Show ENGLAND AND THE WAIL WAE tim THE prospects ser for peace in europ are exceedingly gloomy among ail all the powers seems to h I 1 mutual there is a strong ID that turkey has hai formed u alliance with russia buch such sucha nr ran gement cannot fall fail to be abna ious ions to england as her eastern il interests would thereby be ser ber louill threatened austria appears to in indifferent to britaina Brit ains proposal aa and advances ad rances vances and it is not improbable that a secret iDl exists between andrassy ant Gorts chakoff germany to al 1 l appearance stands entirely neutral but in the he event of a rupture 6 tween england and russia it i 1 not at ak all likely thit that germany wd til remain uninterested if france franco should join great britis in an attempt to curb the ambition of the czar and place bounds to bothi thi tbt extension tension x of his empire 1 A great cleal cleaf iea lea J has been baid said boil boll bo during the progress pro grees grebs of the war am an aute ma tested th tb 1 decadence ot ol 01 Ene lanil but we do not think the facts faeta warrant such of tle the strength of the mistress of do thi fleas seas or of her disposition to assert assee it when wisdom and her materm materi il interests suggest that the time hu hai come to strike it cannot be denied that it is to the determined attitude of england after the fall of plevna tbt that turkey awes the freedom of her cap capital ta t from the presence of the invading hosts hosta and those modi modified fled terms terras of peace which have bm to the belligerents adil anil even now the close proximity 01 ol bri tish m enof en enot of war and the certainty that british troops would b bi landed at once near the line of hel hei armies if the necessity should arla aria makes ausla ausia russia ruela act with extreme caution in the settlement of ha he disputes with turkey england kagi havi haafeen been greatly blamed by the impetuous tot not nox taking hand band in a the light fight and defendini defend her old idly as soon as the russia troops had crossed the baikas balkas but it itla is evident that england da oud not consider herself justified in 0 1 l tempting any interference at th thil time particularly in in view of the IV lid consequences likely to ensue for such a step on her pa would raye laye set all europe in blaze blize and a general rush to arm v would have been the result cwi tion is dot not ot cowardice and w B tion is justified in into i 11 war until its safety honor or of interests are imperil imperilled led but we those who image that england held back from froniear fro fes nifa will find themselves greatly greally taken her present attitude indicates determination and at ability alty mity v 0 stand alone if needful in prevent itla 1110 any improper or unfair settlement 0 the questions at issue russia vin have to submit every point olwe treaty of peace to the congress 11 t engi engl england a nd will fight allies or 3 aa allies russia has no dispo sitoa to measure swords again gith with til vil great britain neither is she ehe in condition to risk aawar a war wh gilleh a power the conflict with turkey tunkey has been very expensive and in addition to the troops that have fallen in battle disease has deci mated the ranks of experienced soldiers her naval power is vastly inferior to that of england and und although the latter power might start in alone to keep back the muscovite from conquest and domi dominion niong it is not at all probable that the tho night fight would remain a duel due other powers would certainly be drawn into the conflict and with out assurances of reliable support say of such a a power as germany russia will hesitate and yield many points before engaging in a struggle of such vast proportions as would arise almost as soon as british and bussian russian swords were crossed meanwhile preparations tion 9 so go on on both sides and all the nations are watching sharply each others movements with jealous eyes yes the congress may never meet or if it does assemble the points to be discussed all contain elements of danger and until a treaty Is signed by its general sanction the war clouds which now bang hang heavily over europe will not be dissipated dissipate i or brightened bythe by the presence of the theao angel augel gel gei of peace |