The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29
How the Bargain for the CeSSiOn
Was Effected.
THE EUPHRATES VALLEY ROUTE.
A Better Route Already Found
Through Central Asia.
THE WAR OF THE FUTURE.
Pet Idea of the Duke OF
Cyprus.


LONDON July Is, 1873
II every OF the British subjects who were cheer
ing heartily the day before yesterday Lord Beacons
1eld, arriving from Berlin, drove out OF Charing
station had been able suspect In what differ
light he will consider ere long. the diplomatic
performance OF the Premier, he might probably have
inflicted a lesser strain believing powers But
how could the loyal individual have suspected such
thinga Against all expectation much dreaded war
has been averted; the humiliation OF English
policy in the East has been suddenly
changed into what everybody is pleased to
call peaceful victory; another Mediterranean
island has been added to the British dominions;
every Berlin correspondent will persist IN proclaim
ing that BeaconsAea had been the real lion At The
Congress- Bismarck In person has deigned 10 de-
the Times representative that IN the honesty
candid soul considers the Prsmier's mission
TO have been quite a success. How could an average
Brlton, who knows no better, fail accept such Ut,
teran the expression Of absolute truth? And
This being the case how could he have RETAINED from
hurrahiDg conscientousy?
CooKNEYDox ILLUSIONS.
How different, however, would have been our
socKuey's feelings II he could have known the whole
Sruth. In the Grst place. the extent OF tho triumph
achieved by Russia through the entire iulf ment.
OF the programm me traced by the Gear the eve
OF the campaign Then the poverty ard compare
tive insignincancs a colony and naval station OF
island which possesses harbors, no safe an.
chorage for -cads, and which may DO used
merely depot for troops. Then the absolute Inn
probability of that Eupnrates Valley Railway, OF
which much has been said lately land which
Cyprus island is chiefly destined to com maud) being
ever constructed or this word only
THE EUpHRATEs VALLEY ROUTE.
The Euphrates Valley Railway scheme, which has
always been from the days OF Chesney favorite
idea with Engshmen overland substitute for
the suez Canal, was In 1872 mado the subject OF
exhaustive Parliamentary amination II was found
that out of ave iavore traces the shortest line
nbout eight hundred miles long between the mouth OF
the orontes on the Mediterranean and the town Of
Ersm the Persian Gull, might be constructed
at cost OF about $50oO0.0OO Competent persons
were of opinion that the establishment OF such line
would procure = saving OF niuety-six hours In the
journey from southampton to Bombay, as compared
with the Suez route, and accordingly IN spite OF the
absolute want OF paying prospects for the line, us
construction recon nendsd oy the select commit
tee national und ertaking and desidersIum. This
was SIX years ago. at Time when the whole oil Arme
MIA was still in The hands OF Turkey, and when tho
Euphrates Valley protected against Russian az.
gressicn by line Of such orsresses Batoom, Kars
and Arabian. stu The Eupnrates Railway never
constructed. ascertained that practically,
Tar the transport OF troops concerned, the
fresh would prove gain OF time
ing The necessary alsemUark and resnipment
and the moderate speed which expected OF
heavy ana endless military trains. Next II was
push tho railway all along The coast OF Persia and
Beioochis,an 10 North india AN enormous undertake
ing and one or which the consent OF Tue Shah was at
the saIno time necessary and exceedingly doubtful
LEssEPs AGAIN.
Finally 1t was demonstrated ny NM. Ferdinand de
iesseps and CoIard thai the true overland route from
Europe 10 indta--as glance AT the map may show
sasiiy--is no, through the Eaphrates Valley am the
coast oi Persia, but through Turkestan 20 the HIma-
laya passes from Orenburs ana Moscow rne move
men, behalf Of the Great Central Asiatic, winch
was Just then Tor time very strong 10 Russia caused
the Geaniuve collapse of tho Euphra,es Raiiway
scheme, which In the face OF II would nave
mud that the line proposed by NJ Ferdinand do
Lesssps and NJ Cotard not only is the most direct
aud the shortesI route and The one winch ould nave
10 tho least amount oil geological OBSTACLES
but II would be Almost exclusively Russian do
minions ana uirss no other permi,-
sion than that OF tn, Russian government Starring
IRON OTenburg and proceeding 10 right line 10
Samaritan tue Central Asa.ic would nexl proceed 10
the neighborhood OF Boknara, cross over the Amou-
Darya and reach the Hindoo-koosn range al Balkb
hence TO proceed to British India and terminate
inan tho Union and Central Pac,nc. The
only really nara sectIon, ars far less than
win IN tue Nevaaa, ana the decivity would be less
$780, 10 pretty generally admitted that alter he
nrst year oil exploitation the viii equal
When It Is remem0ered That Russia has wnn,n the
last twenty years constructed more than ten tnous
81 900 600 900. be admitted that the Lesseps
anu arc scheme has more than one chance oil be-
soning, ere long, an ACCOMPLISHED fact.
THE ECPHRArES ROUTE A DISCOUNT.
On the other maud considering the Luphrates Valley
scheme as II stands now. as COMPARED Win 1872, IL
cannot be siid that It's prospects have improved in
la tue first place, the advance OF the Rus
SANS IN Central ASA anu the additional chance thus
given to The scueme have been very steady. In
she second place, Russia has Just secured by tho
Treaty oil Bern the iortresses Of Batour kars and
Ardahan. between when and the Euph ra es Valley
there Is only plane and Indefepsips country. 1t |
follows that tue much talked vf British railway has
lesser chances than ever Of being constructed or
Is, has greater chances tnan ever OF being |
takon In hank and cut In two, the |
mrs, occasion, BY the Russian forces II follows
equally mat the value Of Cyprus, considered as CON-
manning the head Of the Euphrstes Valley on the !
Mediterranean Is reduced to minimum. It's value |
with rcRard to the projection Of the Suez Canal how
ever, cannot be overlooked and ms the Grust Central
Asistlc could, under circumstances be completed
before lapse OF eight or ten years, as the Eupnraes
Valley Railway is sun British dream, anu the suez
state now the idea suggested to Lord
OF striking that piece OF business
Why ONE ISLAND MORE.
In last, wnen the Indian troops we're called TO
Europe II was stated at nrst tha, they would be dis
embarked ut Alden certain grounds which the |
usual pretsnce OF coal depot To that step, how
ever, France objected fatty, as TO an indrcct oc-
cupation oil the Suez Canal, and the Brush War
ONCE mad TO give tue The native troops were
accordingly oobvcyed 10 Malta. There. however, the
want oi space proved so troublesome that the English
gov crnment thought Tor q moment Of resorting to
tne hospitality OF Italy and had the Cairol Cabinet
sou ndsd tue question OF LANDING part OF the In
dian contingent the coast OF Sciiy close TO Acata
Here sgain the overtures wsrs coaiy received. II
occurred then TO the mind oil the Premier that a
large ISLAM Va the Asoiterrsnean might be OF consid
erabe advantage 10 England n only Tor establishing
large camp In case Of need, ana cyprus naturally
presented tself rs the most suitable place
their course. anu rnnde clear Tor
the Brush Foreign Onioo, In consequence OF the
pressure exercised by Germany, that any thought or
war ia Europe mad better be gwen up. They ro-
solved, then TO make the beet Of hard case and 10
secure, possible Tor tue future the island oil which
they had Just surely Ielt ne want
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