The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
Earl Derby on Bulgarian Out

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Earl Derby on Bulgarian Out.
-tg RACES.
LONDON, September 1l.--Earl Derby
to-day received two deputations Of work.
.men's societies and in reply to their I'D.
dresses said: The Government had been
charged with indifference to the great
crimes committed in Bulgaria. All that
had been done in, diplomatic matters and
on sending a feet to Besika Bay was done
il not before the outrages occurred, at
any rate before they were known. He
denied that the Government was in any
sense responsible for the outbreaks OF
fanaticism among the Turkish popula-
ton. He describes the previous action
Of the Government and said they had
nothing to unsay Of what they had said
and nothing to regret in what they had
done. II the Turks believed all Europe
desired 10 drive them back into Asia
they would break out in excesses,
prompted by revenge and despair. He
believed the conviction that England
was for fair play, had done more
than anything else to prevent the war
from assuming the character Of religious
war and TO prevent commission OF
atrocities in many provinces instead Of
In one. ...
England held no exceptional position
In consequence Of the Crimean war,
which ut its outset waspushed mainly by
the Emperor Of Turkey. Lord Derby
said he believed it would be as much a
mistake now as formerly to lot the Tur-
kish empire take care fitself. The value
Of its territorial integrityswas real and
permanent. The last word on the
eastern question was, "who Is TO
have Constantinople. Any attempt at
division would be the signal for Euro
pcan war. But the relations between
Turkey and her various subject races had
been modified repeatedly, and they might
be modified again. Allthe arrangements
for local self government which had been
made with Egypt, Lebanon and Crete,
hdd been settled with the concurrence Of
the guaranteeing powers, but he would
never put his name to any scheme which
lie believed would not work. AS to the
future, the British government was doing
all in its power 10 secure an armistice and
peace. The changes 10 DO made must
depend upon the concerted action Of
all Europe, and into the nature thereof
lie could not now enter. II was unjust to
dcnouncc whole race for the faults OF
few. An endeavor 10 blot out Turkey
would lead 10 a war. in which the Bulga-
rian horrors wonld be greatly exceeded.
ltwould drive the Turks into Asia, and
still there would be many millions OF
Christians and Mohammedans living to-
gether, and not in Turkish Asia only. l
don't think We could treat the questioninl
any way that would more prejudice their
position than il, in a feeling Of indigna-
lion against the atrocities, we hold Ian
guage andl display feelings against the
Mohammedan races, which would excite
feelings Of mutual enmity between the
two religions. Let nc add word Of
warning. Do not suppose that because
We look upon these questions from Il
philantlropic point Of view, all foreign
powers and foreign politicians do the
same, and as q sequel to this Iwould
ask you not 10 ask your Government to
do that which is impossible, because il
you adopt that course you put it out Of
our power to do anything at all. A number |
OF deputations asked Earl Derby what |
chance there was for the adoption Of
Midhat Pasha's constitutional reforms, to
which his lordship replied that he did
not know what were Midhat Pasha's pro-
posals. He was aware that that states.
man had very liberal ideas about REFORM
ing the. Ottoman administration, but was
not aware OF the character Of his project.
Even il he knew 1t, he would not be pre-
pared 10 say anything about it without
some previous examination and study.
THE LONDON TIMES ON THE EASTERN
QUESTION.
Tho Times to-day, in an editorial arti-
Gle on the Eastern question, says the tenn
per Of Europe Is swiftly undergoing
menaeing change, and more countries
than Russia might pass beyond the con-
troll OF statesmen. The very danger
ot which Earl Derby warned Turkey
threatens TO BECOME, q reality. He said
with startling force that The renewal Of
the outrages would be more disastrous 10
the Porte than the loss Of battle. If
the statements regarding the atrocities in
Servia prove true, it may matter little
whether they should be exaggerations,
The Russian people seem approaching o
state Of popular'excitement, when even n
false report will make peace impossible.
Every day Of warfare adds to the likeli-
hood that the strife may overflow its
present limits. There are diplomatic
signs which might warn, Turkeys rulers
how narrow is tlie foothold on which
they must pick their way. Tliey will
fnd it less easy than it has been in for
mer times to keep Turkey safe by excit-
ing jCalousies among rival powers. II
they display their wonted astutencss, they
viii seize any cxpedient that offers
chance OF peace.