New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-19

c;sI state Of the countrv il was exclusively with the
Court and especially with the Fanarioe Greeks WHY
medators between two parties either oil winch was
equally ignorant of the real condition, power ana re-
sources of the other The traditional notions aud oph
ions founded upon such pary information formed lot
long while and strange TO say, form to great extent
even now the groundwork for all the action OF west
ern diplomacy with regard to Turkey
Bnt while England. France, and for long time even
Austria. were gropnr in the dark for defined Eastern
polcv another power outwtted them all Russia herself
semAsiatic in her condition. manners traditions and IN
ttutions found men enough who could comprehend the
real state and character of Turkey Her religion was the
same ~ that of nine.tenthS OF the inhabitants o lur
key in Europe her language almost Identical wh tna'
Of seven millions of Turkish subjects and the we'll
known facility with which Russian learns to converse
n if not fully 70 appropriate foreign tongue made 1t
AN easy matter for her agents well paid for the task To
acquant Themselves completely with Turkish AFFAIRS.
Thus At very early Ueriod the Russian Government
ovaed itself of its exceedingly favorable position in the
Southeast of Europe Hundreds of Russian agents
pTambulated Turkey, pointing out to the Greek Chr
tans the Orthodox Emperor the head, the natural
protector and the ultimate liberatOr OF the oppressed
Eastern Church aud the South Slayonians especial
". pointing out that same Emperor as the almighty
Car who was sooner or later unite all the branches
of the great Slavic race under scePre aud TO MAKE
them the ruling race OF Europe The clergy OF the
Greek Church very soon formed themselves into vast
conspiracy for the spread of these ideas Inc Serau
insurrection of 1909 the Greek rising in 1871 were
more or less directly urged on by Russian goa ana nus
sian influence and wherever among the Turkish pachas
the standard of revolt raised against the Cenra
Government Russian intrgues and Russanf unds were
never wanting: ard when thus internal TURKISH ques'
tons had entirely perpexed the understanding OF esc-
ern dpomatsts WHO knew more about the real sun
ect than about the in the moon then war was de-
clared. Russian armies marched toward the Balkan,
and norton by portion the Ottoman Empire was dis
membered.
1t is true that during the last thirty years much has
been done toward general enlightenment concerning the
state Of Turkey. German philoogsts and critics have
made Us acquainted with the history and literature,
English residents and English trade have collected
great deal of information 10 the social condition the
Eupire But the diplomatic wisescres seem to scorn
all this and TO cling as obsnatey possible to the ira
dtions engendered by the study of Eastern rytales,
nnroyed mon BY the no less wonderful accounts given
by the most corrupt of Greek mercenares that ever
existed.
And what has been the natural result That in all
essential points Russia has steadily one after another
gained her ends thanks to the ignorance, dizziness, and
consequent inconsistency and cowardce of Western gov
ernmens From the battle of Nayarno to the present
Eastern crisis, the action Of the Western powers has
either been annhilated by squabbes among themselves,
mostly arising from their common ignorance OF Eastern
matters and from petty eaOusies which must have been
entirely ncomprehensibe TO any Eastern understanding
or that action has been in the direct interest Of Russia
alone And not only do the Greeks both of Greece and
Turkey and the SlayOnians look to Russia as their
natural protector; nay, even the Government at
Constantnople, despairing time after time, to make
It's actual wants and real position understood by these
Western ambassadors who pride themselves upon their
own utter ncompettncy TO judge by their own eyes of
Turkish matters the very Turkish Government has in
every instance been obliged to throw Itself upon the
mercy Of Russia and seek protection from that power
ub;ct orenv ayows It's firm intention To drive every
Trrk across the Bosphorus and plant the of st.
Andrew upon the mnarets of the Aya-Soiiyah
In spite of diplomatic tradition, these constant and
successful encroachmens of Russia have at last reused
in the Western Cabinets in Europe a very dim and
distant apprehension of the approaching danger This
onnrebepsiOn has resulted in the great diplomatic
trm that the maintenance ofthe status gro in Turkey
IS necessary condition Of the peace of the world The
maoploauent ncapacity of certain modern statesmen
coud not have confessed its ignorance and hepcssnesS
more MAINLY than in this axiom which, from having al
ysremaned dead letter has during the short period
of twenty years. been haOwed by tradition and become
as hoary and indsputabe as King Johns Magma Charta
Maintain the status quo! Why, it was precisely to
maintain the status quo that Russia stirred up Servia to
revolt made Greece independent appropriated to her
self the protecOrste Of Modsva and Walacha, and re-
tanned part of Armenia England and France never
stirred an inch when all this DONE and the only
time they did move was TO protect in l5i9, not Turkey
but the Hungarian refugees In the eyes Of European
dipomacv and even of the European press, the whole
Eastern question resolves itself into this dilemma
either the Russians at COnstantnope, the mantcn
ance of the status qRO-anythng beside this alternative
never enters their thoughts.
Look at the London press for Illustration We
find The Times advocating the ACKNOWLEDGMENT %
Turkey. and proclaimng the unfitness of the Turk
ish race TO govern any longer in that beautiful
CORNER Of Europe Skilful usual, The Times boldly
ooc rhe old diplomatic tradition of the status quo anC
declares IFS continuance impossible The whole of tn,
talent at the disposal OF that paper is exerted to show
tbis inpossibiy under different aspects and to ens
British sympathies for new crusade against the rem
nsrt Of the Saracens The merit of such an unscrupu
Irs attack upon time-halOwed and unmeanlng phrase
which two months ago, was as yet sacred to In
Times i undeniabe. But whoever knows that paper
tnovs also that this unwonted bOdness is applied ii
rec,'v in the interest of Russia and Austria. Tn
correct premises put forth in its columns to tn