The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-11-30
Eastern Europe and Asia.

The congratulations on the happy and peace
iuI results which were expected 70 follow the
late conference OF European powers held az
Berlin, have turned out 70 be somewhat pre-
mature. Ii Is true the calamity involved IN n
war between two such powerful nations as Great
Britain and Russia was. for the time az least.
happily averted, but such . complete alteration
Of the map Of Europe IS the treaty conditions
involved, could scarcely be expected % afford
satisfaction 70 all the nationaliues interested IN
the division. aud hence a continuance OF uneasi-
ness, resistance and bloodshed consequent upon
the occupation Of territories assigned to some ot
the contracting parties.
Austria was awarded "A large slice of countries
lying contiguous TO her Empire. and in the work
of taking possession OF them has encountered the
most determined resistance, so that her acquisi-
ton Of Bosnia ami Herzegovina have cost her as
much in blood and treasure as if she had conquer
ed them by force OF arms instead Of having had
them assigned 10 her under a peaceful treaty.
The determination and resistance Of her new
subjects excite admiration of their efforts TO OBJ
tain independence, although the well prepared
military power will prove too much for their
gallant eforSs. An armed occupation will be
needful to subdue and retain her new domain,
and with Italy 50 anxious 10 grasp n goOdly
portion of Austrian territory, the latter country
will be compelled to watch her ambitious neigh
Dor, and will have a perpetual menace between
the risk OF foreign invasion and the disaffection
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Greece Is also disappointed in her share OF
the late division of crippled Turkey, and meets
with obstacles IN securing even what was awar-
ded TO her, 60 that these two powers assume a
hostile attitude toward each other, and England
will have q hard task in reconciling their differ
ences, which, however, she will be compelled
to do with her ~self-imposed guardianship OF her
Mahometan ally.
Rumor assigns the protectorate, or in plain
words the possession Of Tunis, to the French
Republic whilst England is also credited with
similar intentions toward Egypt. \ diplomatic
denial of such arrangements has been made, but
this by no means make their accomplishment
impossible, and a general impression prevails
that they will eventually be carried out and that
they are almost necessary 10 secure previous
advantages accorded to these several nations.
y new difficulty has now arisen IN Asia. The
Ameer of Cabul has lately been in most friendly
accord with the Gar, and under the influence
Of the Russian Embassy at his Court has resis-
ted the passage of a British Mission through
the entrance to his sovereignty at the Khyber
Pass IN AfghanIstan. Armed resistance necessi-
tated the return of the British Envoy and suite.
and an insult so marked Will have to be resented
by Britain to perserve her prestige and authority
throughout her Indian Empire. This may
compicate matters between Britain and Russia,
as the aim of the latter for East Indian conquest
has been of the most marked character, and
Britain is more jealous of any interference with
nudI . CdiItu tue Flcneel gem III tue Drltleu
CROWN than of any of her other colonial poss-
essiOns. Indeed the securing her highway to
and her communication with the East Indies led
her into all the late European diplomatic ar
engagements, and her determination to make
these unassallable was considered by her states
men and people a sufficient ground, if necessary,
for mourning the losses, the horrors and e. expenses
of a gigantic war.
1t is to be desired that the hopes so lately
fondly entertained of a peaceful era for Europe
may yet be fulfilled. It is not, however, to be
concealed that the volcano has not been entirely
smOthered, and that perilous times may shortly
arise to upset negotiations whichso lately seemed
to settle the momentous question of peace or war
in favor of the continuance of the former. In
the interests of common humanity and of general
prosperity it will be well if the threatened cloud
can be made to pass away and avert the annihila-
ton of human life and the tide of human suffer
ing which war, the scourge of humanity, so mer-
cilesSlY inaicts with its ~cruelties and excuses.