Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11

land into War--A Hint of Torpedo Re
ception for tho British Fleet.
LONDON April ia st. Petersburg
pondent telegraphs as follows:
THE horizon is again overcast. The change
is attributed to speeches made in the British
Parliament and consequent alteration in the
astitu lie of Austrian cabinet and apparent hest,
tation of Germany to act as mediator.
It is believed in official cir ,les that some Of
Lord Salisbury's remarks on Monday, indicate
the intention of going to war.
GoRTsoHAKoFF's REPLY.
LONDON, April 1O.-The Times issued
special edition to might containing the full
text of Prince Gortschakoti's reply to Lord
Salisbury's circular dispatch. The prince
contests Lord Salisbury's assertions, point
by point, but the general tone of his reply
appears to be conciliatory. He denies that
the treaty Of San Stefano creates a strong
Sclav state under tbs control of Russia, and
declares that the arguments relative to Bull
garia are only q development of the princi-
pie established by the Constantinople con-
ference. He continues: Lord Salisbury ad-
mits that the return to the programme of
that conference, pure and simple. is rem
dered impossible by the war. The fact that the
San Stefano treaty is preliminary indicates
that Russia has not prejudged defnitive
results, and has left room for an Interior
understanding. Bulgaria will be under Rus
sian control no more than Rouma1lis, which
also owes its existence to Russia. Russia is
quite ready to abridge the term of the occu-
patton of Bulgaria as much as possible.
The limits of Bulgaria have only been indi-
Gated i'll general terms in accordance with
tho nationality of the population. Details
will be left to mixed commission. The
only object in assigning ports to Bulgaria is
to assist her commercial development by
which England and the Mediterranean
powers, whose commerce has always been
powerful lever for their political influence,
are likely to profit far more than Russia.
PRINCE GoRTsCHAKoFF
expresses surprise at the objections to the
stipulations of the treaty relative to Thes-
sally and Epirus. By the modest reform
stipulated for it. it is intended to avoid the
appearance of either establishing Russian
supremacy on one hand or utterly neglect
ing the Greek OH the other. Russia did not
forbid the Porte to consult the European
powers, as we'll as Russia, on the reforms for
the Greek provinces. There is no longer
any pretext for debarring Russia from the
possession of Bessarabia as the freedom of
the Danube is secured by the international
commission. Prince Gortschakoffs tone in
regard to Armenia, is
MUCH MORE ENERGETIC.
He says Batoum is far from being equiv
aient to the pecuniary indemnity which it
represents. The Russian acquisitions in
Armenia have only defensive value. Rus
sia wishes to hold them so as not to have to
besiege them at the beginning Of each war.
These territorial accessions are natural con-
sequences of The war. If England wished to
overt them she had only to join Russia in
exercising pressure upon the Porte, which
would probably have compelled it to grant
the reforms without war. England having
refused to do SO, she has now no ground to
question the right for which
RUSSIA HAS SHE'D HER BLOOD,
namely, the right to establish state of
things which will henceforth render such
sacrifices unnecessary, or at least less oner-
Gus. The assertion that Russia's annexa-
ropean trade with Persia, conflicts with the
statements previously made by the British
minister's Such assertions push the mis-
trust to the extreme. The complaints
CONCERNING TIE INDEMNITY
are equally i'll founded. The sum is out OF
ali proportion to Russia's sacrifices. In de-
ferment of the payment of the indemnity,
it is easier to see a design to keep the porte
to TO re- no infc of oil
than a design to paralyze Turkey. But there
is no remedy against suspicion. Prince
Gortschakof says, i'll conclusion: "The
situation may be summed up thus:
THE EXISTING TREATIES
have been successfully infringed by the
Porte in violating its obligations towards
fering on behalf Of the Christians. Lore
Salisbury, himself, recognizes that grea
changes are necessary in the treaties hither
to regulating the East. 1t remains for Lore
Salisbury to say how he would reconcile
these treaties and the recognized rights OF
Great Britain and other powers with tn
benevolent, and to which the united actor
of Europe has always been directed, and tn
attainment of which she learns with pleas
nre. The English government desires
nanssy:
GOOD GOVERNMENT. PEACE AND LIBERTY
for the oppressed populations. 1t is til
duty of the Marquis of Salisbury to say ho
he could attain the desired end outside til
preliminaries to the San Stefano treaty, an
yet at the same time take due account of tn
rights Russia has acquired by the sacrifice
she has borne alone. Lord Salisbury's di
patch contains no reply to these question
1t seems that entire liberty of appreciate
and action would have been more natural
found by formulating side by side with tt
objections contained in that despatch, son
practical propositions Of nature to assn,
ali understanding for solution of IL
present difficulties.
AUSTRIA DON'T LIKE ENeLANDs DECLARATION
LONDON, April 1.-THE Times says IL
speeches of Lords Beaconsfeld and Sal
bury are thought at Vienna to point to Il
probability of war, and to hold out smt
hope of a congress, which is there believ,
to be the only possible way of reaching
pacific solution. This supposed attitude
England is not approved at Vienna, becau
the Austrian government has made I
provision for the eventuality OF final ia
ure of the congress project. It is sa
however, that when the necessity of decidi1
is forced on Count Andrassy, he will u
doubtedly resist Russia's demands and ma
on alliance with England, provided he G
carry the court party with him. With IL
contingency in view, Russia has taken fiji
grip on Roumania, and should the COVER
ment attempt to resist
will the country would Fl
itself in most embarrassing conditi
Therefore it is by no means certain that
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