The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-19
TURKEY AND GREECE.
An Interesting Document from the Sublime
POrte's TRed BOOk.''


The official "Red Book published by the
Sublime Porte, has just appeared. From it is
selected the following document the existence
of which has been contested by the journals of
Europe-
SUBLIME PORTE, JAN "a, 1S69.-The Grand
Vizer, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Repre-
sentatives of the Sublime Porte at Paris, Lon
don, Vienna, Berlin, st. Petersburg, and Flo
rence.-Sir:-The confidence which our august
Sovereign repOsed in the equity and disinterest-
edness of the great powers in adhering, without
the least hesitation, to the reunion of a con-
ference to consider our differences with Greece
has been fully justified
The judgment which this diplomatic Areopagus
unanimously rendered is a reconsecration of the
sound principles of morals and law. 1t demon
strates to the eyes of the entire world that JUS
tice is yet sufficiently powerful not to permit
mere ambition to trouble the peace of neighbor-
ing States By order of his Imperial Majesty
invite you to express to the Cabinet of his Ma
iesty the most sincere thanks of the Sublime
Porte for the effcacious cooperation he has
been pleased to lend to the pacific solution of n
conflict which we have done everything to avoid,
and which Greece has sought by all means to
embitter and prolong
The past conduct of Greece, and the concu-
sion of the proclamation addressed to the Hell
lenic people by the new ministry, are not such
as to inspire us with great confidence in our fu-
ture relations with Greece. vigilant surveil-
lance on the part of the great powers
appear to us indispensable to insure the reality
OF the promises Greece has been obliged to make
to the Conerfence of Paris.
In thus expressing ourselves we intend no
complaints by anticipation. We protest against
all suspicious of an drriere penSee in regard to
the kingdom of Greece 1t will find the imperial
Government always ready to do everything COM
patible with its rights and dignity to maintain
amicable relations.
Nothing will be done on our part to disturb
that good harmony which it only depends on
Greece to establish between the two countries.
What we desire is to announce now, which
the proclamatiOns spoken of above neccssitate,
that if, to speak frankly, Greece, notwithstand-
ing her engagement, begins to follow again the
same line of conduct which almost compromised
the peace of Europe, the responsibility for the
consequences of such II state of things will rest
entirely with her. We will not tolerate in any
case that one Hellenic Government, under the
mask of revolutionary committees, shall con-
tinue and endeayor to mislead the minds of our
Greek population, to give to the eyes of Europe
the appearance of coming to the ''aid of CO.
Telieionists who groan under the yoke of the
Turks"
Our Greek population only ask to be let alone
and to deve op their wel-being They are more
and more convinced that the quality of the diff
ferent races that people Turkey is henceforth
| the fundamental law of the empire eXemplifed
| every day in proofs which are notorious. Our
| august master has more than once proclaimed
| this great principle, and watches himself, with
! out ceasing, the realization of progress,
| Ii is not necessary to insist upon the truth OF
| what l advance; facts sufficiently attest it.
Receive, ETC., ALI.