The New York herald., 1878-11-10

STRONG ADMISSIONS OF AN ENGLISH JOURNAL
WHAT Is TO BE DONE ?-DANGER OF FRESH
OUTBREAK or wAR-"DIDN'T WE TELL you
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from the London Pail Mall Gazette.l
When now we look to India ON the hand, =
Turkey on the other, and then to the desperately
aggressive spirit displayed by Russia in both regions
feel that at last nothing is needed to prove the
truth of the whole OF arguments and pre-.
dictions in dealing with the great troubles Of the
time. We have no longer to wait for the decision OF
events Facts have decided; and unhappily they
decide that all the hopes and expectations. all the
hdent assurances and "triumphs." Of those whose
business II is TO Judge for the country and guide Its
fortunes have been utterly falsihcd and turned to
naught The Berlin Treaty has already broken down;
there In peace yet and they who most conf.
dent that peace assured at Berlin ('for twenty
years'-that to be about the perodj
most apprchensive OF immedate war in two or
three places ut once. And undoubtedly they have
much more reason for their fears than they had
for their hopes But positively could not agree
with them in the painfully ridiculous triumphing
mood, of itself shame and humiliation. now on
apprehensions fall short OF theirs. The may
break out anew and take q far wider range; aud 1t
will IL affairs allowed to drift ON any further by
government in awe of its Responsibilities At variance
to its moral" well as it's political duties, and,
what In more perhaps, shy of doing anything That
would imply acknowledgment that its Judgments
were falacious its hopes Illusion and its triumphs
absurd II must be allowed that any such feeling of
shyness would he extremely naturni-that any such
acknowledgment OF error wOuiu Dt III
self-sacrificng.
WHAT THE MINISTRY SHOULD DO
But the Ministry may be fairly expected to make
some sacrifice in atonement for their enormous
mistakes and In choosing 10 take their punishment
In that form they will assuredy take the least that
lies before them. II peace " what they want
they must choose other measures than those
which not only proved aborve. but have actually led
TO one war; the cost and consequences of which IL il
impossible to foretell. and have confronted us with
the danger Of another and more ruinous conflict
Peace must be commanded, by commanding arrest of
the reckless Power which has kept Europe In com.
motion for years past and nov threatens to break
away from all law and all restraint IL this II onl, To-
be done Ia concert still, and II concert II given.
take matter for the benefits of which all parties must
pay something 1t follows that we should not shrnl
from any price In reason.
THE TREATY FAILURE.
In saying this we take leave TO add that the soops,
the Berlin Treaty Is recognized for what 1t s an ut
tcry sbortive instrument, the better It is inpossi
pie TO arrive at pacific solution the strict out
lines OF that treaty. nobody who understands
what II now going on in Bulgaria and Rournes win
deny. The main provisions Of that treaty relate IN
thusn proNlts ana they not only threaten to hreak
down. but are done for ~ all utenis and purlJos,a
lhoy could only be carried out now by JOINT occu-
patton for an indefinite period and better means
OF pacihcstion than that should be found.