St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-05-04
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

ENULAND AMI EGUSSAAs
The Probabilities and lmprobabties OF War.
Great Britain's Greek Move
london Correspondence New York Herald.l
We have the sad spectacle before us
here in England of a government endeav-
oriDg, like the old lady with the broom,
to stay the advance of the ocean of a
new empire. She has used up a number
of brooms already, and now she has got
new one of classic Greek model,
which, however, serves only to irritate
the ocean more and more. In short, the
last Greek move made by England, and
the stubbornness with which the English
government persists in keeping her fleet
in the Dardanelles, must end by giving
Russia fair excuse to occupy and to
hold Constantinople, which is the end
and aim of Russia's diplomacy, The tone
of the st. Petersburg press to-day leads
us to assume with certainty almost that
another false move or two on the part of
the English government will be followed
by Russia occupying Constantinople, in
spite of the risk of war with England.
The Journal, Of st. Petersburg, is
Significantly explicit this morning.
It asks if it is not time to +" inquire
of the British government what it
wants. The powers may well ask if the
views of a single government are to pre-
vent the conclusion of peace which all
the rest desire. It remains to be seen
whether the English government will be
asked to withdraw its fleets from the
straits or whether the independence Of
the continent and the peace OF the world
are to be at the mercy of English policy"
The North German Gazette interprets
the attitude of the northern press as in
dications Of Russia's readiness to accept
or declare war. cit is evident" says
the organ of Prince Bismarck, "that
Russia has become reconciled to war with
England, and knows that she will never
be able to carry on such war under
more favorable circumstances than the
present." But there is no doubt that
war with England would be immensely
popular in Russia it would unite the
Russians to a man, besides quelling at
once the incipient revolutionary element
which gives signs of life in many parts of
Russia. It is in the highest degree
probable that England will be compelled
to submit to still deeper humiliation
than she has already suffered, or declare
war in order to save the little prestige
left her by the gross bungling Of her
statesmen. .-a.- -.s
GREEK OPPOSED TO sCLAy.
It almost seems as if Prince Gortscha-
koff and General Ignatiefg, in fixing the
limits of Bulgaria, in extending the new
province down to the sea, had an intui-
tive presentiment of England's probable
move on the chessboard. Scarcely had
the news of the new Bulgaria been flashed
to london than the English government
proclaimed with loud flourish of trump.
cts that it Intended to take Greece to
the congress, or, in other words, take the
Greek element under its protection and
use it in its endeayor to stay the onward
march of the Slav. After this move on
the part of England, it is scarcely possible
for Russia to take the limits of the new
Bulgaria away from the seaboard. Eng
land says as plainly as in written words.
!" You slavs have too much influence on
the peninsula; through you Russia will
eventually gain possession Of CONSTANT
nople; but we are smart, we will sup
port the little Greek and we will
push him on to Constantinople, his
ancient possession, and checkmate
your In short, after Turkey has been
sacrificed by English policy and perfdy,
after Russia has secured firm footing
on the peninsula, England believes that
in Greece she has found the Archimedean
point from which she can destroy Russia's
power and eventually GUST her from the
position gained by her dearly bought
victories. On the one side the Greek
rebels are endeavoring 10 assist in de-
molisbing destroyed Turkey, to whom
England still offers her kindly advice;
while on the other she takes Greece to
her heart. This last move on the part Of
England is simply piece of brainless
diplomacy. Foiled in her attempt to