The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-04
PARIS NOTES.

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TaoN Of CYPRUS.
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| Especial Correspondence of the Democrat
PARIS, July 18, 1873.
| The defenso-offsnsive alliance entered into
| by
TURKEY AND ENGLAND,
| at the late European congress assent led ut
| Berlin, has created an immense sensation in
| political circles. When we left England, two
months since, 1t would have puzzled the most
able politician to have decided whether the
Eastern question would terminate In q gen.
eral European war or not Disraeli, with his
eye OF experience ever on The alert, needless of
the clamors Of the opposition, was nanCauvre-
ing for foothold against the ever-increasing
Russian power.
He has obtained through statecraft, that
Foot-hold in the fertile Isle of Cyprus, the
| fourth as to Importance Of the Mediterranean
isles. In obtaining possession Of this he has
accomplished q feat which has procured
him one Of the most brilliant triumphs
of his ministerial career The page Of
history recording this subtle diplomatic
stroke will perhaps have been turned over
many day ere the aggressions OF the Rus
Sian bear shall have reached climax. But
the future English statesman will turn to it
when cropping for means to cope with the
giant, yet unframed, but approaching better
and better, as time rolls on, his own resources,
and shall find those means in the now pro-
phetic wisdom of Beaconsfield.
France does not look on the course England
pursued in the events of the past six weeks
in an envious light. Before understanding
, how she does regard the Anglo-Turkish
treaty, it is necessary to recall the position
she assumed at the late congress. The French
have had enough Of war. The popular voice
| is against it. The horrors of the Commune
: are still fresh in the minds Of the people. The
, Napoleonic injuries have not all been re-
0 paired, consequently when invited to take her
r place with the other European powers, in
l. order to decide the Turkish destiny, she took
Y that place simply as peace-maker, having
Q avowed her intention Of keeping clear of al
g struggle and bloodshed, for she feared it as
burnt child breads the fire. Perhaps she acteC
; the noblest, the least unselfish part in tbs
}; drama. She pleaded for Greece, and at hel
I instance Greeian territory was increased. As
!, it turns out, war is averted, at least for the
= present. Latterly, the rivalry which always
II existed between France and England evel
y since the days of William the Conqueror, ant
& which attained its acme under the first Napo
s leonic empire, has been Gained down. Pr0ba
70 bly, because of 81 more familiar intercourse
- between the two nations, they know each
), other better. 1t Is well known England has
% % always offered q generous refuge to French
= political exiles, indiscrminately as to party
3 IS he was simply Mr.. Louis Bonaparte
?: com come "a to the Republicans, bsanish et
i from their native land in 1862 by the ambition
"a "a Of that same Louis then Napoleon LII. Re
10 turning, these exiles gave to their country
men better idea Of the English. The inter
=, national exposltions bringing about 81 NOR
, intimate intercourse, toned down past AMI
y mosities. At any rates the French and Eng
:, lish were on q decidedly good footing at tn
~ opening Of the congress. Now, although
d FRANCE WENT TO THE CONGRESS IN THE IsOL
# OF PEACEMAEER,
II she could not have witnessed the winding Il
p of that congress without having some Of he
Y old instincts arOused-thDSs instincts that ha
le led to Austerlitz and ArcoIa those instinct
h that had led to dreams Of supreme dominion
Is in days gone by. She cannot see the Russian
g come off with flying colors through rivers c
st blood Austria without having struck bloy
$. richer by Bosnia and Herzegovina; Englan
le with "by your leave to Turkey. steppin!
9, into the Isle Of Cyprus, without a sigh 0
IS regret.
'e SHE CANNOT BELIEVE IN THE DISTINGUISHED
NESS OF ENGLAND.
n Cyprus is her share of the common Euro
Il pean booty cries empty handed France
n Listen to the "Rappel:" "England occupe
n, Cyprus. Why2 So as to be able to defen
sr Batoum or Kars, they tell us. We wish "
of could believe it. But the road seems to us
g little long for the protection to be serious
" Cyprus is very far from the extremity Of tn
RI Black Sea, and the new halting place does nc
~ shorten half the route for Malta. Over agains
y this, Cyprus is very near Syria, which th
" Russians do not threaten; Egypt, with Whlc
N they have nothing to do, and both (the secOnt
o. very little, it Is true,) belonging to Turkey
te / am very much afraid that at the first alarI
~ the English will perceive that it is shorter
10 go to Beyrout and Alexandria than
or Batoum."
" Probably England read the unezpresse
n =, thought of France, "Had I too present
" ed q determined front might have IA
{, my sharer' for in the Times we read jas thong
p. it were tranquilizer, the following: 1T Wa
w then that England saw herself constraine
by her situation and considerations Of supt
vn riOr interest to assume the defense OF tt
on territory remaining to the Sublime Porte"
IT. To guarantee that integrity she had ii
-. IT choice between four means: To take posses
id sion OF Egypt, to occupy both extrefnties (
~ ~ the Suez Canal, to seize the Dardaneles, c
in to occupy the Isle of Cyprus. To seize th
re- Dardanelles was to arouse the suspicion
all Europe. In taking possession Of EgyE
a. or in Selling the extrernlties of the canal, 81
ct would manifessly clash with France. bh
he preferred to occupy the Isle of Cyprus, tbs
A. is to say, q point of such secondary interes
ri that no other power had dreamed OF takin
60 it into consideration,
5v In the face of the necessity which dros
A. England to guarantee the Asiatic possession
v, of the Porte, France can only regard the occ'
i. patton of the Isle of Cyprus as an act
Gr guise the fact that England was free to adol
w one OF the three other measures spoken 0
No which she has long since been encouraged
ot take. believe the French nation, in consit
ts, eIlhg I1e apsoluLe necesst!!y, VIZ u soon d
In from being an act directed against Franc
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