The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22
TURKEY AND GREECE.
The Eastern Question.

from the London Morning Post Dec IL
i Is mDst singular that Foreign Secretary, who
by following thoroughly Palmerstonian line when
he refused TO join the other great Powers in recon-
have made the now famous Kings LYNN speech
Where oil Lord Stanley md that Turkey was about
TO fall topieces from internal dssenslonS From the
Danube o the Euphrates peace regns throughout the
0ttomanempre, and IL is only where her extremities
touch russia and Greece that the intrgues OF
her rapadous neighbors create Sore Turkey is in
deed the one solid State OF Europe since IL is adj
mltted Into the European concert Where Is Spain
financially or poitcallyY 10 the existence OF Italy
certain Can any prophet say whether French ar
mics wilarrtve at Berlin before Prussian hosts reach
Paris, ana In either event what becomes OF the king
dom and monarchy yanquisheds Austria acknow-
lodges herself split into TWO, and looks forward to a
possibly Eastern future Russia has the open wounds
OF Polandto heal. IL is Turkey alone OF all the Pow
ers that soldly compact tough In force OF resist
ance, andbacked up by the certainty that the West
ern Powefs must come to her aid II Constantinople
the Euptrates Valley and the Suez canal are
threatened by Russian aggression. II is ali very
well to talk about non-intervention. We heard
great dea OF that before the Crimean war. The
Tones and Lord Aberdeen were agreed. The then
Emperor Of Russia was deceived by them as the
present night be again. II experience had not taught
Russian statesmen TO disrust the casual talk OF
politicani and the easy patitudes OF public pens
Turkey in Itself IL mighty difficult or digestion,
and England would have word TO say 10 whoever
should attempt TO devour that empire before the
meal had begun.
Lord Csrendon's first question on arriving at the
Foreign once will be familiar TO one versed in all
the lore oIthe Canning and Palmerston policy. The
Eastern dinculty crops up again. The patience and
long sufreing OF the Porte are exhausted and we
learn thatthe Turks determined to act vigor-
ously against the Hellenic government II open as
sistance continue TO be Afforded to the Gre
tan insurgents. The letters OF our cores
pondent n Crete have proved how completely
the instruction has been overcome and how
IL only wed Its existence to foreign aid.
Our own experience IN Ireland has taught us how
easily revolutionary flame may be engendered and
kept alive by foreign flibusters. Yet America IL q
long way ar and Ireland is, as 1t were IN the heart
OF the empire. But Greece is. close to Crete, and
that mispverned Kingdom, to whose wretched
guidance We consigned the once nourishIng and
now ruinet Ionlan Islands, instead Of attempting TO
set It's houie order, TO pay Its debts 10 suppress
its briganis and 10 develop the resources OF the
Kingdom, 'eeks to stir up anarchy In q neghboring
state and by exciting tumut to blind the eyes OF
Europe to Is own too manifest shortcomings.
To this safe OF affairs the Cabinet OF Constantine
pie have determined 20 put an end and IL appears
that uumatum has been sent to the Hellenic
government requiring explanation for the past and
guarantees for the future, otherwise commercial and
diplomatic relations viii be Immediately suspended
Hobart Pacla has been appointed to the command
OF the Turkish steam feet and troops are being sent
outside the Dardaneles. Now, for those who preach
non-interverti0n, here IL case trlly in point.
Leave the Turks and Greeks to settle their differ
ences and there can be no doubt that the mschiev-
GUS little Kingdom will soon be reduced to u proper
sense OF IFS rue position.