Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-26
Foreign News.
PROGRESS OF THE BERLIN CONGRESS.

PROGRESS OF THE BERLIN CONGRESS.
A Berlin correspondent writing
under date of June 21st says
that a compliance of Prussia with
the demand of England and Aus
tria for the evacuation of Bulgaria by
the Russians, on or shortly after the
conclusion of peace, and gaIrisoning
of the Balkan line by the Turks,
IS deemed the sine qua non on
which the success of the congress
depends. The private conference of
Russian, Austrian and English pleni pO-
tentiaries, on Thursday afternoon, last
ed two hours without arriving at any
serious result relative to the Bulgarian
question, though accord was effected
on several minor points. 1t is
probable that IN order not to
alarm the public by continual abortive
sittings Of congress, the next sitting will
be postponed until Monday Or Tuesday
so that the above mentioned three
powers may come before congress with
an agreement. Turkey will accept
whatever England decides or in relation
to Bulgaria. 1t is believed Russia will
ultimately give way.
THE OPPONENTS OF RUSSIA.
An associate press dispatch Of the
Goth from Berlin says the consideration
of the Bulgarian question in the con-
gress was again postponed yesterday,
because the plenipotentaries who were
| to open the discussion were not Ieady
with their proposals. The powers con-
tinue to act in groups, but not neces-
sarily in hostile sense. Austria and
England from one point of view,
and Turkey from another, oppose Rus
sia's claims, and Germany, France, and
Italy adopt the mediatory attitude.
There can be but little doubt of a
thorough understanding between Eng
land and Austria, or Of the likelihood
of its continuance during the entire de-
| alterations.
BIsMARCKS DIPLOMACY.
A London special under date of June
10Th says Prince Bismarck has at once
brought the congress face to face with
the chief difficulty it has to overcome,
for however pregnant the Aslatic
question may be with import
ant consequences, nothing compares in
immediate importance and uncertainty
of its ultimate repulse with the proposed
reorganization of Bulgaria. The ques-
ton is simply whether Europe or Rus
STA shall exercise preponderant inf1u-
ence in European Turkey. The con-
gress could not deal hastily or rapidly
with d question SO important and so
complex Its delays and frequent adj
journments, so far from suggesting I'M
| favorable issue. only show that the con-
gress is real, and not merely formal
assembly land that it will enter thorough
ly into the questions submitted to it..
! The truth is, it would be impossible to
| bring together q body of such power
! full statesmen merely to ratify fore
gone conclusion. The balance of opinion
pronounced at the congress will be
quite distance from the views of par
ticular states. Andrassy still insists that
the Russian occupation of Bulgaria
shall cease on the conclusion Of def
mite peace. An authorized contradict
ton is given to the report that the
Turkish plenipotentiaries had been in
structed to withdraw from the congress
| and declare that Turkey preferred to
abide by the terms of the treaty of San
Stefano, if the congress voted to grant
autonomy to Epris, Thessely. Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
LEGAL TENDERS.
In the house. to-day, Mr.. Southland
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
| following bill: that on and after the LIST
of October, 1873, legal tender notes shall
be received at par IN payment Of Gus
| tom duties, which was agreed to and the
bill passed-yeas 153, nays 81.
NATIONAL NOTES.
Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to release nation
al bank notes and substitute treasury
notes for them, which was rejected
yeas 100, nays ia. The result was
greeted with applause on the republi-
can side.
THE BERLIN CONGRESS.
A Berlin dispatch of the 18th inst
says that the session Of the congress of
powers, contrary to expectations, was
mainly given to a general conversation
on the various aspects of the questions
at issue, and the interests Of the various
states. No plenipotentiary present
made any official statement, and no
formal proposition was submitted. In
fact, it was almost entirely a dia-
logue between certain members of
the congress. Neither Lord Beacons-
field nor the Turkish representatives
said a single word. The session was
opened by reading the minutes of the
session b ED last Thursday, after which
Prince Eismarck mentioned the appli-
cation il hitherto vassai states
Roumania, Servia, and Montenegro
and the kingdom of Greece, to be adj
mitted to seats in the congress: No
delegate present made any formal mo-
ton to deal with the question, but all
present said something in a desultory
way; as people, speak of thing con
demned beforehand. Greece, being the
least concerned, was almost the only
one of the claimants spoken of: and the
conversation stopped there. Although
nothing was definitely decided, the
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