| Show STILL TO WAR THE latest russian movement in relation to war symptoms to is of decided interest the minister of that country to turkey demands of the sultan substantial proofs of what the attitude of turkey would be in the event of war the application is accompanied by an implied threat it Is intimated teJ by the czar Is representative that it to is be lieveld that an understanding has been reached between the porte and england in case of the breaking out of actual warfare when the sultan pointed out that on the request of russia a prominent turkish official with pro english ten tendencies deneW had been dismissed M de Ne lidoff promptly re plied that his majesty had bad assured the english and italian minister that this action implied no change ot of foreign 1 policy if russia does not intend pursuing a policy that will eventuate in war why should she be so anxious to secure the neutrality or assistance of turkey in case there should be an international 4 outbreak except it be herself and perhaps france there are no others 4 of the powers desiring the opening of a conflict which must be tremendous in extent and consequences her policy unless checked is sure to lead to actual hostilities this view of the czar azars Is intention to is emphasized by the vast naval pr preparations inaugurated in russia she has determined to become a power on off the we M that being where her greatest weakness has heretofore existed she proposes to have a fleet sum bloat to protect her baltic seaboard and another strong enough to operate in hostile waters Her ability to become a great maritime power por may not now be easily checked the government being wn an absolutism can do anything it pleases among its a propositions is one to take entire control of all the naval shipbuilding In business siness of the emp empire this means that this branch of preparation for war to fat to 0 be pushed with all possible energy and dispa dispatch tob in the coming war the czar does not intend that russia shall be placed in such a disadvantageous position as she was in during the crimean struggle if it can be obviated while she engaged the combined great britain france and turkey in the vicinity of sebastopol sevastopol Seba asir ir charles napier in command of an english rest fleet effectually blocked her commerce on the baltic it Is anticipated that there will be a commission appointed to adjust the affair but it will be out of the qu question to do anything in relation to that matter until next spring because tt t would be impossible to reach that region before that time in the interim russia will doubtless be busily engaged in ashab establishing in that part of the world an important strategic base in case she should enter upon her long cherished scheme of the conquest of british india it may be that next spring will witness the looked for war between the leading powers of europe the operations operation of russia certainly point to such an event as to say the least a probability |
