The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-02
IMPENDING WAR IN EUROPE.
QUEEN TICTORTl'S MEsS.fGE CALLING
or THE RESEHJES
The step Taken TO Meet "a "Creat Eu,erren-
cy"-uussin FortifyinK her Iines Around
Conet antinople-Ii 10 Get Austria's Aid.

LONDON, April line ItMcH, III lIS cOi-
umn of naval and military intelligence. says:
The Admiralty havo made an urgent reuusi-
ton on contractors who nre manufacturing a
large number OF picks and shovels ut Wolvor-
hampton and demanded to know when 'hcy
will be ready. Recruiting officers. are expcr-
cncing an increase OF business and the men
coming in are OF a superior class. II was cx-
pcctcd that with the close Of the financial year
March 3D. beyond which tho slX millions
pounds credit does not run. an extensive dis
mssnl OF extra men from the Government
works at Woolwich' would occur. but tho War
Office has ordered that the extra men be re-
tanned. only suspcnding overtime work"
In the House OF Commons this afternoon the
Queens message for the calinl; out Of the re-
serves was read by the Speaker II is as fOl-
Iowa:
The present state Of public affairs In tho
East. and the necessity Of taking steps for the
maintenance OF peace. and for tho protection OF
the interests Of the empire having constituted.
in the opinion Of her Majesty. n case Of great
emergency. within tho meaning of the acts OF
Parliament in that behalf hur Majesty deems 1t
proper ~ provide additional means for the pub
lie service. Therefore. In pursuance OF those
acts. her Majesty has thought IL right to COM
municato To- the House Of Commons that she Ia
about TO direct that tho reserve force and militia
rcrrrvc force. or such part thereof as her Maj;
csty may think necessary. be forthwith called
out Tor permanent servico.'
Discussion Of the message was postponed un
sir Stafford Northcote. in reply to question
hy Lori Harrington. said tlat q, 2 elrcuinr mas
been sent to the powers by the British Govern.
mont. explaining the views vi the Government
regarding the present positon OF aifnrs.
Tho. circular bears dnte Of to-day. md Is
signed 10y the Marquis of salisbury. IL sum
marzcs NIL tho recent correspondence. md.
after giving Russia's refusal to consent TO Eng
lands demand relative Ia placing The treaty ~
whole before the Congress continues as fol-
lows:
Russias de fsion. Even II c"nsidcrahe por-
ton of the stipulations Ot the treaty were likely
10 he approved. Russlg's res rvntion relative to
their discussion would ney"r'hcless bc open to
most serious objection. Every material siipu-
lation Of the treaty. ,inyoiv,s drparlure iiom
| in London in 1871 It is impossible for her
| MWesty's Government tp arIules'e in with.
drawal from the rognNln'o ot the powers oi
| trontics. The couibinod eflcct Of the stipulA-
tions upon the Interests 81 the powers also iur-
| nishcs a conclusive reason against separate
| discussion OF any one portion oi them. By the
| articles rruye 10 nrw bulgaria a strong
| Slav State will he crsctrl under the aus.
pir's and control OF hussin, who Will
| thus SECURE pr'pontcreting polliicnl and COM
| A '1nsid"ruhl" Greek lpluhulpiii RUuphgh "
! virws the prospect with alarm. VIII be merged
| into STAY community alien Ia IT, The provi-
! sions hy when Kussia VIII prlrlicalll choose u
| rulor for Bulgaria. While u Russian adm
| traitor frames rnd n Eus-inn army controls the
| first working of its institution, sum GENTLY in
dicate of what political system II viii IN the fu-
| Ter government of Th,ssaiy aud Epirus. in
| thcus Ives highly cumm"hinhiH arc ncoom-
! panied hy conditions. the general effect oi which
| Will h,t in reasr The power oi Russia. to the
| prejudice OF Grrccs and every ntnrr country
| having interests in the eastern VI Mndirrfun AN.
| Tho territorial severance OF Constantinopo
| from the European provinces stiii leit under ts
| government. viii deprive the Porte OF lny, 30,
! llticnl strength which might have bcen derived
| from their pose nssion. and expose heir inhRh-
| iilnts to serious risk ~ anarchy. The acunl-i-
| ton ui BrssurahiH AMI Batoum makes Russia
l1innaht "N ny tho Ns'inlY ui ,e ID DUN Soa :
| whii' IL" H'pus oi IN" NrinshiHn strong
| holds secures her influence over the population
| 9i the pr,yucr ana ,nnprs h'Tr TrIn In htirSl tt"tu
! -tUuulut"d for is evidently beyond Turkeys
menns. oven not con, d"ring thG portion 81 hrr
revenue ,hypoihncatrd "a, other 'rrd.torS
,tGt,l. Il may tius b. deaapirI i'm,
Portr- indcpnndcncc for many years.
comrutcd ior more trrlinrt. or h. mQd" the
ln-an- Of entirely -Uhoiinnung Turkieh Co
| treaty stu ulatb .- To- lcprg-s almost in the
point oi rni .r sHll"N .n' inn tI'.' +" in'Il mo-,
| tlau nuttrr OF oNtr"mo soiiriiulr TO- Great
| Britain tHat 20 'i't'rniuU ii, who's lormt' lui.s.
tho 'cp ~ intc At to hcr should hr clos".y
| Urr-scl hy the political outp"-. = ut " greatly
| "r"n existence. A. almost imln-si in''. l@r. %
| chnnE,~ VIII toubi.i.- De- nc 'eseary ia r!ih"rt'
| good COY rrnm"nl ANA lca'e ana freedom lnr
tr' populations {" wl.'n those h."-Hln-s have
hrcn strange o.i would willingly have ~;
l"r"d tou-,r -s lu W. the ~ t.puWi ,1i.- r'ull
! hn rXtiuiurd is n whole. hut nritlrr Briush III
i-r'-is. nor tho wrli-brinE, oi ne Turklsl PROV;
me- ,. would BE- ,oasuit.i hy th' ae-en,h!iu gi
o Congress r.etri TT by Prince U9rthakoW 3
| latest rl.s"rVniiurs'
Lord Chan n.rlor read the royal message
In tho Nous, of Lords. L1rl Braconslird IN
t.ni7 T." move on N.9 ny an N,!dre"' To lAe
Cro"n.ttrnkn- j. Ml-riy iorth' me-, AZ
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