The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-30
Uneasy Europe-The Debate In Par
lin ment.

iiament.
Will Europe presently slip from the many
and varied excitements that now disturb 1t
into tranquility and peace, or will these ex-
elements keep the armed governments on
| the qui riue until some new demonstration
| of duplicity or some disturbance in from
tier district, like that at Podgoritza, which
| eventually led to the late war, shall lead to
| yet another war? Opinion in several places
where opinions are OF consequence Is not
satisfied with the issue, and it is not to be DIS
F, gnised that the settlement has left irritation
and discomfort everywhere. Not govern
ment and not party is absolutely disposed
to regard what has been done as a discharge
| of its claims Even the Bulgarians, freed from
the tyranny and oppression OF centuries are
already in motion against the disposition
made of them and agitate for that unity OF
all the Bulgarian districts which was fea-
ture of the Russian plan, but which was
| defeated at Berlin 1t may be remembered
that it was one of Earl Beaconstield's Won
| derful fancies that the evil. effects OF such
| an agitation could be prevented by calling
| Southern Bulgaria Eastern Roumelia That
was the purpose OF the new name. This
| was somewhat as if Mr. Smith should pro-
| pose to cure neuralgia in one Of his legs
by having that leg christened separately
under the name of Brown. Bulgaria in
slant agitation for unity proves the folly OF
the Earl's scheme
| But there is discomfort in places where
it is more likely to affect the future.
France, Italy and Greece smart as the
victims of outrage and chicanery, and
England herself is profoundly disappointed.
England got out Of the Berlin Treaty lot OF
old tinsel and spangles which she sup
posed was real gold because she paid the
price Of gold for it, but is now slowly
coming to the conviction that she made a
bad bargain. England feels now that her
success is of kind that she could not afford
to repeat In fact, if England had fought
with Russia, been defeated on fifty fields
and brought ut last to consent to make such
treaty of peace as the Russians might de-
SIRE what is the one point OF great moment
that they would have exacted Her assent
to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Sultan's do
minions her final abdication of the pre-
tence she has put forth Tor fifty years that
the Ottoman Empire muststand intact and in
dependent. And this-precisely what would
have been exacted from England in defeat
is what England comedies in what is
cblimed to be great victory. An impression
like that is now felt by all English parties.
Although the debate in the House Of
Commons which began last night was in
| itiated by the opponents of the govern
ment it challenges the position of the
Ministry in statement Of objection to their
policy which expresses the opinions not
| only Of opponents but Of friends and sup
porters Indeed, it is a notable feature Of
Lord Hartington's resolution that while it
puts the case against the Ministry too
mildly to fully satisfy the men Of his own
party it puts it in the very form in which
it has been presented by organs identified
with the support OF the government. In
deed, that is perhaps the feature of the res
olution that is Objectionable to the Times,
government organ. 1t objects to the mild
ness of the liberal assault through the ap-
prehension that this quality may detach
some portion Of the hitherto solid Minis
terial vote
John Bull is just now standing on his
head and throwing double somorsaults in
his great exhilaration Of spirits consequent
upon a conviction that he has bullied the
Russians out of certain demands made by
them, and while he is thus unsettled as to
his attitudes it is doubtful how he may re-
gard the debate in Parliament. But if he
were TO be counted upon for the exercise of
his ordinary common sense, the resolution
Of the liberals would express his convic-
tons very clearly. They regret that the
claims of Greece were not dealt with more
satisfactorily; that the military liabilities
of England have been unnecessarily ex-
tended that she has made underlined en-
gagements for many responsibilities in
Asia, and that all has been done without
the previous knowledge Of Parliament 1t
does not matter what the present fate of
the resolution may be. If the liberals
will fight the government on the scheme
thus outlined they are sure to get the ear
of the people eventually, for their criti-
cism appeals to the common sense of the
moderate and intelligent many, which is
permanent force in English politics, as
against frenzy which is of the hour, and
must therefore necessarily pass away.
England might abandon Greece to get Rus
STA into a corner she might consent to an
interruption of the Parliamentary system
for the same purpose she would accept
any amount of responsibility and liability
in Asia if sure that Russia was dismayed at
it but when she finds, as she must, that
she has made all these sacrifices, and that
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