River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-18

q resolution declaring that unless the masters
took down the notice work should be stopped
i'm medlately. more moderate molten of the
executive committee was rejected. the original
resolution being adopted by an Overwhelming
majority. Consequently there is prosreet of
a strike on q large scale as the masters are APP
parenily unyielding. A vast outdoor meeting
also took place on Plaekeye Moor, at which an
uneoutpromising spirit of resistance was ex
hibitei.
Resuns OF the situation I'm the East.
The state of affairs with reference to
the Eastern question remains substantially
the same. There is no change in the attitude
OF the powers The mooted point between
Englsnd and Russia Is still unsettled. While
this is the case the prospect Of a congress, and
q peaceful arrangement of the whole difficulty
Is as far of as ever. There is strong feeling
in both countries that war is inevitable. Al
ST. Petersburg belief is stated to prevail that
England's Willingness to continue negotia-
tions is rather for the purpose OF isolating
Russia than arriving at an understanding
Some Influential persons believe that England
will 20 to war alone, hence the earnest efforts
TO couciliate, to satisfy Austria. Some mod
crate men in official circles have begun cen
suriRg the Russian generals, diplomatists and
newspapers for pushing the government into
a position where the issue between Russian
independent action and European control is
unavoidable, but the majority of the public
continue 70 declare that the government has
been too eonciliatory, and the press opposes
any eonce ssions. Germany's efforts to bring
about az understanding continue, but the
task is rendered delicate and difficult by the
intimate relations between Germany and
Russia Bismarck Is reported to have said
recently ia reply to a suggestion that he
should mediate: I'VE cannot offer counsel TO
| Russia, for advice on our part would almost
! look like menace" According TO Trustworthy
/ information from Berlin the chances OF sue
ees, of The present pour pdrlors are still
thought to be pretty evenly balanced.
| A preliminary meeting Of the
resident ambassadors at Berlin,
| it is thought, might find basis for meeting
| of The congress, which Bismarck Is unwilling
to suggest. because advice 10 Russia from q
lower So intimate and friendly as Germany
might be interpreted as first step towards
abandoning the friendly attitude and event
ualay taking part with her antagonists. But,
| notwithstanding the difficulty and delicacy OF
his position Prince Bismarck, recognizing that
| the chief danger lies in the menacing atti-
| tuAe occupied by the two powers before
Ccnstantino2le and in the struggle for infu-
enee at The Pore, has undertaken the diff
cult task of finding formula by which Eng
| laad and Russia may establish the niodaS a.
ee.idi in this quarter by means of of pledges
sprb a. we're preyiouSly exchanged between
/ England aud Russia direct touching the
/ DardaneIles and Gallipolis. II is thought
! that an arrangement on this point Is even
more difficult than the meeting of the con-
gtess, but that unless arranged its influence
might sleutralize the efforts Of the congress
when assent led.