The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-13
England's Turkish Poliov,

Great interest is now felt upon the
subject of England's policy on the
Turkish question. Europe manifests no
small Disappointment and some indigna-
tion at Lord Derby's supposed favor of
the Turks as against the Christian popu-
ation Of the Sultan's European Prey
noes. And we lind that the London
press is not by any means in conformity
with the policy indicated by the Ministry
On this grave question. The following
from the London Economist of Nav 27
shows that the public sentiment OF Eng
and is by no means favorable to a
course OF policy tending to restore
Turkish rule in Europe. AS one OF the
dbiest and best in ormed journals of the
British metropolis, the Economist wields
a wide Influence among the people. 1t
| says:
The notion of Turkey under its pres
ent ruler-or, indeed, any ruler-becom-
| ing constitutional power, is simply
| childish. There are no elements at hand
| for any change of the sort. And the no-
| Jice of doing any good by an armistice,
! 20 be succeeded by a European lnterven-
| tion on a great scale, tor the pacitcation
of the revolutionary provinces, is SO
MNllQ bllHb IL I6 ulluGuiJ W UGllENt lb b6El-
ously entertained by any statesman of
\ note who has given common attention to
the subject, But il it be true that Lord
Derby has opposed this wild scheme on
me ground that he looks for O. real full
illment by Turkey of the promises maue
IN answer to the AnarasSy note, we
doubt whether he is any wiser than the
austrian and German and French aud
Italian ministers whose plan lie is 'criti-
5fsing.
| Itis not IN the power of a Mahometan
| government to fulfil their promises,
ind 1t IL not in keeping with the true
policy of England TO put pressure ou
| Montenegro aud SerYia and Bulgaria TO
make Them observe n true neutrality,
only in order to give Turkey chance OF
recovering by military ioree the CON-
mand of the insurgent provinces. We
| speak, OF course, without knowing the
vine actually taken by Lord Derby, and
only as assuming tue positions persist
ntly attributed to him in all the various
tquarters where some account oi the re-
| cent negotiations has leaked out. 1t is
livery possible that these positions are
mistakenly attributed to him.
| But we must say this, tnat to use our
influence in any way in order to Restore
| purkish rule has been pure evil, and
ias for the present ceased, would be q
very bad use of that influence. The
lcounsel which seems to us The only
truly disinterested counsel in this
.mergency, would be OF kind tending
! to insulate the political problem to be
solved as much as possible in the places
where some immediate solution is nee
essary, and to deprecate any large and
srandiose treatmeat,of question which
| San only be dealt with successfully ii ii
Z is dealt with gradually and piecemeal.
AS we have already SAID, we do sim
cerely nelieye that, gradually and slow
: lly, but steadily, Mahometan Government
1 Europe must die out. 1t is not only
a Government essentially despotic. but
one which is mol, and can never be, q
IespOtism of the scientific kind, being in
lts very ESSENCE one OF the ianatica
Kind. That being the case. the simplest
plan, obviously, is 10 supersede II
wherever 1t has grossy mlsconducted
.tself with as little appearance OF revo'
luton and as little reconstruction of the
map OF Europe" as possible. Instead
Of imposing armistices and concurrins
in mixed commissions appointed to az.
Tempt impossible problems, the wise
Icourse is to supersede the di-
rect Government Of the Sultan by
sofne more popular and local Gov
| eminent Wherever Europe sees that the
nrect Government Of The Sultan is nc
onger advisable, but to soften the blow
| ~ making the new slate thus formed 9
tributary TO the Porte. We do not NEAR
! hat England has either interest OF
4 lower enough to render peremptory
ohe ON this matter in opposition to the
ther powers advisable. But when We
I IRE asked tor advice we should give oul
1dyice frankly; and this seems TO ua the
/ nlv tiud of advice which, II followed
soula tend to delay great aud mos
anqerous catastrophe and 10 dlminisl
| be magnitude oil the political crisis
whenever that catastrophe at siength ar
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