New-York tribune., 1876-10-14

and in the second case judgment can just as wei pc
passed on those negotiations i'll January or febrn-
ary as This is piece OF logicai
effrontery worthy of Lord Derby's poll
teal chief. The Cabinet are endeayoring
to force negotiations which LORD Beaconsield adj
mits have not the countrys approval, without their
ever having received the consideration OF Para-
mcnt Lord Derby did so far qualify his refusal
with the words that " no doubt there might arise
state of things so grave and iraupt with danger
to Europe that the public would rightly and prop
erly desire that Parliament should be Summoned ior
its discussion" The demand Tor an Autumn session
is renewed to-day, and in view of the altered CIR
cumstances it would be interesting TO know whether
in the view of Lord Derby and his colleagues the
state of things has arisen fraught with danger 10
Europe.
But TO pass to Lord Dcrby's general proposals
He was pardonably vague and rcticent on the pre-
else nature of his propositions, but he was no'
at all vague in the expression of his opinion on W''
has been proposed by Others He wasted again solo
words on those who would drive the Turks out Of
Europe and he also gave good deal OF attention 10
the proposal enunciated by Mr. Lowe for leaving
Turkey to her fate. Neither of these proposals mas
met with anv response from the country and IL
was quite unnecessary on Lord Derbys part to treat
them AZ suggested remedies 1t is his further crltl-
css of Mr. Gladstone's proposals that are of inter
est He described Mr. Gladstone's proposal as one
TO turn the Turks as a governing power altogether
out of Europe, leaving them a nominal Seizeraih'y
and fixed tribute-nothing more" am not aware
that Mr. Gladstone has proposed to do away WIN
Constantnople, to turn the Turks out OF Europe
but it il point hardly worth pursuing as proDapy
that would be the ultimate tendency of MI uiao-
stones proposals. Before proceeding to discuss TINS
proposition Lord Derby raises the totally unncccS'
sary point of the Asatc Christians, and asks
if we are so solicious for the European ChliSilah
subjects of the Porte, may we not be thc same Tor
tbe Asiatic-a pure buebearf "Do rcasona-
bic men expect" asks his Lordsllip' " that the
Porte will commit political suicidei Do we suppose
they will 20 without struggle, and If IT comes TO
struggle who is to help us'' All this looks plausi-
ble enough hut does Lord Derby suppose The
Porte is capable Of resisting the combined demands
of even a majority of the Great Powers' He says
one European Power would be against proposal TO
establish a claim of Slavonic States ard though
he does not mention ii by name he doubtless means
Austria. II is nc all events open to doubt Wheth'r
Austria in the first place could and next II she coud
whether she would, interfere in the case Of pro-
posa of that kind made by united Europe. In fact
Lord Derby scouts the whole of this class Of suSgcs
tions n outside the range of practical politics.
which The Daily Ners to-day considers equivalent
TO "outside Lord Dcrbys plans
As 10 his own propositions, nearly as can be
gathered Lord Derby objects to autonomy, as The
word is generally understood. Indeed, he objects TO
the word itself and prefers local selfGOvcrument
He is willing 10 conccde more of this lie would
take the local constitutions given o. Crete as his
model not as he says exact model Of what ~
suitable for Rosuia aud Bulgaria, but an llUstra-
tion of the direction in which his reform should co.
"EGual treatment TO MOhammCdan and Christian;
better administration for both; etf-Cual guarantees
against such outrages As those which all Europe has
seen with SO much disgust are in Lord DcrOys
mind the "practical ends" which We should seek TO
attain How in the Christian provinces equal
treatment for Mohammedan and Christian
and "eiiectual guarantees against such out
RACES" &C., are 10 be obtained while the
MoAannnedan rule continues, Lord Derby does not
exriiain and q little skepticsn in the view of past
experience is quite pardonablc Anything winch
leaves the Turks IN undis;urbcd possession mas
well he within the bounds Of practical politics.
and il does not require very great diplomatic
effort TO obtain fresh batch Of promises and the
issue of new frmans in regard to The future. Lord
Dcrhy's proposals may have more in them than he
was able to explain yesterday, but II - certainly
hard 10 see and. rs Tie TiECs says IN regard To
them local selfgovc vcrnmcut Will be the idir't Of
mockcrics # applied merely 10 Turkish officials IN
Turkish ways, and the time has passed when mocb-
ercs of ia ticc in Turkey could be- safely tolerated
even by Europe ITSELF IT, on the other hand, he
means by " local solfgoyrrnmrnt that the Chris
tian populations cra 60 virtually roycrU themselves
whcTc is the difference between his ald MI Glad
stone pr1po>aef