The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-09-13
The Wnr Rumor.

From the New Zealand Herald, Aug 20, Is7G.)
The intimation which we publish to-day,
that war seems to be imminent between Eng
land and Russia, renders it necessary for us to
narrate the events connected with the present
condition of Turkey. and to show the first in
tervention of England in refusing. to be par
ty to the Berlin note, and in sending her fleet
to the East.
The outline of the Turkish Revolution sup
piled by the Geographic news gave but a poor
idea of the political Importance of that great
event. Wespeak oft as a Revolution because,
although rapidly accomplished and without
bloodshed, it has changed entirely the Govern
ment of Turkey as well as the entire aspect of
affairs in Europe. Regarded in the former
light it was an uprising against the Sultan
personally for the waste, extravaganza and cor
ruption of which he was the centre and sup
port 1t was also the triumph, in certain
sense, of progress and freedom, eliminating in
the promise of Constitution and Representa-
tive Government, where all has hitherto de-
pended on the Sultan's uncontrolled will. In
this sense it may or may not be successful.
The conditions of free government scarcely ex-
list in Turkey, but it is at least a movement in
the only direction atfording the slightest hope
of maintaining national existence. In its bear
ing on European politics the significance of
the Sultan's deposition cannot be over-rated.
Abdul Aziz was the plant tool of Russia,
whose policy it was to encourage in every
quiet way the instruction of the SlavOnic pop
nj, I-inIraA 70 har r,aorla Erorn
Russia, or rather from individual Russians,
they receive subscriptions and arms while the
General OF the Servian forces is .half-pay
Russian officer. Russia thus gratifed the lon
gings of q large portion of her people, main
tanned her influence in the Christian provinces
of Turkey, and could yet boast that she was
doing her utmost to "localise" the insurrec-
ton and avoid entering on a war with Turkey
that would involve ali Europe.
The Sultan during this time was entirely in
the hands Of the Russian Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, who did with him as he liked. Tur
key was rapidly falling to pieces. The insur-
rection was bound to succeed, and the success
full insurgents were bound to form only so
many new outposts for Russia. The three
Emperors of Russia, Austria, and Germany
drew up diplomatic notes demanding from Tur-
key certain concessions to revoked provinces
certain reasonable and absolutely necessary
reforms they demanded that they, the
three contracting powers, should be author
ised to guarantee Turkey had made so many
promises and had so often paid no heed to them
when the danger had gone by, that this guar
antee was considered indispensable. Without
it the insurgents refused to lay down their
arms yet with it the independence of Turkey
was for ever, gone. She would no longer be
sovereign State, but would be liable to inter
ference at any moment. In all these negotia-
lions England appears to have been thought Of
little account. So long as war against Turkey |
was not declared she had no right to interfere 7
lnder the Treaty of 1856. Her ambassador at |
was slighted and his advice