The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
The Congress and tho Benefits OF


Count Schouvaloff's mission to st. Peters
burg seems to have produced good effect
in London, and from Paris we obtain so en-
thusiastic view Of his labors that the date
of the Congress and the place it Is to be
held are actually set down. We are in
formed by the Journal des Dfbdts that Russia
will lay the entire treaty before the Con-
gress, at Berlin, on the 18th of next
month. The statement OF our special
correspondent at st. Petersburg that
a preliminary conference is in process of
arrangement may probably be the true ex-
PLANTATION of what the Dfbdts believes to be
the actual Congress. The peaceful tendency
is, therefore, sustained; for any sort of Eu-
ropean diplomatic meeting with authority
to define or deal with the questions at issue
must strengthen the peace party every
where, all the warlike preparations on foot
to the contrary Notwithstanding. 1t may be
worth noting in this regard that the
war Juror in England has sub
sided in great measure of its own
accord; for even the 'jingoes" have begun
to realize how isolated England would be in
war with Russia, though she might get
some countenance in Congress. The
course Of Austria opened their eyes. In
Russia it is natural, after the great drain of
the war against Turkey, that those who be-
lieve the Empire has need of rest should at
every favorable moment express their views
with some energy. At this precise moment
it is indubitable that the prospect Of bit
ter bloody and costly struggle has little or
no attraction for either England or Russia.
Surprising that the Congress after all
only postpone the inevitable, ourSt. Peters
burg correspondence despatch suggests the
important question, Who will gain by the
delay? In ST. Petersburg it is concluded
that the advantage would be all on the side
of England and Of Austria. The latter, it
will be seen, is still regarded there as pos
sible combatant against Russia, although the
indications at present point at most to what
we may term malevolent neutrality, very
inconvenient for Russia, no doubt; but,
with Bismarck ready to pull . check-rein at
the first step beyond that, not o serious
DANGER Austria, in fact, is more likely to
prove rock than lion in the path Of
Russia-an inert obstacle to be got around
and not living body to be fought To Eng
land delay is certainly of great benefit.
Four more shiploads of Sepoys have
arrived at Malta, and tho process
Of concentration and preparation in the
Eastern Mediterranean, the Egean and
the Sea of Marmora will 60 on, while
the organization of the home forces can
proceed with more deliberation and conse-
quent completeness. She can also make
ready for the new danger to her commerce
on the Atlantic and Pacific. The Turks
can proceed with their reorganization. To
Russia further delay will not be alto
gether o loss. She can strengthen her
lines around Constantinople, can train her
Bulgarian levies, can possibly get some of her
commerce destroyers on the ocean, with the
knowledge that England must put twenty
vessels to her one to protect her interests at
sea. Her armies will be rested after their
tremendous fatigues, and although she has
lost the chance she had when her soldiers
marched south from Adrianople she will
still be able to cope successfully on land
with any force that England or England and
Turkey can send against her, and will
probably be heard from on the ocean.