The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-20
What a Soldier, Parson and a Polit-
clan Think About It.
INTERVIEW WITH A FIRE-EATER.
Settling the Great Eastern Question
in the Club Rooms.
BEAc0NSFIELD WANTS HIS WAR.

over tho smoky haze OF London. Ii the Parsians had
reJoced yesterday in such lovely weather as we had
here II is tar TO presume that the accounts IN tho
morning papers OF the opening ceremonies OF the
great peace eie on the Trocad6ro would have been
written IN SUMMER and more genial mood. Revers-
ing the usual order Of things, the London May Day
was oamy and invited tho citizens out OF doors.
while In Paris there rain and mud and droarincss,
30 that tho great spectacle shorn oil much OF lis
fpiendor. Almost at The very hour appointed Tor the
beginning OF tho show a sudden thunder cloud dis
charged itself on the gay crowd, and tho soft soil of
the Champ de Mars was converted into swamp, In
which llustrious personuges walked on tiptoe or
Btrodc across pools OF wafer.
THE POLITICAL HORIZON.
Scan 1t where you viii, there is no May weather in
the political sky the clouds rifled now ana then
giving glimpse OF sicKy blue beyond but they rush
together again aud shut out the faint that srug
gcd through. There mas been May Day liz politics
yet What with this unrelieved gioomlness in tho
Easl, the Paris Exposition tho long break up
Easter OF the Houses OF Parliament the London season
does not commence very auspiciously. Next Monday
tho faithful Commons reassembc, but tho Lords
think they DC spared ittio while longer and
they will not gather together until a week
later, SO that Lord Beaconsaold will huvo
had whole mouths holiday. The ularmists
and pcssimsts who asserted thor opinion that the
Ministry would declare during the recess, are
quito dsconcerted; but ut tho time
sido tho Ministry really knows what stops been
taken in tho erection OF war. Mr.. Hardy's "Jingo"
speech at Bradford, ana John Bright peace-at-aDy-
price GRAFTON, delivered alter It. have served to
Keep up the popular interest. Poor Dizzy he could
not escape for one short month 10 enjoy unmarried
the olm d,0nitate of his Easter holidays! Tho
great Quaker orator camo down upon him in bitter
and scathing philippe, which must have broken IN
upon the rural calm OF Hughendon Manor ike u sud
den tempest III clear sky. suppose We shall know
all about tho present state Of Affairs the
Commons got 70 work again; but tho prevailing I'M
preston is that no amount OF peace demonstrations
will turn the Premier Tor a siuge moment fro tho
course he has resolved to follow What really is that
eourseS You might as we'll ask tho sphinx AT Gzeh.
TWO SHADES
buttonholsd two gentlemen Of different cloth The
other day-onc officer OF tho Aldershot gar
rison, the other Clergyman whose life has been
passed IN tho peacelu scclusion oil u lower
parsonage stones throw from his church. The
red coat, like the devil in paradise Losn gave his
sentence at once Tor open "lt's coming, TOO;
you may be certain OF that The First army corps IS
ON war rations." 1t appears that week tho
troops draw raions OF preserved moat and biscuit in
stead OF the usual fresh bread and meat. This
accustom the stomach OF the British soldier cam
palgn lare, Tor you must know the British soldier
won't nght unless lie is well led. German soldier is
content with his ''erbs-wurst" or pea sausage, tho
TURK VIII light like Tiger Indian mcal but tho
Brtsher cares Tor none OF these things he expects
aud gets as his ordinary daily ratons IN the Geid
pound OF meat and pound OF biscuit, aad also
vegetables, cheese, tea and occasional ally
spirits No other soldier gets VOL rished, nd
what IS more, nc insists upon being so.
don't mind light Os might sinsl
iiut. by Jn-o. J.: az.
1'il my bread aud meat An tsa
Aud green's ana spirits. too
"Wcl, but what are you going fight Tor 20 said
l. 10 my threal-and-slaughtcr bteathcr. Don't know
aad don't care, lsat,n was the un an wcrable
Very different was my vicar, VINO had come
10 surface OF London life Tor few days cut oil hIs
country hermitage. Hc thought ana hoped, 30 cd
easy man, ana, no doubt prayed that the great
lions drag aions." he saId ''thc more they arc de-
ioyed 30 mucn tho more chance Is there, think Tor
peaceful solution. Both nations thus nave tinie
reflect ana become accustomed TO the 'dea o. mutual
CONCESSIONS and compromise. On tho whole. 1 do
not, cannot think that there viii be war;"
A LIBERAL OPINION.
AT tho FISK Of wcaryins you with TOO many inter.
views must uricuy repeat a conversation WITH one
Di Tho leading members OF the liberal party upon the
,n-prevaing topic. 1--WE shall nave war - he
exclaimed 1--WE shall have It. BeaconsuclJ has got
II INTO his hcad, and he Will do his best. depend upon
u, Tor that, TO him. desirable contamination. lie is
nike the Empress Eugene in 1870; he wants MS war;
VINO can doubt ~ Look at his systematic conduct
1876, where without any necessity, no ratified the
sword in the scabbard shook the bloody shirt; tho
same, lacr on, at Aycsbury. rncp, on tue occasion
OF the Berlin Memorandum, the Conference the Lon.
don Protocol did he not pcrvcrscly shun all
suggestions aud means oil compromised Did not
decline enforcing upon tue Porte, with Rus
sa, reforms winch wcro unanimo usly admitted be
necessarily Could lao not SEQ that such a step was
clearly the only process OF evadng what been tho
inevitable result, what We now sce--nc resurrection
ofthe classical aniagonsm between British anu Mus
covto 'nteresisr Bcaconsncd got war credit
from Parliamcnt-ycs, but only through a prctence,
an urgent despatch IRON Mr. Layard. Did he not,
ia breath, order the lect TO pass The Dsr-
uancos In violation OF the Treaty PARIS and advo.
cato the invioabily vi that sacred Instrument Did
be not Also only lew days ago. decline 70 accept ITO
fair compromise offered by Prince Bismarck9 II THIS
be not rushing hoadons into war do not know tho
moaning OF words aud acts. Why does he want wary
Will tell you. In tue nrsL place, because to hayo II
Is tory policy, glorious traditional policy; second,
Is antiGladstono policy mira, is Disraclian pot
ICY. There can DO no doubt That but Tor the Glad
stono atroc.y campaign we should have had two
years ago, and our army would again have had 10
hgnt Tor tho cause OF the rotten Ohonan Etnpire
The scheme was oaicd Dnt Bcaconstcld must have
his revenge. Hc Is TOO old a mau TO adjourn 1t 10
some future tense OF power. II the liberal party were
TO triumph aud the coming useless and guilty war 10
be icIuitey avoided there would only 10
The Kingdom who would be lrrctrcvabiy bcaier--tho
Prime Minister That Is Why We shall have war, SIR,
rmE PROSPECT roR ENGLAND.
such are the uncomprvnislng views OF the liberal
politician In giving vent TO his opinions, anu no
Goubt there Is much that rs plausible Ia them A,
The same time there are situations which arc too
strong to be under tho influence Of any Will. aud
England scoms little by little. 10 have dritod into
sucn position. II the Cabinet were now to 10 10
IL would have 10 coulront not only victorious
Russia but the manifest III Will, possibly tho direct
hoetlIity OF Germany, ana, apparently the general
appreciation oil Europe.
GERMANY AND ITALY.
There Is probably some truth IN tho statemon of
tho North German Gazette that lialy, Ike Germany
aud Austria ungary roqucst that tho British CsUi-
net should specify the counter proposals which they
intend to oppose to the San Stofano treaty, and, not
wiihstandng the Italian ministerial organs. such 10
practically the position assumed Ny the Quirnal Tue
request has not been officially Expressed IN formal
uoie; but the feeling oil the Itaiiau Foreign Uilicc-
perhaps oil all Europe, Downing street
rcptcc--is that II 4. simply ridiculous TO
oppose definite settlement OF The Eastern
question without being prepared 10 present counter
settlement ana the ftaan Ambassador, they say, has
significantly limited as much to tho Marquis OF SAILS
bury. The important TACT which dominates the stu
alton Just nov ~ that IRON an attitude oil friendly
Germany and ltaly--thc former owing 10
the Baltic incident, the latter owing TO It's opinion on
Inc position taken up by the British Cnbnet-havc
assumed slightly threatening, or, az least, disap
proving attitude toward England. In this fact en-
phasizing, as IL does tho "soation OF England" VI