The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-21
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The Porte's Answer to the Great Pow
-rs-war with Montenegro Arrays
the whole Catholic AIbasiss-s Pop
aInsioa AgAinst Turkey.


LONDON, April i6.-CoIonel Valen.
tine Baker, of the stall of Pasha
Abdul kerim, commsnder-in-chiel
has gone TO the Danube.
The Standard special from Pe-th.
says "All lournsl. here agree that it
Is impossible for Austria and Hungary
TO remain neutral in the war which
impends. They unanimously argue in
favor OF an alliance with England
against Russia. Austria and Hungary
are even more interested than Eng
land in preventing the entrance of the
Russians into Bulgaria"
AT the stock exchange to-day bus!-
ness Is fat NJ Saturdays worst prices
for international stocks.
Official notice is given that after the
hrst OF May cables from New York 10
the United Kingdom of France be sew
enty-hve cents per word; the address
viii he counted A special rate of
twenty-five cents Per word will b.
charged for press messages containing
political and general news, express
ed In plain and unsbbreviaied
language, between the United King
dom and New York, except
press messages forwarded when
cables are not otherwise occu-
pitd, the rate Tor which viii be twelve
aud half cents per word AT the
STOCK exchange, enormous speculation
operations for fall were made this
week. Sales on account Of Paris and
ConstAntinople were especially heavy.
The excitement WAS chiefly confined
TO beer transactions in Russian and
Turkish securities, that there has been
al Immense speculation for = fall in
consuls; also. indeed, all stocks direct
ly affected by the political situation
have been greatly depressed. The re-
lection Of the protocol had little effect
on the value OF money, but as il tends
further to digress the international
business and financeering, must re-
duce the supply of bills for discount
and SO keep down the rates
a dispatch from Cettinge to the
Tirnee, says that the rising of Meri-
dit-s determines the attitude of the
whole Catholic Albanian population.
The first result of n renewal OF hostili-
ties with Montenegro, would possibly
be the cutting of of PAdogentra from
its base of supplies at IenIosi, compel
ling the city ~ surrender, aud by ex-
tending operations in connection with
the Meridites, compel the Turks 20
extend their line of defense Of opera
tioBs and weaken their force. The
Turks have only 1000 effective force
here which must be quadrupled
to old Podogeritzs and the only
road between their positions,
and takes transportation. The follow
ing is the concluding and most en-
phstic section of the porteis answer:
Maintaining with other friendly states
relations regulated by international
law aud treaties, Turkey cannot allow
foreign agents or representatives,
charged TO protect the Interests Of their
compstriots, to have any mission of
official supervision. The imperial gov
ernment, in fact, is not aware how il
can have deserved so i'll of justice and
civilization TO see itself placed in q
humiliating position, without example
in the world. The treaty of Paris gave
an explicit sanction 20 the principle Of
Donintervention. This treaty, which
binds together the powers who
participated In it, ss well n Tur-
key, cannot be abolished by
10y y protocol, in which Turkey hs.
had no share, and IL Turkey appeals TO
the stipulations Of the treaty of Paris,
il is not that that treaty has created in
her favor any rights which she would
not possess without il, but rather for
the purpose Of calling attention 10 the
grave reason, which In the interest of
the general peace of Europe, induced
the powers of twenty years ago, 10
place the recognition Of the inviolibili-
ty ofthis empires right 10 sovereignty
over the guarantee of collec-
tive promise with regard 10 the
clause which in case no execution of
the prominent reforms, would seek 10
confer upon the powers rights of recur-
ring its ulterior measures, the imperial
government perceiyes that a fresh Al
tack on its dignity and rights, a meas
ure Of intimidation calculated TO de-
prive its acts OF most of spontaniety
and source OF grave complication both
In the present and future. No consid-
Grafton therefore can arrest the gov
ernment In its discrimination 10 mo-
test against the views eaunoiated in
the protocol of March 81, and TO treat
It, as far ss Turkey is concerned, as
destitute of all equity, and consequent
ly II Is ofan obligatory character, ex-
posed TO hostile suggestions, to unmer-
ternAtional law. Turkey feels
that she In now contending for her ex-
istenee. Strong in the justice af her
cause, and trusting In God, she deter
mines TO ignore what has been decided
without and against her. and, resnlved
TO retain In the world the place which
Providence has destined for her. In this
regard, she win not cease To encounter
the attacks made against her. With
general principles Of public right and
the authority Of q great EuropaAn 80,
which pledges the honor Of the powers
that signed the protocol of the 3Ist OF
March-a document which in her eye-
has no legal claim TO exact compliance
she appeals to the Conscience of the
cabinet, which she has a right to con-
slider 10 animated towards her by the
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