The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-26
GladstOne's Views on The
Present Situation.
BUSINESS IN A BAD STATE.
A Probably Fatal Snowflake il
ColOrado-Cox and the Turkish
Mission.
The Situation

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looks as if Russia desires war and as if
England will be compelled to accept a
challenge to fight. The common people
of England, that is, those who read OF
gossip at the, pubs" and know what is
going on, seem to believe that there will
be war. But they are not enthusiastic
about it. i.
Gladstone, more than any premier
England ever had. is a development of
the British populace, he does not De-
ileve In war, unless it is absolutely
necessary. He does not think adiplo-
matte insult, for instance, or mere
brush against prestige, is a sufficient
cause for war. His enemies even go so
far as to say Mr.. Gladstone would have
allowed the Soudan to slip away rather
than fight for it, butfor Gordon, and that
he does not consider the retention of
India worth the cost of war with
Russia. The English people believe he
values soldiers life higher than does
any other statesman in Europe. It is
this characteristic of the British Premier,
coupled with his supreme reticence
during the last few DAYS, which makes
thoughtful men believe that war is I'M
minent. 1t is everywhere taken
for granted that the Rus
slams expected reply to En-
gland recent rennonstrance concerning
General Komaroff's account of his con-
duct at Penjdeh will be at least eYasive.
1t is even thought the Gar will endeavor
to justify Komarof7s action and es-
tablish its rectitude from the very text
of Sir Peter Lumsden's account of the
conduct of the Afghans.
The attitude of money in Europe
to-day is one of doubt and
uncertainty concerning the Anglo
Russian situation, The financial
markets may be described as stagnant.
There seems to be an inability of even
the greatest fnanciers to divine the
exact intention of England, hence there
are no large market operations in pro-
gress or even in contemplation. so far as
known. Capitalists are at present lend
ing their money from day to day. They
get good terms on these call loans, and
seem afraid to lend for longer periods.
The holders of Russian securities, both
IN England and in Germany, are slow to
part with their investments. 1t NAV be
the small investors are initiating the
large holders, who, they suppose, are
on the inside" and keep, what they
have on some supposed superior in
formation. Possibly. also, the steadi-
ness maintained by Russian stocks in
the market is mainly due to the refusal
OF holders to offer freely for fear of
IS, however, that Russian securities have
been steadier than the seriousness of
the situation has apparently warranted.
The London Spectator SAYS the very
persistence with which the Russian
papers are urging the seizure. of Herat
is an evidence that they have been in
spired for'the purpose of preparing the
Russian public mind for the event. The
Spectator goes so tar as to. say that it
believes thai the seizure of Herat has
already been ordered by the. Gar and
declares that the British troops will be
powerless tolprevent its. capture.
Nearly all of the London. newspapers
have perfected arrangements for secur-
ing by special kilograms news from the
scene of hostihties in the event of war
between England and Russia. The
Times and Standard are the only papers
which have arranged to secure exclu-
sive kilograms. Most of the other
metropolitan papers have gone into
syndicates with the provincial papers.
General Kalkof, in the Moscow Ga
zette, has attracted attention by skillful
revival of the discussion which was
preached at the time of the meeting of
the Emperors at Skiernevice, about the
cession of thatportion of Russian Poland
bounded on the east by the Vistula
River, and including the capital of
Warsaw, to Germany. The revival of
this idea in a paper so official as the
Moscow Gazette, at this time. is deemed
very significant, and is looked upon as
strong bid for German support ON the
Afghan question.
In some, quarters it is thought the dis
cussion is opened under a secret under
standing with Prince Bismarck, that
the price of the Russian cession of this.
part OF Poland to Germany is already
agreed upon, and that it is to be no less
than Germany's active aid in suppress
sing any Polish revolt which may occur
against the Cars authority if Russia
goes to. war with England, and, in case
of necessity, active friendship as against
the latter power.
British merchants are showing how
keenly alive they are to thenda9gers
that have been threatened the CARRYING
trade, which may be transferred from
England to some other country
(the United States being most
feared in this respect), as the
result of protracted war
with so strong nation as Russia. They
have already organized q movement,
having for its object the influencing of
the Cabinet to undertake the issuing of
war risks on shipping. 1t is argued
that the government could issue such
risks at rates that would prevent the
wholesale transfer of British vessels to
the people of neutral nations, and IN
this way carry on the war without seri-
Gus detriment to England's greatest
commercial interests.
Vanity Fair does not believe Russia
and England will come to blows over
the Afghan question. That paper
boldly declares, to-day the whole SQUAD
BILE with Russia is fictitious and
insincsre, and has been gotten
up for no other purpose than to cover
the retreat of the government from the
Soudan and to turn away the public at
tention from the extravagant expense of
that insane business.
From Madrid comes the Intelligence