New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-07

Austrian occupation of Bosnia will not necessarily
add another combatant to the strife IL would re-
eve certain portion Of the Turkish forces, and to
that extent strengthen Turkey against Russia.
Still it would not be- need not be. decisive step.
But if England strs, her first movement Will be an
offensive movement. The one thing which the Turco-
phile party here camors for is the sending of the En-
glsh fleet to Constantnople II is 10 purpose that
Lord Derby has often assured the Turks that
they must expect no support from England. They
never say q sincere word themselves, and they do
not believe in the sincerity Of others. They point
to acts, to the history of English diplomacy for the
last twelvemonth to the notification of the Berlin
Memorandum, to the failure of the Conference, to
the ostentatious approval bestowed by the English
Government on Sir Henry Elliot, to whom that
failure was largely owing; to the announced nten-
ton of the Ministry to send him back ambassador,
to the actual sending of Mr.. Layard, probably the
greatest friend of the Turks in all the diplomatic
service next after Sir Henry Elliot What was Mr..
Layard's first act on arriving at his postf If we
may believe the uncontradicted statement of The
Ddiy Telegraph he told the Sultan that English aid
against Russia was, though improbable, not nnpos-
sbe Why should not the Turks believe it prob
able if not cortaIn'
In that same journal, which contests with The
Morning Post and The PdU NaH Gazette the honor of
being thc month piece Of the Sultan, you may read
this morning an unbushing appeal for open war.
The abuse Of Russia is without stint the summons
to England is to against her for the protection
of COnstantInople. Russia IS the " armed despoism
now marching on Consiantnople TO strike through
the Turk Mt the Engahman.p The English hOpkcepcr
who buys some 200, 900 copies of this interesting
sheet every morning, is told that the Empire is as
sailed and must be defended. The shOpkeepcr is
oho1I III inn Art
to devote all his wifcs blood relations to the altar of
his country. His organ-tor it is his and the Turks
aliSe-knows exactly what the Car intends. " llo
will take and hold Constantinope If he can. The
duty of the Governments trustees fOrj he nation,
plain. We have installed an English ambassador
AT the Porte, and we must send British fleet to
Smyrna or some convenient anchorage, as "A first
step, and hold it in readiness to steam up tine Oar
dancllcs as soon as the necessary Arrangement can
be made for its security" The Post maintains that
Russia is bent on revenge for the CrimolU war; and
that this war is "a direct attack upon England and
English nlcresis.' Aud The Times Itself Is yccring
round. It's leader Of this morning is long nycciyc
against Russia. IF il does not openly advocate
interference il predicts il, though the article is writ
ten in vaguo rhetorical style viii seehs to hetray
the hand OF amateur: The Russian army Is
huge iceberg drifting down TO Constantinoplc. In
and finishes by Transformation into one of a num-
Der Of yutures, seeming the battlefield" and she
will be only onc Of many nations there II is not
often that anything so maudlin az this comes from
printinghouse-suare. The world" is to interfere,
the civilized world, to prevent twO uncivilzed ma
tons from dcsolaiing The carh if size cau." BY
tomorrow these strange dollycIanccs may take
moro practical shape. If The times becomes con-
WINGED that a majority of the Commanding classes
Of England are in favor Of war; il will advocate war
il is 10 be wished that all those who secret i desire
such policy would say so publicly. The English
man believes his Government 80 be sincere in saying
that il hopes 10 keep ont of the conflict. II 1t prove
otherwise if the country begins once moro to DRIFT
into a conflict the opposition viii make Itself beard
at once. There is not large town in Engimd-said
a man to me yesterday who knows his conm'rymen
wrl-in which meetings will not be held to protest
against war; told him thought tho sooner they
hogan the better, q. W. ;,