Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-26
The Congress-.

LONDON, June 19.-The congress
is expected to last many weeks. Bull
garia is the subject for to-day's session
The Times says: "It is characte ristic
Of Prince Bismarck that be brought
the congress at once face to face with
the CHEF difficulty it has to overcome;
for however pregnant the Asiatic ques-
ton may be with important conse-
quences, nothing compares in imme-
diate Importance, and in the certainty
of It's ultimate repulse, with the pro-
posed reorganization of Bulgaria.
The question Is simply whether Europe
or Russia shall exercise a prepondera-
ting influence in European Turkey.
The congress could not deal hastily or
rapidly with a question so important
and SO complex. Its delays and fre-
quent adJournments, SO far from sug-
gesting an unfortunate issue, only
show that the congress is real and not
merely formal assembly, and that it
will enter thoroughly into the ques-
tions submitted to it. The truth is,
it would be impossible to bring together
a body of such powerful statesmen
merely to ratify foregone conclusions.
The balance OF opinion pronounced at
the congress will be quiet distinct with
the views of particular States. Count
Andrassy still insists that Russian oc-
cupatlon of Bulgaria shall cease on
conclusion of definite peace.
An authorized contradiction is given
the report that the Turkish plenipo.
tentiaries had been instructed to with
draw from the congress and declare
that Turkey preferred to abide by the
terms OF the treaty of San Stefeno if
the congress voted to grant autonomy
to Epirus, Thessaly, Bosnia and Herr
egovlna.
A Berlin dispatch says it is under.
stood that Gortschakof has again curt
ly assured the 'Roumanlan delegates
that their endeavors to resist the ret
recession of Bessaraba will be vain.
Accounts of yesterdays sittings of
the congress are exceedingly conflict
ing. The most circumstantial and ap-
parently trustworthy accounts alIege
that the Bulgarian question was not
touched upon at any hour. 1t is GER
tain that nothing was decided. The
private negotiations on the Bulgarian
question continue. There seems to he
considerable difference thereon. 1t is
stated that England wishes the Turks
to have the power to garrison and for
tify the Balkan passes, SO as to guard
the frontier between Northern and
Southern Bulgaria. The resistance to
this plan confirms the apprehensions
that if it is finally rejected the idea of
united ulgaria with Turkish garri-
sons near the Danube and Russian
civil Administrators Will be revived.
Russia and Austria in private consul
tations are hotly discussing the ques-
tion of including Sophia in Bulgaria.
BERLIN, June 19.-The North
German Gazette says when the Bull
garian question is settled the proposed
retrocession of Bessarabia will probably
form the subject of searching consid-
Grafton. Russia will not recognize
Roumanla's right of appeal to the
treaty of Paris, as Roumania was not
party thereto. Roumania must con-
slider whether she had better yield to
the wishes of Russia, or to retain
Bessarabia and be constantly exposed
to the claims of her powerful neighbor,
from whom Bessarabia was certainly
once Wrested.