New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-22
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.

ARMS DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE MUSsULMANS-A
TURKISH NATIONAL GUARD FORMING - GRAVE
DOUBTS or A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENr.
LONDON, Wednesday, March 81, 1877.
A dispatch to The Times dated Pera, March
10 says: Not few OF rifles and cartridges upon
which vast part of Turkeys shrDken resources are
wasted have been sent into the Provinces especially the
European districts and along 1e Eastern frontier, and
distributed to the Mussulman population, which is now
being organized as a National Guard, which Is only
another name for Bazouks The only task assigned
these irregular bands be overcome, and, II need
be, crush and annihatc the Christian population, for
this is after all the real to which long continuance
OF armed peace is likely to lead"
dispatch from st. Petersburg to The Daily Nees
"The statement is fatty conradcted here that England
will sign the protocol only condition Of Russia dis
arming Russia can only promise TO demObillze when
peace concluded between the Porto and Montenegro,
when Turkey has first disarmed, and when moderate
degree OF tranquility is restored throughout European
Turkey" The correspondent points out that Turkey
will probably object TO dsam before Russia the result
deadlock, the only from whchis coercion which
would mean order.aud tranquility in Turkey and peace
for twenty or thirty years.
The Pail Nal Gazette, after reviewing this mornings
dispatches the Eastern question: concludes follows:
ave invite readers not to despair, but suspend
their hopes 1t is safest have feelings confidence
yet awhile"
dispatch from Vienna to The Times says: whether
1t is because OF delay after understanding has already
been perfect and the signature Of pro-
toco is impending because OF other which
is not yet made public certain IL is that the prospects
are not looked upon quite hopeful, and fear
to have lest the advantages expected from
the protocol might prove deceptive. In the first place.
hesiOn any shape to the protocol which said have
already been TO COnstantinople through the Turkish
ambassador at London. The Porte stil defend
the position which t took up during the Conference, aud
will point to the Constitution and TO the newly opened
Parliament. IL thinks itself so much more justified i'm so
doing, has Safvet Pashas late taken the in
atyc in the matters OF reform advocated by the Pow
OF Russia aud Turkey be proposed Porte
with the MOntenegIin negotiations unsettled and iusur
rectiOn III Bosnia showing signs OF revival think
itself In position to disarm Immediately. All these ap-
prehensiOns may after all be but TEN orary reaction
after the late sangline hopes"
The Berlin correspondent OF The Times tolegraphs
follows "As the contemplated protocol alludes
intention OF the Powers to discuss matters again should
Turkey fail in REFORM Tui key, II asked sign IT, is
pected 10 assent upon the understanding that her indie
pendence is not to be nirnged."
GRAVE DIFFERENCES ARISING.
The Post lsemi-olca announces that the Cabinet has
not accepted tie Russian notifications, and requires
before considering them distinct pledge Of demObilza
ton 1.-THE Government" it says, il asked only 70
submit 10 amended version OF the protocol TO which
il is disposed to agree but also to III arrange
ments by which they would find themselves, after the
signature OF the protocol bound to ask Turkey dsarm
before Russia would demobize its army This condition
has seemed nadmissable."