The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
Critical Condition Of the Eastern
Question.
War Feeling Rising in Englane
Embarrassment Of Roumania's Pc.
sition Increasing.
Prince Charles Declares It's Troops
Shall Not Be Disarmed.
Russia 10 Call on England for a De.
finite Proposal.

Russia to Call on England for q De-
finite Proposal.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Eastern ques.
ton is trembling in the balance. En-.
gland, while praying and hoping for
peace, Is hopelessly and steadily drifting
into war. A parallel to the troubled
state of affairs here Is only to be found
in the uncomfortable war fever which
swept over the Northern States immedi.
ately following the firing upon Fort Sum-
ter. England, which has been free from
= general war since the stormy days Of
Of the Crimea. Is now In the hands Of q
new generation Of men desirous to emu
late the glory Of their ancestors.
The peace feeling grows weaker in all
the upper circles Of society, and tho ten.
sion of war grows stronger from day to
day. Court circles are undeniably war
like. Among military men the argument
most in vogue Is that it is easier to whip
Russia while she Ia still weakened after
the recent war than when she has had
time to recover from It's effects.
Lord Beaconstield is anxious TO redeem
the disgrace of the disastrous and humil.
iating diplomacy of last year, and the
working classes rejoice at the renewed
activity in the dock yards and arsenals.
Bankers and merchants see large prof.
It's accruipg to them from the new loans
and new contracts for supplies. Allthese
interests are combined to press on to war,
which in now resisted by Mr.. Gladstone,
Bright and few brave and gifted men
who only hold a relation to the mass Of
the people which the Hartford Convention
held to the American people ol 1872.
Should Beaconsield now dissolve Par
lament the Conservatives would win by
increased majorities.. A distinguished
English statesman said to a Herald cor
respondent that the Anglo-saxons are ma
tnrally blood. thirsty and fond OF war.
He feared that England was now on the
scent and could not be held in. Peace
can only come from the powerful influence
Of Germany. Count Andrassy Ia anxious.
ly striving TO revive the Congress. In,he
meantime the friends Of peace will make
gallant aud strenuous efforts. Germany
Ia using her utmost efforts in favor Of q
general accommodation. Russia holds 4
defiant attitude and argues that If it
should cost hundred thousand men to
hold San stefano, she would not leave
until after ageneral genuine peace.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Her.
aid telegraphs that scheme has been
proposed for u settlement Of the difficulty,
whose origin Is attributed to the Arch.
duke Albrecht Of Austria. Count And
rassy told General Ignatietf at their re-
cent conference that the security Of the
Austrian Empire was incompatible with
the treaty Of San stefano. There ia no
room, in the unstable condition ofAustro.
Hungarian equilibrium, for single adj
ditional slay. Austria, therefore, sub
mits the following compromise, which is
now considered in London as the first
recognition Of the integrity Of the Otto.
man Empire in Europe:
l. Russia to seek territorial compen-
sation in Asia Minor.
2. To divide European Turkey into
three parts-namely, Northern, Western
and Southern. Each part is to be granted
autonomy and administrative reforms.
The Northern section Of Bulgaria, north
OF the Balkans to be under the patron
age OF Russia. The Western section Of
Bosnia, Herzegoyinia and Albania, un.
der the patronage Of Austria. The South
ern section, including Thessaly, Epirus
and Roumelia, under Greek autonomy
and under the special patronage Of En-
gland. Alt European powers to guar.
antee this autonomy.
Its believed that each division passing
into It's own natural chronological and re.
ligious sphere would eradicate the cause
Of war, heiug entirely severed from the
ottomans.
8. The status quo ante 6elan to be main
tanned on the question Of the straits and
the Danube. Il Is thought in London
Tonight that Lord saulisbury will adj
here 70 this scheme with the reservation
thatif Russia annexes territory In Asia
Minor there shall be neutral zone be-
tween Russian and English frontiers in
Asia under the guarantee Of the Powers.
Should this scheme meet England's ap.
proyal, Count Andrassy will again en-
deavor to renew the Conference, in the
event Of the Conference being summoned.
In consideration Of the changes which the
events ofthe last twelve months have rem
dered unavoidable in the treaties respect-
ing the Ottoman Empire, the San Ste
fano treaty ia consequently in the back
ground.
In England all await Prince Gorscha-
koffs reply to Lord Salisbury. The
1fmes says that there IA no positive sug-
gestion before England for q solution Of
the difficulty. The London journals
dwell warmly on the Roumanian.B .Bessa-
rabfan incident Gorbchakof's naughty
message 70 Roumania IL used to stimulate
the war fever here. Timid peace men,
like Sir George Campbell, are trying to
hedge In favor oiWar on the Roumanian
incident.
POSITION OF RouNtAHIA.
BRR1s, April 6.-The question con-
ceruing the position Of Roumania is be.
coming more and more embarrassing. It
Il said Austria has intimated her desire
that the authority Of Russia should be
limited % much as possible during the
passage Of troops through the principali.
~, and thateyerything should be avoided
which might give the character Of Rus
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