Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-14
MIR. Schuyler's Report on the Mos
lem MaSsacreS.

| The preliminary report Of Mr.. Eugene Schuy
Ter, United States Consul General, to Mr.. Horace
May nard, our Minister to Turkey, in respect to
the massacres in Bulgaria, is published to day
and we are not surprised at the effect it has had
upon the English people. The original dispute
between the British Ministry and the British press
| was to the truth of the information the latter
supplied The correspondent of the London
Daily News had written that the Turks had butch.
I cred thousands Of men, women and children in
Bulg aria that whole villages had been otlitera.ed
and that the devilsh work was still going on.
Mr. Disraeli, VIXEN his attention was called to
these reports, declared them TO be the "exaggera.
tons" Of correspondents, and said that the gov
eminent would await more Trustworthy informa-
ton. lie received it, not from his own agents.
not from Sir Henry Elliot the British Ambassa.
dor at Constantipople but from this report by Mr..
Schuyler. 1t shows that the correspondents did
not eyaggerate, but actually underestimated the
atrocities Of the Turks. As an official report
founded on patient and thorough investigation,
it is accepted BY the English people as true, and
it settles the question between the Ministry and
the press 10 favor of the press. 1t was at this
point that Mr. Gladstone made his grand attack.
Mr.. Disraeli and Lord Derby stood convicted If
indifference or ignorance or both, and the charge
that they had COMPROMISED the honor of the
British name" was urged with terrible effect. 1t
was seen that the Christians 10 Bulgaria had been
sacrificed for the sake of maintaining q dead or
dying English policy in Eastern affairs. The
English people demanded change. The London
Times, though 1t does not demand the recall of
Sir Henry Elliot, condemns him for not under
standing character nf uba han
ing in Bulgaria, and virtually suggests that he
shall be superseded as the representative of Eng.
land in the Eastern question. The Daily News.
in reference to Mr.. Schuyler's report, declares
that Turkey is tolerated Power and this war a
tolerated war. 1t could never have entered the
mind OF any European statesman that the Turks
were TO be al liberty ut this time of day to cut and
carve Europe wherever they might prove the
stronger on the field of battle.' All this means
that there is to be . change of English policy IN
respect to Turkey. England is to be cut loose
from an unhoy alliance with the Turk, and this
change OF policy 10 not the act Of the Disraeli
Ministry, but of its opponents.
Mr. Schayler's position in this revolution is in
fuential, honorable and independent. He had
nothing to do with English policy, but he had the
courage, the skill and the power tell the truth
OF the Turkish massacre and the outrageous con-
duct of the Turkish government. He acted for
the United States, but in doing so rendered an
| incsitmAbe service to England and to all the
Christian population Of Turkey. The independ.
ence of his position the absence of any motive to
exsggeraie, made his report an authority. "We
do not know. said the London Times, "that any
body now mics the substantial accuracy of the
darkest pictures that have been drawn of the aroc
tiles in Bulgaria" The report describes horrors
which will thrill the soul of the reader with ndig
nation, and the moderation Of its tone, the exacti-
tude OF its statements make the impression all the
stronger The people of America will be glad
and proud that their representative has done hu-
maDity this splendid service MIR. Schuyler has
not meddled in the politics of Europe, nor with
the questions of war which the Powers OF Europe
must decide for themselves, but he has touched
with the spear of Ithuriel that squs,ting toad of
Mohammed which sat whispering its lies in The
ear Of sleeping England and it springs to its feet
like Sstsn revealed in his own lkensss.-Gew
| York Hernld.