New-York tribune., 1876-02-01
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
THE REVOLT IN TURKEY.


MANY AND TIE VATICAN.
trnoM REGULAR coREEsIoNDEST OF THB TRIBUNE.l
LoSDoN. JAM I5.-In writing from LonGon on
Continental affairs tho thing one has to guard
arainst il ihe locking at them with merely English
ewes or tiroli4h English spectaCleS. And the thing
one as 20 do is really 10 look al them, and not look
past them with chat strange indifference which IA
the characteristic of the Englishmqn in general IN
dealing with tho interests of other nations. Even
their newspapers have not taught them better Inc
English newspaper is. aS rue, better INFORMED
than that of any other European country. IL
has tlree or four times "a much news
about other countries, and its news is
on the whole. pretty accurate. But in the use 1t
Inakos Of this store it does not contrast favoIahy
with is French or German cotcn'porary. Its
point Of view is too English in regarding uu-Engliah
topics. Aud its iaierost is strangely limited; It's
eympatas are ften narrow, and It's method Oi dG'-
cussion IL too apt be that of rule and thumb lou
cannot get the average Englishmnn 10 caro- or even
10 preterd to care much about ary European coun-
try. France excepted. ] hope we are a little moro
cosmopolitan in New-York. With our medley of
natIonalitics We certainly onght 10 be; nor ne'd we
take much credit for it if we are. All | mean to
promise Tor my part, in beginning a series OF
letters on Continental matters, IS 10 WHO Without
prejudice English or either.
Continent that the annals of no cou'tTy can b@
called dali. Il does not require an effort to find
even the Eastern question Interesting though II
seems to bore Lord Derby, who calls 1t that "oier-
nal" Eastern question. England of late has been
rather inclined 10 believe thai il settled, 20 iar
as she IL concerned, 10y buying somo shares III the
Suc1 Canal; an incident which kept Aer Interest IN
il awake for at least fortnight. When sho i"Ilo
nobody was disposed TO nserfere with her Nc" ac-
Guisiton. she san back onoa more i"iO her usual
comfortable slumrer an speaking Of thc English
peoplc. With the half dozen English sta'caincr
and journalists who really lead The corrtry in
foreign aia,s thcca is widely different. Their de
ci,ion has boon taken to abandon tho Ottoman i pre-
TO It's faio: how long ago ii IN g.t bo d'!hcult 10
saw but the public announcement OF 1t dajc7 IRON
the insurrecton in Herzegovina and the lHfkah
repu .iatiOn; the latter IA event which seems the
causo Of the new English attitude but which MAY
be only he effect If il. traditional loiicy. seated
with English blood. has been ovcrthrown. anu III
place of il policy OF nor ntcrvcnto save ior TIE
projection of gii-h Interests Lac been adopted
The Turks last European fiiond rsakcs hin.
bicaniime the war III iieIz.govina 'oHtinues; tie
insurgents hold their own; and for wocNs tho t.rse
Northern Imperial Powers have beon debating aTd
inlriguil lg for ono single pulpOSe-tO hnd "ut Inc
least thing that could bo done Dipo naey-nos f'r
tho first time-hss patiently pursuoi lis search for
the infinitely little; and at ia-s we have N' m
Andrassv'5 note. Tho substance of this was pub
lished las. week. II is IrolOSIl for certain admin
istra;Ivr reforms in tho sigo p.oYinco oi turkey
now IN open rey0lt-I0whe.e clae. IL was - noi-
crate that Europe having bson led 20 expect an c-
fort at real settlement, and not
sham proposal, received it incredulonSiy at
first. But all tho leading journals arc abl-
to assure themselves of its authenticity ana
they have : nee occupied Themselves in proviig g ha
nothing mora could reasonably be desired. Tax "i
thai kind deceives neither Themselves Tor any BODY
clSe. The facts are too plain. TGo Christian so"-
iects of the Tur, are nCrylcss!y ogp. eN,o''. Op-
preston has driven tlom to ariiiheif only iciGSr
from nquitOas taXatOl, FROM open doihd 81 Je'''''
by Turkish tribunals, from lily "Xp'a-re 80 sA ~
ton. Outrage of every kind AID murder The thiI--
tan in Turkey has simply no so urc civil rgh.a lie
cannot evon buy land without the riah Of o-n. b"th
land and its price Ia oath is + no avail IN IH:E
ish court and the finatical hatred OF tine
Aiussuman finds vent on every Saia occi-
sion. Every dipiomatist wlO bus.oN hl.teA
with the question knows that there is hut one pI--
siblo remedy .or this s.ale Of things; thai The C!Ii-
tan must bo freed from the rule Of tho Turk Re
forms Of = klnl to be even at!syiiticu oi tie
1nisercs entur j will not conteut the Cfrsan. and
will exaspsrato the Mus,ulman. Nor can any guar
ant as be gwen for the execution of ProH'i-cl To-
forms which would no. nyO,voa violation II Tura!5u
inlepcuenco a3 great ~ that involved 10y tao ,r'c
ton Of Herzegovina and Bosnia into scni-.HG 1cni-
ent States. All this j., plain. Bat toI.t Ai.lI.,J 80
note Is - prop ss... to recommend - the "atan
the adoption Of certain specified rciogus, Ia
adequate if guaranteed, a.d for winch 40
guarantees are asked. Ihe Insurgents in licrz
GOV ma arc TO ba invited to lay down tA,I.
arms upon the acceptance # taoss proposals lay o.,
Sultan England Fr1ncc, and l.Siy ara asked g.
ion wi u Austria Gcrn.Iy and Russia in advising
their acceptance by the sultan. T.cy will proI"h y
do so and TIE Suiaa. slIo of al ,,ocAj iai & t".-
grams to thu CONTRARY. will PROBABLY accept. Bu
there is not a particle VI cvid ~ show thlj the
Insurgents viii acccp. We ara Los tu.d was ii.-
been agraed upon if hoY do not. but 10 il ri at %
SEQ how an atter,pt to compel them he made
without again r0using all that Slav sentiment w.ica
it is the Obj ct of Austria to ap2css,. Uuiess there
is something else in the b1ctgrou 1j, tie aerye - NJ
upon th.s note is mere adjournment Of the diff
Guilty; IN no sense can it be called solution Of liz
and until fresh decision TAX Il, the Easter quco
ton will press AZ stca.Ily d eyor Tor an answer
It's significant of tho place FrI9ce holds otill IN
Furopr that she has again crntryed during the pact
week t, t.rn all eyes upon her5H The public
makes haste to forget TEraoy and her nc 2ii"Ora
and tie posabltios OF a European war; to pa~~leout
oncemore the lsidosc5 pic transformation Of froach
pohtcs. The wIangie that woGlloug since have been
voted wo.ai3o 20 in another country FASH ats you
when Frsnchrnen carry 1t on. 1lIoro las been
Ministerial criss-tho twontioth since the IA
NOUS 25th February which settled Professionally a
permanent form of Government royisa,lo by and
by 81. Buffet, tho lHporiaist Prime Minister
of tho Republic, knows crime great as
41.a af Love uapt ha hA.