New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-12
THE TURKISH CRUELTIEs.
ENGLANVS POLICY DEFINED.

| IMPORTANT STATEMENT by LORD DERBY, THE
Bmnsn FOREIGN MiSIsTER-HE DEFENDS THE
| CONDUCT or TIE GOVERNMENT, AND HOLDS
THAT IL AVERrED a RELIGIOUS CoSFIICy HE
DECLARES THAT-TURKEY CANNOT BE PARTI-
| TONED WITHOUT GENERAL WAR.
LONDON, Monday Sept. IL, 1876.
! The Earl of Derby Minister of Foreign
Affairs received two populations to-day, represent
lug The workmcns movement the subject OF the Bull
garian atrocities and the other the Workmens Peace
Society Earl Derby in reply to their address said he
would not waste time III defending himself and his
leagues against the various mputatOns thrown out by
many wrers and speakers In the prevailing excitement
But those imputatioHs had been repeated often thas
he must alude TO them. The Government had been
charged with indifference tho great crimes committed
All mat had been done in diplomatic matters and
in sending fleet to Beska DONE II before the
ourages occurred at rate before they known.
He denied that the Government was In any sense re-
spOnsbe fer outbreaks Of fnnacism among the Turkish
population He described the previous action Of the
Government aud said they had nothing unsay Of what
they mad sad and nothing regret IN what they had
DONE II the Turks believed all Europe desired TO drive
them back uto ASIA they would break out in
prompted by revenge aud despair he believed the
vction that England desired fair play had done
than anything else to prevent the assuming
character Of religious and 20 prevent the commis-
sien Of atrocities in many Provinces instead Of Ia
CONsTASTiNoPLE The BONE OF CONTENTION.
England held exceptional position in consequence
OF tie Crineau War. which, at its outset, pushed
mainly BY the Emperor Of the French Lord Derby said
he believed it would he much mistake now 40
formerly to let the Turkish Empire take OF itself
Tho value to us OF its territorial Integrity real and
permanent The last word on the Eastern question was,
Who is 10 have Constantnope! Any attempt at par
titiOn would be the signal for European Butthe
relations between Turkey aud her various subject
IN haau 81 III md chit ho
lied again. All arrangements for local selfSOvernmeut
which had been made with Egypt tho Lebanon and Crcto
had been settled with the concurrence Of the guaran
teeng Powers. but ne would put his name 10 any
scheme which he believed would not work AS to the
future, the British Government wasdoings in its pc
to aFmstice and peace The changes to DO
made must depend upon the concerto action of all
Europe AMI into the nature thereon he could not now
enter. 1t unjust to denOnnce a whole for the
faults OF some. An endeavor to blot Turkey fom the
map of Europe would lead to a war, in which the Bull
garan horrors would be greatly exceeded It would
drive tho Turks into ASIA and still there would many
millions of Christians and Mohammedqns living to-
gether and not in Turkish Asia only. do think
could treat the question in any way that would
prejudice their position than ", in feel
ing indignation against the atrocities we hold
language and display feelings against tho whole
Turkish Mohammedan races, which would excite
feelings of mutual anlmosity between the two
lisions Let me add word of warning DO suppose
because look upon these questions from phan-
thopic point Of view, all foreign powers and foreign
politicians do the same, and sequel to this would
ask yOu not to ask your Government 20 do that which 10
impossibe because if you adopt that course you put IL
ont OF our power to do anything at all.
A member OF the deputation asked Earl Derby what
chance there for the adoption OF Mdhat Pashas
sutoual reforms, to which his ordship replied that ho
did not know what were Midhat Pashas proposals. He
was aware TINT that statesman had very hcraridpas
about reforming Tie Ottoman administration, but was
of the character OF his project Even II he
knew it, he would not be prepared TO say anything about
it without some previous examination and study.