The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-03
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Opinions of Foreign Journals on
the Subject of England Acting
as Mediator.
Germany Seems to Think That Eng
land is Acting the Part of q
Fraud.

What the London Journals say ON
England Acting ~ MetdaiOr-The
.'Tin,es'' Considers IL for the Hest
While the ..News'' Thinks il a Task
Of Great Delicacy.
LONDON, December 29-The "Times"
to-day in leading article says the an
nouncement that the Sultan has invited
Her Majesty's government to approach the
Ear wi h a view Of bringing about negotia-
tions tOr peace, will tend to calm some of
the fears, which have been existing and
exciting the country and to hold out hope
that the dreadful war may be brought to a
close, more quickly than by the
SHOCK OF BATTLE
The Sultan has only taken course conss-
tent with 4 calm review of what the war
has already done and what it must do if it
should last much longer. The circular to
the powers showed, that the peace party,
at Portes, had for time got the uppe-
hand with the proposed terms, which would
no doubt have been enabled even before
the war and which would Iot bear discus
sion after the
TERRIBLE BATTLES
of the last six months, but the Porte did
not intend the circular TO be taken as it
was. All of the powers have courteously,
but firmly declined to approach Russia
with probable conditions. The Sultan has
wisely asked this country to use its good
offices to bring about negotiations for peace.
1t is important that the government should
conduct the negotiations in spirit abso-
lutely free from partisanship. We are not
parties to present the contest as mediators.
Our essential duty is to convey the message
from one power with which We have no
quarrel, TO another power with which We
have no quarrel. We have doubtless great
interests at stake, political a. well as COM
mercial, and they will be urged at the
proper moment, but meanwhile it is our
duty to a as friendly Intermediary and
not as rulers OF
THE INDIAN EMPIRE
to take side with one of the two powers,
which We must bring into contact, would
simply be To make our mission useless and
destroy the prospect Of peace. Our govern
ment will have to ascertain whether the
Russians are willing to open negotiations,
and what are her conditions OF peace. 1t
will then have to offer Turkey such advice
as may seem proper, and to present her
answer. 1t may have to reason in
AN EARNEST SPIRIT
with both beliigerents in order to secure
the common good. 1t may be obliged to
urge the Porte on the one hand TO be wise
in time, and Russia, on the other, not to de-
mand such terms as would goad the Turks
10 a desperate course, and thus multiply
the perils of Europe, while the mediator
NAV seem to act a. the advocate now OF one
paper and now of another Arguments
must be dictated purely by spirit of con-
ciliation. No doubt the government would |
have to consider the interests OF England |
but the presentation OF them would come in |
good time, and there is not the slightest |
reason to fear that they will be neglected |
The daily "News'-O;toman- declares |
that negotiations for peace may be brought |
about on the present basis OF facts, and as |
its professions must be accepted as sincere |
and the public will wish it success in its |
new policy. 1t cannot be necessary to point |
out that even upon the most limited inter- /
probation OF the Office it has assumed. The |
Queens government has
ASSUMED TASK
of great delicacy and the present war pri-.
marily concerns Russia and Turkey, but
the eastern question is one which must be
considered by Europe. BY its present &C
ton, our government has taken upon Itself
the character of an intercessOr for
one unfortunate belligerent, while
acting also ofiiciously for Europe, but it
has to harmonic this new character with
the declarations which it has rep atedly
made and with tn whole course of conduct,
IF which the least can be said, is that it has