The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-04
(CopEright 1897 by the Sun Printing
and Publishing -Association.)

(CopTrisht 1897 by the Sun Printing
and Publishing -Association)
London, April 3.-Al;horgh the out
look III the East seems darker than ever,
there are two potent Influences for peace
which are being used at the present mo-
!nent with the most energetic determine
ton. They are the manifold resources
of the financial world and that personal.
but rarely exercised political power
which the allied royal families Of Eng
land, Denmark, Russia and Greece have
at their command. 1t is unnecessary to
pcnt gu, that financial Interests are al
ways on the side OF peace. There Is
good reason for believing, however. thai
they have been especially appealed 10
in the present emergency.
FRANCE FEARS ROTHSCHlLD.
The pivotal paint; OF n" financial world
just ROW i Paris. Lard Salisbu,y's
visit To the French capital last Week
was nct entirely for the PURPOSE OF CON
sultinE NJ. HanotauN, the French for
eign minister. He saw there certain men
whose silent pol!tico-iinuncia influences
is most nottnl in the affairs Of Europe.
The French government i more sUScep-
tible to the Influence OF kings OF finance
than any Uiiler. ], Is hardly going ,Gn
far 20 say that no French ministry darrs
10 seriously oupose these nan.
If. therefore. Lord Salisbury is able 10
convince such men as the Rothschildi
that his policy Was the safest In deal
ing with Turkey ana Greece, the CO.
as secured. The situation must, OF
course, be desperate that such an cx-
trcmc resource should be appealed -
The same is true OF the royal family.
y council Is ahOut To be held Il Copcn-
hagen. There Is little doubt that King
George Of Greece will give great weight
TO any counsel which may come from
such source, even If he does not adopt
II: suggestion without question. Nothing
in many years has SO disturbed the royal
family Of which the kink OF Denmark
IL the head as the present c.iS:s in the
East.
PRAYER OF MALES WEE.
All the members OF the household are
bound together By ties OF affection which
arc peculiarly strong. This has been
demonstrated in scores OF ways within
;hr pas: six weeks. The telegram Of The
Dnw1gsr Empress OF Russia 10 King
George Al the outset Of the trouble which
SO puzzled the diplomatic world WAS
undoubtedly genuine. learned recently
on authority thar Is beyond question Of
an equally .emarkable dispatch sent by
the Princess Of Wales 10 Queen Victoria
q: the moment when Prince George sail
ed for Crete in command Of The Greek
fleet. ] was in these words:
Il beg, J implGrc you TO use all your
influence to prtven: the International
fleet from firing upon the Greek ships"
There Is no doubt thar The Queen did
all tha; her anxious daughter in-iaw
asked, aud more. She is restraining
Lord Salisbury in every possible way
from adopting a severe policy towards
Greece She summons him 10 her al
Cimez almost daily for this purpose
If Victoria can prevent ii there will be
no war III Europe during the year OF her
jubilee.
GRAECO-TGRKISH TREATING.
The pcrSistcncy with which the report
that Turkey and Greece are negotiating
directly has held its ground, despite
more or less authoritative denials. is
almost Of itself sufficient to justify some
belief in its accuracy. AS a matter of
fact, the report originated more than il
fortnight ago in Il statement given out
from the Turkish Embassy here on the
understanding that the embassy should
not then hc mentioned as its source. It
may have been at the time n mere kite
iicWn for the purpose Of seeing how
Europe would take the idea, but il was
soon followed by actual negotiations
the existence Of which has been official
iS admitted this week
The effect Of the crisis generally may
be gauged by statistics furnished from
Salinika. whence q British merchant
writes ihat AL commerce. all business Of
any kind is quite stopped. The customs
receipts have fallen so per cent Nobody
seems TO have money and nobody pays
his debts
There is reason to believe that Sir Ed
ga! Vincent, president OF the Ottoman
Bank. has undertaken to place 4 loan OF
fifty million dollars at quite Il reasona-
bic figure if only the Sultan will come
10 terms With King. George Consider
ing that In regard TO money matters
the situation on the other side is quite as
bad, II no, worse. there really ought
not 10 be insuperablc difficulty in fixing
up an arrangement soothing 10 the SELF
love OF both parties.