, 1877-01-27

Independent IN The nineteenth centurJi A.
" Sslltd Roumanta; ssrv!a; Egypt.
9-llor DID the1c sta.:s 9s'a h.. tuch !, freedom
potitfoa Of each Nth regard TO- TutkeJf A.
lsrccce was liberated ~ the result OF The nattnr-
a war tar7'et} on from 1871 70 1.z. Eaxsand
WA the litst country 70 recognize the in.lcpe,td-
ttee of Nrccce; but It waA not until after the
Russian war Of 1893 and 1922 that the legal cx.
s.tenvc Of the ncw stato waa acknowledged BY
Turkey.
dctachc.l from Turkish r1.lcl A.-Moldavta
pa1stIes ~ orc Of TIC results Of the Kusso-Turk-
isl war OF 1928 and 1929. Their ps,stfun asqu1si-
independent States was established after the
in is:1!y tho were united under one Prince, anu
toDk tht name Ut ffoutnanfs.
Q.-liow did Hcrtia escape3 A.-Hcrvia, hfter
gaining many privileges for iteclf by arme'l
rtstngs, repealed several times fn the course of
tec present century, acquired It's e9iating polit.
!cal organization, without extcruAI aid, In Tho
year led. 1t had its rights ~ tetfgoYcrning
sassaf State Guaranteed after the Csitncan war
md VIVA relieved of ts,o Turkish gartiton. .hirh
1858.
Q.-iIow docs the posltIon Of Egypt differ
from TINT Of Grccce, Isoun1snta, and Scrvia1
md sersa sc " s.ssa' fE. tates eRee4s
n regard 10 the tribute parable to the Sultan.
Egypt Is tetf.goycsntrg. and IA ruled bv Vice.
t'y, III wlcfc fnnfly The viccroralty has ut last
Ranis, t il hond IN lime fs Of war tt'fa to tfnel a
military contingent for the c'icfense Of thc En-
riru.
.Q-Tou hAy. not defined The poattton nj
Montenegro. Attic position, Of Montenegro
ts ntidc!tHablc FnE long pcrtod oT years the
SULTAN las claimed its allegiance, while Monte
negro las asserted It's Independence: It's Prince
meanwhile 9,ving Il wn.ioner Ut Russia, aud It's
Ghurcl! hsatcl, ot tllc lsuss'an Church, with
Q.-What arc the three great national clc-
rlcs,H IL Euso;,ean Tuskcy:. A.-TAc Rou-
Iaa'liln In tho north. tho Nlayuuiau in tho
ccntrc.. and the Greek IN tho touth.
mcnts has the Eaascrn question tccn revfvedl
Ain connection Will, the Slavuntan element.
Q.-1.ct III t,,eak. then, d the Slagon!au clc-
ment Rl'ne, WhatIarc the siaronfans1 A.-1hc
ward, atul the most unhappy Of tho three great
,Q.-what ire the principal s1avonnn s.ate.s
A.-Thcy are hut two, Russ!a and scryta.
Q-WtAt, then, Is Poland! A.-A s!arontan
country fu three pieces, neither Of w.lirh forms
a Stutc.
Q.-Are there many slavon!aus In Austria,
ard uncr what maine arc they knownl A.
There ate about eighteen millions, Including the
Poles at'd KusAeniHns Ut tiaiiria, the Czcttia ot
Hohc1nia. the Sluyencs and aloYalia Of Hungary,
9ad the croats of the frontier province between
Hungary and Turkey.
,Q.-Do tho slavonians Of different parts Of
Europe svn,pathizc With oilc auotheri Alto
some extent they 10.
Q.-Do they understand one auotherl a. En-
ccpt on the simplest subjects mid iii rcgard to
TIC inost ~ ordinary needs, they 10 nat.
Of bohemia, and tic Russians speuk when they
tnct iu ls67 nt the slayonic Congress OF Mos
coWI A.--Geruan.
Q.-N1at other cause would prevent union
ault,ng ttlcsni A.--Dttlcrcncc Of religion. The
Poles and most OF tic Auttrtaa 6iayoutans
are Catholics: the Russians, scrylane, aud Turk
Orthodox Chnfrh.
Q.-Docs tho fact TINT the scsvians and other
religion as tho Russian give the Rutsians great
ntucuec orcr tlIemf A.-undoubtcdly.
4.,-Haye the ku's!ans, apart from racc anu
sciCioi', exercised ans other Influence over tho
purt of the century they often assisted scsyi by
their arms agai,,st thu Turks. 1f late ycmf.
they have helped tho Hulgarians with gifts OF
n.Niey, religious books, and sacred pictures ior
Q>-Wl1at Is Bulgarian! A.--A sort OF
eavon!atl, Or rather rort OF Finn slavonfanfzcd,
6ctonEtng to tho orthodox Church, ami fninfl-
ting the Province of Bulgaria, anil h parts tile
Q,-What is u Bosnian mil what n HcEzc-
goyintan1 A.--Thc Doasians anu Herzegovina
fans, tnhabIttng two rroyInces wllicl1 until
lately FORMED but ono, lurloscd aln,ost COM
plt,cly by Montenegro on one si{lr and ecryja
IN tl,c Other, urc III Inc most nart Christians.
hut with strong minority OF rich lanti holding
Moflalnnlctla.ls.
U.-What Is the language Of tho s]ayon.an
provinces OF 1t,rkcyt Ain Bosnta, the iicr.
xrgoyina, aud Montenegro, Bcsyian: ia Bulgaria.
Hnt1u1tn,.
Q.-Arc these South slayonlan aalects spoRcu
Nv Tho Christian pot,l1atun onIy, ar by lie So
called Turks as wifi A'-Thry arn snt,kcn
equally BY tic Christian and by tic Alussuil1iau
Inhabitants. These la,tcrs urc of The SANG ra.c
VA tic Christians, mud, III cl,anglug their
religion, lid lot abauJv1l their lanriuEc.
U-Aru tbs CLSistiaus In thGse uroyinccs
divided a,uoue ll,ouscjycs1 Ain Bosnia nd
tic l{crzcEorIua stpall CathulIg ,pluorIty urc
ccucrally op,x,scd 10 thc aspirations Of ilclr
Orthodox feIiow-counsry1ne,,. But ono Of thu
Moussitch. Is d Catholic.
O,-is therr xny civilization tu the Slayoutc
nrfyInrss If Turkrvl A.~ScryIa ia. n,31n,nia.
t,rarlv half century: and there arr. tr al Ieat
wcrr. ,,lrntY Of schools botf, in seryiu and il,
IsiIsarIa,
O.@To uasa from serv,n II tho subject
e1syonic ptoyinccs, what arc Tie Dashi. Raznnisl