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

ENGLAND AROUSED AGAINST RUSSIA.
EFFECTS or TIE IECLAhAIIoN OF WAh-IoNE OF
TIE PEOPLE And 1HE PRESS CHAN"p-hI9-
SLAMS IN Co\STANTINuFIE WOULD mi EHlL TIE
BRITISH EMPIRE.
TFeoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRibtNEI
LONDON, April 2G.-The actual commencement OF
Eostilltes by Russia has occasioncd an out"urst OIL
English luminosity against Russia which may fairy
he called ferocious. All DISCUSSES are thrown OIL
Tic real wish and purpose Of the AhEo-I diNish
marty steadily maintained from the beginning are
al last openly proclaimed They mean nothing less
tbon that England should once more fent tie battle
of Turkey. FMS is what the Government meant
Last summer and what The country, ron-ed 10 indig-
nation by the Bulgarian atrocities, refused 10 per
nit The accord of England with the other Powers,
her display of interest in tho welfare of the Eastern
Christians her participation IN the Conference have
been nsincerp, or, az best, half-hearted. When
sneak of England, mean the England which main
taus Lord Bcaconslied III power to direct her Tor
eign policy. There is another and better England,
which keeps for the most part IN the BACKGROUND,
and Of which Lord BeacOnsield and Lori Derby are
not the true representatives,. But England, for al
international purposes ia the English Government,
aud the members Of the English Government have
declared over and over again that their sole object
and hope was the maintenance Of peace-almoSt
peace at any price, Beyond that thcy regard nothing
but purely English interests, and their mdoubtcd
opinion is that English interests may, in certain
probable contingencies. compel them to take sides
with the Turk.
There is evidence enough of this in tie speeches of
MiniscTs-n their frequent declarations Of distust
of Russia and sympathy with Turkey. But there Is
better evidence still in the uttclanccs of persons
who are not restrained by the conyentonaiitiez of
.,,}ltc I"a Tho tnpp pf thp Parliament
evidence. The tone Of private life is evidence. The
tone Of the Ministerial Press strongest evidence Of
all. And it must be- added that since war became
certain and especially since the EmparOrs manifesto
and the circular of Prince Gortchal+h appeared, the
Ministerial party has heen reinforced by large
accessons from the Neutral5 ana by some from the
Liberals have spoken before Of Che efforts made
By the Government to foiacnt tnc anti Russian feel
ing of England, which Is the natural heritage Of che
! Crimeau war. They have been only too successful
You have Only to say ConsiantinJpe 81 All English
man 10 see N brsto. The nelly Nnc3 itself which
has been the most ciearsiChted rational and consist
emf Of English newspapers on this Eastern question:
burst out the other day with declaration thai
Russia must b, prevented at al hazards nom selzinz
Coustantnople-tIJ England must prevent hes If
Turkey could not. That Is tho hoy Ia which all the
Ministerial appeals to English pride have been
pitched and you may imagine with what joy they
heard this unexpected echo from such quarter. IL
only proves how do and deep the decentralization is
If YOU ask an Engl-hman what the Russian in Con
stantinople would matter to him. he VIII tell YOU it
would imperil the English Empire in India. If you
ask him how ii would lmpcril the English Empire II
India, bo turns the conversation. Like the English
bishop of whom Emerson tells us Intercepted Oh re-
liCi0n, he asks you to take wine with him. The
only completely sane and reasonable statement vet
made Oh this Cons ntinopio craze must be sought
in Mr.. Brights speech at Birmingham last January.
II must be said, also, that the general opinion Of
Europe so far it can he collected from the jour
mails of the Continent is unlayorable to Russia. Her
mauifestoes have not made a good impression. Her
recent diplomacy has been sharply criticised. The
Ignatien mission was failure. The PfOiOcOi was
failure In the face oi the EmpeToTs final and be-
Heve, most reluctant decision for war, all his pre-
vous efforts TO maintain peace 90 for nothing. The
81 told YOU 500 wiseacrcs have had triumph, aud
YOU hear their shrll voices in every capital Of
Europe. IL is everywhere said that the successive
concessions Of Russia were fetches 10 gam time
till the season should arrive when a movement
through Roumauia should become possible. The
truth is that every nation thinks she has nothing
to fear from Turkey, and knows not how
soon her own interests may be menaced by Rus
sia In the universal seltishness which prevails
that is sufficient explanation of the euuity SO gem
orally shown TO Russia. And nobody believes i'll tho
doy after tomorrow. Not a single Power directly
concerned which would not prefer device of any
sort. any sham, any shift which should cover up 'ho
Eastern question for another six months. and post
pone the inevitable conflict to another year. After
ma be deuge is the motto Of what passes for states
,oansbin in most of the chanceeres of the CONT
neDt.
But 70 return to England. Il is true. beyond
doubt that here the pressure is greatest. Hero viii
he taken the decision which shall localze extend
the war. Austria may indeed moye fast, but an