Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-05
The Eastern Question.
The Relations Of the Pow
COMMENTS OF THE ASU1R1AN
PRESS.
Two Voices from Berlin.
THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE
QUESTION.
Lords Granville and Harrington Are
Severely Criticised.
Cabinet Matters in Bucharest.
OF THE CABINET
CRISIS.
The Cession If Ii, ssarabia the Cause Of
the Trouble.
The CessiOn If BE ssarabia the Cause OF
the Trouble.
THE PEOPLE OPPOSED TO 1T.
Germany Will Not Join the
Conference.
BISMARCK DOES NOT SEE HOW A
CONGRESS CAN BE FORMED
WITHOUT ENGLAND.
Koumanian Persists in Refusing Rus
sia's Demands.

LONDON, April 4. In relation TO Salisbury 8
letter at Jenna it said there IS every disposition
to facilitate the transformation Of the tr, atty in
the European sense, and 10 show every consider
alton for Russia, but the government at St. Peter
burg must know IN IS to satisfy Austria.
The transform afton must be real, not apparent.
From Berlin there are two voices.
The Russian party reiterates that the possibility
of bargain between Russia and Austria is still open
and that Ignstef 10 not satisfied with the result OF
his mission to Vienna, though 1t is admitted from
st. Petersburg that this satisfaction Is shared by
his colleagues.
VIENNA, April 4. The New Free Press says
Renewal of bloc dshed will be Russia fault. Eng
land is champio'a International rights.
The Fiemdenb latt says: If Russia mitigstes
treaty stpulatio ms in consideration of . Turkish
alliance she will thereby deprive the treaty of any
binding force"
Lord Granville and Harrington TO the deputation
of the national liberal federation yesterday, it is
not believed that the opposition will take any
strong line against the governments policy.
Gladstone a I'D his followers may endeavor to
force the party leaders into active antagonisn and
the independent members may introduce resolu-
tons Disappearing the calling out of the reserves,
bat there will be strong counter influence which
the party leaders are not likely to disregard.
A movement has ali cady received the adhesion
of sixty TO seventy liberal members, having for its
object TO prevent the party from trammeng the
governments foreign policy.
The Times editorial strongly condemns the
objects of the deputation and sharply criticses
the speeches of Lords Granville and Harrington
1t says that the depuiaton Themselves are bound
TO admit they did not IN all cases represent the
ma orities i'll the constituencies, aud there are 20
means of knowing how far their constituencies
share the sentlmen ts expressed.
Ii the governments views are fallacious, il is
the duty of tie opposition to sndeavor to restrain
the government and enlighten the country. If no
such attempt is made, or if it fails it can ouly be
concluded that the deliberate judgement Of the
country is in favor of the general policy of the
government
Granville is hardly fair, therefore, in assignir &
to the government undivided responsibility IN
such q crisis.
1t cannot be too often reiterated that we only
ask Russia to enter into the congress without re-
serve, and listen before she takes any final de-
csion to what the other powers may have to say
respecting the prelnlnary treaty she has made
with Turkey.
more moderate request could hardly be made
and to designate it as was done yesterday by the
depu tation As wsrlike policy is unjust and mis-
leading.
The Manchester Guardian, liberal strongly
condemns the sort of pressure the deputation iD-
tended to put on the liberal leaders, as well a.
their assumption that the governments policy IS
warike.
The ministers, it says, are not to be held re-
sponsbe If peace Is threatened or broken. be-
cause the oppose aims which though unavowed
the Russian policy.
The unintelliglble rumors recently current of
the cabinet crisis in Bucharest explained by .
letter from that city April LIST, telegrsphed here
from Vienna.
1t seems that while the people and the egisla-
ture unanimously opposed to Russia, there is .
strong suspicion that Prince Charles and the cabi
net prepared to consent to the cession OF Bes
sarabia. and had really agreed with Gensral lgua-
tieH in this sense, but found the opposition so
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ceeded with the scheme.
The pio-Russsn party, continues the letter, are
of course anti Austrian aud circumstances must
determine whether the cabinet will carry out the
will of the nation OF throw themselves into the
arms of Russia
This explanation is rar ia,ly confirmed by the
fact that Bucharest kilograms are very undecided
in their tone. One published IN London this
morning, says the government Is seeking to allay
unnece ssaiy and mpoltic excitement the
Besssi ablsn question.
Add tIoua Eastern CT rcspondence is published.
Lord Russell, British ambassador At Berlin, tee-
graphs Mach IL b, that Prince Bismarck has re-
quested him 10 state that Germany would not par
licipate in conference without England, and
that he bismarck cannot understand how a con-
gress for revision OF European rights ouid be
held when England, Que Of the chief contractors
was absent
eign affairs writes the ROumanian agent at Wen
ma. March 10Th, that Prince GortscLakof had de-
clsred Prince Ghljs, the Roumanian agent at st.
Peter, burg, that Notwithstanding our clsmoring,
Russis's decision in regard to Bessarabs was ir
revocabe.
Russia would not bring the question before con-
gress nor consent TO another power doing So AS 1t
would be offence TO the emperor.
If she could not make US give in, she would
take Besssrabia by force, and armed resistance
would be fatal for roumania. The despatch con-
cludes, Notwithstanding these threats we persist
in our refusal to yield
The Romanian agent at Vienna communicated
to Sir h. G. Elliott April Sd, despatch from the
agent at st. Petersburg, recounting the converse
ton with Prince Gortschak of, who said:
Is it true your government intends to protest
against the article of the treaty which provides
for communication of the army in Bulgaria with
Russia through Roumaniai
The Emperor has ordered me to inform you
that if you have such an intention, he will order
the occupation of Roamana and the disarmament
of the Roumaniau army.
The agent replied that Russia should have treat
ed with Roumsnian, not with Turkey, concerning
| the passage of the army.
Prince Gor,schakoff rejoined We did not
choose to have thing more to do with you on
account of your conduct. 1t is important that
you shosld know that we insist free passage
IN your country, and that you sbould inform your
government Of the emperor's declaration. Your