The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-29
WILL ENGLAND INTERVENE 2

WILL ENGLAND INTERVENE 2
When the persecution of the chris
Isns in the European provinces OF fur>
Key first commenced, and Russia FIRST
purpose Of war. the old set,
He'd policy Of that empire was as well
understood as ii is now The hypocrit>
'cal avowal Of a mere detense.of the
faithful was understood to veil the fixed
purpose OF Russia to place her hands
upon Coustantinople in the interest o.
the expansion OF her dominions in the
direction of the east, and 10 secure the
long coveted outlet by way of the Black
Sea. the Dsrdanelles and the Bospho>
rus. 10 the Mediterranean. Every inch
of territory she acquires in this direc-
ton is a direct menace to the prestige
Of Englands eastern possessions and in
Huence The fall of Pievna develops ne
new principle in the struggle so far as
England is concerned, only this. the .
danger to her eastern influence and +
commerce is one days march nearer
Daring the italian war. when Louie /
Napoleon and Victor Emanuel won |
Solieriro and Magenta. Bismarck said /
" the Rhine ust be defended on the |
Adige" History IS continually repeat
ing itself, aud England should have
defended the indies and her long and
exposed line of communications on the
Danube, or at least on the Balkans
Now we hear it rumored that she pro-
poses 10 purchase the sultan's suzrain-
" over Egypt and pay for it in money
After Cons;autinople has fallen into
the grasp Of Russia, Egypt would not
be worth IA baubee to either England
or lis own local sovereign England
knew rs well when war was declared.
as she does HOW. chat Turkey unassist.
ed, could not contend two years with
/ the undivided force Of gigantic Russia.
[ Without a powerful diversion in some
! other direction, the early fall OF Con
/ stantinpple and the disruption OF the
( government of Turkey were fixed facts
/ from the first No new principle
has been developed, and her 81
lence while these tremendous battles
have been fought and lost 10y her de-
voted ally Is cninous OF suhlugaticn
and partition, and her move to acquire
suzrainiy in Egypt by purchase looks
like bad faith with Russia, if dismem-
berment really had been determined
upon.
England may intervene. bat even If
she does now ~ viii not be in time to
save the European provinces af Turkey
and that power will ia all the future be
totally unable to confront the car with
out western help, aad il may cost Eng
band infinitely more to maintain an
eastern military establishment Tor fifty
, years than to have met the hordes Of
, Russia on the south bank OF the Dam
ube as she did 10 the trenches before
= Sebastopool and the gorge of Baiak
r lava.
The ministry have displayed weak.
5 ness and irresolution which il amazing
4 The queen Las called parliament be
i cause she evidently requires its supper
/. in maintaining neutrality or in declar
t ing gar. These circumstances do no
Eprcssage promp; and vigorous action
and only that will suffice to enable Ii.
Crescent to confront theCross unle
: the walls Of Coustantinople.
: There Is something inexpressibl.
j touching in the situation IN winch Tm
, key has been placed. Ever since III
. star Of Rumanofi first assembled the hor
; lion, IN the person of Peter the Great
, Turkey has stood On the defensive
against odds which would bsye ag
e CARED Leunjits and his Spartaus. Thei
4 struggles have been heroic, bat it seem
j. now that they have been,for naughr, an
h less the cupidity of England can b
a aroused in time or that her fears O
! Russian ascendency may become aetiv
4 enough TO set her armies in motion to
a ward that Orient which has INSPIRED
d her bnrds in days past, and where.
= the opportunity comes, her soldiers vii
l. also win imperishahle bonors.