Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-10
European Gable News.


Eject OF Engiand'sP roera.tiiani.sE.
LONDON, Feb. 9th.-Despite the
popular tumult here and the Par
liamentary action, still maintain
that the best Judgment Of thinking
men is that no general war will
grow out of the Eastern question.
Russia playsa bold game but knows
when and how much to yield. The
Car wants all the results of his con-
quest that he can hold without
further war, but will not peril all
by insisting on too much. In con-
sidering the present situation read
ers should remember three points:
First-Don't confound Russia's
conditions of peace with the cOndi-
lions of the armistice, they are not
identical.
Second-Turkey has abandoned
England as an ally and substituted
her. conaueror. This isevideut from
the care with which the Porte
guarded the secret of the conditions
of the armistice which have ena-
bled the Gar to effectually block
England out Of an opportunity to
occupy Constantineple and control
the question OF the DardaneIles un-
der pretext of supporting Turkey.
Having failed to dance when Tur-
key piped, the Porte intends that
England shall now dance to Rus
sian music only.
Third-Germany is the arbiter.
What Berlin withholds its assent
from st. Petersburg will not press
to war, because her finances forbid;
what Berlin approves Austria can
not dispute; England then will be
without au ally and British senti-
ment will not sustain war
against a Russo-Turkish alliance.
Russian diplomacy has gained a
brilliant triumph in bringing Ser
yer Pasha to It's views. 1t is this
which has put Russia's army in
position where, in q single day,
they can occupy Constantinople
and siege the Dardanellos, not
as conquerors but as al nlly of
Turkey and by her consent. What,
then, can England do but wait pa
tiently for the conference to which
the whole question must be refer
red? Her game is blocked and
her unquestioned valor powerless
in the presence of moral forces
stronger than physical. Turkey
needs a protector. England has
failed her in that capacity. The
sick man has chosen a new doctor.
How can England object? The
continental powers might insist
upon becoming consulting physi.
clans, but they won't fight to force
the Porto to remain under Eng
lands care. Everybody sees that
if England had worsted in the
Russo-Turkish alliance she would
herself have occupied Constantine
pie in advance of Russia and by
force. Nobody, therefore, sympa.
thizes with her, now that she has
been euchered by Russia's brilliant
trump. Some accident, of course,
may extend the conflict, but it is
not probable, because England
will get all the protection for her
interests that she is entitled to and
will have no ally in seeking more.
Besides, however calling to Brit
ish pride, recent events are that the
sturdy British sense will see that
the change in the policy of Turkey
las utterly obliterated any pretext
for British intervention to main
tain Turkish independence.
KinE IIumDcrs IL Ka,i,uaii.t.
LONDON, Feb. 9th.-The Tablet,
Cardinal Manning's organ, does
not like King Humbert as we'll as
it did Victor Emmanuel. 1t has
learned that the son is bigoted
Nationalist, and expects to find in
him a determined prosecutor of the
Church.