The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19
WHAT THE CAR DEMANDS.
THE OPENING or TIE DARDANELLEs A
CONDITION OF PEACE
"A Concession that the Forte Expects Ensiand's
Help TO Resist England Preparing to
Make her Intervention Deci.ivciy Effective.

| n Conce ssion thnt the Forte Expects EnrInudss
Help 10 Resist England Preparing t.
| Make her Intervention Decisivciy Effective.
/ LONDON, Dee. 1S.-Thc Turkish Govern
ment has asked England whether 1t may expect
| Engand's help 10 resist the Russian demand 10
open tho Dardancllcs. Otherwise the Port0
snys that Turkey will be compelled to submit.
Ihe Times Constantlnople despatch says:
England Is In great disfavor here on aocount
OF Servia's treachery which English influ-
ence in favor OF Servla rendered possible.
There Is n strong impression here that England
VIII oppose the opening OF tho Dardancles.
whlch iurkeya ana probably all the ether powers
ore prepared TO concede. II tie Turks refuse
tho concession II will be because OF tie con-
viction that England will help them in their
extremity. "
Dispatches from Berlin and Vienna say that
both Germany and Austria have declined to
participate in mediation.
CoNsTANTlNorLE Dec. 1S-Erroneous inter-
pretations having been given to the circular OF
the Porto inviting mediation, IL Is officially OK
planned that Turkey docs not approach tho
powers as van1uishcd State. since she still
has two lines Of defence which tho Govern
ment believes she would be able to hold The
Porte by its circular desires to intimate its
the C"nstantnonIs eonferegnanr g nrop9sa,s msae Dy
kah owing to Turkeys refusal TO adhere to
tlvss pIuposlls, INC lOrtn thnks that II might
bgtrrlnnatrd now on that basis.
,LoHpoN. Dec. 1s.-Thc London correspondent
OF the Manchester Ggmdjd, tclegranhs that
DE political clubs to-day tMoAdSyj thnt II ths IN,
Cabinet is divided about, the measures TO DO
Minister. and the Marquis Of Salisbury. Secre-
Bse nlG pse'p e to the pss
summon Parliament much earlier than usual,
tt-tt lie
r%cEuIbry wec b & to- whiGh tine it. wgs Prorogued last
tns Ire;ty OF Paris will require further dclibcr-
ALExiSAIz. De, ls.-prnce Milan has ar
Sc VANS have occupied Allie. The place had
been eva .uut q by the Turks.
bucHiHrsT. DEC lS.-Prnce Gortchaloff has
instructed the Russian representatives abroad
= observe the greatest possible reserve rplatiye
20 We ne CONDITIONS OF peace which Russia might
bedisposed - advance.
2iilci9ly announce that Parliament viii meet
The Stagdard says tha; the Cabinet have de-
eided 10 ask Parliament to vote a gran, OF money
for such an incre! se Of the British army rs the
present state Of Europe demands.
Ih1 ipSt. III it, leading editorial article also
lorSshGdowS grant Tor military prerarations
Ihe NawtdiI in ia leader. explains that the
summoning of Parliament. but the license
which IS giycn 10 Russia by Germany and Aus
trla to use the victory in her own way; this Ia
Wiit constitutes the danger to British interests
EnSland can never consent to the quarrel being
arranged on these terms. She may even have
cause 70 dcinur TO pca.e mndc directly be-
tween the belligerents. She claims Il voice in
the settlement. and II is that she may he pre-
pared u insist upon that voice that the Govern
men, Is adopting those measures which Parlii.
ment Will be invited to sanction
The Ilnles depreratrs too much importance
helng attached To the early summoning OF
Parliament. and points TO numerous instances
IN which the Cabinets actions have been mis-
Interpreted even BY their own supporters as,
Tor irstnnce. the sending Of the fleet To
beslka hhy III any previous Cabinet had sum
mon"d Parliament thus early the natural in
ference would have been that they were about
70 uemAni grant of money 10 support some
SIP taken 10y the Queen on the advice OF her
The Times thinks that such a conclusion in
ms case wouli be- lar in advance Of the truth
Ihr!,nment viii not meet To enforce resolution
thet ms boon formed 10y the Minister'S but more
prohnhly 10 spare the Ministers the trouble
- forming resolution. BY the time
inrl9mrnt meets the Government will perhnps
De able 10 show that our interests in some way
gre hlti 'k'l. but Tor the present the country
however lrritattd at Russian ambition and Ser
Ninrn lr.lSon, .anot believe its eff in any danger
a. Inc iWes Bucharest cores ponlent reports
ihet or nrs have been given in Russin for tho
uhm"dlatc mobilization Of GO.U1O fresh ttoops,
Danube. '~ 'e
The Belgrade correspondent of tho Time,
says Gen, HpryatOvich Is advancing eastward
from i!ir, ana il il rumored lie has alr~adS
enc TED junction with the Russians and Kou.
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