, 1880-08-21

fnally in the treaty. If a plenipotentiary
offered any objection, he was told. "Pray
say nothing. This is the only question
placed under NJ. Waddington's patronage.
and it you object it will look like wanting
to iualct n rebuff on poor NJ. Waddington,
and on France, whom he represents in
such painful circumstances" DULY an
hour before the Greek clause was inserted
in tine treaty, Prince Bismarck, on refusing
to agree to it, was told, "You cannot
persist in your opposition !; it would be
unchivalrous ; you would seem to be
giving poor M. Washington a rebuff on
the only point who no has prominently
taken up" So the Prince agreed to sign
.ather than vex poor M. Washington.
France has ever since continued to make
the Greek question her own. She kept
the lead in it as long as the Beaconstield
Cabinet lasted. Had Mr.. Gladstone tore
seen his early re turn to power, he would
not, perhaps. have committed himself to
being as warm for Greece as France her
self; but the expression attributed to
Count Andrassy. " Mr.. Gladstone acts III
opposition like a man who does not ex-
pect to succeed explains, perhaps, why
since his return to office, the question has
become an .Anglo-French one, as also the
Importance it has oflate acquired. 1t has 10
be settled next after Montenegro England
and France have made themselves It's
champions, ard Europe, after the late
Conference. has been drawn into adopting
the resolutions which everybody knows.
Such a decision once arrived at, it seems
impossible that Europe can shrink back In
presence of Turkeys refusal, and France
can least of any refuse to join in common
action in behalf of her especial protcg6. The
only thing which can delay bur not pre-
vent the demonstration would be the hasty
settlement of the Montenegro dispute, and
the UmOur tonight is that the Porte is
doing this. If, however, the Monteuegrln
question remains open, France will Ger.
talnly act 10 concert with the other
Powers, for the general cooperation OF
Europe is proof and guarantee Of a loyal
solidarity precluding any trap or danger
tor France or any other Power in a step
placed under the safeguard of European
honour.
VIENNA AUGUST /.
In diplomatic circles here it would ap-
pear that the navaldemonstration is regard
ed as simply a warlike demonstration
against the Porte, On the other hand.
the opinion entertained by the Press
and public is that the action of the Great
Powers in sending o feet into Turkish
waters will tend to peaceful! termination
of the question at issue. According 10
a correspondent of the MOutag's Rerue, who
is usually we'll informed, Germany will be
represented by single vessel, which will
simply show the flag of the Empire and
nothing more. Austria will be represent
ed in the same way. In the meantime
it is be hoped that Turkey will not
abuse the conciliatory spirit shown TO her
by Austria and Germany, and will carry
out to the fullest extent the decisions OF
the Conference of Berlin.
BERLIN AUGUST 1.
While the Government organs continue
to express a hope that the Porte will, in
the eleventh hour, consent to the wishes OF
the Powers, almost all the other leading
papers have very pessimist views on the
situation in the East, for they fear that
all diplomatic endeavours may suddenly
be frustrated by the outbreak OF troubles
in the different provinces OF the Peninsula.
The German Government is, OF course.
still very anxious to make the affair on the
Bosphorus take a better turn, and to con-
vince the Porte that it must not expect