AMERICAN VIEW OF PEACE PROSPECTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 145, 17 June 1878, Page 4

AMERICAN VIEW OF PEACE PROSPECTS.

The Commercial Herald and Market Review, of San Francisco, of the 2od May, has the following remarks upon the respective positions of Britain and Russia. War between England and Russia ia a foregone conclusion. Toe English Government intended war from the commencement, and it refrained from active participation in favour of Turkey, with the view of letting Turkey exhaust her foe to the greatest possible extent without impairing the resources of England, which is now ready to take the field in splendid condition. The uninteresting observer wonders why suqb hostile determination baa filled the British mind, but to those who have paid careful observance to tbe passage of events the reasons are patent. The rapid and unrelated ■pread of Russian dominion on the 4*Utie r Co.ntinent has filled the minds of England's statesmen with much and serip^f: apprehension for the safety of Brltfib possessions in India. It has been pretty well determined that Russian fmiwsries have been long engaged in breeding disaffection among tbe Indian pripce», aud exerting a potent influence to disturb the tranquility and permanence of British rule. Heretofore no aufficfently pluusible grdund for decisive exception has , been presented. The Turko-Rueso war supplied the coveted opportunity which England is now disposed to utilise for the security of her Indian Empire, by releasing it from further Russian interference* No more favourable occasion could offer for crippling ibe Northern Bear aiid clipping bis oiaws for years to- come,, than that which now presents itself. If l° r Wm> English rule iqlndia^ will be placed in deadly peril ; but if Russia ean,be fabmbled in saoh a conflict, she, will be redoCed to a third class' European PdWdf for- th 6 next half-century, by which timw^he title *of oi* IJmoejrp.r of India, will have a real and permanent significance.. Should Great Britain he le/t ; fq enter the lists siogleJ»£<Mi H i« certain that no European Power will aid Russia Bismarck has evidently conoluded the conflict inevitable, and bai> rafused'to mediate any loßftK His attention will be turned towards maintaining a formidable armed neutrality. Rufieia is full of internal disturbing elements, and js . vulnerable v n alllidft, besides beinjj\ financially indigent. England is solid, undivided, impregnable against outside assaults, enormously rich, and has the sympathy of all jiberal nations. In America, the great mass of those who, sympathise With Russia are of Irish birth, and bate England more than they love Russia, While not & single overture for peaceful arrangement has been successful, hostile preparations have been hastened forward with increasing zeal on both ejdtSt The conflict is inevitable.