The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-17
THE WAR.

The London Geographic correspondent
of the Liter Ocean, in his dispatch Of Mon
day the 18th, expresses the opinion that 1t
is hardly too much to say that an exciting
race is now going on between arms and di-
plomacy, with considerable uncertainty
whether the Russians shall reach Adrian
ople or the Turks an armistice, first. Tur-
key, he thinks, according to British public
opinion, is already at the mercy Of the
Gar. Her power to resist the Russian ad-
vance is already crushed. The con4ueror
| NAV almost at will transfer an army from
the B,lkan heights to the genial plains be-
low, where the Russian soldier would
find it almost summer. Yet England, he
says, SO far from making war, practically
acquiesces in the policy of the
continental powers, consenting to
separate negotiations between the
| belligerents, while reserving the
ultimate right TO be consulted as to the fl
nality. Russia, however, will not assent TO
a six weeks armistice except by some gen.
| eral agreement with Turkey as TO the terms
| of peace. She cannot be expected to lie
extensively idle in an inhospitable territory
while her enemy recuperates, unless assured
that she will not need to fight again. Nor
viii Russia offer terms OF peace until TUr-
key sues for them, as it is now understood
she will speedily. And when Russia names
the terms, Turkey must accept them. The
Russian advance is already less than 100
miles from Adrianople, and nothing can
now prevent the seizure OF the rich and fruit
ful province OF which it is the center except
an armistice. Once there her terms will be
much harder than now; possibly more
cxtrayagant than the other powers
would consent To. The conditions, which
may be considered already indisputable, are
Seryian and Roumanian independt nee, the
autonomy of Bulgaria, territorial acquisi-
ton in Armenia, and probably the restora-
ton to Russia of her old control of the
mouth of the Danube. 1t is only in refer
ence to the opening Of the Dardanelles and
the Black Sea that the other powers will
care to intervene. Russian diplomacy can
peacefully secure too much in that connec-
ton TO insist dangerously on anything that
might widen the conflict. The war, there
fore, according to the opinion of this CORES
pendent is substantially over, at least he
says, this is the conviction in London, and
business men are setting their houses in
order on that basis.
In our cable dispatches this morning
however, il is stated that the purposes Of
the Gar are distrusted, notwithstanding
that he his Just given renewed assurances
Of his friendly intentions toward England.
Serious dangers, it is said are looming up
in another direction, and it was certainly
believed in London yesterday afternoon
that a movement is imminent on the part
OF Germany TO obtain foothold on the
seaboard, under conditions which would
seriously effect England. This consider
alton, it is said, is having a considerable
ihhuehce HI the SapiAet ufoh the siue vi
those who advocate the policy of England
reserving her strength. Some highly i'm
portant information is said to have Just
reached the country, leading to the con-
viction that war-like policy on England's
part in the east, would be the fore-runner
Of more serious complications nearer
home.
All this simply means, as we understand
it, that Russia is going to make her own
terms with Turkey, and the other great
powers are going to see to it that England
does not interfere, and the result will be
that when the war is over, there will be no
Turkey in Europe.