The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-19
WHAT is GOING ON IN EUROPE

WHAT 10 0OfNO Wv Nv hthVh ~
Court Schouvaloff is on his way back to
London but nothing is known yet Of the result
OF his interviews with the Car and Prince
Gortchakoff. The energetic measures taken
by Gen. Todlcben around COnstgntinuple. and
the fresh and percmptory demands he is re-
ported TO nave sont To the Porte. do not look as
IL the peace recommending SchOuValom had
had any considerable success The rumor that
the influence Of the CArcwitch in tho councils
Of his father has considerably Increased OF late
is also nm uniavornble symptom for peace Tho
heir apparent Of Russia Is known To- be u sianch
Slavophilc and stern opponent OF all comprO-
misc with England lie argues-nnd not with
out some rcason-that Immediate war IL prefer
able to negotiations. for the maintenance OF the
army on the present footing costs Russia over
$4,000 600 day; that the uncertainty of tho po-
stion dcmorulzes the rank and file; and that
delay in opening hostilities is so much timo
given to England to organize her army and TO
improve the condition OF her navy. In any
case n few days more will probably bring some
positive news with regard to the results OF
SchouyalofIs mission.
In addition to innumerablc honors which the
Car has already bestowed upon his two broth
ers, Nicholas and Michael. he has just promo
ted them to the dignity Of Field Marshals. Tho
younger Of them is returning TO the Caucasus
10 resume the command Of the army Of Asia
Minor; but the elder Is to remain In st. Peters
burg. This indicates that Todloben was not
appointed rs n nero pro TEN. commander oithc
army Of occupation. Tho chief OF the staff has
also been changed. Prince Tmcrctinsky taking
the place Of Gen. Nepokoytchitsky. Gen. Tod
ebcn is not only person of acknowledged
military abilities. but man OF great modera-
Ia toll lst
clarcl the treaty OF San Stcfano an unpardon-
able blundcr. His plan was TO 80 right through
TO Constantinoplc. and 10 dictate the terms Of
peace in that capital. It's evacuation would
then have been. In his opinion ali that England
would ever have dared 10 ask. II such is really
his view. Great Britain may possibly bo COM
PEELED to burn the ancient city down for tho
sake OF dislodging the Russians from 1t.
Curiously enough. it has always been tho
opinion Of good Turkish statesmen. like Fuad
Pasha for instance. that the Turks would
eventually be squeezed out of Europe. 1t was
on that ground that they opposed the cxpendi-
ture Of money on roads or any kind OF public
improvements in the European portion OF the
Turkish Empire. Fuad Pasha openly declared
his opinion that Turkey would become strong
and prosperous only when concentrated in Asia
Minor and Syria
different views. During his recent visit to Eng
land he assured all the members OF the Cabinet
that. In case OF war with England. there would
be nothing loft Of the Russian army ina few
months time. Hercles mainly on the strength
OF the combined fleets Of England and Turkey.
and on TIE cutting of Of Russian communlca-
tons on the Danube. Ho seems however. 10
overlook the fact that in the war Just concluded
he has not cut or anything Mt all. and has had
several OF his men of war blown 10 pieces.
The Paris Exhibition. though still far from
being complete in its arrangements. is unani-
mously acknowledged to be- an UNREASONABLE
success. IN idea of the influx of foreigners
can be gathered from the fact that. according to
the official report OF the Ministry of the Interior.
out OF the 100000 beds which had been pre-
pared for strangers in the hotels OF Paris. there
were only 200 unoccupied at tho close OF the
first week.
The strike OF the cotton operatives in Lanca-
shire assumes alarming proportions. Serious
riots took place in several OF the cities last week.
and the military called out in aid Of the police
proved unable to sublue the movement
Things have reached Il stage in which all CONF
promise between the employers and employed
has become impossible. Tho origin Of this sad
state Of affairs is. however. not in any misun-
derstandng between the operatives and their
masters. 1t lies in the present condition Of tho
trade. The S'd'ist. ono of the best financial
newspapers gives the following statistics with
respect to the increased power Of production in
the cotton trade 1t bases its calculation upon
the number OF spindles: