, 1881-04-17
AIT, WARS 0rF

war IN the world, nor all immediate pros
nect OF war, which is circumstance en,i
nently behtttng tile joyous Eastertidc. Afte
two years Of conventions, commissions, arbi
trations, negotiations, undertaking, anc
flaggl1ng, wlicl, almost seems ridiculous, tht
Powers have pinned the Porte down to al
actual proposition of what it is willing to
give Greece; and, afterronsiderable pressure
from the Powers. Greece has consented ia
take it, and the Powers have contracted to
warrant the delivery. Tins nil prospect Of
war between Greece and Turkey. whlci,
| might have dragged the other Powers into
| II, Is I'll, and for q time the Eastern
| question will remain quiet,-at least until
| some of the other administrative refornts to
ne made, bnth i'll the European and Asiatic
provinces Of Turkey, and which are pro-
vlded for in the Treaty Of Berlin. come up
for consideration Dy this settlement Greece
gets the whole Of Thcssaiy as far nort! as
Mount Olympus and the portion Of Epirus
east Of the River Arta, which is just about
tyo-tlllrlS Of what Greece claimed under tlo
Treaty o; Berlin.
The acquisition contains more good agri-
cultural land than in all Greece besides,
which is very mountainous and much
OF 1t barren. Considering that Greece
dill not take any part in the Rasso-Turkisli
war. she has been treated very handsomely,
While upon economical principles it Is better
to take two-tllirds Of The loaf than mono at
all. Lord Btacnnstield, when in power, de-
clared that Greece was "a very interesting
country that Tan afford to wnit'' She has
Elrl1tly h1al, wall t,ni1
II She Keeps On waiting may get still more,
tor 1t Is only Il Question Of time how soon
Turkey will reach lertinal dissolution. The
mucll-ta1ked-of Turco-Qrecian war may
therefore he considered as off the table,
England is in an equally happy condition.
The new La1d-Reforu bill will prove Il |
panacea, wilen amended, II it passes-unsil |
sotne new trouble comes MP. Her wars in !
Afgllanistan are over, and by her evacuation |
tie OF Candahar-Cabul was left snue tiule |
ago-Afshan factions are free to fight out !
their own battles. The Dasutos in South |
Africa have capitulatcd, and treaty !
of peace has been sighed with the Beers Of |
the Transvaal. So EnsI and will celebrate
llef Easter at peace with every one The
only trouble France has III hand, her petty
with the Tunisian n!nraulers,
IS only Il flash III the pan and is already dying
,ut. Russia aud China have: settlau up their
An1dja quarrel by treaty which il mutually
The Turconan war is over,
md the gallant SkobeleT, whose capture Ct
'e"k-Tepe was one Of the most brilliant ac-
ions Of modern times. las retired. Fri
lay morning Russia strung up her SihilIstic
and will remain quiet until the
resume opera ions. China |
nd Japan [lave settled up, for time at
east, the Loo~C|l0o controversy. Chill and
'cru have completed their peace negotiations,
nj, altho the terms which the former
Us imposed upon th8 latter are outyageously !
Sacling, and arc al,nps. tantamount to the !
of Peru. Sue has accepted
letn hopefully and couraseolls}y, and has res
lutsly set to work to get OIL her feet again.
pain and Portugal have settled their internal
itllcul1ies oy upsetting the old Ministries and
'bstltutng new ones. Italy has followed | :
ut, and by dlssolving her war Cabinet has
'olded hostile complications with France
our own borders peace prevails, and the
termost isles Ut the sea are all resting
llet1y. Thus peace extends from one end
the world to the other and alt peoples may
iebrate Easter with no thought Of wars =
arms to disturb them. What another
tster uay witness time only can tell, but =,
IS Easter at least is 4 memorable one.