The New York herald., 1878-11-18
RUSSIA TRIUMPHANT.
THE FINAL DESTRUCTION OF THE TREATY OF
BERLIN.

THE FINAL DESTRUCTION OF THE TREATY OF
BERLIN.
from the London World.1
Sir William Harcourt, i'll letter which he has adj
dressed to the Times the execution of the Treaty OF
Berlin, concludes by remarking that instead Of peace
with honor shall probably before long find our
selves face with the dreadful alternative of war
dishonor." AS pointed out this fact to read
last week in almost identcaly the same language
glad to find our appreciation Of the situation
adopted by so high an authority. The sooner the
delusion is dspeed that the Treaty of Berlin retains
any European value Whatever or that any Of the
sgnatory Powers, unless it be England, will
raise finger prevent Russia from taking Consanti
nople, the better. When the Russian Plenpotentia-
res at Berlin proposed a clause which should bind
the Powers to that the treaty carried out.
Lord Salisbury, suspectng trap in anything that
emanated from Count Schouvalof, rejected stipula-
ton which would. in fact, have afforded protection
to England and seriously embarrassed Russia. The
result s. that morally the European Powers are not
bound to that the treaty is carried out but are
rather expressly relieved from that obligation by the
rejection Of the clause proposing it. 1t is imagined
the peril that the dignity the interests of the other
Powers would compel them to interfere II Russia
threatened to take Constantinople.
AUSTRIA DARE NOT MOVE.
This hope is absolutely without foundation Austris
Is poweress to act in concert with England against
Rssiaf many reasons. the principal being thai
il is already secretly arranged that she is not to do so
but to receive extension of territory reaching to
the Egean the price of her neutrality. If she 10
false to her part of the engagements and to war
with Russia, she may expect to lose her German
provinces to Germany and her Italian territory to
Italy, besides having serious Sav troubles within her
own borders. Germany has no immediate interest to
interfere in the Eastern question and will more
go to war now to prevent Russia entering Con-
stantinople than she did when the Muscovite
armies were at the gates of that city
last year. She will take her compensa,
war ally Of Turkey, considering that she looks
to receiving slice of Albania when the distribution
OF territory takes place France has repeatedly de-
clared her intention of maintaining, under all crcun
stances. benevolent neutrality; and we already seq
indications in both the French and German press of .
desire to set off Turkish against Russian infractions
OF the treaty and escape AL responsibility regard
to that unhappy document
BOUND ny ANYTHING.
Russia, practically relieved from the engagements
she had entered into at Berlin is therefore establish
ing herself in Roumelia increasing her armies and
ganzing government entirely irrespective OF Euro
pean commissions any other diplomatic trammels.
She is. moreover exciting the whole of the non-Mus
sulman population of Turkey not included in the
antono omous province TO revolt She is laboring to
reconcile the Greek and Slav elements and
bring about a tripartite arrangement between
three States, cooperating with the Macedonian nsur.
gents, will produce confagration extending from
the Danube to the Egean. There can be no doubt
that such a war, in which Slav and Greek unite
against Mohammedan will be unparalleled for fanati
cism and horrors. The Albanian League, the Rho
dope insurgents md the Turkish regular army would
unite to suppress an insurrection openly aided by
three independent adjoining Christian States; aud
Russia, prompted by humanitarian feelings, and un.
able to endure the spectacle Of Christians suffering,
will probably first indirectly furnish aid in the shape
OF arms and volunteers, and then openly espouss
their cause.
DELAY.
The position of army Of 100000 men on the
south of the Balkans will give them commanding
position from which to throw oil on the fame which
Il consuming the Empire, until the moment seems
opportune pounce upon the capital. That this 10
no imaginary danger may be gathered from the
energy with which Baker Pacha is pressing for
ward the forthcatons ut Constantnople: and there
can be- little doubt that the recent decision
Of our own cabinet to temporize with
the Afghan difficulty, with the hope OF postponng
operations till spring, has been prompted by the al
tered conditions which have arisen within the last
month. The government now sees that, with the
Treaty of Berlin torn up. with every element which
IL was supposed to have controlled let loose IN
Europe with Russia In far more commanding and
powerful position in Turkey than she in when
She concluded the Treaty Of San Stefano-for she has
a army created and her position and lines Of COM
munication acknowledgement is in position to so
in India. The interests at stake on the Bose
phorus infinitely more important than those ion
the northwest frontier OF India and the "dishonor'
OF seeing Russia in Constantnople would be far
greater blow to dignity than that OF postponing
the war against the Ameer until IL suits us to un-
dprtakc It,