the
position Of the principal European powers
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