The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-04
RUSSIA YIELDS.

The latest dispatches show that Englands
determination and firm position on the East
ern question has had its effect, and that Rus
STA has evinced a willingness to renew nego-
tiations and to surrender many points on
which, but few days ago, she gave her ulti-
matum, declaring emphatically that she
would not consent to surrender them, would
not even listen to any such propositions. The
story of the discussion that has been going
on between Russia and England for months is
the same from the very beginning.
Point after point has been yielded by the
Gar, until very few of his original demands
remain. After having twice modified The
terms of peace with Turkey; after having
given up many most important demands,
consented to the Berlin congress and agreed
to submit the greater part of the treaty OF
San Stefano, Russia publicly proclaimed to
Europe that she had yielded all she could pos
sibly YIELD and declared that the responsible
ty for war would rest On England. Prussia and
Austria interceded with her, and asked
whether she would not, under certain crcum-
stances. still further modify her terms of
peace with Turkey. To this u prompt and
energetic mo was returned, and Europe was
informed that Russia could be as obstinate
and as determined rs England.
Thus for nearly week has the matter
rested-a contest between the obstinacy OF
England and the obstinacy Of Russia,
and the Anglo-saxon determination has
again finally triumphed. Russia, 80 to-
days kilograms tell US, has finally succumbed
and intimates a desire to renew negotiations
for congress, taking the treaty Ct Paris as u
basis of discussion. The Grand Duke Mich
olas also expressed a desire to Withdraw the
Russian forces from the neighborhood of Con-
stantinople, Ii the English fleet would do the
same, and expressed a willingness to crafty
Austria by withdrawing such portions
Of the treaty as might be dsa-
greeable to the Austrian government.
In other words, Russia surrenders and agrees
to again modify her terms OF peace. This
information has not yet been conveyed to
England officially, nor is it certain that Great
Britain will agree to the terms proposed
That government has not In the least changed
it's position on the Eastern question the
right Of all the European powers to pass on the
San Stefano treaty; it has always insisted on
this right, and demanded of Russia specific
admission of t. Thus, while the Gar sur
renders most important points, he has not yet
really surrendered the point over which he
and England are at issue. There seem strong
probabilities. however, that Russia will final
ly yield this point also; indeed, the inference
made to the treaty of Paris would indicate
desire on her part to do SO, but dislike, ut
the same time. to assuming the humiliating
that n Iar of Mt yyb
she has 80 emphatically refused to surrender,
would place her.
The threats that England makes against
Russia, in the event of war, would seem
already to have come to pass, as the telegraph
informs us that q great financial panic has
broken out in st. Petersburg. It Is perhaps
this circumstance and the complete bank
ruptcy, which, even the threat of war
with England can bring about, that has
frightened Russia into granting these new
II the mere possibility of u war with Eng
land will bring about such a panic what
would the war itself do?
From the very beginning the Eastern ques-
ton has presented only two possible solu-
tions the surrender of Russia or war At
times one Of these solutions has seemed proba-
BILE, and few days after the other. Many cir
just now would point to Russia's
modifying her terms; the firm deter mination
Of England; her unexpected military power
the panic and threatened bankruptcy OF RUS
STA and the loss of the sympathy of Europe
which Russia has completely frittered away
by her selfish policy.