Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16
DENNIS
M TERNAN Local Agent &MbS Station address, Alhmba, CAL
"the whale" could fight "the elephant" "
but not the elephant the whale.

"the whale" could fight ''the elephant" "
but not the elephant the whale.
Then followed the celebrated treaty
of San Stefano, between Russia and
Turkey, March 3, 1878. So soon as
Europe had time to study the treaty,
and get the geography of it, it saw that
Turkey had ceased to exist. The fine
phrases that showed the contrary had
no substantial meaning. England de-
manded that the treaty be submitted to
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tive. General Ignatieff had boastingly
said "J'y suis ;j'y reste!"
Lord BAconsfeld had, in the mean
time, brought up 1000 Sepoys from In-
dia into the Mediterranean, as an intima.
tion of the vast number of Sepoys and
Moslems at England's command. The
war had already made unlocked for de.
mands upon the army and treasury.
The Indignation of Europe was rising to
dangerous pitch, and Russia changed
her tone. "The treaty was elastic, and
would admit of any modification that the
great powers might deem necessary"
Hence the great Congress of Berlin,
which required that Russia should with
draw her troops from European Turkey
within a specified time. Then the deli
mutations of the treaty were materially
changed, and the principality of Bull
garia was organized. Unwisely, the en-
terprising, thrifty and united people
was divided in the Balkan Mountains
into two governments. The portion be-
tween the Balkans and the Danube
was the principality; that south OF the
Balkans, under the name of Eastern
Roumalia, remained nominally under
the Sultan, but with great municipal
freedom. The principality was made
sell. governing. its young patriots,
many of them educated at Robert Col
lege, intelligent students of American
history and of the Constitution OF the
United States, took the lead in the for
nation of the government, and greatly
disgusted the Russian agents. They
chose Prince Alexander, and he gradual
young Bulgarians. Russia's firm pur-
pose to upset this free government, and
to expel the Prince, beloved by all the
people, is the cause of the present Bul.
garian complications.
Our object has been simply to define.
ate enough of Russia's achievements and
of Ottoman resistance to present the
two Powers as they now stand; the one
mighty and aspiring, the other impover-
ished, bankrupt, discouraged. The one,
during the long conflict of four centur-
les. has increased her territory more
than ten-fold and her population to
hundred millions. The other has lost
in almost every war until she has only
foothold in Europe; and her A4iatic po-
sessions are growing beautifully less.' AS
q combattant she has ceased to be. AS
an auxiliary, she can still furnish splen-
did soldiers.
And yet the dream of Russia is not
realized!. United Europe stands in the
way. The possession of Constantlnople
will in time, if realized, make Russia
great at sea. She would have the
Black Sea, the Marmora, the Mediter-
ranean. She would next grasp at Egypt
and the Indian Empire, and England,
France and Italy would be reduced to
comparative insignifcance. As she
would then command the Danube, she
would then crush the hated Hungarians.
Austria and Germany have reason to
look upon the future with solIcltude.
Putting off the evil day will not save
them. The real contest is no longer be.
tween Russia and Turkey, but between
Russia and Europe atlantic Monthly
for December.