, 1876-02-19
11Mtngonistic Views on tho East
crn Question:.
One English Writer Claims that Turkey
Cannot Even Claim to Bo
n Nation;
Nllllo another Ono Asserts that 1t Ig
"tho Only Nation, in the Proper
Sense Of tic Term, LII
Europe"
Warhawk's" Alarming Lettors to tho
Thundorer: Revelations in Regard
to Murder-Sooistias.

to Murdar-Sooistias,
s,veias Correspondence af The chteooo Tribune.
LoxpoN, E,.g., Fob. t.-Of all tho nations In
tAs world a. this present era, Turkey, tnaglue
il tho most hatod and dosplsod. In England
especially. the unpopuarity Of
This uxFon1uSArE EMrIRE
Ia dcepy-rooted aud Widespread. That large
t:lass OF worthy citizens who aomo yoara ago con-
gsatul&tod themselves, In undlsturbad serenity
OF soul, OH tho possession OF Invaluable Turkish
bonds, now look to tho East with eteru and
wrnthful colnto,laucea, with white lips com-
pressed, and threatening gesture. There
il ullolo nrmy Of tbcao uDfortuusto
creditors, whose principal occupation and
consolation arc dcnounclng tho authors
of thor present woos and impocnniosty. Then
the sui1esngs Of Christian peoples In tho revolt
cd Slayouic Provinces Aayo ngoused q fur deopor
and uoblor Indignation In vorY different class,
-Coperous-l,oatted, largo-soulod Eng1iahmeu
who from limo immemorial have boon tho
first to respond to tho cry OF distressed humani-
ty. And among these sympashtzora with 1iorza-
goviua arc ablo writors, who occupy themselves
with exposing tho fearful corrupsions Of the OF
tomau Empire, aud ant1oayoring, with all the
forcn OF eloquent invocliyo inspired by burning
enthusiasm, to kiude into deadly activity
the as.ptcsoutsomowhat-aim -aimless hostility against
tho TURKS, hnd compel tho Government
70 become tho inBtrumont Of tho people iu oxe-
cutting their v1uQeanco. Turkey has long boon
tho "scls man +" Of the European family; hut
this mild mad compassionate term has ceased to
be applicable. In tho op!nton Of thess wsitors,
ita ao-ca{lod Government is
A pELuB1oN,
its yDrv claim to DO nation false: It Is not
nn.on. hut 1,nr,o Of bsrbarian,. a don of
.,',as.a ~ ~ n,.s,a.s.s a,,a b..a 1aor oon,r,,
desecrstod tlo soil, aud against whom 1t is tho
duty of all Europe.n nations to arm themselves
and oxpol them will, strone naud. Aud yet,
hoto1 .nd ,1a.n,ao1 AZ rrrr,,ev ;s noor bnrosaod
threataned' bardenod with dobss' disbonored' on
tho vsrgo Of disso1utlon; with oil her
ca1amitieg and crimes, she Ia not too pour to
find frton;,s and defondora. Nav, ber friends,
strange 10 say sro as entnus'aaEo 10 n 1heie
Efatse and en!oRses as hss enen,!es afe utter ~
their donunclettons. Even Lord Derby las
boon accused ot sueoring ut the eternal !" East
crn question; 'Mss =, ebarp taoEn IN England 70
the 'etefnal Woman question tn Amsncs; !;
fcrrent words bava boan uttorou N hor FAVOR 10
tic House Of Parliament; aud last. but not
least that able writer mud diplomat, Mf. Butler.
Johnstonc. who occasionally Souas his brilliant
communications to ono Of the laa1inR London
journals, Ia writing series u letters from Con-
stauttnoplo, which read NJ II Ao had fuund IN
Turkey -.-...-..
AN EInonApo
peop'sd "itn hlssssd sils.ts newly aoseeaaed "t
people speak for themselves where thoir views
arc ex.raorlinary,-1noa extraordinary. not in.
,ro.a ~ ~, "'o' o'' ~ |'o VI
afsss sonio ~ .,,. ~o,,,t ,,sua ~ ~, .am;r,h,o
joasns1. Ind Two two Articles. ons on tl.o Taeea.
tion OF Herzegovira, by Dir. Edward Clarenc0,
ono Of tho Nice. .Turks--so sro called the moat
violent oppouonts Of the Ottoman Empire Of
%ao naso sppkon eao ae,ies Gy y mt t.
tho oppousnta Of tho Turks reg regard with % oou-
tempt and bitter hostility the 1lplo-
| matte srertionB Of tho three great Morrill,
ally fow tl,n rrotactson al tia Rtayonla
! TrG.incaa ,,hich hsye r,,lm;nntcd In Conn., An
dfafays noto' now creating 90 naaoh conmotlon'
Ihey assufno thae s1leae e1oE:d nRfo oeel Ms1o-
aoa aanes of ssa ' s. '
articles. '"' Wv '
In. ,,,t IL. MI. a..,ai sa1 taisor,, da,o1 n.r,
Has 1nai Ioaa tus specias to!es.a'. uatuu w. T. =
ossrcme ..t indignation. Tho rs. part of hs alti,
Gle Is to prove TINT professional diplomntiss arc
tue l.Bt parsons IL the world fitted to COPS with
since they ale olaboratoly trained to desl WITH
| aEtisE; whereas the consideration OF this qneH-
ton demands that all formula and convention
| nttoa he cnst peide Be continues
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