The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10

Germany, to the eyes oil any national liberal worthy,
is The natural and predestined heir oil the Austro.
Hungarian Empire; sne has a reversonary interest
Ia whatever rights tue Empcror OF Auslro Hungary
may hold, and sue cannot allow that anything IN tho
shape OF direct encroachment those rights should
take place Mhy, thcn'' will INSIST logical critic.
mot have opened the successon?n Most
probably because the German Chancellor deemed,
with his usual VISION anu foresight, that the timo
had no, come Tor that; that united Germany wanted
lue extra cohesion before n introduced In IT.
Roman Catholic Austria, not to speak OF an unwilling
Bohemia and decldedly hostile Hungary Then
there were also. doubt, personal and courty rea-
sons The Emperor of Germany--and nobody will
deny him this qaahty is an upright ana honest man,
VINO may not be always ready TO adopt whatever
tricks his diplomatic attorney submits 10 ms ap-
prova. The Emperor Francis Joseph, IN all prob
timely across the schemes whloh he had reason to
dread The German anu Russau Cnanccllors were con-
tho impera. meeting explain some extent Its prac-
tcal result. II may be said, perhaps, that the En-
HapsbuSgs. saved their crown Tor some time 10
THE SEED or THE TREATY OF SAN srEFASo.
Whatever be the truth tho question, II tho
British Foreign once sill retained any doubt on the
proper significance OF the triple aiiiancc' u was
soon enabled 10 discard ~ wneD, few months aiter
the breaking out OF tne Herzegovina aud Bosnian
Instructions, the Berlin memorandum was signcd
by tho three Eastern Powers For ,ho spcciai pnr-
pose OF drawing up Prince Bismarck had called to
Berlin Prince Gortschakof and Count Andrassy The
Gar who was at the time visit 10 his
uncle, said to the Austrian Minister, receiving hun
and showing him that he boc only his breast tho
Bass Of my pooy As Tor the Brusi, Ambassador.
Lord odo RUSSELL no oniy knew The existence OF tao
memorandum by a short note from Prince BISMARCK,
WHO him TO Gull Tor the purpose OF receiving
communication OF the deed. Thus TOOK place the ffst
accomplished fact'' IN the Eastern CRISIS IL may
truly be said tina, tho Treaty OF san StefanoI e. the
settlement Of the Eastern question against England
was IN germ IN the Beriin memorandum.
DRIFTING INTO CONGRESS-.
The British Eorcign Office iet this keeniy, aud
this has been the chief cause Of It's heslatng policy
present day. 1t kaow wen That behind the Gear
stood the master OF 100000 German soldiers; tnat
nosablS ~ m1s - ~ hean nre,.d
forever. Hence the system Of pr0crastination and
contradictory measures which was pract'sed hrst ~
Lord Derby aad next by the Marquis OF Salisbury.
At times the English Ministers INDUCED In the hope
that Turkey, with their occult support. would be abe
10 stand Inc trial; on other occasions they built
castles in the air Oh the 'snora effect" OF naval
manifestation; next they resorted to the calling out
Of or the transport OF Indian troops; Oc-
caslonally the Prime Minister, the Queen and the
court party INDUCED in decidedly warnke fits, pro-
claiming ina, there was no issue but to war and
stirring 10 The worst instincts Of the. nation.
But significant wink from Berlin, semi.
OHIO nj articles on the ecessity Getting the BaIid
walcrs. confidential auvices brought over by the
Crown Prince ana Princess OF Germany, reminded
the British Lion that he had better draw III his
claws. The hour came when IL impossible to ue-
lay categorical explanation OF the objections which
England might dscsnty take TO the '.preiimnaries'
ness TO introduce into the delnitive treaty any rea
sonablc change which might sooihe British feelings,
proceeding to u congress became unavoidable
THE TREATY OF 1856.
To appreciate fully win what sense OF humiliation
tho Cabinet 10 driven 10 that step. "
indispensable 10 bear IN mind first. what the treaty
OF 1856 really was; seconc, what are the full conso
qnenses the Treaty OF san Stsfano third. what ID
lne'ma x mum OF The objections which England has
venlured 10 express.
The treaty Of March 80, 1856. signed Paris At the
close OF the Crmean war Oelw Great Britain,
Russia, France Austria, Prussia Sardinia ana Iur-
Key, was cniircy drawn up for tho advantage OF Eng
land and Turkey. Napoleon ILL.,, who had Cnly sought
in the occupation lor Frenoh activity, was
contented with whatever ssprestIgep he had reapod
from II ana with the vang'ory Of having the Con-
pra n Paris uuu faSl ed
tor Foreign Atars. Tie thirty-f0ur articles Of the
instrumenL apart IRON the usual accompaniment "
hollow formulas, embodied The following NAN
poiGts:-tll Restoration OF Kars to turkey; (2) ad.
Of the sublime Porte iuto the European sys-
TEN, and acknowledgement as an European principle,
through cectual reciprocal. guarantee, OF the n-
dependence and Integrity oil tho Ottoman Empire;
al hrs Of Turkey ~ naturalization Of tho Black Sea,
article IL; 10y interdlcton oi establishing or nain-
tanning maritime arscnas on toe coasts OF tne
Black Sea. article 10; t6) limitation TO SIX steam
vessels Of fity metres long, not exceeding 500
TONS ana tour light vessels not exceeding 200 tons Of
the ships OF allowed TO the bordering Powers in
the Black Sea- (art,ce Ii ana special Convention);
~ annexation OF psrt Of Russian Bessaraba 10 ,he
Priacpaty OF Moidayla (cousidered as part oil the
Ottoman Emprel The Other articles mad special
reference TO the lreeuom oil the navigation OF tho
Danube TO the organization OF the princpaties aud
other points IL should not be forgotten that
10 above ARTICLES Russia mad naturally OBJ
iectod TO the last extremity; the force oil alone
Compelled her to accept them and as late in the
course OF the Crimean war tho Confervnces OF
Vienna held in MarchJ unc 1855, Prince GortschaSoH
person. IN his capacity OF the Russian first penipo-
tertiary, had indignantly declared that such terms
could only DO subscribed by frst rate Power alter
understand what mas been Tor the following twenty
years SGe exclusive goal Of his policy
INK REtkRsA OF THE NEDALA
In 1871 he enforced On Great Britain tho abroga.
zion, W the Treaty Of London of the three Clauses
20 .hs biarA sea LOT ,ne sou IS
the same as iolows:-By article 10 the Integrity OF
the Ottoman Empire IS brought TO an end, the Do'
Orudja anu the territory OF Arabian, kars, bat0um
ana Buyazid. up TO Ito Soghann Dagh, being ccied to
Russia. BY articos to IL, aud The constitution
oil the Principally OF Bui.a whatever its d~nn
tive nmtsI, we'll rs ny the war itself, the sham
principle oil non-interierenco Of the Powers IN
Che internal aff.irs OF turkey becomes thing of ths
past. BY the retroccssion OF Bessarabia to Russia
the frontier Of 1871 is recovered by the Inter Power
la other WORDS not one Of The main ARTICLES o. 1000
Objectionable 10 RUSSIA rcmains stlndiDg while, W
the Independence granted 10 Roumania, Serv ana
Montenegro, by the increase OF territory conceded 10
each those princip -ies, ana nnaiy by tho crea.
ton of CHRISTIAN principally, as well as by tho
prestige oil victorious war, Russia assumes the ua.
disputed position OF tho leading Power 10 the balkan
Peninsula.
Tne reductions claimed by England Gu. poor figure
by the side OF sucn results. That Bulgaria should
extend TO the Balkans only. TO Tho khodope or
Egean that II should be Kept under the direct con.
oi Of Russia or bo transferred 10 tue guaranteed oil
European syDdicatc Lhat Bltoum or Bay zid should
be included, or not, IN the Armenian annrxations;
that tho war indemnify should be settled al once or
az future date; that the territories conceded 10
Scryia anu Montenegro should be reduced or uot but
the fact the obvious TACT, remains That Russia has
turned the tables against her rival aud thoroughly
reversed the consequences OF the Crmcan What
Is more gaing, perhaps, TO British PRIDE than tne
iact IN Itself 10 the mpossbity Of finding any tar
objection TO tue main arrangement That moral 90.
legation, Tor England, OF becoming u party 10 tho
triumph o. tho Gar Is VIVA, gives TO the coming Con-
gress almost the dramatic interest OF public apoi.
ogy SUCH were Witnessed in past centuries Mt tha
doors or tue cathedral churches Nor Is the comical
aspect entirely lacking.
sEHvILiry OF TIM BRITISH PRESS.
Previous 10 the departure OF Count Schouvo-
lou there was in tie whole course oil history
not act OF vandalism to be compared WIN
the intended rooccupaon by Russia Of scrap Of terri
tory lost BY her only twenty-five years ago. No sooner
was IL generally known that the Marquis oil Salisbury
did not care straw Tor the 'njury" thus inflicted on
the koumanians (wio, BY the way, are TO get IN cx.
change south OF the Danube, territory two or tnree
times larger han tue Morning Post, the Daily zee.
graph the Globe and tutti quaint hastencd 10 hush
dow tho subject We DOUBT whetnor the most scrvo
press Of the most Byzantine empire has ever Wit
messed such spectacle OF course that will not pre-
vent our British ccntem pornries, within two or thro0
months, when tho Congress shall have proved
failure, IRON declaring loudly that tue recovery Of
Bessarabia has only parallel IN the partition Of
Poland.