, 1876-06-15
A NEW TURKISH REMEDY.

Lord STnArFonD De nEncr1vrE, who WIS
for many yeara English Minister To Constan-
tinoplc aud who has bcou considered m au-
thority on Turkish questions on account Of
his intinlate knowledge Of tho Turks, Inns
proposed, in tic columns of the London
7i,ats. a remedy for tho Turkish troubles
which he thinks will sottlo tllo1n permanently
and give satisfaction to tho insurgents as we'll
as place Turkey upon tho accepted standard
OF European civilization. Ills proposition
embraces tho following among other features:
Equality of all crcctis before tho law; n mill
tary equality Of Turks aud Christians; MI
equal representation Of Turks n,,d Christians
in tile Secular and State Councils; tho in
iliction of all.punishnlonts, con6scationH, md
forfeitnres by duo process of law and not by
military authority; md tho establishment Of
Board Of Trado in which the foreign cle-
,nent shal1 10 cquitably represented.
As tho Turks would not Of their
own motion concede d single one Of these
propositions, ho proposes TINT there shall bo
q ni1cd Commission clothed with power to
compel tho Sultan to recognize aud enforce
them. As no man ia better acquainted with
Turkish aFaira than Lord 1,EDcLrrFE, the
proposition which ho Inns ,nale gnes to show
the uttor hopeleasncss Of thoso aflnirs.
If there is one fact moro palpablo than
another in this Turkish mudsllo, it III tho ut
tcr absurdity Of supposing TINT tho Turks
will accept this proposition or any featuro of
it. Equality Of creed, military service, leg
islntive and Judicial functions, and CONNER
cial privilege, would Mt once, Of course, placo
| not only tho Ol,ristians in Turkey proper
but all tho tliscontonted Sclayes on exactly
tho sasne footing with tho Turks. Tho
bontlsman would have Tho aamo power M
Tho master, and, as the bontlsn,an in
this caao il naturally stronger nntl
more intelligent, it would not be
long before he would virtually bo master
THO tendency would bo to make tho Turk
nullity, md plaee the Cross above tho Crea-
cont. hIahonlotanism abhora not only
Christianity, but modern civilization. In NIL
tin centuries tho Turk haa kept his footing
In Europe it has doicd Christianity and
modern civilization to affect its conservatism
Tho efforts Of Homo Of tho SnltAtls to inttp-
duco features Of European civilization into
when tlley refused to nlnudon them, Tho
lato Sultan AupUL-Az1z WAS compelled to re-
l;nquish his efforts to introduce tho common
school system upon ponalty of losing his
throne. Opposition to modern reforms is
not alone nlnttor OF nntional conservatism,
but also Of religion, md, rs tho Turk is both
fataliHt and n fanatic, fanatica M far
as proraganlizing is concerned, but III
his opposition to any oncroachment upon tho
spirit Ut 3lalsomotanism,- will oppose
to tlo last any proposition TINT will mako
tho Christian his equal.
Tho proposal of Lord REpo11rrE, there
fore, only onds in the Ramo solution of the
problem TINT results from all other plans
It IL tnntnmonnt 10 tho extinction of tho
Turk. It would placo Turkey under Euro
pean protectorate If tho Groat Powers
should favor such proposition, bound tn
enforce tho rights Of the Christian subjects
to hnso IN equal voice with the Turks in tbs
Government, equal rights mud privileges in
religion, Inv, commerce, and social priyl-
legos. This would involve tho destruction
OF tho Turks as mutton antl of 1lahotnet-
auism III n religion, by breaking down all its
barriorA Wow the Turkish question in
wtatovor light wo may, it ro:urns to tho
samo rcs,lt-tho inevitable extinction Of tho
Turk or his ojoction from Europe across tho
l}osphorus to his old AsiatIo possessions
Tho prosont peaceful aspect of atInirs is
! illusory. ABDuI~A2z matlo tho same prom.
| ises Of reform as NlunAp EFrENp1, aud broke
thom unslor con,pulsion Of 5[aIaometanisn