, 1877-06-19
RUSSIA.

THE WAR As VIEWED FROM ST. PETERSBURG.
Correspondence Nsas FORK Htraia.
sT. rETknsnuno. May 2S.-And nov that VIC ara
really in wnr, how do VIC take II. a natural qucn.
ttpn, and one easlly answered. The certstrtv Of
Il sueu.s tn AFFORD relief to tho RnspsAn reusnv
contrastcd with tho vexatlous feeling Of not know.
tng what might como, sna actual Industry haa I'm
proved. III other wor1a. tho capitalist on the
point Of building nov builds. with war IN bis eYo
hnt economy to tho sore.
Tho uss feeling, although 9uIet, IL lntenso. l
fancy few RursiAns SO through a churth.ecrsEec
without distinct reference to tic success Of tae
Rusalah causs tn the war, and The fact
that "God witted 1t" snd *Tho Emperor
proclaimed IT," n,akos the war = holy thing In
Jluss!an eyce. Thus fnr thern In bs fccilng
Of relief tint Tho war il limited TO Turkey. Not.
withdrawing tile hard blows to be expected from
that quarter t,ni IA tho least Ut tt. For by COM
blnations Invoking other foxcf1, Rnss!A fnay yct
BE- placed In the awkward position u seeking allies
among those whosc policy sho Ia ~ ypt ,guornnt
of However, sEen the public prnA arc allowed
to refer. dtscFeetly, to the perfect understanding
With Germany, and that with Italy and Austria arc
etescr1y htntcd H. 10 the En-iiah bugbcor IL not
quito 70 opprtssively distinct. People begin 10
feel that aftcE Al1 Enfland's power cannot hurt
thcm, ~ Russia has no maritime commerce to be
destroyed. and invasion at llusslan sou IL ont Of
the question. This proof Of the latter lies IN the
lessona Of tho Ctlfnenu war,
Thus far tsety sncec:s IA With the Russian
ti%piy ] noscn'cnt % 10 % pfopss,y se6eiSn sbe f"sf
al.anclns columns. 1tnthaf hne work on the
Danube ha. been made BY 'tusslan M arttl'sty. fhty
which ii 4 sIugIc .hot bfax ap tbs grnat Tust.h
iton:elea vert i,ks child xhsn n colan,andet;;
placed the cross 81 si. Ueo1ge on his hros.t. Ths
cross means somuthlae, .. liz black aud yellow
ribbon gives Eian in NuAsla a certain prominence
Al nno WIN h&l Ef1nH apNc3Al Of mart, fbur
correspondent Wa Etsea tht CEasA at ttantalaas
Tor riding In lH73 through hostt!c country With
the En,pcror'A sycs goes unscwar4cd in this eoutl
t!y: hat tbs Cfoss OF ST. 0eoFge II only e1ecptaun-
The Caucasus H. tho real scene OF tho war, a. ont
sda intcrfcTence IL esa apt to bo mndc thess than
In EUROPE. Ills a rough hard county 70 light ovsF.
slxays % thrcaened ~ the Turkish euaboats On shv
Black seu. but untl now ihs successes Of tho
double headed sag'o againss shs esssesns has been
4 young, vigorous nation like Russia presents
many point q resemblance 10 her 9aly eompetI!oF
sna tbs soa a9's e sss onF e.
secessian war In supplying the needs OF Wounded
so4s" 9sy Sy ~'st hsstn ssn.
:a'ss naeesso4 .re ~ g,ea " 's ts
PALACES .nd weather hou:e., which t.ks the form
W. na s a.t y S s mon
soldier could wear witloat being made ero.saque.
Rn4 In plck1h& Inv WHICH HoAI4 create Auuna VA
we'll man. This n,ouvc. howcses, Il superior 70
eFlticism, and HE free 0opatlons Of money Will
supply tue deficiency unskt! led lngeEa, however
well meaning, ara aure ~ make.
It IL worth while being an american In Russia
now, a. American people, aud sympathy were nestt
10 much coutted.
The nation accepts tho war a. necessity. not ~
thing to be enjoyed; anl, II other Powers 70.
frain from jealoa.t1 interfering, liuasia viii hon
orably sud Ansellsh1y lib1rau tEu1 atrocons gov
erAtuent the millions Of Christians Enlsd BY the
to lho Koran, which In. beeu distorted In IT.
teachings tu tell him that oppression of Christian
men and women u no crime, that 70 By Christian
| Is TO be lover than the dogs which tnfcat thu
stxect4 Of con4tantinDp1a. ....- ,
Although the var bld. fair to be long one. It.
end within very bslef tine need surprise nobody.
| The Turks hso weaker In organization than Waa
supported, unt tho Russians u1oFu s1an proportion.
ateir stronger, and II this Idea 10 ztaspea BY
thu more Intelligent masses In Turkey coll1pse ii
| tho war IL inevitable.