The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-19

uENHhAh AoNAIiEFFS LAST DECLARATION ~
rHR REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE GREAT pow
Frs.
From the London Standard
The Political Correspondence OF Vienna publishes the
following as the text OF the declaration made by Cen
era Ignaen at the last sitting OF the Conference at
Constantinoplc:--
is no longer any for the Conference contn
It's deliberations and that consider the Conference
as dissolved, IN consequence OF the reply just conmu-
ncated to us by the delegate Of the Sublime Porte
This reply 10 the rejection pure and simple OF the
Salisbury. and upon which the represent natives
OF The great Powers had agreed. Ny colleagues
Ottoman Empire that we have received instructions
to depart from Constantnope, leaving the conduct OF
current business to charges duffarcs regret to be
obliged to state that our common and sincere efforts
have remained without result and that proposals,
we'll as the policy Of Russia ackno wledged by all
be so moderate and the and elevated object
Of It's pacific action, have been misunderstood nd
wrongly interpreted. The Powers, acting according
their and in their quality OF guaranteeing
Powers 10 the Ottoman Empire. have done everything
that was possible and necessary preserve European
peace and to point out TO Turkey tho only line OF
integrity. The Sublime Porte has refused adopt this
course Carried away by patriotic demonstrations
OF movement which. in spite Of GER
tain fcdt is wanting In foundation and Is not
pure and simple to the sincere and unanimous desires
OF Europe; in this manner II perverts the relations
which unite 1t TO the great Powers, and exposes IT.
sell, as was remarked by Lord Salisbury in the last
sitting but to tho danger OF FORGETTING the right
oinvoking the protection Of the Powers and tho good
effects Of the guarantees which are insured TO 1t by
treaties
TURKEY RESPONSIBLE.
Tho Porto equally places tse in the position Of as
Stunning the responsibility Of eventual disasters which
may be the consequence OF this attitude. hasten,
therefore, to declare that. should the which
between the Porte and Servia and Montenegro,
after the rupture OF tho peace negotiations; and
should the security of the Christians DO placed In tho
slightest danger, either in the towns In the
in the sdaports my government will consider these
duty TO add certain number OF other considerations.
Acuated bya desire not to depart from the letter of
the English propositions we have up TO tho present
time abstained from discussing questions which have
not an immediate ana direct bearing on the object
aimed at by the Conference But while Ottoman tnnc-
tonares organized manifestations favor of the status
quo, great number Of petitions and memorials wero
presented 10 tho plenipotcntiarics Of Europe. Tho
subscribers to these documents prayed the Conference
to take into consideration the situation of tho Christians
nhabng other provinces than those which
toned IN the English programme. The inhabitants Of
Thessaly and the Epirus especially have set forth the
hardships which they have to endure. The Cretans
have likewise sought to show the defects OF the organic
tho Turkish functonares to carry out the provisions
OF that law. II is true that no discussion has bcen
raised on these questions but that does not imply that
arc going to pass them over IN silence.
VERY DESTROYS PEACE
Our governments being animated with the desire Of
maintaining peace and quiet In the East call the
serious attention Of the Sublime Porto the situation
oil the Christians OF the Ottoman Empire and We re-
mind Il that eficacious measures must be taken in
order that humanity may be spared tho sad spectacle
of the repetition Of the tragic which have
cltod the Indignation Of the civilized world that
without waiting Tor tho miraculous effects Of the con-
stitution which has just been drawn up, aud which,
supposn: 1t to be perfect only bear fruit In
ment, pronounce an opinion upon the value OF this
constitution. which, TO DO appreciated and Defined
cures the PRONUNCIATION OF many laws But consid-
ering that the proclamation OF this constitution
contrary to the principles OF the Hatt.Humayoun
of 1885, and of tho imperial 1rman Of December ~,
1875 aud that the treaties concluded with Europe are
broken, l will observe tho Sublime Porto that
hencetorth 1t must guard itself against Infringing
those treaties. especially call It's most atten
ton TO the immunites and privileges OF the Christian
communities, and particularly to the rights enjoyed by
tho Christian chiefs OF those communities. None OF
those rights and privileges must be diminished In any
degree or confounded with other rights
TURKEYS ENORMOUS DEBTS.
There Is ye. ano.hor question OF general interest
Porte. The Turkish government, after gaining the
confidence OF the European capitalists, has contracted
loans which amount to milliards OF francs The
luton which the Porto has recently taken appears to
confirm the engagements into which tho Porte has
tered with Its credtors Nevertheless the situation
OF the latter not up the present. in any way i'm
proved We believe then that II is the urgent
interest Of the Porte to think, without delay,
OF taking the measures necessary to settle what
the holders OF Ottoman bonds have to receive. That
Is the end which the penipotentiarics had in view
when they demanded that, IN order to protect the
bondhoders part of the Of the provinces OF
which tho plenipOtentaries were charged with regu-
lattng the Internal administration should be handed
over the Imperial Ottoman Bank. But the Porto
having rejected this proposition, the Ottoman govern
men would act in conformity with the rules of justice
by taking energetic measures In this sense In con-
clusion, express the following wish May the
sellers OF the Sultan who, through the influence
ciscd by them public opinion, have brought about
the rupture Of negotiations and led this result
not occasion to repent this deed and TO depore
the unhappy consequences which may arise from tho
modification OF the actual situation which determined
the conditions Of existence of the Ottoman Empire in
the European concert and guaranteed its integrity