, 1876-05-17


worry remarkable comment upon tho recent
conference Of tho Emperors Of Russia, AUS
traat and Germany, and their Premiers,
GonTsonA1orr, ANpRAssx, and D1astAnon, ut
Berlin, to consider tho Turkish question:
Tho announcement Of q complete agreement bo-
tween the throo Imperial Powers Is Satisfactory;
but as 1t appears that alt plans Of positive action
aro rejected. sud That tho rovcra arc nbout 10
sender good adYce again to tho Sultan and tho In
susgens, VIC think 1t 10 bo premature 10 thank tho
Chapcolloss for settlement Of the EaBtern cues.
tlon.
This comment, which Is in tho nature of
very severe and provoking taunt, is ali tho
moro remarkable when oontrastod with tho
athtnda of England md tho London Tines
towards Turkey and Rusaia twonty yeass
ago, and shows what changes tho whirligig Of
time brings about. In tho C1imean- Wax period
tho Times thundered Violently and angrily
against Russiass Intentions towards Turkey,
and called npoa tho Western Powors to ar-
rest the designs Of the Groat Bear against
the Sick Man, and to maintain, tho cause Of
Turkey and eavo tho Turks. It thundercd
To such purpose that 1t dragged Franco and
Northern Italy into The contest, and a1raycd
N4NA1 htS7AAHt AAAodAA- AAO i311E6 1bW~
ozs lost ono or two hundred thou
aand mon md millions Of dollars
in their combined effort to thwart'
tho designs of tho Gar. At the cloao OF tho
war tho Turks found themselves In etrait-
cned circumstances, and were forced to go
into tho markets df tho world and borrow in
ordor to mako good their war losses They
were upon the verge Of bankruptcy, when
England onco moro stepped in to their res
cuo and loaned tho Sultan dvo or six hundred
millions Of dollars, out Of which sho has
since boon cheated, principal and interest
Twenty-Five yeara elnpso, and behold tho
changol Russia thon sought the dostruc-
tion Of Turkey and tho election Of Tho Turks
from Europe. Now tho dispatches any that
tremendous pressure was brought to bear
upon the conferences there In favor of Rus
alan armed Intervention, and Immediately,
against Constantinople, and this pressure, 1t
appears, has boon successfully realsted by
Russia! England then rushed into q etu-
pondous war, costing thousands Of lives
md untold millions OF money, to pre-
servo tho autonomy Of Turkey, and
nov taunta Russia for not sonding its
armies to Constantinoplo and driving tho
Turks out ct Europe, For some time past
the Engiah have pleaded and threatened,
coaxed and taunted, Kueain to crush the
Turks, aud hays used every means in their
power, o1copt tho 1nse Of powder and ball, 10
accomplish their purpose. And all because
tho Sultan has touched them in their tondar-
cat spot-the pocket. He has borrowed
their money and squandered II, and now
| whan tho loan becomes due, the interest
long ago having been forfeited, he refuses or
cannot pay the principal, from tho feet that
he Is bankrupt. IIe has squandesed the
money OF his English friends in rotous
| living. and HOW England conea down upon
him with Ill the rage of disappointed and
hart-astod creditor cheated out Of his dues.
With such proto1t for armed Interference,
it IL little remarkable that England docs
| not step In hossah and do what ahe Ia b.
| Beeching other Powers to do. Shc has as
much at stake ss they, hns tho sans interest
| in removing tho grievances Of tho urmoo-
| Christians, and has the additional stmuiant
Of bad Turkia1, debts to urge her on.