New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-02
TIE TURKISH REVOLT.
~ c,1rSES OF THE NsURRECTION.

TIE CAUSES OF TIE INSURLECIlGN.
rHK BURDENS OF TAXATION EXcESsVE-rHH PEG
PIE APATHEnC-THE GOVERNMENT ALARMED
THE CHRISTIANS HOPEFUL OF rKHEOoM.
rtfuv Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TIE TEIBUNEl
CoNsTANrINoPLE, Sept. 2.-Deep interest
is eyincod in al ncws from Herzegovina or
He.-ek as the Turks call il but III. re ia lituo or
no ardor lor war. No one MOhammedan or CHRISTIAN APP
pears to care for the fate Of the Government This Is
owing TO the heavy burdens OF the people who are
nundered By the tax-yGthrrcrs The Sultan has secured
for himself an army navy, and city OF palaces 6nt he
has lost the confidence Of his people The hsc@l system
which has provoked this revolt is of most VeNaous
character The a. the tthe ~ ne property
tax and (3) the military exemption tax pad ~ the
Christians, Beside these there uu'uO'r OF ans.er
dues levied irreguary. The 1.-THE is ra'rc' yu to the
highest bidder, and consists Of tenth r'.t o'
the produce of The fields. This IS estimated
by the farmer and there ia redress bis estimate Is
TOO great Tho peasant is forced o. give whatever re Is
ordered in kind II the crop We grain; in money ii his
products are fruit. During the past year the he has
boon incrca 2la per cent OF The produce ana is
is the burden which ia creating trouble al over the aih
The property tax is equally oppressive, was taking
today with an inteligeu American who owns small
tract Of farming land within 60 miles OF ConsGnt.'e
in Asia Minor paid for hs land 5000 pascrs IN the
old PAPER currency when gold about 100 The tax
assessors xcd the valuation OF this land ut $4,000 pa"
eY in gold and he has been paying taxes o. Z at this
rate fer five Yeas past without any nope o. redress lie
said thai one OF Ills neehbGiS put up lodge in biz gar
der-iDst n few poles with brush piled over them i'r
shade where his gardeners might resi- during 'hr l'qt Of
tc day. Tic tax-gathcrers along and nailed lIn
Der mon this shelter, registered il as dwelling house.
and valued t 1900 piasT1 The eztoftioh Was too
nuch for even Rayah nature to endure. and so my
friend with another OF his nrGhh1Ts yeu'urcd 20 80
into the sublime presence OF the Governor of the Dis
tri, 10 complain. At first Toy simply ordered of
ana threatened with exile But by pc. s,cpce and unon
giving their bonds pay @ heavy lBe and 70 surrender
thems elves expulsion II the complaint was nniomded
they in having $40 inspectors sent 20 the place
WHO Acknowledged the neolrec'ne7s Of tie valuation
cnt down te assessment of the booth from $4,000 Qias
tiers to 600 ard thcu in order ta the Imperilre}enue
sufcrn0 loss, hey imposed 1900
paliers as additional valuation upon tho lands Of the
uelehbors who iuteriercd. And the sai neiroI5 navr
been pavng taxes under this comfortable arrangement
for two or three years past! Many Of the people pay u
30 per cent their income every year 10 Tire Government
officials as taxes. Although Government receives but
small part Of This tho peope hold 1t responsible and exc
crate Haccordngly The TURKS Themselves, cCD those IN
Govefnmen. employ, quit" generally join in wishing al
manner evil to the Sultan. There Is absolutely nc pat
liotc feeling which embraces the Government within its
scope.
The hone Of the autboritic} for success in crushing tho
rebellion lies in the belief that they will be able TO evoke
some Of the old MOhanne'lan fauaticsu by making the
rebellion appear 20 be religious waf-an assault by
Christian dogs upon the faithful. Meantime the Govern
yreur cDdcayors absolutely 70 conceal the truth. Our
news OF the rebellion 10 nom European news
uapccs We're We limited ID the knowledge could
gather from the local Geographic agencies, We should not
know Of the dangerous character of toe outbreak bat FOR
the movement Of troops which takes place in the night
early morning lest the people may sceit The other day
heard a slight noise in the street about daybreak, and
looking out saw detachment OF soldiers IN heavy march
in ORDER with couple OF mountain Krupp guns on the
hacks Of pires They the garrison Of the barracks
on The corner street taken away silently, that
the people might not ask questions. Th morning at day
light large transports steamer fcd with troops sailed Tor
Kleek on the Adriale and very lew people its de
paI1ure.
There can be no doubt that the Government "a troubled
ard anxous That it has any settled line Of action is
questionable There seems no possibility Of stable cd
mnstration The Grand Vizier, who is the soul OF every
department of Government, is changed every two or
three months and with him very much Of tic civil ser
vice staff This OF restraints Minister from il-
PRODUCING new schemes adopting an Independent
course The cautious uncertain policy which this state
OF th!ngs occasions is manifest in the treatment Of the
revolt Although there are nov In The Cabinet Your
Pashas who have each been Grand NiZier in tara during
the last two years. yet far they have done nothing e.
ferlye 10 put down The nsurrectiOn. One great diff
Guilty is the lack of roads to the Of hOsubes
railway exists, on paper, from Constantnople right
through The heart " the Bosnian territory bu the road
is constructed only far as the sorcuttrgs and the
level river land extends ~ inc point Where ROCKY ana
mountainous county is met building ceased three years
ago This dcpioIod too lae The troops, when thoy go
hg land, have march some 800 Cr 400 miles from
The end the railway 20 reach the hostile country
II they 90 by 70 Klcck they nave 70 pass through
Austrian territory TO reach the base OF operations at
Nostar. The soldiers nneloOking fellows, ana are
armed with guns of American manuiacuIe Their Off
Gers do not impress OyeI-buTdeucd with knOwl
edge but they win doubtless improve The equipment
OF the troops Is fair the clothing and blankets good
but the shoes are OF doubtful quality The system OF
transportation is very imperfect brigade which saw
on the march the other day had wrctched creaking.
shaky OK wagons with mn-tred wheels, Tor its train.
TIE mounainee!s whom the Turks have 20 Subdue live
in a sparsely settled and poor country Like al noun
tSueers they hardy WcilmGde race, who have an
Irish fonlness for row. They have pleasing appear
ance which inspires sympathy at once when one ~ not
alone ON a highway with them. Vague hopes exist
among all tho Christian population OF European Turkey
that the hOur OF their freedom is at hand Yet how any
good can result from that ia hard 20 see unless strong
foreign power takes them In hand. The country inhab
tied by antegOnstic races who have lived In proximity
for centuries without boConing friends Each hates
tie other more than hates the Tur that a. present
snnrn. inneIcndcnna womb resnlt M antrchY