The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-26
THE CZAR'S HAND
~ TuE HAsTEEN eU UEsEIoN.
The Coincidence of the Conference LivadIa.
The Complications Growing out Of the
MsnNrlDE Attitude CT GrSses.
The Msn.Of.WaF Gathering.

LoSpoS, April 24.-Nlue years ago TO-
day the late Car OF Russia, surrounded
by council Of ministers aud diplomats at
Liyadia, declared war against Turkey, To.
day his successor in the same palace holds
a grand ConelaYs Of his advisers to deter
mine question not one whit less moment
Gus than vas the question Of 1877, Europe
watches for the issue in silence, hoping a
little and fearing much.
The little that ia known Of the Czar's
personal feelings is not resssuring. HO is
implacable toward Prince Alexander, OF
Bulgaria, and determined to crush him.
It is said that he remarked the other day,
"Could there be anything more unjust
than the eagerness Of all Europe to pamper
the migrate Prince Of Battenberg aud ut
the same time to treat poor little Greece
90 Ctuelly?'
Even without this probably authentic
report Of his words there has been little
doubt that he has encouraged Greece to
maintain her present attitude. To.day's
council will doubtless show whether the
Greeks have relied on Russian support In
vaiu. The talk Of tae diplomatic circles
10 that Russia has consented to Join the
other powers In Jint note to b. pre-
sented to-day 10 Greece, demanding that
she disaTm within week, but that
France has refused even this, and that
both absolutely decline to assist in later
coercion. It Is also said that at the sug-
gestion oil France the powers have modl- |
6ei the original terms ol their ultlmatum
to Greece, and the document, as finally |
agreed upon, will be presented on Monday |
to that government, From what can bs |
learned, however, 1t is doubtful II Russia
will join Europe in note to Greece. Iishe
does 1t will be with wink to the Greeks,
which they will not fail to comprehend,
Public opinion in France has been
steadily opposed to the repuguant task OF
interfering with tho Greeks, whom the
French helped TO free, and the strong
Liberal papers are openly denounCing
Lord Roseberry for putting England in a
position 80 inconsistent with her historic
sympathies. II the great fleet OF slxty.two
iron clAda aud twenty-five torpedo boats
now In suda Bay IL led by an English
initiative Into hostile action against
Greece, 1t ls likely that there will be- big
Liberal dissent, easily convertible into
parliamentary rupture, unless, indeed, II
should be shown that Greece acted
throughout on an understanding with
Russia, 1t is difficult to believe that Rose
berry should have been so strenuous In
bis policy II he were not in possession oil
the proofs Of this.
The deep suspicion CT Russia which Is
found at tue bottom Of every calculation
OF tho chance lends an evil Significance To
to.dsy's reports oi concerted outbreaks in
different parts Of Austrian Poland. The Of.
fetal dispatches TO Vienna from CraCOW
aud Lemberg last night are said to have
depicted an extremely menRCing state oi
affair. There ls q widespread conspiracy
among the peasants to rise against the Ru.
thorities, and troops have been hastily
sent from the garrison towns into the
country. Wholesale arrests are making.
while well'to"do farmers are flying TO tie
cities in large numbers in terror Ol their
lives. Vienna opinion unhesitatingIy
asCribes the miEchiei 10 the Vaccinations
ot Russian agents. The incident will he
very likely to lead 10 o sharp press wran-
gle between Vienna and st. Petersburg,
which, with the present delicate situation,
Is certain To do much 10 precipitats q col.
liBion.
1t would be easy to multiply evidences
that the Eastern outlook Is extremely |
dark, but II is scarcely worth while when |
the denouemsnt 10 evidently 90 close at |
hand. One man literally dominates the
situation. The CSar stands between q |
natural shrinking from taking step that
would Convulse Europe, cost nyriRds Of
lives and perhaps destroy him and his |
empire on the one side and on the other a |
natural longing to be free from the wear.
ing necessity ol hiding from Assasslns and |
TO strike blow for Constantinople, while |
England Is occupied with her Irish tIoub.
les,while Germany is restrained by France |
and while Austria Is distracted by upris-
ings In Galicia and Bosnia. Upon his
decision hangs the whole question Of peace
or war.