, 1875-11-05


city independent Of tho rrlo of tho criminal
clasacg.
THE TURKISH Lo.1N.
| The proposed rcpt,tliation Ut its bonds by
the Turkish Government is in tho nnttro Of
righteous reparation, SO far as England is con-
cerncil, where most Of tho lonn IL held, anil
III Wow Of tho circumstances tho meetings Of
desperate mud frenzicl bondholders i'll Lon-
don to consider their prospects, anu thor
attempts to agitaso tho subject without ngitat-
ing tho Sublime Porte, are almost lutlicrous.
Nearly a quarter Of century ngo, England
induced Franco 10 Join her in defending
! Turkey agni,ist Russia, and theso two
| Cllristnn nations helped to riyot still stronger
tho fetsers Of Tho SclAvio Christians. They
placed eleven millions of Christians under
Tho tyranny OF fonr million a1al1otnmclans,
and compelled them to submit to robbery,
cruelty, mud persecution, which hRvo been
Kept up with unrclenting vigor until tho re-
sui. il once moro all outbreak of civil war
JIud 1iussia succeeded, the Christians would
have been freed from tho Infamous cruclties
rracticcd upon tlaetn by the Turks. She
did not succeed, and tho CON-
bincd force Of two Christian countries
retlncrd tho Gclhvie Christians to II 1noro gull
ing alahonrmet!an scrvitutlo than ever before
After tho close of the war, tho English ad-
1nirotion for Arola,n,nedaris,u showed itself
still stronger by tlo Loaf, of MI immense sun,
Of money--betwcen ono hundred and fifty
md two hundred millions of pounds-to the
Turks They havo continued loaning ever
sinco, and lattorly in a manner which would
suit our own indationists, tho Turks giving a
bond Tor f10O for each E42 mid. These i'm.
,uenso sums tho Turks have st,uaudorcd under
pretenso Of introducing reforms and strength
ching their nru,y md navy. In reality tl,oy
have done nothing Of tho sort. They hayo
devoted this money to tho sonsual onjoyments
no dear to tho Turk. They have built gor-
geous PALACES and mosques They have intro
tlucetl luxurics OF every description. They layc
enlarged their harems aud laviBhed immense
sums upon them. They havo thrown away
money in Inila, IL Paris, and III London, in
tho procurement Of articles Of luxury. They
have dressed in purple and fine linen,
aud wasted their substance in riotous living,
and now they arc q raco Of paupers and eu-
nuchs. No rclorms hnyo been instituted
The army has not been increased. No ma
tcrial accegsions hayo been made to their
navy. No great governmental reforms have
been instituted. Turkey is to-day no moro
IN accordance with modern civilization thnn
sho waa before the Crinlean war, and before
English money poured into her coifera to on
ablo her in reality to maintain her supremacy
ever her Christian subjects and grind them
down still further into tho dust. Not ono Of
tho promises has boon kept. On
tho other hand, instead Of making
reforms anu Of improving tho condition
of tile Danubinn proyincea she has robbed,
and persecutcd and tortured tho Christians,
until at last they have risen to tefond their
rights, mud this rising hns alreatly shown TINT
Turkey Ia financially rotten and practically
bankrupt; that sAe cannot pay the principal
and will not pay the interest Of tho dobt !;
mud that England will losc what she has
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