Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-12
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

especially of his own peculiar position, has
decided to rejoin the National League COM
mitteeand did so tonight.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Russia's Stand-The English Leaders in
aQuandary.
LONDON, June 1.-THE English leaders
are much annoyed, not to say alarmed, over
Russia's position in the East and the feeling
is in no way allayed by tho possibilities that
England may in the end become involved,
automatically at least, in the new complica-
ton of affairs between China and France
Attention is particularly attracted to the pc
culiar condition of affairs in the East by the
Cars announcement that Russia neither
needs nor desires any acquisition of territory.
Lord Fitzmaurice states officially that Rus
sian troops to the number of nearly sixty
thousand have been massed as nearly as pos
sible in controlling position on the borders
of Armenia and coming from military stand
point the entire district between the
Caspin and Black seas SO
as to render descent over
the Trans Caucasus into Armenia easily sue
cessful both by land and sea, the water COM
munication from the Crimean ports, which
could furnish almost inexhaustible supplies
being less than two hundred and fifty miles
distant. The Russians have systematically
encouraged emigration to Armenia where
the native Christians with their intense
hatred of Mehammedanism and of their
Turkish rulers will revolt at the first excuse
and do anything in their power to secure in
dependence, or failing in that submit to Rus
sian rule. The riotous uprisings nearErzerouna
continue and they have spread SO rapidly
that almost all of Asia Minor is in
ferment and Turkish troops have been sent
to Van, Erwan, Zeitoun and other points.
The disquietude is general and the English
government has positive information that
the Turkish government believes that an ex-
tensive conspiracy exists and has adopted the
extreme measure of opening all letters from
Armenia which pass through the Turkish
postofice in the effort to secure eliminating
evidence against the leaders. The Cars
pacific statement cannot be reconciled with
the fact of the massing of troops to such a
extent. The Sultan has shown only slight
inclination to interfere in the matter beyond
sending such troops into Armenia as were
necessary to quiet local disturbances, which,
according to recent advices, have been seri-
Gus enough. Lord Fitzmaurice's statements
are looked on by certain members of the
diplomatic corps here as intended largely to
influence the Porte in the East to prevent
anything like the direct interference of the
English government, which might otherwise
become necessary.
The Tonqutn Afair-France at IA Disad-
vantage In Warning With ChIna-The
Effect OF q Blockade on English COM
merce.
VIENNA, June 11.-Advices from the East
say, with reason, appar emily, that England's
position may become one of extreme embar-
France and China growing out of the Ton
quin affair. China is in a position to fight
as she has never been in modern warfare,
while France, difficult as her position would
be in a country nearly three months distant
by her best comm unication, would
still be able to establish with
her gunboats a blockade of the Chi
nese ports Such blockade would reduce
England's colonial trade at least $ $50, 900, 600
per annum and would produce correspond.
ingly an enormous deficit in the Indian bud
get This would be a serious matter to the
English government and the Allegimeine
which may be assumed to speak with
some suggestion of ministerial authority, says:
"a serious break between the western pow
ers is unavoidable if France persists in her
policy of expansion in eastern Asia" All the
Vienna papers have similar ed
itorial Suggestions which briefly sum-
med ap are that China is ready
and if necessary to go to war while France
can hardly be in any such position since she
was notably embarrassed by having to send
troops across the Mediterranean during her
war with Tunis. China has q large army
disciplined and largely Differed by Euro
peans. The service is equipped with Krupp
guns, the soldiers are armed with breech
loading rifles and the feet includes
two ironclad men-of-war, ole mon
itor and thirty gunboats. She can throw
immence masses of well armed troops into
Cochin China in fewer days than it would
take France to send small forces. Austria is
by no means Indifferent in the matter and
from the tone of the political papers would
not be sorry to see France get into genu-
inc trouble with England as well as with
China over the Anam matter.
OF STEAMERS.
NEW York, June 11.-Arrived, the Rhaetia from
Hamburg.