The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10
TURK AGAINST RUSSIAN.
THE Great CINE PLATING ON THE
EUROPEAN CHESS BOIRD.
Chat with n Taikative Turkish Dtpiomatist
War Now Inevitable - Alexander Re-
Iuctant, bat Ilelpiess-Tbe New sultan.

Ohni WIN N Turkish DtplOtnnttNt
War Now Inevitable 90 Alexander Re-
luctant, bat uelDless-Tbe New sultan.
LONDON, Nov. ga day or two ago,
walking through Waterloo place, I happened to
meet one OF the Representatives Of the Turkish
Government, gentleman whose acquaintance
had made during my wauderings ON the Con-
tinent. IL 50 happened that we wero both bent
on taking luncn. and accordingly went to take
1t together.
"Anvthing new from the Elst2"T asked my
companion. as we sat down and gave our orders.
"New2 what can there be new, before the
two armies actually meet each other2" an
swored he. All We daily hear and read Is mere
stock iobbery or diplomatich lies. The whole
question Is in Russias hands, and she has al
ready gone too far to back out. War Is not to
be avoided; there is no use concealing the fact,
aud the question whether " IL to begin n month
later or sooner Is Of but little moment"
$50 YOU. TOO, consider this war a war of
race and religion, and as one tnat was incvita-
blcf' inquired L.
"Bv no means. II has become Inevitable. but
II was not 50 short time since--not on our part,
~ least. The general impression is that we bate
Russians and that there exists at ~ feeling be-
tween rs and them stronger than that winch ~
supposed to he nourished nowadays between
the Term M AMI the French. This Is u mistake.
our people are fanatic-, but not enthusiasts.
Their hatred u rather passive than an active
one. Ihey merely Ignore the 'tuhdel dog
IA long rs he does not bite. | sneak here.
Of course, OF the mass Of the people. not OF
the educafrd GLASSES. with whom. as YOU know.
a Rus ian l. Just n4 welcome as a frenchman,
or an Engisnmuu, ur a mln Of any other ma
tionalftV ns long a. he Il a. gcntiemnn rho MI
feeling winch existed twenty three Yeas ago II
the outbreak OF tine last war had completed
coo,ed down. We would have FORGOTTEN all
about IL. had not thc Aua. iaDs been $50 anxi "a
constantly to remind - OF o.. Aud when say
here Russians, mean individual Russians. not
their Coyerum NJ. for it a. the prculiar,v Of
the pre- ent Nuturcah, tnat while our former
wars with ltl-alt were oriEiuatsd hY tho 81 70.
I'M uNc j, lhr W ufN 81 tie people. he q
has been driven into IL los hi, subjects. and tbs
may turn up to be the worse ietture oi he con
act Ter our peouie ars aware OF IT, ana viii
hlhi all tue lorccr"
"Do YOU really think that the Ru stan Govern
meut is as pacific as 30 rep le-'uts it-eif and as
many people believe % Go bef'
ErssiA AvrRsE TO riGuuNG.
81 do, as far as the present Government Is
concerned. They ala NOT w.nt a wa. .tllh.r
wi h rs or anybody else. All they may h W. de-
sired was to abolish the treaty OF Paris, which
ihcy did, and 60 -st back the mouths II tine
Danube and "a couple II iftlo foure--cs On ~.
which they lost IN 1855. rms they misni nav,
got back in many "a way. In any Gaze. the game
was not worth the candle, and the CIR vouid
never have gone to war tor the sake Of recover
ing mis- little bit of lost territory, winch. nfier
h'l. hl" hCtn'f -ifa, e-ical nor comm rciN im-
purtancr for ham. IT, has been made the tool
OF ~, cle'-N on the one hand' aud uf ihc Van
siaNiSi party ON TIE other. Though the press
aui The puuit they worked up the mass
OF the pepple. and. before Alexander knew
ANYTHING, uis volunteers were uliiug tho ranks
Oi the Serslfn army, sud the fashionable dies
Of MS capital were making liut Eos the S'ryian
nos ttil-. Ihe caculatIun VI thc leader, u mi,
moy .ment was very simple. II lne serbs ar,
successful. ar-u. tht,, IA wnule NJ the north
ern provinces Will be declared independent aud
turkey reduced t. lusnt. II. un the contrary,
tao ros are beaten. way we ,hall got w. crl
Of stop thht nl nIshcd,' urd,ii Europe docs
not join iu 10 III" tkT's regiments wilt Aud ~
u occurred. RE Serus we neiien; the stop.
tuat-ulo "a -h'd cry ~, gotten 100. Europe did
nof seetr di posed { Join ia it. and the CI1r
sent hi, ulttmtium oi bciob'r 81 anu Issued
manifesto fer tie mobilization OF his army.
Now, VIII y'u hintN give me an instance in. the
history CT any pdrt 81 tue globe. where the vic
torious side In az armed struggle was compelled
10y tne dictate Of an outside power not onD TO
abandon AL the fruits Il H. NctO.irs b at 30 Weld
TO uli the demands ~ the Val qui.htdt ltt this
- tue position we are I'm. We have beaten the
~trNi4u army and "A rebel army. mind Nou-iu
regular warfare. and nave to piy damages list
as n this war md been mere street assault II
party OF London drnnkarGs upon peaceful and
~ ia forget" Nentnrel /. that s,rvfa is not
the ouls c1lntr, conc H. 40 Wa in q snia
ana Here -ovlua that the movement began. and
ln tuits nov 49, 0ervih lHesa ap '"tr~ in 90"
IS s'3i Tue world 90 ialEc a. protesting general
ScidVonlc interests.
scL,yo>G,N wonANvrDANs
This IS oil bosh," interrupted my companion.
" W begin WIKI, most II the sciavoniins ilving
In Herr .-o'iua aud Bosnia are M0hamutdau-,
not Christians. Ih' landcd properly there Is
entirely IN the hands OF Muuanmtdan Scla-
Nuuliu- and j. held under certain leuIaIpr,Vl-
legcs. All tines" slaves are opa 1scd 10 tne Ru.
st-ns. JUS az mach a. 10 tie ecryiAu-. Tho
ins rr,cti,n 900 30 .-o Two prov cer wa. entirely
re deed Of the Srr'inus Wil luttuecrin'
worked up nJ the agent " the ku-shn PAN
3D.. tner b9snilhs .uJ tlr Iier1 Z .tiuiins, uut
-iolrrt. 81 ne w. cneieI o ri.- pInciplhties Oh
in- rselt motrIutut 900 t.clr uNu .trItoIlu.,
tuy preferred u nag e9 boz .u' province Wiicu
oiu erwlse would huYe ore taiueI perfectly quiet.
ltIt t4t- IA NOT the qIr-t 20. igf.rt 5Ju taat
there Was Aii-r4lr 900 all these provinces. that
tho sreAte. portion % Elrl.v l. Of thst opinion
We nave 10 grant them, even II D. mad n"4 leth