The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-28

propose is the enfranchisement Of 1.5o0 Jewish in
dviauals. They have tried to put good appearance
Jewish sanction. but the small number of jews who
were invited to confer Win the government on the
meetinps as having no right Whatever to
speak for their co-relgionists on the sub
ject. and the upshot OF the recent action
Jews without succeeding in woodworking Europe.
When il is considered that at the lowest computation
the Roumanian Jews are not below 400 900 the full
absurdiy of the present proposal will be manifest.
Europe. says English journal. has never pressed
for emancipation of these Jews ndsse They
all yet hit subjects for such treatment and
the exceptional of the country protest
Ronmanans will be- sadly mistaken il they imagine
that they get into the good books of Europe
and no nation. however great or however small can
by bringing forth from the mountain OF their pro-
testations such worry ridiculous mouse as this.
WHAT LOUIS KossurH THINKS.
The correspondent Of tho Solc,l. who recently in
terviewed Prince Gortschakof. has had interview
with Kossuth and supplies us with his opinions
on European politics. Kossuth began by q
ferce attack on Count Andrassy. whom he
strument Of the House Of Hapsburg. He
himself had tried to arouse tho Magyars to oppose
the policy OF the Austro- Hungarian government,
but in vain. The Hungarian nation, contaminated
by twelve years OF the corrupting rsgin.s OF mon
nnv |nnness rHs Diet vas naw smnly kind Of
registry office. Material interests had supplanted
everything else in the mind of the Magyar In
short. Hungary was doomed to perdition. She
might vegetate few years in the train of Ger,
many. and that was all. OF course she would
fight against Russia. but supposng the latter
was beaten she would gain nothing. as all the
spoils would be seized by Germany and Austria.
AS regarded France and the alliance.
Kossuth warned France to keep her eyes open. He
considered the recent compliments OF Prince Bis
marck to the French Ambassador at Vienna
az so much honey to catch flies Prince Bismarck.
although he professed the contrary, had his eyes
always on France. II French statesmen gave any
mt i'm fhAN IN
decd. Prince Bismarck. who thought he had crushed
France in 1870 had made mistake. and now that he
serious obstacle to the accomplishment OF his de-
signs his chief occupation WAS TO find out some
bility Of a Franco Russian alliance. Kossuth said
that wero he a Frenchinan he would accept any
assistance against Germany; he then turned 70 the
presented with magnificent opportunity
to the future welfare OF our country but we
let it slp Instead Of allowing Turkey to be dis
memberod we ought to have interfered ut Plevna.
obtained from the Porte the abandonment Of its use
less rights over Roumania. Scrvia and Montenegro
and forced it to grant provincial autonomy to
Bulgaria. This done, We ought to have told
Russia to recross the Roumanian frontier. One
hundred and Atty thousand men concentrated in
Transylvania and Bukowina would have been suffi-
cent. Russia would in all probability have obeyed;
She would thereby have suffered moral check equal
to sanguinary defeat The populations of the
Balkans would not owe their emancipation to Russia.
the Danube. In the contrary case war would have
been the. consequence. and then in q few weeks.
hicted on Russia who badly prepared and barely
in a condition to hold her ground against turkey,
disaster which would have delayed ner march
would have interviewed. That is mere folly. Ger
many. rendered immobile by the fear of coalition
between France England and Austria. would not
have stirred. Besides. supposng the Emperor
william and Prince Bismarck had dared to
help tho car. I feel persuaded that the ma
jority of the German States would have refused
hoir nd exclusive
interests OF Russia. This Is what common sense and
patriotism commended, but such policy was not
that of the House Of Hapsburg, which. on tho adj
vice of Prince Bismarck. hankered after some OF
the Turkish spoils and dreamed Of recovering in
solferino and sadowa." Kossuth, in conclusion.
said Russia would be at Pesth before the Haps-
burgs had finally installed themselves at buda' ana
that it Franco who would pave the way for her.
INDUS OR HINDoo KoosH.
London Slandard:-''General Kaufman claims and
not without show of reason that Russian diplo-
macy has been brilliantly successful IN Central Asia.
and that the which he forced on between Shere
Ali and England is triumph Of which he may
well be proud. The dissolution OF the barrier hay
ing commenced II seems impossible to arrest the
process of decay. and before long the Russian and
English possessions will be brought into actual
ridge of the Hndoo Koosh or through the valley Of
the Oxus; whether Abramof will be allowed to annex
Badakshar and tho Pamir; whether Russia will sue
coed in securing Herat we'll as Merv remains to
be seen; but the one broad fact stares the English
statesman relentlessy in the face: Within few
the sepoy will be brought into sight Of each other
When this is accomplished Russians believe that
England will tremble at their nod. We may be in
clined laugh this belief but to them it is per-
fectly monstrous to suppose that 100000 English
men remain dominant among 250, 100000 discon-
tented natives, If Russia chooses to stir them up
against us. The case with which Tchernaleff and
Kaufman toppled over the thrones in Central Asia
makes Russians believe that similar success awaits
her in India. and it is only persons profoundly ig
norant of ussa who affect to despise the preva
leuce of this belief. Tho mere fact of treating
the belief idle chimers will not prevent
Russia from trying to realize her dream,
ami she has this circumstance in her favor. that
whereas the defeat OF her invading troops would not
occasion her any particular harm. tho defeat OF our
own army would probably lead to the collapse of
our Empire. The delimitation OF Anglo-Russian
frontiers having been accomplished. the Emperor
will be free pursue his designs in regard to Con-
stantnople. AS to what allies we may expect to
have on side when tho conflict takes place It is
useless to attempt to speculate. the relations be-
The experience of the late war, however, should
warn US that neither Germany nor France
likely to oppose the Emperors wishes, while the
vacillating manner In which Lord Salisbury treated
Count Andrassy last year, by signing the Anglo
Russian agreement without his knowledge. forbds
us to hope for Austrian alliance Persia, whom
have treated unceremo nousy for. years. cannot
be expected to reinquish the aiectonate friendship
OF Russia for the colder embraces OF England, nor
can we be astonished IL jealous continental nations
look unkindly on ou- dilemma. What with the army
army of the Shah invading Turkey or Aghanistan.
and the armies OF Armenia and Bulgaria advancing
simultaneously upon the Bosphorus. our English
soldiers will have terrible time of it, and Russian