The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30
GERMANY AND THE EAST.

The Nincteenth Century for September contains an
article from the pen Herr Bunsen. OF the Ger.
Rechsag, which Processes to set forth the WOW
OF independent and unofficial Germany upon PROPOSE
ton winch has found o considerable amount of sup
port In this country-vz that England should acquire
possession Of Egypt. Herr Won Bunscn describes the
policy Of Germany in 1877 rs follows:"rhat We dep
iecate, and have, II possible to prevent European
war;" While praying Tor peace she Is perfectly pre-
pared to pay Tor it-apparcntly with her neigh
boris possessions Germany has no appre-
cable interest in the Danube; the develop
mcnt OF Russia into one OF the great
Mediterranean Powers would lessen the incubus tho
Baltic and her Western neighbor France and Italy
would be indisposed 10 call iorth u Europes
order oppose q barrier against Russian advance Ia
tho Levant Austro- ngary is under an obligation to
listen to the counsels OF Germany, and The opposition
OF England M therefore, the only TO be taken into
serious consideration. How can tho aggressive de-
mancs vi Russia be satiAled ana the conEivance Of
England be purchasedY err Won Bunson says
your occupation of tho Ishmus Of Suez and Lower
Egg p winch Sre portions OF the Turkish Empire you could
of Armenia the Freedom OF tue Dxrdcnees
her SHIPS well as those OF other nations
O tho claims OF other countries TO participate
the plumber oil disniembered Turkey have TO
sidored, but from tho purely German point Of view
Herr Bunscn can see no objection 10 an English
occupation OF Lower Egypt. although he thinks u
lower prco for a pcaccabic solution would DO more
welcome TO tue aeruian Cabinet One olhor passage
In THIS remarkable paper, which deals with the close
relationship existing between Russia aud Germany,
demands quotation:--
AM divugins no secret-l am utterng trnism ana
nothing cso--whcn that, France rcvcls In her
iiyntul OF OF retaliation and spoaton Ger
any has no ehsss bus Keep yI terms OF Snd
tho soyeesn has powerfully urihsred that political
understanding which 10 known 70 exist between
the two Chauccleries No doubt Germany has u
debt TO pay 70 Russia for tho forbearance she
showed In that crisis 1854 1865 1870, which
established immense army effective naval aud
parliamentary institutions with universal sunrnye-not a.
together pleasant yhbors to Russaaong the greater
part OF her European frontier No doubt Russia claims
with justice few more substantial services Still In return
benevolent II,
when sho reclaimed tho right o keeping the
She claims these services now. when seeking to
realize her long adjourned but numbering desires
southward. she claimed potent mediation, and
gave Il ungfudgingy, In order to induce Austro-
Hungary TO conuvc NJ, instead OF preventing.
abe might easily have done, her march into
Turkish territory. She will claim
In the Immediate opening OF the Dardanclles to
her nenowar aud In the lasting VI tue
Slav toward whom have special reason 70 feel that
natural bent OF sympathy which draws US insiinetvey to-
the Greek Sue wil claim Armenia aud IL be
obg ton OF ours to prevent her IRON dcirayg the i'm
inese this by the permanent conquest oi
Asac province even though may place the approaches
within her easy grasp As regards thess
latter demands are Prince Bismarck has frequently
proclaimed IT, and believe his assertion to be perfectly
as to the degree OF concurrence
vancc witch should In harmony With the other Euro
pea Powers give them.