The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-02
ROUMANIA'S ULTIMATE NJ.

TEXT OF THE MEMORANDUM 10 THE GREAT
PowEIs-wHY SHE DECLARES HER INDIE
pENDENcE AND FIGHTS WITH RUsIsA-TuRKEY
SEVERED THE BONDS OF UNITY by INsoLENcE
AND CRUEL WAR.
The following is the text OF tho Memorandum sent
by the Roumanian government 10 It's diplomatic
agents at the courts oi the great powcrs:-
BUCHAREST, May II, 1877.
sa--The publication In tac Moaiteur O6ciet OF. the
conventions concluded between the Imperial Russian
government aud tho government OF the Prince, and
The protest OF the Sublime Porte addressed
foreign Powers on The I'd inst, have fully IN
formed you concersIng our present position.
me a favorable record the causes which have
determined the attitude which ~ prescribed 10 US by
the exceptional circumstances III which we are placed.
You not unaware that since the commencement OF
the rising Of the populations Of Herzegovina, Bosnia
and bulgaria. mud since the struggle entered upon by
Servia and Montenegro against Turkey, the govern
n,ent OF HIS Serene Hishncss ia difference to tho
counsols OF the guaranteeing Powers accepted
the obligations imposed BY tho most absolute
neutrality. H. however, an attitude OF this
Kind could only bc accepted 10 The detrimcnt OF
moral and material roiat with the population of
the right bank ,horc was ground u nope that our con-
duct would ind It's compensation IN tho dcnityc
Enlistment Of our neutrality When, therefore, moro
recently war between Russia and Turkey appeared
Imminent contingency the great Powers and the
sublime Porte received representations from us
relative to the cxpcdency OF TRANSFERRING and placing
on tho footing oil q tormiH rigbt inc cbnestions
incumbent upon us by reason oil neutrality n,ccs-
sary 10 all, the exercise OF which we had
admitted without any advantage Tor t,onnina. rho
great Powers however, ether Individually or collec-
lively al tho conference III tonstantin0ple, pointed
out the nadcquacy VI the sapuations regarding this
impoi tnDt question, and wthUut taking into consd
GRAFTON the grsvty oi the. situation or our Legitimate
pcrpexty, refused 10 grant to us the iulhIucnt OF
demand which has been subsequently only too well
Justified by events. The Snblimo Porte, on the other
hand. with that system Of delay which It's interests
should have induced II to discontinue long ago, obst
natcly avoided he settlement oi Questions pending tor
aad The government OF tho Prince.
sfisEwD REASONING.
may mention, as o striking Instance Of tho conduct
OIL tho Turkish government toward US That at the worry
moment when its interests called Tor nm understand.
ing with country, persisted IN refusing TO rcco
nlzc the title 81 Roumapia, which nevertheless. re-
Lett 10 ourselves, without guidance and without sup
port II could not be long before We found ourselves
called upon 10 deal with stops which imminent
necessarily fsreshadowcd and which the attitude Of IN
difference maintained ny TIE great Powers must natur
ally sanction. Russia propo cd loyalty treat with
her crning tho passage OF the imperial armies
through our territory Her IsDeuago was that oil
Power which, having contributed 10 The construction
the Roumanian state and having part in the gaaran
tee OF its political existence did not intend dis-
avow her own work by violating It's rights. Moreover
Russia appeared 10 US as tho moral agent Of the
great Powers 10 the fulhmcnt OF q mission which
had been solomnly agreed upon aud defined In pubic
and collective Tesoluone ~ We despite our natural
conservative feeling anu msudging the hRh character
OF the overturcs made TO US, had met them with NJ
considered and smprudcnt refusal, R0umania would
have found herself delivered over by her hands
TO dangerous violation OF her territory, OF her rights
and Of her dearest interests. | viii not enlarge any
sellcd TO accede TO the proposals oil the imperial
Russian government and leave 10 TO the
concluded April doth to demonstrate how closely
the loyal intention Of the CABINET Of 81 Petersburg