, 1876-02-21
themselves 10 ths Military Consorlptlon Com


nittee.
THE ASnnAasr NOTE.
tnndoa 7ffatt. ftb. T..
Alter having b9en communicated to tho Utto.
nan Government a. Conatantinopfo, tho noto Of
Count Andrassy 10 made public. Il is 4 docu.
nent Of grost length. w,'tton IN aoms*hat
lotatood by the whole world, and lsa oxpraAslnns
have . franltneas And dlrcdtncaB not generally |
with diplouatto eonpoaItfon. Tho
note doea not contain word 70 suggest any |
could tnke ofronse tho Anesriau Government |
n1tl itB allies troak the Sultan AZ tue undonbtod
master Of iia dominions. and II te aseslmed that
he will remain go. Tho insurgents have thkon
mission Of tho throo En- ,ires to bring thts /
rising to M end. Tho Porto ts In
yited 10 co'oDerato lit work from which IL
will reap the chief benc0e. and to recognize The
thcmsovcs "a poaccmssors. Yet, w,th, al
this itoorlm al principle and address, something
hhouB itaolf In tho composition.
which can hardly eHcspo tho general readot. and
which it is adltcaaed. Tie Impression which
tic pote eiyuB In that those from whom it oma-
Mates irish tho Immediate patlins to tho dispute
to understand that thu itree powora have pal
scopo Of tho reforms may ho limited. but they
will 10 pursued oven o. tho risk Of departure,
from tlie traditions which lavo lttor!o obtained
III dealing with tho Ottoman Emptre..
An3 DQlD uGElHH DV lcCApltAIAkHK k4S ollGt ~"
cllontH Of Tho mediation up to tho present time.
lilo threo Courts Of AuBtr1a*1lnngars. 1lnsssh,
and 4ermnny, after having EXCHANGED Vie"h,
hayo united to employ In common their efforts
Of pacshcation:. The othor dovcrnn,onts readily
RESPONDED to tbe invitation Of tho three Powers
to act in tho Hamo snnse. Tho po'ets uhod
their influonco to localizo tle conflict, and to
lessen It's dangers and caianiefeB BY preventing
serv'a aud Montonsgto from pa!ttclnatln,E ~
havo Inferred Tho Turkish Government tho
good Offices Of thoir Consular agents to aid in
pacifyiug tho insurroction. IN doing this they
took caro- to respect tho dignity. rsghtR. aud au-
thorltY OF tho Soveselx1 The delegates wero
commissioned To taae away from tho insurgents
ovory Illusion ns to assistance from without,
mud to oxhort thotn to dsaporao after making
known thnir wishes ind complaints, Tic Powers
resorvcd to thcmBelves only .he right 70 urgo On
insurgents which Bcem to thom legitimate. The
Cabinets restricted themselves 10 counBen9
tho Porto that 1t should mako uso Of moral
an well a. military moana. Such. according to
the note, voro tho intentions and position OF
the Powers. but tlleso Lavo beon altered by tho
course OF eyents. Tho most important ovonts,
according to this view, aeoa to have boon tho
publication Of au unsuitable Hchomo Of reform
rcction. It, ns has been aaaotted. the NusaIan
Ambassador at Coust stanttnoplo suggested and
iuerired the F!rmau Of Dec. a. The three Pow
era take little account Or hls Work. "unhsp-
cclved. On tho ono side, the reforms published
by tho Porto do not Hoem to havo lad
IL. viow tho, paeiaeatlon Of Tho popn.
.'Gns ct the IL nsqssp r5eEnsss; so sssso aS9
end. On tho other. tho Turkish arms havo not
auccoeded In putting an oua to the inauriee-
tion." This Is plain speaking. and It fiyce fts
tono to the remainder OF tue note. The Porto is
which might DO maao the bssIa Of reforms
throughout the Empire. bus which had no special
relation to tho grievances OF Tho Christians IN
Herzegovina and Bosnia. II bocomes neces-
sarv, therefore, for the Powofa to point cut
what viii ho practically effective aud Will mako
noasib]o TINT modification which tho Turkish Rru1B
havo bcen unable TO produce. Then comes, tho
exposition Of the reforms which the thFeo
which they have obtained the assent Of the
Woaterp Powotg. Tho reforms arc Full re-
1tg,ous liberty; The abolition OF the farming Of
the taxoa g law which shall guarantee thst the
and Herzegovina shall be e1lployod ia tho intof-
est Of the Province itso!f; tho institution OF d
SpecIal Commission. COMPOSED OF an equal nl11l-
bes Of hluRrulmsnA aea ChFdstians, to supervise
tho oseouSa Of ' to nG,as sna usy o
rural population. .Thoso recommends.
tionB, or rather these domGuds, arc
auppoatod by arguments which would bo COP
vncing, oven II tho conclusions had not already
boon tor the most part admitted by the Porto.
couHtdered than any other special grievance OF
tho proyinco. and 1t deserves notice, since It IL
probably tho most powerful Of oil tle causoa
tnat havo produced tho inaarrection. Tho moss
unfortunate feature Of Irish soc!ety, ia found In
| au exaggerated form in tho tesolted province.
The owners Of land a1o Of onoreIiGion, those Who
cultivate It nfo Of another, Almost all tho
lands which do not belong to the stato or to
tho Mosquea nro In tho hnnas Of Mussulmans,
wllo tho laboripg clnaB connssa Of Christians.
Tho hgrarlan question ia complicated with re-
ligloua antagonRm. Tho nblest part OF tho
noto Is that in which tho Justice, tAo renaou-
nblenesB, and the necessity Of ths reforms pro-
posed by tho Powers aro explained to tho Porto.
| Tho tcaor Of tho Arguments might n1most hnvo
benn anticipated from tue numerous discussions
Which teae unhappy province. ayS been ths
| totloua to giyo tnucli scope for novelty.
Aftcr this Count Audsadsy tolls tho porso "ha.
hB uosorpmont nnd thoso OF thu other Powers
think of the actual situation. This part Of thu
document might dtssgracably affect tho loasl
susceptible Government. Tbs undoiinsd prom
isea OF tho Turkish Government, BayB tho Aus
tsau Minister can only raise aspirations withou
contenttng them. On tho other hand, 1t is cssab
ceeded In putting an end to tho lnsurroction
The winter has suspended action; the sprint
will aeo 1t renewed. Tho conviction is genera
among tho Christians that in the spring Bulgaria
and tito CtctanH will swell tho movement, I
nay bo foreseen that tho Governments Of Barvis
and Montenegro, who already hhve had . din
Guilty in kooping themselves out et 1t, vii! b
unable 10 resist tho current; undot tho lnau
enco oi oycnss, and Of tho public opinion Of tloi
country, they seom 10 have famfIisrized thom
Belyea with the idea Of taking part Ii tho atruE
olo Is soon Is tho SNOW tnolta. Tho throo Cabl
neta thtuk that tha only chanoo Of avoid
Ing now complications Ia to bo found in
msnifoatation Issuing from nl! tho Powers, Ait
establishing their firm roso!utlon to arroet th
movement. But to address the Princes aud ths
Christian population. the Powers must hay'
facts, aud not programmes for there is D doep
ly.roocd miHtrust amouE tho Chrlatians wilt
regard to eyery prom!so Of tao IoFle,-am!strus
engeudorad By tho failure of former 1mperla
daoroes to improve their condition. Tho part 0
this very direct appeal which will croate mos
surprise is that which rolatea to the oItcc
tatloua Of the Chrlstians and tho aHsumod iuten
tons Of the prov|nooh which hhyo hitherto 70
maInad noninsly neutral. 1t might be anpposet
that Tho three military Enlpires would hayo III
great difficulty in checking ser7ts, Of preventing
the fames Of revolt from being carried Into But
| saria. Nor would tAey II tho two neigAborA o
Turkey chose to sako tho chance OF crcatlug bit
ter tliscontents amonR their own population. bu
| 1ief,, rE,a1 tiufr ia tin,