THE RUSSIAN PRESS ON THE OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5488, 29 October 1878, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN PRESS ON THE OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS.

The Oolos , in . an article on the English occupation of Cyprus, asks what England will do if,Turkey • should oppose, tho execution of tho; resolution of the Congress. „ “ Would /she, being in actual possession jrif : Cyprus—that'is, r after haying received the price of her assistance—compel the Porte to carry out the Congress resolutions; or if Russia were to ; act for that purpose-rin such a case,;for instance, as the. refusal of the Porto to give up Batoum—; would England remain passive- and refuse to assist Turkey with'her troops'; or, finally, would England, as the possessor of .Cyprus, feel 5 bound, in return to assist Turkey against Russia in any case ? It is .upon the reply to these questions, that peace or war depends, One thing is indisputable: England has taken possession of Cyprus, which on Prince Bismarck's; principle of 1 beat! possidentes,' will b 0... a new ■ basis .for an aggressive English policy in the East.” - The Oolos proceeds to say that in view of. tho fact that England is prepared-to maintain herself in Cyprus by . force of arms, and that neither France nor Italy will fight to prevent the occupation, it is to , bo feared that Turkey will positively refuse to carry out the decisions of the Congress, reckoning on the support of England and; the unwillingness of Russia to risk another European war. 1 The Turks, it ,'says, seek arid wish for war; England Is'-ready; for .war; Austria is not indisposed to.rieize the opportunity of .gaining more advantages on the Balkan Peninsula; and Germany will, in any case, look with indifference on more bloodshed among the troops of, Russia. - ‘ The occupation by England of Cyprus is regarded by tho Ilimlcy Mir as an event very favorable to Russian policy, because it has broken up the European coalition against Russia,. “By: layipg her hand. ( upon the Levant,” the Mir says, “ England puts the iritnrests of tho Mediterranean States-in her pocket. ‘May she'also take possession of the Syrian coast, with Palestine and Jerusalem ; may/sfie annex,Egypt? "Tho, result cari.only be to induce France arid. Italy to seek a ntprochcmcnt with" Russia,. - In Paris and Romo to .say nothing' of ' Athens—people have learned to see’Euglish policy in itstrue/colors, and have become' convinced how absurd it was to join. England in tho diplomatic campaign which she entered upon in tho name of Europe, r. The bugbear, of tho European coalition fled soon after the publication of the Anglo TurkishrConvention. \Vo no longer have a united Europe opposed to us ; and now that Austria England havo been pacified with'Turkish, plunder, there is an end to tho Ariglo-Austrian alliance." All - this, tho* Ruuhj Mif concludes, iqusfc evidently improve

the politicalposition of Russia, and lead into r.Uo right-channel the 'realization of the arrangements made at Berlin.