Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-14
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Thursday Evening, February IA, 1873
EASTERN AFFAIRS.

Special Correspondence to the Chicago Times.
London, Feb. l2.-The situation this
morning is less reassuring, as it brings off.
cial information Of the intention Of the Rus
slams to occupy Constantinople. The only
question 10 whether the intention il to &C.
cupy it in any case or in the contingency
Of the arrival Of the British fleet.
A telegram TO the Chicago Times bureau
from st. Petersburg, says the intention is TO
occupy Constantinople now, irrespective of
the movement Of the British feet, a. sufi.
cicnt cause for 30 doing has arisen in the
panic in Constantinople from threat .ned
foreign Intervention.
The tone Of the peace organs is gloomy
and apprchensive. The Times says now
that the ministry have twice resolved on
sending the fleet into the straits, it must
enter in any event to save the government
from the imputation Of weakness and vacil-
lation. The same paper sees that now the
occupation of ~Constantinoplc by the Rus
iron-clads must also go there, is i. almost
impossible to avoid a collision.
The war organs demand instant action.
which means a declaration of war. While
other powers have applied for the permits
sion to enter the straits, it is not thought any
of them would go in, even If permission
were given, because none have any interests
there to protect except England.
France has made a move, but, according to
the latest information from Paris, she has
concluded not TO take any decisive step, at
least for the present.
The attitude Of Italy is doubtful. and
while some information is to the effect that
she would aid England in case of hostilities,
other information asserts that the jealousy
Of Austria and a desire TO secure additional
territory at the expense of that power, will
prevent her siding with England. 1t is ev-
ident that England has been outwitted bv
Russia. In case the British fleet goes to Con-
stantinople. the Russians will occupy the
city and other points along the straits, which
would give them immeasurably the adyan-
tage Of position. The simultaneous occupa.
patton Of the capital and Gallipoli, and other
s~tratcgetic points, is intend ed, according to
St. Petersburg information.
Austria has completed preparations 70,
the mobilization of her army. A very war.
like tone Of all representative newspapers il
apparent. The trouble with England il
that her interests and those of Austria are
20 diverse that there is almost as much dan.
ger in contracting to assist Austria in carry.
ing out her desired programme as there il
in submitting to Russian designs on Con.
stantinople.
In view of the belief that the Porte ant
Russia have contracted an alliance o~fEensiv,
and defensive, it is probable that England
will take some decided action with r~eferenc
to Egypt to prevent that state from remain
ing the subject of a vassal Of Russia.
a telegram to The Chicago Times bnrea,
from Vienna says that "a thorough under
standing exists between Vienna and Londo1
on the question of the straits. If the con
ference meets it will find Austria and Eng
. land united in the determination not
allow the question to be settled according t
the clause of the Russo. Turkish protocol
. and which is all in the interest Of Russia.
A summary of the news and impression
this morning leads to the conclusion that tn
present crisis is far more critical than an
Of its predecessors, and that the most adro
management will alone prevent an outbrea
of hostilities.