Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
OMNIBUS DISOUIET.
Caused in europe by the Oar.
daaelles Affair.
IT Is The TALK OF TIE TIME

Tears OF the British Ministry That Eng
land Is To Be Left to Settle the Mat
ter Alone-Rumors to Lord Sails
bury's Iutentions-yiews of the EdI-
torial Wiseacres-The Matter Not Luz
rid, but Exhibiting Staying Powers
That Are Significant.
LONDON, Sept 9.-The Dardanelles mat
ter lacks the lurid features of some of the
sensational war scares which have pre-
coded it, but it has remarkable staying
powers, and bodies worse for the peace of
Europe than many events that have
seemed from time to time to threaten inn
mediate war. The uneasiness in official
circles so plainly manifest, is more omi-
nous than any amount of outcry on the
part of less responsible or less well in
formed oracles. Each day brings its quota
of comment by weighty journals upon the
European situation as modified by the ev-
ident weakening of the Berlin agreement.
Fears of English Tory Papers.
In England the tone of some of the Tory
papers, which are undoubtedly in touch
with the government, and speak approxi-
| mately its views indicates that the ministry
fears that Great Britain is to be left in
| the lurch, to cope with the eastern ques-
ton single handed The Globe, which
has the reputation of being an inspired
organ, contains long editorial on the
subject, limiting gloomily at the POSSIBLE
ity and warning the powers forming the
triple alliance that they are each and all
as closely concerned in the proper solu-
ticn of the eastern question as England
Germany especially, it is pointed out,
cannot afford to let Turkey aid Russia in
extending her Asiatic dominions, for Rus
STA is already too powerful to be a good
neighbor for Germany on the east. The
st. James Gazette contains a similar argu-
ment addressed to the dreibund powers,
The Gazette is unquestionably mouth
piece Of the government, and the fact that
these two organs preach from an identical
text Is taken to indicate that the govern
ment considers the warning to Germany,
Austria, and Italy specially needed at this
moment.
Turkey Must Stand by Neutrality.
In Germany the same theme occupies
the attention Of the leading and most in
fiuential journals. The Hamburger
Nachrichten, Prince Bismarcks personal
| organ defends itself, and inferent TALLY its
great inspirer, from charges Of too lenieat
feeling toward Russia. The mass of the
supporters of the government among the
press take the ground that Turkey must
be compelled TO hold Russia to the Der
| treaty provisions in the matter of OAR
danelles neutrality.
How They Feel in Austria.
In Austria the press takes pessimistic
view of the situation, it being difficult to
discover way to hold the porte to an
agreement without resort to violence,
which would simply tie the spark to ig-
| mite the general confagration which all
SO fear to start. 1t is striking fact, in
deed, that the whole discussion of this
new phase of the European political stu
alton is carried On in hopeless or fatal
istic strain, as if events were taking a
| turn that must carry matters to a crisis,
irrespective of any action that might be
dictated by diplomatic sagacity.
The Prcmier's Probable Policy.
1t is rumored that Lord Salisbury in
tends taking the initiative in calling for
another meeting Of the signatory powers
for revision. or at leas: discussion, of
the treaty OF Berlin, with view either to
strengthening the weak spots or modify
ing the treaty So as to release Russia and
Turkey from their present pledges regard
ing the Balkans and the Dardanelles,
! which are and have for years been vir-
tually evaded. 1t is deemed best in influ-
| entail English circles to have the trea Y
abrogated or modified in this way rather
than to have it nominally in force but
surreptitiously disregarded