The New York herald., 1874-09-30
/ may here caution Americans against the

may here caution Americans against the
sALTED oUcUNBERs
which figure in the list l shall never forget the
first time they were handed to me at a Russian
dinner A shudder passed through my whole
frame at their very odor. The taste Is ndescrlba-
BILE In human speech.
TURKEY
Is about to issue $780, 900 worth OF shares in the
Ottoman Bank, probably in connection with some
piece of financial legerdemain by which the Sui
tan's Ministers are borrowing at twelve per cent
to pay OF debt at ten per cent. much more
serious AFFAIR is the obstinacy with which Abdul
Azz adheres to his resolution OF changing the sue
cession. For 500 years the eldest male OF the
house OF Othman has succeeded to the vacant
throne upon a demise or the sovereign. The
present heir apparent Is Murad Eaendi,
the Sultan's brother, born In 1s4O The
prince in whose favor he is to be set
aside is the Sutan's eldest son, lad OF seventeen
IL Is quite possible that, were the Sultan 10 Ole
now, the rival claimants would each be supported
by different ambassadors Sir Henry Elliot has
been instructed to oppose the contemplated
change. suspect that Murad Enendis breakfast
Will disagree with him one OF these mornings
THE SHAH or PERSIA
ls determined TO carry out Reuters plans without
the aid OF Reuter- He is quite right, for all he
wants is good engn er with fun powers)
to turn Persia into an Asiatc Holland.
With good railway, running rom west
TO east Persia would soon become the
highway between Europe and India. AS to the
expense. there is no reason to suppose that Baron
Reuter- intended to benefit the Shan at his own
COST Money can only be had for moneys worth'
and the lever mlddlemen employed the less casn
will be lost IN transition from investors in New
York to the treasury at Teheran Reuter- as
Grand yizier and Grand Banker OF the kingdom
together would have been the hugest and most
swollen middeman the world ever saw. with little
to apprehenG from king or shareholder
AS preliminary step toward the proposed
works. Nazlr-Agha, the Persian Minister in Paris,
has oeen recalled. to be consulted on questions OF
railway nnance. Nazir-Agha is probably wonder
ing at the present moment whether that is the
true reason Tor summons into the presence OF
his gracious sovereign. Ever since a colleague in
London found he had been recalled to receive 500
blows on the soles of the feet Persian Ministers
have shown singular dsinclination to return
home on leave of absence.
With respect0o
THE WAR BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN,
1t is of course ridiculous to magnify the Formosan
difiiculty into quarrel between China and the
United States; yet America cannot remain an i'm
passive spectator OF disturbances which may
seriously affect her trade. The Chinese govern
ment has just bought an irOnclad from Denmark,
and evidently means business. The Mikado Is
equally resolute and Is only too glad to
have an opportunity of employing the
military class in foreign war. When
the power of the Daimios was overthrOwn
a few years ago and the old ieudal system broken
up. the armed retalners OF the MOBILES were dis
banded and have ever since given trouble, as men
dan vad Of q
The prospect OF campaign in China, unfettered
Dy anv restrictions OF the Geneva Convention,
must be emlnently agreeable to Japanese, as 1t
would possibly be to our own soldiers
II the war is soon over the Ceestials and their
antagonists may be LETT TO settle 1t between them
selves; but II it should last long and once
more plunge China into the anarchy of
twelve years ago, 1t would be well Tor America to
take steps IN ccnc9r with England and Russia for
establishing joint protectorate OF the country.
1t may even be doubted whether
PARTITION OF CHINA
Will not sooner later be an absolute necessity
In the interests Of civilization. great heathen
empire OF 400, 100000 inhabitants. adopting the
present German military system, could keep up
standing army OF 1000, 900 in proportion to its
populatiOn-merey on the peace footing. Arm
this force with breech-lOaders and Krupp guns,
oficer 1t with Europeans and put the finances into
such order as may enable yOn to feed it; and you
have opportunities which Napoleon never dreamed
OF. Imagine Warren Hastings or, beLter STILL a
DapleiX, with imaginative designs. constituting
himself prime minister of the country, and WELD
ing, in the name OF the Jdjn6dpt Emperor, the
enormous material resources of China at his pleas
ure. He might march from Pekln to Berlin If he
only arranged his transport service properly.