The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-16
THE SICK MANS EMPIRE.
IL it Good that Turkey should Die e-RenOvn-
tiOn Better than Extinction.
Erom tho London Tlmoa juno l.

1890 $50
From the London Times, Juno l.
hard lot e that q Turkey. We might acknowledge
Nemesis Of irevooable past the fathers visited
the children the trampIing down OF the weaker b
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the Stras that he should DO improved on the
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nature "Allah IA great and the Koran teaches ma
ton less than man how to die. But sOAy should
ve-because he only incapable OF but nvinciby
opposed progresss IL tie Ottoman government TIE only
deserts which Of Us would escaped Is II The King Of the
Greeks or the Pope or the Queen Of Spain that should
throw the nrst stonef
He has taken tho evidence Of twentyseven Witnesses
between diplomatic aud consular agents. In her Maesys
Pashs TO plead his own cause Reports have been laid
before the House OF Commons with view TO ascertain
TO what extent the stpul.sons Of the treaty Of 1885,
tian subjects Of the sultan, have been observed.
Independent Of the important international ques.
tions involved, these documents possess no ordi.
nary interest . minute, and, We believe, faithful
picture OF Oriental life. Setting aside unavoidable
individual prsposssssion, there !, safhcisn. una.
variety Of observers TO enable US 10 come to safe con-
cuson-a conclusion conormatory Of What most OF US
WISH also utterly beyond the power OF the Otto
government 20 do good. ITO those, says Lord
years ago the Improvement OF the position Of the Chris
tans and In particular the change In the bearing OF the
and OF the high Ottoman functionaries
immense And Consul Moore tells pithy from Jeru-
SALEM Greek and other Christian subjects Of tho
Sultan there receive the general treatment az
thor Mohommedan fellow subjects. Intelligence to
the same effect could be quoted from Beyrout from
Aleppo from all the other great centres where the
authority OF tho most felt and where the
Christians have the protection foreign Consus TO rely
upon Away from the largo towns there Is chaos,
conflict OF the old impacabe elements, the perpetual
strife between strength and cunning The crying evit
not tyranny bat anarchy and 1t Is as grevously fot by
the Mussulman as by the rayah Indeed the former Is
10 certain extent of than the latter inasmuch
the Christian his Consul TO fly TO for redress, while
tho Mussuman ais not in the habit OF seeking foreign
aid or sympathy"
great hurry forthe overthrow OF the Ottoman empire
should bear mind the probable consequences OF such
consummation. Already the long continuance Of the
Cretan instruction, which the Mussulman. matter
with what Justice, attributes 10 Greek propagandsm
has given rise 10 great evaporation, and has
awakened enmities which has long sumbered. In
many provinces, learn from Consul Sandison,
of Brussa the Turks not only preparing for hard
fight, but also determined Ito DO beforehand with
Their domestic among the Christans" For the
sake OF humanity all must wish thar the struggle
In Crete should terminate way another. Should
spread other parts OF the empire II Ia doubtful
whether all the Christian combined could unaided
get the upper hand Of their Mohamrnedan domnators
but should they obtain the victory, II Is almost
certain they would only II in endless nternecIne
dscords and that all efforts for independence would
lead TO such state Crotc is well nigh reduced
to-the total dcpopIation and ruin OF the country.