The New York herald., 1875-11-20
Herzegovina-s. the Revolt a Myth

The Eastern question il looming up again,
much after the Nd fashion and while Russia
IS uttering peaceful sentiments Great Britain
seems preparing for intervention. Not the
English Cabinet done, but the great Powers
also are representa- ms considering the ques-
ton. The London Times, following out the
Ideas OF Earl Russell, declsres that the Chris
tian provinces must be separated from the
Mussulman Empire, and the Russian
journals are one day warmly in favor
OF the Christians ana the next as
warmly in favor Of peace. Turkey,
too Is proposing retrms ana offering guar
antees for their execution. With all this
news, however, we are without trustworthy
information. IL is not byany means certain
that there is any Instruction in Herzego-
vina at all worth considering, and if there is
we fear it is completely managed in the in
terest of spectators. So far as the outside
world is concerned it has Nd significance be-
yond its influence on the price of Turkish
bonds. AS in the early struggles of the ad-
herents of Don Carlos battles are fought only
on paper, and victories alternate to suit the
market. There has been 10 movement in
Wall street in years more dsreputable than
the manipulation of the new relating to the
Eastern question, and Ring more formidable
than any ever formed in thil country seems
to control the Herzegovina revolt for its
own purposes. The only remedy for all this
is the truth in regard to Tho insurrection.
Let us know if there is really var in the Chris
tian provinces of Turkey, andif there is, let
the great Powers at once determine what
they are going to do about it. A war on pa
per, to suit the purposes of spectators in
Turkish bonds or any other lind of bonds,
is the worst of all wars, and this struggle
seems to be one which serves only the pur-
poses of those who are keeping other nations
ignorant and uncertain in regarl to it.
At the first glance the Turkish proposition
reported some weeks ago as having been made
to Mr. Gladstone to take supreme control at
Constantinople of the Ottoman Treasury and
the whole Turkish financial administration
at salary of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars a year sounded like an endeavor to
bolster up that credit, which has received so
severe a blow by the recent measure of par
tial reputation, and which is constantly
weakened and paralyzed by these contra
dictory reports of the insurrection in
Herzegovina But there was more than
that in it. If it was made at all, it
hn nf hot nat va
appeal Of Oriental Powers for aid from
Western intelligence that has several
times previously been made. Already an
English administrator, Mr.. Scudamore, is in
charge of the Turkish Post Office. Long ago
China enlisted in its service the diplomatic
talents of Anson Burlingame and quite re-
Gently the Egyptian Khedive endeavored to
secure the tried skill of a great American
soldier to command the many Of lesser repu-
tation already in his service. All this is
the recognition of the Eastern nations thai
they must adopt the Western systems OF
perish, and their further admission that they
cannot comprehend these Western systems
nor operate them that they are as little
children, and must be taught. 1t is thu
spectacle of the old, old East coming Il
school to the young and vital West; and i
is creditable to the East that it has finally
learned the useful lesson that it must trus
some one and creditable also to Western
men that no dishonest use has yet been made
of the opportunities thus offered. Should
Turkey be able to secure an administrato
like Mr.. Gladetone even for short period
stock jobbing war in the Christian provinces
would no longer be possible