New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-12
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| us England. The Congress il quietly revising
| the treaty which is to he signed Tomorrow,
! and apparently acqIiicsces III the ccs>ion OF
! Cyprus and the Asiatic ProtcctOratc. Prince
| bismarck i rrticrnt, bat rs he has repeatedly
urged the British Government to occupy
! Egvpt. he will not be apt to oppose the present
scheme. Austria has gained not little
! by the policy of grab. and good-humoi-
cdly recognizes IL" skill and success
Of companion in the same game.
! France ganccS uncaSily ut her former pos
sessions in Syria, and at the canal which was
followed ont by her engineers; but her heart
! is not set upon foreign conquest. she has re-
! inquishcd the idea of finding another Algeria
| in the East. Her praise has Il hollow sound
NJ. Gambctta seems, indeed, to he very angry
! -but il i, not likely that she will cherish any
lasting resentment for her Western ally.
Russia has secured Ba~,arabia and a large
slice of Armenia, and acts with grace and
sclr-pos,c,Sion, not making a bad matter
worse by losing her temper. Nnilc Lord
! iIracon,fcld's triumph is acknowledged abroad,
hc is idolizcd at home. II" has won 10y
! diplomacy more than Lord PaimrrNton
.rhicycd hy war The sacrifice of principle
and the questionable Methods by which the
dclib,.atiy powers of Parliament have been
| ncUti,iizcd are momcntaIIly forgotten. mere
i A craZ. of enthusiasm and excitement IN
Ncrrlc England The Liberals are in a
p,ric and hardly know which way 10 tIrn.
for the Premier has conceded at Berlin nearly
all that they have been clmoIing for during
the past two years, and yet has won prc-ug"
IN Europe and a bcautIiu garden III the Med
! - me- Ice
appeal with confidence to the country. Lord
Bcacon,fcld Will return n Il c"nquclor-lihc
fine Grand Mogu that wa,-and get h, deco
ration and his new titlc-hlc TIA" Indian
Prince, of the Queen whom hr mad" an En-
press
II i, great triumph. rs such things e.
While the flush of excitement lasts. hostile
criticism sounds like Grabbed pc~,imem. The
optimism OF an easy going world has Il short
memory. IL accepts the end Is juotItvinS the
/ means. Il shuts it, eyes To u-ly facts and
dan ,c,ouS tcndcncic~ II regards the Pre-
micr', treaty with thc Porte a~ a substantial
triumph. whether al luck genius OF audaclty.
! U which the influence Of Great Britain
| has been restored III a European c"urrII
II i, true that her dlplomatl-t~ hty" been con
| yic,,d of Implicitly in pr"cllming the "d-tlrnr
doctrine ui the sauctity Of treaty Obligations.
/ while Ic,ortiug to new time practices at secret
/ cnmpacts and underground negotiations.
/ ILcy have rcnounccd the English habit of
/ plaIu--pcahing and honest dealing. and have
I worked aud intrigued in tine dark But the
/ ethics of diplomacy aic on "i date IN
/ Europe. Lord Eracon~licld has taken
! the tool. which Napoleon III. and Bis
! I,I II
extraordinary dcNtcIity. he veneer Of sue
c,.>, conceal, the un,ouudnc~> of the methods.
/ The prestige of England in Europe stands
| hishcr to-day than it has since the Battle of
! Waterloo. This restoration of her lniucnc" l.
| an unmixcd good. Too long has she with
/ drawn her attention from the Continent and
! busted herself with problems of HON" rule
| The cannon OF Ni,,undc ought Io have aroused
| her i'm 1864. She has now resumed her right
| full place.
Eut tins is not the only respect in which
the world gains by the Premier, diplomacy. The
spirit of optimism, which accepts results with
ont inquirng into causes OF worrying over ten
denotes brood, over that UNANIMOUSLY governed
country, which has been placed under ticprotcr-
ton of the British Crown. The alliance Is merely
4 defensive one, and the territory ccdcd Is
small: but the benefits of Western civilization
| will not br confined to the l2j.OOO typllotc
! Greeks II will ultimately be the mission of
England to put an end to rapacity and cruelty IN
! i.utir Turkey to rebuild the ruined cities, and
restore the energies Of a crushed population,
TO abolish slavery aud poll gamy, and to light
"A torch in those hcuIghtcd lands that will
| illuminc and not destroy. In the sight ol
| Europe she has made herself responsible for
! the GOOD government of the Sultan'S domin-
! ions. Her own instincts, her own conscience
will force her to keep her faith She can and
must do in Asia Minor what she has
already done in India. When the Mog,ll
! Empire went 10 pieces, and there was
! anarchy throughout the Indian Peninsula.
she adopted Il comprehensive policy OF
annexation, under which she governs to-
| day two hundred million subjects arbltra-
! rily. and yet brncliccnly. She has assumed the
moral obligation to do the same work in Asia
| Minor. where the Ottoman Empire i, crlmbllng
! to the ground. II is IN enormous responsible
! ty, but she will not shrink from it. But right
here optimism loses It's breath and starcs the
| Future out of countcnance. The old qucs-
ton returns with renewed force. Eng
! land was already staggering under the
burdens of India, South Africa and the col
onics Was it wise to double the load with
out the knowledge and consent of Parliament
or of the nation Certainly Lord Bcacons-
field is the only EngliShman who would have
ycnturcd to decide so momcntous question
| himself
oTIUT IN tTE SITDRN HIMSELF IN