Telegram-herald., 1886-05-10
GREAT WHITE ClAR
He VIII Back Little Greece II
Her War With Turkey.
AUSTRIA NAY KlAT TO FIGHT.
Al Interesting Condition OF Affairs IN
the Old World that Tend Toward
Long ana ksiOooY Mar
Tor Supremacy.

RIENNA, MAY g. English journalists have
Al Last gog il through iheir heads thal Ras-
sia aud not tbe oombiue3 powers, hola ghe
key of lhe Iaroo-tiEccian imbrogiio Their
papers for ibe past three days hs,e been
echoing ana re-echoing the fact, which
every United Press correspondent ia the
continental capitals has been osbling 10 you
l0T Weeks past, that the decision a. 10 peace
ga Nar alli eonls. act iroIe CQHstanunople
or Athens, or London, bat from ilyadla
Trustworthy reports from the Czaf's retreat
Ia the Crimea are exceedingly difficult 10
obtain. The general drift of opinion regard
ing the decision OF the Car l. that Il Will be
for war. Ihe Gar has plainly though not
officially. aided Srrece for many weeks
Without such aid and announcement
Greece never would bave dened Tie com
bined pO@eis With such mingled skill aud
determination az she has shown throughout
this crisis. Russia, having thus brought
Greece up 10 the fighting point is now
bound 10 sec that she has a chance 10 night
II she Wants 10 hight, With a lair prosper of
success. Ii Is very questionable however,
II Greece wants 10 light al present. OF II
Russia desires ber TO DO 80. She has earned
by her plucky defiance OF tbe powers. the
night 20 keep her frontiers manned
by "a many troops she can
afford. But these are largely outnum bered
by the Turks. and II should quite sut the
convenience of Greece 10 remain ia status
quo. Ii is the belief al Athens that the
Gar Will soon make descent upon Bul-
garia. That would call for the services Of
at ieast three quarters OF the Turkish army
The garrisons of fesaiy ana Epierus would
be greatly reduced and the bulk Of the
army now encamped opposite Greece would
be senl 10 the east. This Is exactly The
opportunity for declaring war with
prospect OF success that Greece H.
writing for Mess Turkey takes
the lead IN declaring war
on the promise OF help which N Button Is
now bringing from Lavadia. Is even more
generous than Is anticipated This state of
affairs NAV continue on the frontier for
many weeks.
Tie question. however. which most viriu-
ally interests all circles in Vienna j. whether
in the event of war Austria would be drawn
into the conflict. fbe officers who are 10 be
met with at the military clubs express
themselves n sure that there Viii be war
and that the AustrO- Hungary army will
take very prominent part therein. Their
theory Is that Russias easiest method of
transporting the army she has now
massed IN Bessarabia 20 Bulgaria or
eastern R0meiia To march directly south
across the northeastern provinces of Ron
mania. King Charles of Roumania has
visited the Car at Lavadia, and is said TO
have consented 10 the peaceful passage Of
Russian troops across bis kingdom. proyid-
ei that they was not lnterdeuced bv the
treaty of Berlin. .orany oftbe treaties between
Austria and Roumania. The Gar j. said 10
laugh at these treaties and 10 be willing 10
march the whole length Of Roumania. The
Austrian officers say that there are very
definite treaties between Austria and
Roumania which prevent the passing Of
foreign troops ofany nationality without the
consent of Austria.
They saw further. that il will be a pleas
ure as well as a duty 10 enforce these trea-
ties To the letter. There are few generous
preparations for war which are visible. but
lie preparations have been proceeding
quietly during all the past winter ami
spring The Austro- Hungarian army was
never i'm more fit condition 10 be sent i'm
mediately into the field The ranks are
full of picked material Every detail OF
the commissary ordnance and transporia-
tion departments has been thoroughly in
spected and the men are full Of fight The
officers are still more beligerent and are
anxious 10 again try conclusions.