The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11


The Lunacy of English Statesmen.
The topographic summary Of the debates
on the Eastern question Ia the British Par
lament fully Justify the assertion which
W. made fortnight ago that the Liberal
party, under the bacful inspiration of Mr..
GLADSTONE would not shrink from urging
upon the Government policy in the East
which. ii persisted in. must inevitably lead
to Il war in which England Will find herself
In alliance with Russia against the whole
NJ islcm population Of the world.
Hut this is not n contingency which the
noble Lords who advocate it are pre-
pared to entertain. Notwithstanding the
recent experience Of Turkeys stulbornncss
and power Of fanatic resistance, Lord
GRANVILLE remarks: "Will anybody tell
M that it once the Turks got it into their
hnnds 1t they really believed that not only
Intlanl but the whole of Europe is abso-
luu.ly and seriously in earnest in this mat
ter That Turkey, which up TO this mo-
mrAt has bscu influenced by one power,
could resist the united powers Of Europe.
| i'li,,e II would be utterly unnecessary to
resort Z, cYorei,n." Lord HARTiNGruN cx-
pa ..'s hu -'ii iu TIA" eane -ou-e; he ire
a.. t,h.ii,l.tl.tti. ....-,nr,.. uf dinl,-
r....,.are .>i,,,,-t..i d. and ,,,,,.. fu,th.r in.
f., .,r.,,., ~, ,. ..,,..r,,tf.u ,c,th rn--h Rut
ilfh.,D.thl.ny.ln obi. fine Ambassadors Of M
III. no,,,,.- ,,i,, .,.,l. mart in fine Conference
nc q, rorl, nf ,li.i,. di' ,la,.nrn has f,il.J +,
u,ove th.. p.rtn. if il din,.ult to e,ncoi,n in
what other action short Of actual coercion
Lard Gu,xvlrr.p l,-,.- his h..,.. while n
womb h., int,re>tin., f. hear Lord HART
r,..rux l.-.,i',, the r-.,,,r..,. ,cni,.h ,t,.lo-
r,,,,.,. atm ,,.....-..- that have NOT b,on OK
b,,.t.l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Al nro..ut ENGLAND can withdraw from
f,,,i,n, i,,,rf,..,,..,ir ,h, o,,,,r.l Lotu,...,,
Turkey and Hi,.-i, N..th.ut nm octual loss If
rr.s,i., .,,.n,,b. ,,,,.. lao od,,itt,d ,h,+
tl,ha-a.,t ,.,,,.r....l er.,, ,holat.Ii,l,mati,.
c,1nirt with nnv. iuoroa-e Of diruity. lut il
will 10. hn,,--ul. far l.r f., riel, Il eocond
si0uiL,r cx,,eri,lic., with immunity. Anv fur
f.,.n,linn In tl,. direction nrnnoend bv the
Liberal nurtr must hc rntrr.d upon with
thu clear understanding that If IL Is not
successful il ,..1-t be enforced by arms
u,u.e there can be no moral doubt
that if the present Government are not
strong enough 10 resist the pressure which
Il being put upon them by the Liberal and
5o-callcd peace party In England, that cOun-
try will find itself engaged in Il war with
Turkey before the year is out A war with
Turkey. uAder conditions 50 desperate for
that power, would mean a DJhud or
religion, war. Il would mean II war sympa.
lh1cd in and supported 10y lslOOo.0OO Of Mo-
hammedans, wal which would spread
from the khanatcs Of central Asia across
III" liAnnlayas into the plains Of central
lnia and through the deserts Of Arabia,
along TIA" southern shores Of the Moditer-
r"u'dh i'Al, 'f- ana Morocco. Such war
a. was not conceivable before th'applanccs
d modern CIVILIZATION, extending through
NJ 'iiiinm'dah countries rendered IL p"S7l-
Ole for true believers In the most dlstani
r'f' MS I" KNOW What was gong on nj the
central point OF th'lr iai'n, ana to combine
Tor concerted ac'l'h' religious war; con-
uurt"H unu'r the most approved principles
oil moH'rn military art, would probably
e'i'p7h IN 'h' grandeur oil It's scale ana the
general havoc oil It's results anything oi inc
k'hl'Ne' hciore undertaken III Inc sacred
interests "l humanity
In the mean timo, the immediate effect Of
tn present d"la," in the two Houses of Par
lgw'n' Will hrt t. put stop to the peace
n''otlui"ns a. present pending between
Slyia and Turkey. These wore almost
completed; only ON" point remained to be
sctllrd. the Turkish Government demand
from the S'rNlans some guarantees that