New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-17
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
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LONDON, Friday, Dee. 81, 1883
!, The year closes with revolution. Prince Alex.
aDder Kara Georgeyitcb Of Seryia hAs been deposed
By the Seryian Convention, and old MilOsh Obreno-
witch, who had TO abdicste by the order OF similar
Convention nineteen years ago. has been invited
once more to occupy the throne. This affair
which seems al first Gsht unimportanf, cannot iail
TO resu. in the grsyest complications for the Turk
xh Empire; but in order to understand them we
mu,t turn our attention to the history and position
of that country. sevis, the fertile province De-
tween the Middle Danube and the baiASu "o"D-
tsips, was in the middle ages always ID s'sve
of semi.independence, owing feudal allegiance ID
turn 10 the Byzantine Empire, to Hungary, and
later, to the Turks. But even ths ssnii-inoePenu-
epce WAS lost in the beginning of the sixteenth
century. and the Turks incorporated Seryla with
tLeir enpire. At that time the Serylan Aristoc-
racy emigrated and thus the Serylan peasant, be-
fore serf got his land in fee SIMPLE, subject TO
Turkish extOrtiOns. In the eighteenth century
feudaism was reestablished by the Turks, and the
country given to number OF Mohamnedan chief
tains who undertook to serve with their retain
era in the Turkish army as often as war was waged.
1t was against these feudal landlords that Kara
George that IL To say, Black George, previously
a DOn-cOmmsslOned OffIcer IN the AustIlan army,
led his cOuntrymen in their war OF independence
between 1904 and 1910. He was llliterate, ylo-
lent, cruel, and more than one murder stains his
memory; but be displayed considerable military
talent, and was at last recognized ss Prnce OF
Seryia under the suzerainty Of the Porte,
n fact principally due to Russian pro-
lection When, however, Russia, attacked
by Napoleon, would not afford AID to Seryis, Kara
George was defeated and expelled by the turks
in 1910, who in this struggle had the syInPathe'
of many Seryiaps on their side. Mllosh OorehO-
witch. originally swine herd equally lterate
and still more cunning than Kara George, whom
be opposed, soon succeeded in ingratiatng himself
with the Turks, then in gaining the confidence
Of his cOuntrymeD, IN rOuslng them To semblance
of insurrectiOn, and finally in getting himself con
firmed as Prince Of Servia by the Sultan, espe-
cialy because he had Kara George murdered IN
1877, when this adyenturer had retured to Servls.
llilosh ruled the country in very primitive way
for full 20 years; still the country grew rich, prn-
cipally by producing pigs for the Vienna market;
but with the increasing wealth the political and So
cia position Of the Seryian farmers little by little
changed They became ashamed OF Prince who
was unable to read and to write, and wanted some
security against the yTaDnica freaks 1.-THE Princess
Llnbriza, who shot one of the most beautiful wo-
men Of POsssrOvaez with her own hands out OF
jealousy. The Russians wished to impress the
Servian Princes with the Importance of their po-
sitOp, and seconded the movement against MllOsh,
who in 1885, invited to abdlcate III favor OF his
son Milan. The young Prince died, however,
soon after, and his younger brother Michael sue
ceeded him, but being principally addicted toplea-
sure, and having no business habits, Russia found
him unfit for the part destined for the Prince of
Serva, in the existing oriental complications.
Michael therefore, was expelled IN 1872 by the
Seryan Convention, and Alexander, the son OF
Kara George, until then a tool OF Russia be-
came Prince. Still, even he disappointed
the Russians. In lo45 and in ls49 he, in
indeed. sent lawess bands OF adventures
10 Hungary in the interest of Austria and Russia,
but it was soon found out that these hlibusters
could not be controlled by Austrian officers and
Russian orders; they fought for their own special
objects and soon became troublesome to Austria
Prince Alexander was, however, about that time
entirely won over to an Austrian pohcy, and wnen,
in the war of 1854 Russia expected rising IN
Seryia against the Turks, the Prince remained
neutral From that time his doom was sealed
Russian intriques reused the Servans against their
Prince, and old Mosb, who in the mean time had
found out the great political maxim that IN order
to succeed with certainty in Europe, 1t Is ncces-
sary IL become attached to the Russian IN
terests now reaps the benefit of his experience
in exile Though he is above seventy, his energy
makes him more acceptable both to Seryia
and to Russia, than his son. the ex-Prince Michael
This Young man, however, has married one oil
the bellies of Vienna, the Hungarian Countess
Hunyardy, IA strong minded woman, well suited 10
rule sem-ciylized, energetic race, which though
ilhterate, is far superior TO the efete moidC-
Wallachians for whom Napoleon and the English
Liberal press have great sympathies. MllOsh
does not conceal his future policy, which consists
In seeking to unite Seryia with Montenegro, and
having thus cut off Bosnia from the immediate
contact with the Turkish Provinces, to get hold of
Bosnia also. This plan is feasible, but equSlly
dangerous 10 Austria and to the Porte; and,
L.. shaaA I'D In
Miosh 1t is, however, dangerous matter, by
opposing the Servian Convention, to preciptae the
Oriental difficulties and possibly to produce war.
Austria has already sent two regiments to garrison
Semlin, opposite to Belgrade, and If is not imPos-
sible that We may soon hear Of an Austro-Turklsh
occupation of Serva in order TO prevent the resto-
ration OF Milosh ObrenOvitch.