The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-05-30
FOREIGN NEWS.


fiasaiss strained finsneiat Condition
Oaispahen rasiish tafiss 4 satpriss
Promised w Gladstone rnFiaad
VIII iieId On 10 fafpt
foSp1y, May ~ Although tho cabi.
net hayo separated Tor tho Whltsunlllr
recess Lord Granville remains IN town,
only running down 10 walmor Castle for
few hours, aud being within easy call
at any moment. Special messengers can
reach Waimor Castle with dispatches
from Downing street In three hours, aud
there are private wires from his lord.
ships room At the Foreign Onlce aud his
private apartments at tho castle. Only
those ministers whose departments are
not actively connected with tho army,
navy and foreign offices are beyond i'm.
mediate reach. A Cabinet council could
bo summoned and attended by all the
Ministers directly interested In six to
eight hours aud In the event Of sudden
emergency arising Lord Granville and /
Mr. Gladstone could be placed In instant |
communication with each other with OK.
elusive control OF the wires.
RusslAs FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
The end OF tho present state OF sus.
pensc Is at hand A decision for war or
peace Is confidently believed at all tho
embassies 10 be n question OF hours and
minutes. A continuance Of the strained
financial situation IN Russia IL not nero.
ly intolcrablc; 1t IL simply impossible.
At the Treasury Office IL Is stated that the
daily expenditure Of the Russian Govern.
ment under the existing war pressure
actually exceeds the total daily cost OF
the Turkish campaign, and II Is estimated
that the war credit OF 20, 900, 900 roubles,
recently opened, will be exhausted early
| In June. large proportion OF tho pay
ncnts Tor the enormous Russian con-
tracts for war materials now out, must
be made In paper, or fresh loans pro-
cured from native capitalists aud bankers,
II being impractlcable IN the present
state Of the market to float Rus
sian loan In Germany, Austria, France or
England. Trading credit has already
been severely shaken and business bad
ly demoralized In all the leading shipping
and commercial centers OF the empire by
the prospect Of active hostiitcs and the
bombardment OF the seaports by British
fleets. The imposition OF fresh taxes il
imminent, and the financial situation so
strained thai state OF actual war would
be more Olerablo than long contlnu.
ance OF the feycrlsh rcstlessness and
uncertainty prevailing from one eud OF
tho Czar's domlnlons to the other.
These facts are thoroughly discussed
and understood here, and are regarded
at the embassies as lnsurlng decisive ac-
ton on the part OF the Russian Govern.
ment at an earlier date than is generally
looked for.
RUPTURE THREATENED.
Apart from the financial question the
political issues involved are stated on un-
questionable authority to have ached a
most serious stage, threatening rup-
ture OF friendly relations ut any moment
Unlettered by official responsibility,
the chiefs OF the opposition are spreading
the startling Information that negotla-
tions have practically collapsed and that
Russia has thrown aside the mask aud
declined every pledge required by the
British Government. II these grave
statements have no foundation In TACT the
Marquis OF Salisbury, who wonld be
Prime Minister IN case OF q change OF
government, and who was Foreign Secro-
tary when Beaconsncld was Premier, Is
responsible. His words at the Tory din.
ncr, aud subsequently, have set the ex.
ample OF outspokcn uttcranccs, and In
the unofficial world II is declared In tho
plalnest and most unmistakablo language
that the prctcnce Of negotiations Ia q
sham aud hollow mockery, aud Is only
kept up pending the final preparations
preceding the formal declaration Of war.
The sudden plain speaking Of the Tory
leaders is the more significant by contrast
with their recent rclccnce.
SURPRISE IN STORE.
The contrast Is heightened by the 70
, ports put about by supporters OF the al
mnIstratIon that Mr.. Gladstone viii
starilc the House with "surprlsen ol
reassembling after the recess, the "sur
3 prise" us understood here, being the an
I nouncemcnt OF an alliance between Rus
sia and Great Britain, the premonltorl
rumors respecting which began TO lnt
n their way Into print early in the week. |
4 remains to he seen whether there Is an,
truth In the report. What Is certalnl,
known, Is that negotiations, apart fron
those carried on At the Foreign Office
4 have been set on foot by the Premle
= himself for complete understandIn
: az basis for united action Il
A | Aata n hua
Q the past twenty years OF Mr.. Gladstone
life TO 60 down 10 history as the man wh
i, settled the Misunderstanding OF the tw
!, empires, healed their differences an
"a united them In the bonds Of peace an
= brotherhood for future devoted 70 civ
. llizatlon and benefcent works In Asls
SO great Is his asccndancy that he pei
u suaded his colleagues IN indorse his doc
i trlnc so far as TO open negotiations franl
A ly Intended 10 accomplish the ends |
n view. But from the very first Il was Of
- parent 10 every one except the Prim
Minister that while the questions undC
discussion were being dallicd with on th
y basis of sentiment, the problems at lssu
e were being solved by the sword and 3
,, baitallons outside the sphere Of dlpl,
= macy.
u OPPOSITION on TnE ALERT.
The opposition leaders are inyarIab
N among the fret 10 know what has tran
4 pired. Under the clyil.seryice syste
IA the diplomatic and administrative offlc,
10 Of State, both at home and abroad, Al
re filled By adherenis Of both parties. AT
N act materially affecting the question
- peace aud war, whether committed
London or st. Petersburg. IL known
!" the Marquis OF Salisbury almost as soc
" a. TO the Queen herself. The MarquI
since the war excltemest began, has ke
= almost open hsuse. Dinners, reception
~ and parties, bringing the representatls
r., Of diplomacy Of Europe together und
K bis roof, have followed each other
II, rapid succession, aud at this moment II
al best informed man on foreign affal
II. in Great Britain, after Lord Granylll
he Il be who would instantly step 10
GladstoDe's shoes In tho event Of
A. change Of parties. Count Munster, q
I, German ambassador, and the Countc
are close friends Of the salisburys. A
y; the recent dInBers at The town house
Lord Salisbury have been followed by !
r- eeptions, attended largely BY members
Ter both houses Of Pafllimeni. who have IL
bern brought iace 10 face with the Il
In elgu ambassadors and ministers. a
members Of the entlfa diplomatic corr
n. Wien Lord SalIshury starts the stai
n ment that the time has eofne to subs
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