The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-25

Tho great news Of the week Is the revival
Of II wariike sentiment in the English Govern
mont IL T. pointed ont that. for some time
rast tho air ~ Cabinet circles has been full o..
sinister minors. and this highly sensational
London telegram was printed in the Manchester
G'i1riid. on Friday:
n. recent success. the Russians in Asia and the
Tor, a. rtyna ha,o nruu.ht lack tic Cove rnneni TO
tlst state Of anxiety INTO which thcs thrown ~
Frontier has informed the Russian Minister ihain Air
Anope he taken and ,onstanun"r. lcopari"d there
Tart ~ this country inevitable
Happily, Adranoplc is not yet taken. and
Constantinope is not leopardizcd. Moreover
the Manchester Guardian. which gained large
popularity nj the time It's correspondent was
hes legged in Mott. has boon losing prestigc since
the close Of the Franco-Prussan war. AMI ~
late has become as unreliable IT, the London
Standard. Even that impartial institution. the
Associated Press forwarded the above telegram
with "A warning that its contents were To- be ac-
ccrtod with great reserve
Nevertheless. the English journals support
Ing the Cabinet, and credited with Obtaining
inspirations from its members. are daily and
vohcmcntly demanding the active Intervention
Of England. Further ground for the appre-
hcnson that England may be dragged into
the Eastern conflict is offered by the reported
order for the immediate fitting out Of an army
corps
II would be hard 10 forecast what would be the
verdict Of the English people with reference 10
This subject The great mass Of the shopkoep-
! ing ana taNpaylnG classes had madc up their
| minds that no Intervention was necessary.
British interests seemed to have been pro-
tec,ei 10y the Almighty himself. The Russian
| advance had been checked; Turkey had won
/ grca, Victories the invaders had been expelled
from Armenia ana blocked in Bulgaria: it was
| even predicted that the collapse of the Empire
md dynasty Of the Cars Was inevitable. Tur-
kcv seemed to have fought and won the battles
Of England. and thus relieved her Malesty's
Government from the necessity of placing II
legion in the field or even adopting any distinct
policy at all.
Within the last two months however. every
| thin! has changed. The Turkish army in Asia
! Minor has been annihilatcd. Knrs has been
captured. Ei2rroum is on the eve of surrender,
and Osman Pasha is reported to have entered
upon negotiations for the capitulntion Of plryna,
| Russia IL. consequently. in much moro adj
vantageous position now than she WIS six
months ago II the integrity Of Turkey was
threatened and British interests assnilcd in
Juno last, much more now II there has over
been good reason for England 10 become
alarmed and warhc. II exists at tho present
Cahinc, desires to lee consistent. II Is hound tC
RESTING last springs aggressive attitude toward
Rus, Ia. The whole question i whether it will
he able now - stir Nd afrcsh tho cooled down
ants Russian rntlmont of Parliament aud thu
country.
Tho wnrlikc party in England Is. at all events
hard at work and iric, to- make capital ont %
everything, even ON, 'oi occurrences like The
(NAr's alleged want " respect toward Col Wei
lesley, the British rliitGry ataohi. The sorl
was. tlirt though all the other military aitnohe
with the Russian army. and even several OF th'
foreign CORES poudcntS hal been decorate,
by ArNand r. Col. Wellesley had been nten
iional, left out in tho cold The truth is th;.
the gallant onirci was offered The same order o
81. Anne which was conferred upon the Ger
nlan AMI Austrian alta hos. but declined it, ol
account of the regulation foibidding any oliiec
in the active service of the Euglish Grown t.
accept foreign orders without the spctial per
mission II the Government.
1t must be Acknowledged that tho war hH
been nas 20 for the English ia mora ways thar
one, Not ono Of their officers has distinguishes
himself. Col. Baker has managed TO make HIM